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Captive Heart Wrapped Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/25/12
I've had this for awhile; picked it up several not being totally sure what to do with it....now was the time to pair it with copper wire!

This...
Components: Fire Agate Heart-Shaped Pendant, Copper Wire ~ 20g & 24g, Czech Crystals


Beaded bookmarks

by olive penguin on 03/25/12
I was inspired by the ribbons that you find attached to books to hold your place. These bookmarks can be put on the cover of the book and then...
Components: paperclips, handmade polymer clay beads, glass beads, jade celtic knot, ribbon.


Silver Lace Onyx Wrapped Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/25/12
Again with the wire! My husband says this looks like an angel!
I have a couple of big shows coming up and I want to be really prepared! I'm...
Components: Silver Lace Onyx Cab, Copper Wire ~ 20g & 24g.


Arizona Petrified Wood Wrapped Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/25/12
Just groovin' with the wire!
Components: Arizona Petrified Wood Cab, Copper Wire ~ 20g & 24g


Seraphinite & Crystal Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/24/12
I'm in love with wire again....I thought that silver wire would help bring out the silvery wisps of color in the stone and I just happened to have...
Components: Seraphinite Cab, Swarovski Crystals, Silver Fill Wire ~ 20g & 24g.


Amethyst and Pearl Pendant

by BeataViscera on 03/23/12
I’ve found myself getting a little bored with necklaces (doing wire loop after wire loop for beads in a necklace is starting to get a bit old), so...


Green Apple Wire Wrapped Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/22/12
I've had this stone for a while now; I bought it at a rock shop that is in a small town to the west of my home town Moose Jaw. I can only go there...
Components: Chrysocolla Stone, Copper Wire ~ 20g & 24g


Rhodonite Heart Wire Wrapped pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/21/12
This pretty heart was calling my name tonight!

This pendant has sold!
Components: Rhodonite Cab, Silver Fill Wire ~ 20g & 24g, Swarovski Crystals


Rainforest Jasper Wire Wrapped Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/20/12
I am very proud of this one!
Components: Rainforest Jasper, Copper Wire ~ 20g & 24g and a Swarovski Crystal


Serpentine Wire Wrapped Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/20/12
I've been inspired to dig out my copper wire again...I love working with copper, it behaves so well!

This was created using the 'Toodles'...
Components: Serpentine Cab, Copper Wire ~20g & 24g


Green Tree Agate & Copper Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/20/12
I felt I needed to get back to wire wrapping a bit more and leave the seed beads alone for awhile before my eyes drop out!

This was made from...
Components: Green Tree Agate, Copper Wire ~ 20g & 22g and Swarovski Crystals


In the Raw Pendant

by olive penguin on 03/19/12
I've had some raw mineral beads that I didn't know what to do with for a long time. While playing with the wire I came up with this design. The...
Components: Brass and copper wire, pyrite cube, Sodalite, rough jasper, Mother of Pearl shell


Wired Pieces

by olive penguin on 03/18/12
Inspired by all the copper and brass designs here, in particular Little Round Chick's Wire Designs pendants. I'm always game to experiment with new...
Components: Brass wire (20 gauge), copper wire (18 gauge), Czech glass beads, fresh water pearls (earrings)


Botswana Agate Wire Wrapped Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/18/12
This cab was calling my name tonight!
Components: Botswana Agate Cab, Silver Fill Wire ~ 20g & 24g, Irradiated Quartz Rondelle and Swarovski Crystals


Moroccan Black Coral Wire Wrapped Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/18/12
Love this Black Coral!
Components: Moroccan Black Coral Cab, Silver Fill Wire ~ 20g & 24g, Glass Crystals, Crimp Beads and Crimp Covers


Dendritic Opalite Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/16/12
I love the dendritic patterns in this stone and wanted to highlight it with color! The fourth picture shows the backing.
Components: Dendritic Opalite Cab, Seed Beads ~ 15/0 & 11/0 and Leather Backing


Imperial Jasper Wire Wrapped Cab Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/14/12
This cab has a really neat look to it that I didn't want to distract from with seed beads....I hope it worked!
Components: Imperial Jasper Cab, Silver Fill wire ~ 20g & 24g, Volcano Cherry Quartz and Leather Backing


Mookaite Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/14/12
I've had this for awhile and wasn't sure how to work with it...I think the seed beads add to it (I hope) !

This pendant is sold!
Components: Mookaite Cab, Seed Beads ~ 15/0 & 11/0 and Leather Backing


Ocean Jasper Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/14/12
I like how this turned out with the little edge around the back....I will certainly be doing more of this edging!

This pendant sold May 5/12!
Components: Ocean Jasper Cab, Seed Beads ~ 15/0 & 11/0 and Leather Backing


Indonesian Coral Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/14/12
Wasn't sure if I liked the colors in this stone (I'm not a 'peach or beige' person) but once I found the right seed beads, it made the colors pop a...
Components: Indonesian Coral Cab, Seed Beads ~ 15/0 & 11/0 and Leather Backing


Leopard Skin Jasper Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/14/12
Love the colors in the stone!
Components: Leopard Skin Jasper Cab, Seed Beads ~ 15/0 & 11/0 and Leather Backing


Imperial Jasper Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/13/12
Another cab from my stash...
Components: Imperial Jasper Cab, Seed Beads ~ 15/0 & 11/0 and Leather Backing


Rainforest Jasper Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/13/12
I have a few cabs that I've been hoarding (only a few...ha!) and they've been calling to me.
Components: Rainforest Jasper Cab, Seed Beads ~ 15/0 & 11/0 and Leather Backing


Polished Brazilian Ocho Slice Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/13/12
Got this beautiful stone in the mail and just HAD to do something with it!
Components: Polished Brazilian Ocho Slice, Silver Fill Wire ~ 20g & 24g and Swarovski Crystal


Green Tree Agate Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 03/10/12
I wanted to try something completely out of my comfort zone and work with some of the cabs I've got stashed. The first picture shows what it...
Components: Green Tree Agate Cab & Beads, Assorted Seed Beads ~ 15/0 & 11/0 and Leather on the back.


Ribbon Bar Links

by Fresh Baked on 03/03/12
So I'm back to finding more ways to use the sari silk ribbon, this time making bar bead links. Experimenting with the finish on them. The ones on...
Components: copper and brass wire, sari silk ribbon, glass beads


More Painting Fun

by Fresh Baked on 02/27/12
So, today I had more fun experimenting with acrylic paints and a bag of very inexpensive base metal keyhole charms, plus a couple of brass links...
Components: base metal charms, acrylic paint


Polymer Clay Flower

by olive penguin on 02/24/12
I made this as a decoration for a friend instead of giving her flowers. It can be an ornament or a pendant. The flower is purple with metallic...
Components: polymer clay, seed beads


Copper Washers

by Fresh Baked on 02/20/12
Went to Harbor Freight today and made two purchases. A box of 80 copper washers for $9.99.
The last time I made this purchase there were 115 in...


Handmade Polymer Clay Bracelets

by olive penguin on 02/19/12
These are stretchy bracelets made with handmade polymer clay beads. I didn't know what category to post this in since I wanted to show my beads as...
Components: handmade polymer clay beads, stretchy cord


Stress Relief Keychain

by olive penguin on 02/19/12
This was inspired by a keychain I saw that was called a 'fidget', which was made with cord and pony beads. It acts as a worry bead keychain and is...
Components: handmade polymer clay beads, braiding cord, glass beads, and key ring.


Toggle

by Mocha on 02/13/12
Hand made toggle. Didn't have a toggle I liked for a piece I was working on got tip on how to make my own and this is my first attempt, pleased...
Components: 20 gauge wire, small beads of matching color or coordinating colors


Howling Moon

by DragonDreams on 02/08/12
A plastic canvas wallhanging embellished with seed bead 'stars'.
Components: Seed beads, yarn, plastic canvas.


Paper and Wire Wrapped Bead Tutorial

by Mixed Kreations on 02/08/12
I just wanted to make something different. And I have seen a lot of pretty paper jewelry made up, and since I like working with wire I thought that...
Components: Tools you will need: Round nose pliers, flush cutters, chain nose pliers, ruler, copper wire 18 gauge and 20 gauge, paint brush, some kind of adhesive sealant and protector for decoupage (such as Mod Podge or Liquitex), and an old book with aged pages. Optional: Liver of sulfur, steel wool
  With Step-by-Step Instructions


Dragon Eye Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 02/07/12
I'm lovin' the eyes right now! This is my most elaborate wrap to date.
Components: Glass Eye, Silver Fill Wire ~ 20ga & 24ga and Cubic Zirconia Crystals


Shrimmering Labradorite

by Lynn g on 02/06/12
Hi everyone!! I almost forgot how to download these on here, its been awhile. Well my mom bought this Labradorite from Quartzite AZ. (I got a...
Components: Labradorite and sterling silver..


Copper Wrapped Eye Pendant

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 02/06/12
For some reason, I love working with eyes and it was time to practice my wire wrapping again!
Components: 24mm Glass Eye, Copper Wire ~ 20ga and 24ga


Ollie

by Michelle on 02/05/12
This is my first go at PMC ! I tried to make my puss cat ! He looks like Ollie, especially his tail ! I then stuck a brooch pin on the back !!
Components: PMC ~ brooch pin


Pendants

by Elaine aka Belly Chick on 02/01/12
I got a book from our local library that had flower-like pendants in it which was the inspiration for these.
Components: Czech leaves, Crystals and Bicones, along with 11/0 Seed beads and a Fresh Water Pearl in the first one. Antique Copper Filigree, Czech Crystals and 11/0 Seed beads in the second one.


Pinky

by Michelle on 01/27/12
Another pendant, this time with the lovely rippling effect on the rhodochrosite, which is lovely ! Again I have wire wrapped pearls above it, I...
Components: Rhodochrosite, freshwater pearls, wire


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