Amethyst Cuff

I was stumped on this one. I really didn't know what I wanted to make. Karen had said she would like either a ring or bracelet, something that incorporated the amethysts from a jewellery-set, and a piece of jewellery that represented a new start.

I sat down to brainstorm and nothing came to me. I wanted this to be special for her. Karen is going back to art school to follow her dreams so I wanted this to be something that reflected this new beginning.

Normally I hit up pinterest for inspiration but that didn't get me anywhere. I got the idea for this cuff by rummaging through my "silver to melt" bag. Karen mentioned she liked leaves and feathers and what do you know, I had two leaves in that bag. To make them work however, one had to be upside down which took away it's leaf-look. I tried thinking of different ways I could change the design so that both leaves were facing up but, short of making a new leaf, nothing came to me. It finally occured to me that the blank leaf was ok. Karen's starting a new chapter in her life, a blank slate of sorts, so it's fitting that one leaf be blank. And after that realization, it also made sense to use twisted wire: her old and new life coming together.

Thankfully I can report that she loved it!