Beautiful Base Metal Jewelry

These two cuff bracelets are made of etched brass, so the material is very inexpensive. Each has a design etched in it. The first bracelet has an interesting patina that was made using low concentration hydrogen sulfide gas. It took me a few days to obtain the rich, deep shade of bronze, but it was worth the wait. The actual piece looks quite a bit darker than in the picture. A friend of mine wears this bracelet frequently and the way the patina turned out never ceases to amaze me.

The other bracelet is an artifact of the class that I taught on etching techniques. It was a demo piece, which I later turned into a bracelet.