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- on “Beachey Bling”:
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- on “Tourmaline Dream”:
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on “Lots of Copper”:“Terrific earrings! So jealous of your "gift" - not only of the copper & scraps,…” read »
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on “Sonya or 'Earth' earrings”:“Thanks Nancy, the wire work was a bit tricky ! I had to do the…” read »
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“Great design Deb…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
“Very pretty. I need to get some recycled glass
…” read » - on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“I posted on your blog and will here. The tutorial is great. Easy to follow. I've…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Gorgeous, love this.…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“This is so cool, I love this design.Well done.
…” read » - on “Butterfly Dance”:
“Very intriguing. This piece just has so much going on! I don't think I could do…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Nancy's back with another beautiful bracelet. Copper & green...perfect.…” read »
on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:“Very pretty! The blue is so saturated and vibrant.…” read »
on “Lots of Copper”:“Yay! What a great neighbor! I especially like the 1st pair w/ the patina and the…” read »
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- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“I totally understand...but sometimes i let it sit for awhile where i cant see it. Then…” read »
- on “Evergreen Copper”:
“Ditto ditto everyone else. Love that hammered copper focal!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Wow lucky you! I would probably get into doing metal working if I got that as…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“The bead weaving part is awesome. The whole necklace is very different and I like that.…” read »
on “In The Garden of Olives”:“P.S.--its so hard to tell in the pics what color the stones in the pendant are--they…” read »
- on “In The Garden of Olives”:
“Beadinggma: the metal in this piece is antique gold color. I got the pendant on…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“This is just lovely! I love the design, especially the bead weaving...well done!…” read »
on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“FYI...I decided to host a little give away of a wire wrapped briolette necklace on my…” read »
on “Aurora Damask”:“About the swellegant patinas.. not hard just difficult to determine when you are done letting it…” read »
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on “In The Garden of Olives”:“Beautiful pendant and chain goes well with design. What kind of metal is it?…” read »
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“Very pretty!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Love the new shapes, Nancy. This gift will be keeping you busy for quite awhile!…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Beautiful!! I just went & looked at your tute. While I haven't tried it yet I…” read »
Coral Focal Wrap
About this design:
More of my weekend of making pendants/focals. The coral is about 1.5 inches long. I used 18g artistic wire because its big and needed that support! LB coral tear drop at the bottom, and Czech beads.
The long spiral is just me playing with my new stepped mandrel, and I wired some gold faceted glass beads inside. Kinda playful.
The heart is a piece of MOP shell with simple wire swirls.
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Add your thoughts!
On Feb 18, 2013 at 12:24 pm #
JC Hamm says:Fantastic, they are all beautiful. I went to my first wire wrapping class last week and loved it. I hope to do more and as well as your work here…..:)
On Feb 18, 2013 at 2:10 pm #
Beadlady3 aka Cindy says:Thanks JC! You should have seen my first couple of pendants this weekend. Awful! Good thing I practiced with cheap craft wire first.
On Feb 18, 2013 at 4:24 pm #
puppychick labratbecky says:How hard is it really to bend 18g artistic wire into so many swirls? My hands hurt every morning after I play with wire the way it is and I haven’t done much with the 18 just because anything beyond big easy shapes hurts my left thumb at its base.
You really make this look easy. (and gorgeous!!) Can you give me any tips to save my hands?
On Feb 19, 2013 at 7:45 am #
Asia says:Great work
On Feb 19, 2013 at 9:25 am #
Beadlady3 aka Cindy says:@Becky – The 18g artistic wire is fairly easy to work with, although it does harden a bit as you work with it. I find it helps if I use my round nose pliers to start, and plastic-coated flat pliers to make the swirls. Simple loops I make with my fingers, and so far (knock on wood!) no stiffness with my thumb. Thank you for the kind compliments!
On Feb 19, 2013 at 10:27 am #
Deb Harding says:You seem to be having fun with the wire. I like the spiral where you are just playing with the mandrel. Interesting.
On Feb 19, 2013 at 4:01 pm #
Crazy Chick Frida says:Cool! Specially like the coral piece
On Feb 19, 2013 at 4:21 pm #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:GREAT WORK!
On Feb 20, 2013 at 11:28 am #
Fresh Baked says:Thanks for sharing your fun embellished pendants with us. They look great on simple cords or chain. The step mandrel is a great tool, isn’t it?
On Feb 20, 2013 at 5:13 pm #
Rocky D says:Clever idea! Love the coral.
On Feb 20, 2013 at 5:51 pm #
Little Round Chick says:Love ‘em especially the coral piece!
On Feb 20, 2013 at 7:47 pm #
NY Bella says:Fab job, Cindy!