Final Paisley Earrings

 

Paisley Earrings 

The final look of the paisley earrings after the changes had been made to improve the earrings. From a chandelier earring it had transformed into a stud earring which the post is attached to a lotus petal. 

Final Jhumka Ring

 

Top view: pink cubic zirconia set in the centre

Side view of the ring 

J4: Ring +Pearls

 

Pearls added to the ring 

I had placed the jhumka ring on my hand to see the fluidity of the ring to the mendhi design I had applied on my hand for Diwali (12/11/2023).

J5 Bracelet: Beads+ pendant

 

Crystal glass beads ,silver pendant and end catch ,variety of gemstones 

The beaded flowers have been attached to the pendant.

Hand model ( Sonali Jagath ,my older sister) 

Jhumka 5 Bracelet: Pendant Set

Bracelet Pendant:silver plate and jump ring
 with variety of gemstones 

The Pendant has been set by a professional setter, Ravinash Rambally (Cherry Designs). Emerald and sapphire cubic zirconia oval stones and sapphire and emerald round brilliant cubic zirconia stones used. Flush setting 

Jhumka 6 choker : beading

Crystal glass beads, silver pendants ,variety of
 gemstones ,silver end catch

The choker has now been added with crystal glass beads for the first half ,in a flower beaded pattern. The second half consists of line beads. Silver pendants: tazanite cubic zirconia, cutex (centre Pendant), silver plate with garnet and amethyst cubic zirconia ( side pendants). Pearls to still be added to centre Pendant.

Jhumka 6: choker process

 

Amethyst and garnet cubic zirconia stones set ,silver plate 

Main pendant,silver ,pearls 

Silver Pendant:Centre stone set(tazanite), cutex(playing the role of enamel)

Jhumka 6: choker design

Silver plate,pierced design 

Variety of stones to see colour choice and size 

Using an amethyst as a centre stone instead of the white 

Jhumka 5:beaded flowers

 

Side view:beaded flowers attached to end catch 

Front view attached to silver end catch 

This is what jhumka 5 pendant will be attached to,it is a bracelet . The use of blue and green beads will be keeping to the colours used for the stones being set on the plate.

Jhumka 5:process

 The first attempt did not work out for setting at there was not enough metal space, the design needed some ovals to be removed to get more spacing.(As said from a professional setter)Hence I had to go back to the drawing board to make adjustments to the design as well as more metal thickness for the stones to set better.

Silver plate with new design print 

Pierced silver plate, colour added to drawing(playing the role of the stones)

Emerald and sapphire cubic zirconia stones placed on design 

Jhumka 4: ring

 

Top view: stones are set 

Front view: shank attached to plate 

Side view : silver,stones set 

Jhumka 4 is a ring! Jhumka is may be well known as a earring but I have transformed the design to being a ring. It is not completely done as the pearls are still needed to be added. The stones have been set (tazanite round centre stone, red round cubic zirconia and amethyst round cz set for the circles) 

J4: Re-piercing

Silver plate,pierced and neaten using needle files 

I made a retry at piercing this design without drilling the holes on the border design to see the difference between piercing first and then creating a center hole for those designs. This approach worked out better in a way but still requires further shaping. Additionally, the plate was made thicker to provide better support for the stones.

 

Jhumka 5: Stones arrangement

Colour choice 1: Sapphire and Emerald

Close-up look of design,silver plate with various colour and size cubic zirconias

 

colour choice stone 2: garnets and amethysts 

close-up look of the design, silver plate with various size and colour stones

J4: Stones arrangement

 

pierced design with cubics vs cad print and pen colours 

close of the design with cubic stones placed on the silver plate 

J 4/5: stones arrangement procress 1

I placed an order for my stones from Touchstones on 06/10/2023 and received them on 11/10/2023. I finally received my stones from Touchstones and began placing the stones to check and ensure that they had the right colors and measurements.

Design 2: silver, amethyst and garnet oval 5x3 cubics, garnet 1mm cubics round

Design 1: silver with different range of colour and sized stones
 

Amethyst centre stone,red ovals,red round and amethyst round stones.

Design 2: silver, various colour and sized cubic stones 

Sapphire 4mm centre stone, sapphire and emerald oval 5x3 cubic zirconias and round 1mm emerald cz. 

Jhumka 5 in silver

Design 2: printed design stuck on silver, pierced 

 

Annealed and filed 

To create the silver metal's white effect, I simply applied heat to the metal, a process known as annealing.This time, I first pierced the circles on the border of the design and then punched holes to achieve a more accurately centered circle.

J4 in Silver

 

Design 1: Pierced, printed design from Rhino stuck onto plate

Paper removed, filed to neaten fine details 

As you can see, one of the challenges I faced after removing the paper was that certain edges were pierced too close to the drilled holes. Therefore, it was necessary to fix them.

Fixing process 

I then attempted to solder silver balls to the edges, which I would later file to match the shape. However, further work was still needed as two edges required fixing, since they were filed too much.

Silver Prototype

 

silver prototype

This is the final appearance of the silver piece. The right plate was pierced, and the design was meticulously crafted using Rhino 5 for accuracy. To achieve a better-defined shape, the size was scaled down, and adjustments were made to the fly press after evaluating the prototype.

Fy-press Process: Silver

The shape needed to be fly-pressed

The design is pasted on a brass plate and used as a mould. A matching shape is cut on a piece of wood for added depth. Both pieces are secured together with masking tape. Neat and precise cut-outs ensure a clean outcome.

 

Hydraullic Jack with the mould to be compressed

The process begins with a steel block placed on the hydraulic jack as the bottom layer, followed by a cut-out wood piece for added depth. Then, the fly-press design mould and rubber mould are stacked on top, with another steel block for increased pressure. The nearby steel rod functions as a lever, enabling up and down movements to move the jack upwards, compressing the sheet of metal into the mould.

The outcome look

This is the appearance of the piece after being removed from the hydraulic jack. The compression process gives it the final shape. The material used is a 0.5mm thick silver sheet, chosen for its malleability, allowing for easy compression into the mould.

Removed from the mould look

After removing the tape, the silver sheet is taken out from the mould, revealing the outline shape of the design to be pierced for a more defined look. However, upon closer inspection of this outcome, the overall shape and appearance were not pleasing and didn't convey the intended feeling of the final piece. 

Lotus Pendant

 

Lotus Pendant

This was just a layout of how the silver lotus pendant will be soldered together and seen as a single piece. The petals of the lotus are paisley pattern designs, the middle petal consists of spirals and balls whereas the other lotus petals just consist of spirals.