Etching Project

Etched Earrings:

For this project I made a pair of nickle earrings, they have etched flower designs on the main layer and a bigger flower on the second layer. They are connected to their hooks by one jump ring. The first problem I encountered was that it was hard for me to do the etching on the second layer. The second problem I encountered was that it was hard to solder the two pieces together. Even though etching was hard I somewhat liked it, I also liked sawing the pieces out. What I learned is you have to be very careful when you are etching because it is very easy to mess up and if you do it is very hard to fix it. The first step of making these earrings was the etching, then I sawed out both the layers. After that I drilled the hole for the jump ring and made the jump ring. Next I filed and sanding both of the layers. Then I soldered the two layers together and put it in the pickle. Then lastly I attached the earring to the hook and Patinaed and Polished it. This is one of my favorite projects I have done so far and I really liked the outcome of all my hard work.