Hammered copper washer earrings with unique patina

I had hammered these copper washers some time ago and had woven green jadeite stones into them with silver wire. These days I finally made them into earrings! Managed to get this absolutely unique patina on them: If you look closely, there are so many colors on their surface – yellows, oranges and even purplish …

A Little Copper Experiment with hammered teardrop elements

Today, I played around with some tiny copper elements—1.5 cm long, 1.5 mm diameter wire pieces. I hammered them on both sides at different angles, giving each a unique shape and texture. The pieces got little holes at their ends, letting me string them together on a wire ring alternating with deep Bordeaux glass beads …