Comments on: Latest commission – Arabic cursive “Angel” pendant

By: Helen Hill

Helen Hill — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:51:49 +0000

Thanks so much Hope. According to my daughter, I’m obsessed with giving everything a hammered texture! But I do love the way such a surface texture will catch the light and twinkle right back at you. Thanks again.

By: Taueret

Taueret — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:13:40 +0000

nice work! I love the hammered texture- I had to look quite hard because at first I thought it was lots of little stones (or something). really lovely.

By: Helen Hill

Helen Hill — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:37:59 +0000

Thanks Anita – that’s lovely of you to say! I probably rub a few people up the wrong way sometimes though, but I really appreciate your support.

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:58:38 +0000

Helen,
Love the angel necklace. Thanks also for the wonderful posts you share on Orchid.
Anita Pierce

By: Helen Hill

Helen Hill — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:25:54 +0000

Thanks for the great comments Kim and Bennett!

As for making it with square wire vs sheet, I prefer to use 2mm square wire, a) it costs a fair bit less to buy enough wire for the project than it would to buy a rectangular piece of 2mm sheet to cut it from, and b) because I personally think that bending and soldering the elements together gives it a look more like writing. Also, the individual elements were easier to file and sand while they were separate, than the whole thing would have been – it would have been tricky to get into all the nooks and crannies to finish it off properly.

I really enjoyed making it.

By: Bennett

Bennett — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:38:12 +0000

WoW Helen, that’s just wonderful.

Bennett

By: Kim Nogueira

Kim Nogueira — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:37:11 +0000

That’s gorgeous Helen, and I love the hammering too. I thought at first that you cut this out of sheet until I started reading. It really is perfect!

By: Helen Hill

Helen Hill — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:51:56 +0000

Thank you Holly. I hope the daughter likes it as much as her parents do.

By: Holly

Holly — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:12:39 +0000

This turned out beautiful. What a nice gift for their daughter.

By: Helen Hill

Helen Hill — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:11:52 +0000

Thanks very much Laurie. How’s it going with you?