{"id":410,"date":"2021-03-01T02:46:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T02:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2021-07-18T02:36:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T02:36:49","slug":"modern-mourning-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/?p=410","title":{"rendered":"Modern Mourning Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-413 size-medium\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" src=\"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image3-300x293.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-413\" srcset=\"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image3-300x293.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image3-410x400.jpeg 410w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image3-100x98.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image3-275x269.jpeg 275w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image3.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Mourning ring (Left) and Quartz Chalcedony ring (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good friends of mine recently and suddenly lost their wonderful friend and family member, Canto, a Samoyed dog. They reached out to ask for something they could wear to remember him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I knew I didn&#8217;t want to do anything corny that they (and I) would cringe over in a year. I researched mourning jewelry from the 18th and 19th centuries. My skill set can be limited in jewelry and my ideas always exceed my capabilities. I ran into some walls on this project. Finally, I landed on a sleek minimalist locket and an updated men&#8217;s mourning ring. I had never attempted either but I figured the worst that could happen was I would have to try a fews times before I finished the pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-411 size-medium\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image1-297x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image1-297x300.jpeg 297w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image1-410x414.jpeg 410w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image1-100x101.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image1-275x278.jpeg 275w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image1.jpeg 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><figcaption>Back of mourning ring showing the dates.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My first attempt at the men&#8217;s ring ended with me melting the silver on one side! This is when I wished I could hit command+z on a keyboard&#8230;I started over and had no idea really how to do the letters and dates. I decided to make them out of hand formed wire and soldered each one onto the band. I thought about the men I know and what they would most likely wear, if anything, besides their wedding rings. I wanted subtlety and discretion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-412 size-medium\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" src=\"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image2-300x297.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image2-300x297.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image2-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image2-410x406.jpeg 410w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image2-100x99.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image2-275x272.jpeg 275w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image2.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Sterling silver locket.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the locket, I followed a tutorial from a book by Allan Revere. I still cant believe I made it through the whole project without messing it up completely. Lastly, I have a somewhat large collection of gemstones and I found one I had forgot about that was quartz and chalcedony &#8211; it looked like the fluffy white fur of their beloved Canto. I created a simple setting and carved a &#8220;C&#8221; in the back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-414 size-medium\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" src=\"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image4-300x288.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-414\" srcset=\"http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image4-300x288.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image4-410x394.jpeg 410w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image4-100x96.jpeg 100w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image4-275x264.jpeg 275w, http:\/\/merysanichols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/image4.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Beauty can cheer us up sometimes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> This was one of my favorite challenges ever with jewelry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good friends of mine recently and suddenly lost their wonderful friend and family member, Canto, a Samoyed dog. They reached out to ask for something they could wear to remember him. I knew I didn&#8217;t want to do anything corny that they (and I) would cringe over in a year. 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