When we were in the leather business, we got acquainted with a Mexican man who was a silversmith. He offered to teach me to make silver jewelry such as this. I took lessons at his house in the evenings. This is and a belt buckle are the only things that ever came of it. He did almost all the work on both items. He never charged me a cent. Years later, when he was in need, I gave him a car that I was not using.