Etching is a fun but time consuming process. You start out with sheet silver. You choose your pattern, in this case from my Indian design book, and print it on special paper. You burnish the design on to the heated metal and then peel off the paper. The silver sheet is then floated on an acid bath. The exposed metal gets etched with the selected pattern. After you have achieved a deep enough etch the silver is neutralized and the blue design is scrubbed off with a solvent.
I cut the piece out of the sheet metal with a jeweler's saw. I filed and then smoothed all sides with sand paper. The sterling silver was polished then painted with patina to make the pattern stand out with blues and greens. The strip of silver was formed on a bracelet mandrel and hammered into place.
This is a delicate floral pattern the type you see on temple walls.
Dimensions : 6 inches X 1 inch. It is open ended so should fit any wrist.