Last week I started writing about how we create our Filigree balls, here is the follow up… We had just soldered the dainty silver pieces into their frames and given them a polish as we wrapped up Part 2 of this filigree photographic journey.
Now the balls must be very gently tapped into shape – we have a bronze mould that we use to ensure the bead pieces are the same shape;
When the beads have been shaped to their desired size a small silver band is created to join the two halves together, the use of a band to connect the halves is not necessary but tends to make a design look more complete. The band may be plain, or several small pieces of silver linked together, incorporate or a twist of have room for pieces of coral or turquoise to be inserted into the band – the choice is ours, or yours as the customer.
Balls and bands waiting to be joined together
Here you can see balls being soldered together – a small piece of wire is used to hold the halves of the balls together while they are joined.
A selection of band options.
After the pieces are joined together we must clean and polish each one – each piece is cleaned and re-heated many times to ensure a shine and polish that we are happy with.
The image above shows beads being heated, a clean and polish will follow.
A selection of completed Filigree Beads from Seba Dizajn
It continues to amaze and fascinate me that there are so many things that can be done with tiny silver threads, some basic jewellery making tools, and a lot of patience and imagination. We hope you have enjoyed this photographic journey and learned something about the work involved in creating our very intricate pieces of filigree jewellery.
If you would like to see some more examples of Seba Dizajn Filigree balls please visit our facebook page, www.facebook.com/SebaDizajn – and look in the ‘Balls’ Album.
Remember you can sign up to follow our blog in the box on the top right hand side of this page, thanks for joining us.
Thanks Kelly, you’re right about that, there is a lot of love and passion crafted into each piece. It was fun sharing the story, am glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you. It has been a lot of fun sharing this story and it is nice to have your feedback. I feel proud (& I didn’t even create the pieces!!), it is fantastic that Doka is able to continue the family the family tradition and that he loves his work so much, and yes, he has a great pride in his work. Look out for our Wellington show sometime next summer….
Thanks Michele. You’re so right there is a lot of love and care in each ball, we get to share the process with customers here in our shop but it is really nice to have a wider audience too.
Love the story and the picture records of the process. This blog provides such a wonderful opportunity to learn and share in the experiences as beatiful creations take shape. Thank you !
Hi fan 001 – thanks so much, it was fun chance to share the creation story. Have been doing some research about Croatian jewellery and am working on a piece about that at the moment that I hope you will enjoy that as well.
Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing your craft! #blogboost
Thanks! We think the work is beautiful too and it is so nice to have your feedback.
So nice to hear the rest of the story Ruth! I can see that a lot of love goes into making your jewelry.
Thanks Kelly, you’re right about that, there is a lot of love and passion crafted into each piece. It was fun sharing the story, am glad you enjoyed it.
Wow I didn’t know these could get EVEN more beautiful! You must be very proud.
Thank you. It has been a lot of fun sharing this story and it is nice to have your feedback. I feel proud (& I didn’t even create the pieces!!), it is fantastic that Doka is able to continue the family the family tradition and that he loves his work so much, and yes, he has a great pride in his work. Look out for our Wellington show sometime next summer….
really lovely
so much hard work in it and the outcome is just WOW
like the different silverband styles.
Thanks Helen. I enjoyed sharing some of the creation process and it is nice to know some of our readers are enjoying the story.
Beautiful pieces, beautiful photos. Great to have insight into the process – such detailed love and care goes into each one…
Thanks Michele. You’re so right there is a lot of love and care in each ball, we get to share the process with customers here in our shop but it is really nice to have a wider audience too.
Love the story and the picture records of the process. This blog provides such a wonderful opportunity to learn and share in the experiences as beatiful creations take shape. Thank you !
Hi fan 001 – thanks so much, it was fun chance to share the creation story. Have been doing some research about Croatian jewellery and am working on a piece about that at the moment that I hope you will enjoy that as well.