Designs by Canadian chicky karen
Flower Power
The silver flower was the inspiration for this design. I made it to wear to work this week. I don't think I should have paired the flower with...
Components: Silver flower focal pendant, pink fossil beads
black glass beads
silver artistic wire for the ring
Wally World Special
I got the turquoise pendant and chips at Walmart in a clearance bin, and who can resist a bargain at Wally World!!! This is what I came up with...
Components: Turquoise pendant, Turquoise chips (imitation) silver spacers.
Third times a charm
I had been trying to make a tree of life all weekend, but they looked terrible. I decided tonight I was going to make one thast I could post. This...
Components: 16 gauge copper wire
24 gauge copper wire
Green turquoise chips
Practice, practice, pratice
I was looking at tutorials on jewelrylessons.com and found this free tutorial for these wire earrings. This is my version of it. I used a heavier...
Components: 14 gauge copper wire
20 gauge copper wire
lime green mop beads
Simply Purple
I got the large dyed agate for half price of course I couldn't pass up a bargain!!!! It is a basic string necklace with a bit of sparkle to it.
Components: Dyed purple focal stone.
4mm dyed agate beads
silver spacer beads
orchid lined crystal magatamas
Tibetan Flower
I was inspired by the silver tebetan flower. It origninally started out with 3 of the flower links, but it just wouldn't hold it shape, so I...
Components: 41mm Tibetan silver flower link, black agate coil beads
silver rondelle spacers, antique silver toggle
funky copper swirls
I have been seeing so many wonderful wire work artists on here, I decided to try fooling around with some copper wire, and this is the result!
Components: 14 GA non-tarnish copper wire, hammered.
Copper ear wires
My Fair Guinevere
I decided to make this for my daughter's birthday I remember the year she was born the magnolia trees were out in bloom, and when I saw these beads...
Components: Rhodochrosite teardrop
Angel Skin pink FW pearsl
seed mix in My Fair Guinevere
GP findings
sponge coral
I saw a design at my LBS using the sponge coral, so I bought a few of the smaller rounds and the larger focal, and this is what I made with mine.
Components: sponge coral, s/p chain
rings and more rings
These are the left over rings from my last show.
Components: Assorted stones, faux pearls, swarovski crystals, artistic wire
Orbital
These bracelets are made using the orbital chain maille pattern, that I learned at a class I took last Saturday at my LBS.
Components: 9mm silver jump rings for the bracelet base. 1/4 18 gauge colored jemp rings used for the orbital design.
My Favorite
I made this necklace to wear with a new blouse I bought. I was quite proud of myself as this was the first time I wire wrapped each bead. It has...
Components: Purple fossil beads, silver links
At the helm
This was my first attempt at an actual chain maille pattern. I was told by the girls at my LBS that it was easy. It took me 3 hours and my poor old...
Components: silver plated jump rings
silver toggle
purple fairie
I made this set for myself for my 50th birthday. It was a design from a Bead Style magazinc that had designs from around the world. This one was...
Components: purple czech beads rounds and rondelles, silver spacer beads, lilac glass pearls, green girl fairie pendant
chain maille
I saw a similar design at my LBS and thought I'd try something similar in a necklace. It is a 2 to 1 chain maille. I like how it sparkles as you...
Components: 6mm & 8mm silver plated jump rings
turquoise miyuki long magatama beads.
turquoise necklace
This is my very first piece that I have put on here, so I'm a little nervous.
I hope the pictures are too bad, I'm not a very good photographer....
I hope the pictures are too bad, I'm not a very good photographer....
Components: turqoise focal stone, wire wraps are 20 gauge anti-tarnish artistic wire.
blue turquoise magnesite rounds
silver fancy spacers

















