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Ellen's Pendant
About this design:
A friend had expressed admiration of my wire-wrapped rose quartz pendant, and since she's so athletic, loved that it was done with stainless steel wire to avoid tarnishing. So for her birthday I rifled through my stash and found this olive green serpentine cabochon I thought suited her personality; feminine, but not too girly. This is my 3rd wire-wrapped piece. I was a little peeved with myself, realizing I hadn't gotten a good shot of the side, it was actually really cool, with 3 different wires rising like waves over the sides. You can almost see it where the wires rise to wrap over the top.
Components:
Olive Green Serpentine (aka New Jade), Stainless Steel WireRead the comments (or add your own)
Add your thoughts!
On Jan 17, 2012 at 10:04 pm #
gembeans says:I see the three waves and the curls on top is like foam that forms at the very tops of the waves. I really like the sides on this one! You are very talented (I’ve seen other pieces you’ve designed)! Lovely, lovely, lovely…
On Jan 17, 2012 at 11:18 pm #
K H says:Another winner. You are brave to work with stainless steel wire…it’s a lot harder to work with than silver or copper.
On Jan 18, 2012 at 10:27 am #
Luna Chick aka Coral says:This is gorgeous. I love the green color of that stone.
On Jan 18, 2012 at 10:37 am #
Stone Treasures says:Gorgeous wrapping and you can see a bit of the wave you created on the side!
On Jan 18, 2012 at 11:57 am #
Little Round Chick says:Great looking pendant. Love it!
Is that square stainless wire? What gauge is it and where did you get it?
On Jan 18, 2012 at 1:38 pm #
MoonBell says:It is square wire that I got off Amazon, it’s made by Beadalon. I am pretty sure it’s 20 gauge for the stouter wire, and 24 gauge half round for the smaller wire (maybe 26…)
On Jan 18, 2012 at 1:40 pm #
MoonBell says:Oh, and thanks for all the encouragement!
On Jan 18, 2012 at 2:55 pm #
NY Bella says:Beautifully done! I wish I had your talent for wire wrapping! I need to practice. practice…!
On Jan 18, 2012 at 4:18 pm #
Copper Penny says:What a awesome piece, this is something I hope to learn in the future. You did a really wonderful job.
On Jan 18, 2012 at 5:20 pm #
Lynn g says:I think it is very nice, and nice wire wrapping.
On Jan 19, 2012 at 9:40 am #
nancykathryn says:Your wire wrapping is gorgeous, I love this piece.
On Jan 20, 2012 at 11:22 am #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:THIRD wirewrap?!
You definitely have a talent for this my dear!Love everything about this beauty! Ellen is a lucky girl!
On Jan 20, 2012 at 11:25 am #
Mary S - Sweet Chick says:……by the way, how do you keep from getting kink marks on your wire? Everything looks so smooth. This seems like the kind of design you’d have to know EXACTLY where you want the wires to be before you even begin.
You really are good at this!
On Jan 26, 2012 at 1:51 pm #
MoonBell says:@ Mary S, I guess I did have a pretty good idea of what I wanted it to look like, the waves sort of came together on the fly.
On Jan 26, 2012 at 4:09 pm #
qltldy10 says:I would love to learn how to wire wrap, this is so inspiring!! I’ve tried, and end up with marks on the wire. Maybe I don’t have the right tools,lol. Maybe I’ll go into the Tips and Techniques and see if there is anything there to teach me-