Completing the dragonfly pendant


In January, I chose an exquisite small square amethyst cabochon to use in a new design. By the end of January, the piece was almost complete although I hadn't actually set the stone in place - this is the part where the bezel is pushed over the stone, anchoring it in place. And so, last week, I finally set the beautiful amethyst cabochon into the dragonfly pendant and gave it the final polish to complete.

I really enjoyed incorporating the leaf texture onto the wings of the dragonfly, the texture is on both front and back of the wings. There is also a subtle hammered texture on the body of the dragonfly, which was forged by hand from a single bar of silver.

Once the pendant was complete, for a bit of fun, I took the dragonfly pendant for a tour of the garden, where it felt most at home.

 

Finished Dragonfly pendant doing a 'tour' of the garden in the sunshine

Finished Dragonfly pendant doing a 'tour' of the garden in the sunshine

 

Sterling silver and amethyst dragonfly pendant, the completed piece from January's selected gemstone from the Envelope Project

Sterling silver and amethyst dragonfly pendant, the completed piece from January's selected gemstone from the Envelope Project