Just a Little Dotty! Pin. 7/7.

What a strange day!  A late start and a head full of ideas. I spent so long sketching the first concept out, I realised it was too complex to finish in the few hours I had left. So, I drew up another couple of ideas, much simpler ones, but spent so long doing the math working out which sized parts were going to work best in what combination, I didn't have enough time left to do one of those either.
Went to the studio with very little time left and not a clue what to do.
A quick rummage around in my box of loose ends yielded a small sterling half dome. It's probably part of something else I was in the middle of making, so I made a note of which container I'd swiped it from, and how big it was, so I can replace it if I need to. What would it become? Ring or pin? Pin would be faster, I thought. What would I do to embellish it? It had to be fast!

Inspiration struck. I took to the silver with an assortment of drill bits, burrs, reamers and files and filled it as full of holes as my planning for the day. With a back and a pin soldered on, and a bit of polishing done, I could have left off there, but I decided to take the whole thing one step further. Voila! A pin almost as dotty as the day:

Dotty Pin. Sterling silver & polymer clay.

I still haven't tidied the studio and my workbench is all cluttered up again. That will have to change before I start work on tomorrow's piece. I also still haven't had a chance to unpack and try out my new photography gear, which I really must do if I want to post better photos of my work.
Looks like a busy but fun day tomorrow. Best think of something very simple to make.