IRIS AGATE JEWELRY!? Step-by-Step Silversmithing Open Backed Iris Agate Pendants from Scratch!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ค. 2023
- In this one, we take a pile of our smaller tumbled iris agate slabs and make silver settings for them by turning them into pendants! Due to the nature of iris agate, it does not lend itself well to jewelry; in order to capture the amazing rainbow that makes iris agate so special, light must be able to pass through the stone from the back meaning any ring or other closed setting will just kill your iris. With this method however, you can wear iris agates and show their full color off! These open backed settings are incredibly simple to make and can be used on a huge variety of stones, certainly not just iris agate. All you need is some silver bezel strip and some high gauge round silver wire and you are all set to get to started on these awesome settings that really allow the stone to shine! I hope this video is helpful, informative, or even just entertaining if you have no plans on making your own, and I will have another one out soon!
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These and many more will ALL be for sale at the Billings Gem and Mineral Show at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center August 3rd-6th so come on down if you would like to own one of these for yourself! Can't make it in person? No worries! Every one that I have left at the end of the show will be going onto my Etsy! Below is a link to the event page for my meet and greet on August 4th; even if you can't make it in person, going to the page and showing interest is a huge help for me that is immensely appreciated!
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Those turned out just beautifully! It's hard to pick a favorite from those beautiful pendants but it would have to be either the one you liked best, the color is outrageous on that one, or the heart shaped one! Those all were so beautiful though! I wish you great luck and may your booth do awesome at the show, but I really want some leftover, because I want some for myself! Lol! Thanks Theo, for that wonderful demonstration of what you can do with iris agates! They are just so beautiful!
I bet the favorites are pretty much universal--you picked the same two I did! Just love them! ❣
What a nice Wednesday afternoon treat ..I wish I had one ounce of your creativity and talent. Also, I would buy any of those. They are fantastic Theo.
These iris agates are SO freaking cool!!!
Beautiful!...You sure give those stones a new lease of life...nice 1 Theo.
You’ve outdone yourself now, incredibly beautiful!
What ever you put your hands to it turns out fantastic...you definitely have a good eye for detail....they turned out beautifully 👍💕💕💕
You’re so talented! Impressive work.
Dude, you should make a "crystal" chandelier from iris agates. Could be freaking awesome!!!! Love your both of your channels.
So beautiful, iris pendants. Great silversmithing!
The oval looks like there is a butterfly wing in it, it’s beautiful
All classics
The heart/leaf stunner
Method #2 = Luv Luv!
Your talent is incredible!
Enchanting! They are all my favorites 😊
Very pretty. You make such nice things. Hope to see you at the show. ❤😊❤.
Beautiful I like the backing of 3 and 4 the best so stunning but then again they are all gorgeous in their own right 🥰
Your doing so well in lapidary work, you got your calling buddy ..
Very impressive!
I liked every one. Thanks for the stiffening tip on the large stone. Keep having fun from Jeromesville, OK.
Very very impressive you are a pro at everything you do
WOW! They are all so beautiful, I can't pick a favorite! You do beautiful work. I loved this video and subscribed. Can't wait to see what you do next😃
Thanks for the stress relief, you are awesome.
Wow, this was fascinating and so relaxing! Thank you!
Ooooh! All those rainbows! Awesome job on those. Even without the flat lap, you still make beautiful things. My favorite is the larger tear drop shaped one with the quartz at the bottom. If I could get my hands on one of those, I'd definitely string it up as a suncatcher with some faceted glass or quartz beads to bring out all the beauty.
hello i am the first one to see it and the second one to like
Nice vid 👍
All was my favorite 😍
I have my fingers crossed 🤞 that my fav one ends up on your etsy page because I'm a bit far from Montana. Beautiful work Theo as always I love them all but the one looks like the sunrise on the beach to me.
Wau.absolutely beautiful ones❤
Well done, good sir. Quite the impressive display of the smithing.
Definitely the one with all the color at the bottom. Reminds me of those "sands of time" motion art with the sand in the water with the bubbles inside the glass... only the iris agate is way cooler.
The ❤ is sooo pretty
Those turned out great!
The pendants are gorgeous! I would love to own one! Thank you for sharing your talent and teaching us how to make jewelry! I'm sure you'll do great at show!🩵🩵🩵
Very pretty, my fave. iis the heart.
Really beautiful! I would love to have one!
Way cool man. Haven’t got into silver smithing yet
So pretty
I’m not sure if it’s a good idea or not but if you ever do a longer more detailed video on this process I’d love to watch it! You always do such amazing work Theo! I’m really wanting to make stuff like this but I’m a bit nervous still. I need a few more tools but mainly I’m just nervous and not sure where to start. Is there a book maybe you could recommend? I have a mammoth ivory cab… Ashley wants it in a setting like this… I’m nervous 😆
Thanks for sharing making those. I really enjoyed watching your brain storming and proof! They turned out so well, you make things look so simple. Great Artistry!
Do you have a video of how you make that twisted wire? I would be very interested in watching that!! The pendants are beautiful, but I'd also love to see an example of a pair of earrings. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Excellent work! They're all absolutely beautiful!
Awesome thanks for the video!
I love the furst one waw i am far awy
I am from Holland ,i real in love wite the furst time
Your the best ❤
Beautiful work! Well done, Theo!😍
Great looking pendants. I hope the flat lap comes very soon. Good luck with the booth. TFS
If you have bigger ones things for gardens would be cool so the sun can shine through them
you need tiny led's put them right in the silver setting with a tiny battery mounted on the back and there you have it the next craze
You're so talented, Theo! Beautiful work! 😊
Nice work. Would have loved to have gotten one of these. Especially the tear drop one. I’m they all sold like crazy
Time to figure out how to light them as a necklace, that shit would be lit!!!!
Great work Theo, hope they're some left for your Etsy shop
You make it look wayyyy too easy Theo! Good silversmithing is hard and it takes a ton of equipment! None the less your pieces were gorgeous!
great vid !! would be interesting to know how you price your works ... by weight, type of stone , materials, and then your time ? some insight here would be greatly appreciated !! stay bright
How do you smooth over the edges of the bezel? Beautiful pieces! 😃❤️
Theo, I hope the gem show went well for you!
Do you have any tips on how to identify which pieces might display iris, besides just cutting slabs and holding them up to the light? It seems I read years ago that you have to cut them very thin to display iris, but that must not be true, since yours don't seem abnormally thin!
Edit: Doh! I just found your other iris video!
Theo, you do beautiful work. What would be great if my one son and his family get to Montana at the time you’re selling these treasures. Not sure what part of Montana their going to or what they’ll be there.
I've never seen this stone , just beautiful. Where is this stone found ? What is your etsy store ? Thanks
I have an idea for you. What if you made a pendant that as some kind of light behind it. Would it show the color play of the iris agate while wearing it?
when you display them for sale, do you have a round fixture with light in the center to shine thru them so everyone spots the iris?
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When you sand on the jewelry there would be a tiny amount of silver dust. Do you ever use it in any other projects?
I have a beautiful quarter sized piece I would love to have you set for me! It’s got iris qualities so I would love the back to be open. Would you be open to something like this ???
Is there a reason you didn't do the rapid city rock show?
Do you sell these on your etsy?
The heart looks like a leaf.