Commision from Heaven - Commission from Hell?...

**Solunar Silver Studio** · 01-09-2009, 07:56 AM

I have had a really bizarre commission to do just recently which involved both my jewellery making and some cake making. As I was doing it I kept thinking to myself – well, this is definitely a one off…I’ll never be asked to do something quite like this again!! The necklace and the cake were commissioned by two different people but were destined for the same recipient. Both came with a definite idea of what they wanted… Both had to be finished for the same day… The girl, who was going to be 21, has a passion for cows!!!

This is what I made – a handmade fine silver chain with fine silver heart pendant embellished with a ‘cow spots’ pattern in black enamel.

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I took about a hundred shots of this darn thing and not one has come out without some random reflection somewhere!! Oh well!

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The cake was made following a pencil doodle of what was wanted – including a colour scheme - madiera sponge cake with raspberry jam and buttericing decorated with sugarpaste and a hand crafted sugarpaste cartoon cow! I tried to get the two items to sort of co-ordinate!!

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So that is my most bizarre commission to date….and I have just received great feedback this morning on Facebook from her... so I am a happy bunny! (I must try to persuade her to write it again on my website!!

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So...what about yours…. What is the weirdest thing you have ever been commissioned to make? What was the commission from hell that you wish you had never taken on?

Come on…roll up…roll up….tell your commission stories here!!!

**bustagasket** · 01-09-2009, 08:55 AM

lmao no commision story but wanted to congratulate you on a brilliant pendant and cake, and not a cow pat in sight!!!

**Paula** · 01-09-2009, 10:14 AM

WOW!
They are both fab!

**mizgeorge** · 01-09-2009, 10:46 AM

Those are fabmoolous Barbara

**Emerald** · 01-09-2009, 10:56 AM

both are fabulous but i cant really think of anything that bizarre that i have had commisioned, years ago though when i first started out the local papers ran a couple of articles and the only reponse was from really old people (well they where really old when i was 18) who wanted quaint liitle rings made thinking they where helping me which was sweet yes but........

**The Bijou Dragon** · 01-09-2009, 11:26 AM

Awww I absolutely adore that little sugarpaste cow on top!!

The jewellery is beautiful also... brilliant job all round

**Di Sandland** · 01-09-2009, 12:54 PM

sorry, can't resist - you clever cow you

Barbara, they're brilliant!

**Kalorlo** · 01-09-2009, 01:35 PM

Hee! Those are great

**Solunar Silver Studio** · 01-09-2009, 03:35 PM

Aw...thanks for the really nice comments folks! But you were also supposed to be adding some happy stories or horror stories of your own!!

...and don't knock the 'little old ladies' Jo!! Some of us are terrifyingly close to that category!!

But how wonderful to have articles written about you in the paper...even if it was only a local one!! Well done you!!

**caroleallen** · 01-09-2009, 04:42 PM

I love both those pieces. I made cakes also in another life (for about 20 years) before I started with the jewellery. I was asked for all sorts of wierd and wonderful things. I think one of the most stressful was for a skyscraper cake for the director of a construction business which of course I didn't have a big enough box for and it collapsed in the car on the way to it's destination. I had to do a very quick repair job which was most embarrassing.