The Combo Meal

 

Finished Catherine’s brushed metal Heidi and Days of the Dead set.   It’s official- I’m done making the Heidi skull.  Just too much labor for the price and at a certain point you have to know when to call it quits.  I’ll still make the Heidi style skull ring as a custom piece, but it’s going to be a lot more than the listed price.

 

THAT’s the Ghost Hunter ring for Kat.  Took freakin’ forever to make, but now it’s done.   What took so long?  The jade eyes.  The oval shape set into that tiny LIttle Voodoo frame was tricky.  But now we’re done and ready to ship.

Also finished a very strange ring for Kevin.

 

He wanted the eyes small like this and at first I was a little skeptical of it.  Gotta say, though, now that it’s done, I get it.   It’s otherworldly, but not in that alien kind of way.  The brushed metal finish is awesome and the result is very animalistic.

 

 

So let’s get to business.

CHRISTMAS ORDERS!

I need Xmas orders in by November 15th.  That’s it.  Sorry.  After that, I can’t promise the work will be done in time.  I DO offer gift certificates as well in case you need to get someone something to unwrap, but want them to work out the custom details with me personally.

I’ve got some cool custom orders in the shop right now – stay tuned.

Been so long, so long, so loooooong…

..since I’ve done a blog post.

Been busy.  Skull rings.  Class rings.  Guru beads.  Etc.

A book about skull rings.

Another book about Hong Kong.

A short film.

And besides, I actually haven’t had a lot of custom work recently.  Sold a lot of classic models.  A few Jupiters, a few Kings, a mess of Voodoo.  Don’t get me wrong, I dig making classic models too, but how many pics of a classic skull ring can I put on the blog?  I was waiting for something different and man did I get it.

This is my faceless Big Voodoo for artist Marx Myth.  I think I mentioned it before, but Marx is a goddamned genius and he needed something special.  He gave me absolute creative freedom on this so I was able to just GO and do something I really, really dig.

The front faceplate has a brushed metal finish, but the nose, teeth, and carved sides are still high-polish.  Marx has been in the loop during the entire process and highly approves.

In fact, he approves so much he got one for his wife.  A cool dimensional Little Voodoo with a sun motif and AWESOME turquoise eyes.

Quite a pair.  I’m delivering these in person (gives me an excuse to visit Lilly’s Pizza in Raleigh for that fuckin’ goat cheese and sausage pizza of theirs.)

I also got to make a full-custom skull ring for Desmond.  Some of the coolest stones I’ve ever been able to work with.  Desmond picked them out himself and I worked them into the design, which we also collaborated on.

I didn’t blacken this one either.  Desmond wanted it in bright high polish, so that’s what he got.  The stones catch the light and glow at ya like a cat’s eye.

Speaking of cat’s eyes, I’m also still chipping away at my special client’s sugar cat ring.  I’m using citrine stones for the eyes and I’m in the process right now of setting them.  Still a few days away from finishing this one.  That’s a Mystery Cave frame, if you don’t recognize it.

Not done.  I’ve also just finished a full-custom pendant for Benny.  This is a gift for his lady, so I put my back into it and ended up carving one of the better realistic skulls I’ve done.

I’ve talked about this before, but I really, really like this slider pendant style.  If you hang a pendant like this BELOW, the chain, you look like freakin’ Frankie Valli.  If you put the chain THROUGH the pendant like the image above, it’s a very modern look.  Looks sleek on a dude and sexy on a chick.

Oh yeah, and I also finished a big order of guru skull beads for my pal over at the Custom Mala Shop.  I’d feel great about this, but he just ordered 5 more.  Hey, I can’t complain.  Jason’s work is amazing.

Check him out at http://www.custommalashop.com.  The work is superb.  He’s on Facebook too.  You can see some of his work below using my skulls.

I don’t do beads and one of the reasons is that guys like Jason do them freakin’ PERFECTLY.

He’s on Facebook, like me.  Speaking of which…

With all the visits I get on this blog every day, how in the hell do I have so few FACEBOOK likes at https://www.facebook.com/MtMaloneyCustomJewelry

I guess skull-ring clients aren’t social media people….. Still, I have a ton of custom images up there and it’s a great way to get informed on specials and sales, so check it out if you’re into….facebooking and stuff.

I’m still working on some waxes as well.  Below is a floral design I’m working over on a Heidi frame.

Also you can see that I’ve got a zillion little silver skulls ready to be made into a Days of the Dead bracelet.

Same client.  Knows how to treat herself, right?  Hell yeah.

Not done.  Also working on a great new Chinese style Little Voodoo for Kat.  With Jade eyes.

More on this one later as it comes together.

For now, I’m having an old-fashioned and watching Beyond the Black Rainbow again.  More work soon(ish).  Stay tuned.