Dan Dye Designs

Author: Dan Dye

  • Argentium Sterling Cuff Bracelets

      This sculptural cuff bracelet is made with several overlapping pieces of Argentium sterling which I hammered, fused together and polished.  I can be worn with the opening on the top or underneath, as you prefer.  

  • Argentium sterling silver bracelet with Nacozari turquoise cabachon – sold

    I bought this amazing Nacozari turquoise stone from my friend Andy Brown of Cerrillos, New Mexico.  It comes from just over the border in Sonora, Mexico in an area famous for copper mining.  Unlike any other turquoise that I have ever seen, it also features shiny silvery pyrite that combines wonderfully with dark blue/green turquoise. …

  • Argentium sterling Dragonfly Pendant

    I made this life-size dragonfly pendant (it is about 3" wide)  to celebrate the delicate details of the insect.  I textured the wings by crushing cotton lace into the 20 gauge sterling silver sheet.  

  • Argentium Sterling Silver Trillium Pin

    Springtime brings trilliums to my garden.  I have planted 3 varieties: white, yellow and red.  The flowers last just a few weeks here in the Piedmont of NC.  This silver one will last for generations!

  • Argentium Sterling Open Front Curving Necklace

    I just finished this new open front necklace & love the curving lines of the 2 styles of silver wire.  It is a combination of 8 gauge round and wide half-round low domed stock, fused together without using any solder to join the ends.  This Argentium is made with 94% silver and will keep it's…

  • Hachita Turquoise Cuff Bracelet – sold

    I created this Argentium sterling silver cuff bracelet to feature this beautiful cabachon turquoise stone.  The stone was mined in the Hachita mountains of southern New Mexico and was cut by my friend, Andy Brown, who lives in Cerrillos, New Mexico.  I devised a setting that I call a "peninsula mount" that allows the bracelet…

  • Argentium sterling silver Dragonfly pin

    With Springtime in mind, I just finished this dragonfly pin.  I added the texture to the wings by crushing lace into the silver sheet with my rolling mill.

  • Argentium sterling silver necklace

    I forged and fused this necklace from 8 gauge silver for a solid weight and feel.  It will rest comfortably around your neck and shoulders.

  • Argentium silver dragonfly pin – sold

    This dragonfly pin was a custom order for a friend to give to her mother.  It was interesting to make and I plan to have another one made for my next public show in April at the Lasting Impressions Art & Craft Show.

  • Argentium Sterling Silver Chain Necklace

    I just finished this 24" chain necklace & will be showing on October 13 at the NC State Fair.  It is forged from 12 gauge argentium silver wire (93.5% silver and all the joints are fused, rather than soldered.  I hammered one side with a textured hammer that gives a texture like woven cloth.