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Mad for Metal
I am still having a ball making copper sheet metal and wire pieces....I never tire of it. The copper focal also becomes part of the clasp!
Components: Ocean jasper, agua nueve agate, jasper chips, carnelian, Czech rondelles and seed beads, 22g copper sheet metal and 16g copper wire--from Etsy shops. Copper and brass heishi, red creek jasper and various Czech beads--from LB. All metal and wirework cut, hammered, torched and formed by me.
Morning glory bracelet
Inspired by the morning glories all along the outside of the local florist shop I wanted to create something that would last long after the blooms...
Components: Czech glass, wildfire beading thread, size 12 beading needle
(Squished) Penny For Your Thoughts
Love the flattened copper, finally found something to mix with the square beads
Components: Czech squares and mashed copper
Copper Fire
I have really been busy working with copper sheet metal! I love the patina hammering and torching gives copper. The last two photos are of a...
Components: 22g copper sheet metal, 16g copper wire.... both from Etsy. Czech rondelles and red creek Jasper from LB. I made all the copper components myself...including jumpings and clasp.
Sky Blue Pink
I love pink & blue in the summer, this is turquoise & pink with pink pearls! A double row & looks like I am wearing two bracelets !! Haha!!
Components: Seeds beads, pearls, Czech glass beads & silver components
Moonshine
I thought what better stone than Rainbow Moonstone for this bracelet link. I made a rather rustic, primitive looking hook for it...I'm not sure...
Components: Rainbow Moonstone..LB, pewter moon bracelet link, star, sparkly.
Rainbow Twist of Fate
This bracelet is made with the Twist of Fate or Barrel chainmaille weave. It's one of the first weaves I learned. It's such a versatile weave and I...
Components: Weave Got Maille 3.5mm ID 18 gauge jump rings.
Mustard Greens
I LOVE the mustard Czech teardrop beads! The green and orange Czech rondelles just went with them perfectly. I cut up one of numerous printed...
Components: Various Czech beads and Tibetan agate rondelles from LB. Tin connector, jumprings, glass tipped headpins, and spiral by me, antique brass connector from LB. All other findings and components from local shop.
Love at First Sight
This is the cab that started my desire to learn wire wrapping. I started immediately drooling when I saw it and I KNEW we were meant to be...
Components: Crazy lace agate cab, copper wire, very few curse words this time.
Floating pearls
This is one long 12" piece which I have folded in half to add the loop on which to attach the chain to do up the other end with a lobster clasp. A...
Components: Seed beads, Czech glass & largish freshwater pearls
My Version
I decided to look through all my "favorite" saved designs from Lima. This is a bracelet made by Ali called Sunset Bracelet. It should have taken...
Components: Sunstone 4-5mm rondelles, iolite tumbled nuggets, 8/0 seed beads in metallic polaris & permanent galvanized saffron, 2-strand Irish waxed linen in Sage, 4-strand IWL in Teal, amethyst & gold link, aqua druzy coin with gold 15mm links, twisted 6mm 16G jumprings in gold plate, Tierracast 6x7 barrel, 3mm turquoise deerskin lace. All from Lima!
Pastel bracelet
I love making these multistrand E4 in 1 bracelets. I've made them in lots of colors, but this is one of my favorites.
Components: 7/64 aluminum jump rings, multistrand connectors, 8/0 seed beads
Some Bracelets
A few of my bracelets to go into the shop..I have an inventory of 30!
Components: Pink Opal, Pink Opal Crystals, White Agate, Saki toggle, Lotus link, lime green links, Lemon Chrysoprase, Lime green stones?, Kingman Turquoise, Apatite, Orange Indo Lampwork, Rhyolite, Green Serpentine, Lampwork Rondelle, Czech Glass, brass lobster, copper hook and waxed linen...most from LB.
Dalmatian wristband
Fun little bracelet. Easy to make but difficult to photograph.
Components: 6 mm dalmatian jasper rounds, 5 mm bronze rounds (Saki), spotted button (Saki), natural leather cord, magenta waxed linen.
Feather bracelet
Custom piece for a customer that I made. She wanted something with the birthstones for her children. She only has 3 but 3 little stones wasn't...
Components: PMC fine silver feather, silver wire for bead and clasp as well as wrapping the stones, deerskin leather the stones are: peridot, garnet and natural sapphire
Aqua dreams
I just can't stay away from the E4 in 1 weave, or the milky aqua beads.
Components: annodized jump rings, solid copper jump rings, 8/0 milky aqua seed beads, Greek patina end bars and clasp
Stackin' Agate
These bracelets were made as companions to the Beadfest Weavefest necklace I posted a couple weeks ago. Lately, I've been making single strand...
Components: Jump rings, Tibetan Agate Rondelles, matte 8mm Chyroprase Rounds, Impression Jasper Oval, 2 metal leaf charms and 3 small Czech beads.
Last One, I Swear
I swear, this is the last wire weave bracelet...I can't make any more for a while, cuz my hands are killing me! I got this strand of faceted...
Components: Antique bronze color copper wire, from LB. 14ga and 26ga. HUGE (35x25mm) and very weighty faceted crystal quartz beads, 2 sore hands, 600mg ibuprofen, and fewer, but more colorful, curse words. I'm starting to get the hang of this weaving thing ;)
Copper, Brass and Lotso Love
Happy Mothers Day! 💐
Copper inlaid lapis and turquoise mixed with brass patina, Ethiopian Padre (love and friendship) beads and clear quartz.
Copper inlaid lapis and turquoise mixed with brass patina, Ethiopian Padre (love and friendship) beads and clear quartz.
Eye of Malachite
Ever since I saw Moogie's agate bracelet, I've been wanting to try something like it. Plus, I've had this malachite cab that needed to be used....
Components: Malachite cabochon, copper wire, fewer tears, possibly more curse words than the last one.
Pisces bracelet
I made this Pisces bracelet for my husband, for our 1 year anniversary!!! He loves anything that has to do With astrology and horoscopes.
Components: Embroidery floss for string
fiesta, Ole' !
Festive attire for example month of may!
Components: My handmade pottery bracelet, Czechs beads.
Primarily Turquoise
For the love of Gemstones...especially Turquoise!
Components: Turquoise Heishi, Black Tourmaline, Red Impression Jasper..LB, Red Lampwork ring LB, Kingman Turquoise, Bellflowers, button made from Czech Glass flower...I wish I'd picked a different button.
Dragonfly and ambers bracelet
I love the bronze finished Mykonos dragonfly. It is by far my favorite dragonfly charm to work with; a bit chunky, two-side, tactile, memorable. I...
Components: Mykonos dragonfly charm (LB), brown ghost chips (LB), 9mm rondelles Czech faceted fire-polished in a clear, pale green; a purple with mustard; and an amber all Picasso, a 6 mm Picasso smokey topaz Czech druk, 6x4mm sage Czech faceted and fire-polished rondelle, 3x5 butternut Czech fire-polished rondelle, 6/0 Toho hybrid Natural Picasso amber, 3/0 Toho silver-lined smokey topaz, 8/0 Toho frosted silver-lined smokey topaz, 11/0 vintage Venetian umber seed beads, Toho "Bronzes Mix, " Toho "Earth tones Mix, " wooden button with laser cut design, 2x2 heavy sterling silver crimp beads, and .019 silver satin Softflex (LB)
Leather N Pearls
Playing around with large hole pearls and ended up with this
Components: Large hole fresh water pearls, strands of leather attached to ribbon claps and a lobster clasp. Earrings just hanging on a piece of leather on a fishhook
Dragonfly Teardrops
Have alot of small czech beads I've never used, tried alternating the colors together
Components: Dragonfly link, square Czech beads, Czech teardrop beads and charms with a lobster clasp
Give Me A Hand
Just somethin' cute and sassy
Components: strands of baby blue glass seed beads from South Dakota, enamel baby blue toggle clasp and an enamel baby blue hand charm
Copper Stone
I had so much fun with this bracelet and knew exactly what I was going to do with the Nunn Design channel cuff when I saw them. This has a few...
Think Pink and a dash of blue
Can wear together or individually to ring in May flowers!
Components: Pink Quartz, pearl, pink ceramic, hand painted blue and white ceramic, silver Tibet spacers
Agate A New Bracelet
Now I know I've been hangin' with my husband too long. He loves corny jokes & play on words. Or maybe it's just too late. I'm referring to my...
Components: 16 & 24 gauge copper wire & Mexican laguna lace agate.
Buttoned Up Bracelets
These bracelets are simple to make. Pick your favorite mix of buttons and metal colors to create your own style. Make a few different styles and...
Awareness Bracelets
Create a design with meaning. The new Tierracast strength and beauty charms will inspire you to represent who you are through your design.
Hello Spring
The preppy colors of pink and green remind me of spring and inspired this "hodge podge" bracelet
Components: A mixture of fluorite, jade, aventurine gemstones, freshwater pearls, turquoise howlite chips, ceramic and Czech glass beads & pewter beads with ivy leaf toggle
Another Moogie First
I finally got the nerve to try my LOS gel. Wow does it work fast on copper! Dip, done. Into a baking soda bath, rinse, pat dry. Then take it off...
Components: 16 & 18 gauge copper wire & bronze zebra jasper
Jade Doublet Spring Fling Bracelet!
Green means go! Frolic in the warmth of sunny spring days and all the fresh greenery!
Components: Green Jade Tibet focal bead, sea glass, pearls strung on double toggle clasp
Rustic+Metal
New wirework hot off the bench in this one! It came together exactly as I envisioned.
Components: Handmade and hammered beadcaps, spacers and clasp......Czech beads from Etsy and LB, ceramic beads from Etsy.
Green Ladder
Picasso tube beads in a ladder pattern
Components: Picasso tubes, wax cord and a lobster clasp
Chakra Dreams
I love Chakra Jewelry and I love the Lotus Flower. I designed this as a delicate bracelet to wear.
Components: Gold (plated) 4-Sided Shallow Curve Noodle Bead 25x4.5mm - Item 44334
4-5mm roundel -Garnet, Carnelian, Citrine, Emerald, Iolite, Amethyst, and Tanzanite.
8mm gold plated toggle clasp
Finally
The title is due to the fact that it took a while to finish.....I couldn't make up my mind to add chain or dangles...So I did both!
Components: Czech beads from LB and Etsy. Small gold chain from my stash. PC focal, headpins, jumprings, clasp all made by me. Gemstone beads from Etsy shop.
Chatter
on “Primal Beginnings Set”:“Absolutely beautiful…” read »
on “Bee Dream”:“This is scrumptious. I love it. A very clever mix of awesome components.…” read »
on “Bee Dream”:“That chain maille looks so fabulous it must have taken forever! The bees are adorable as…” read »
on “Bee Dream”:“I can see why you both loved the different components! Both are beautiful!! The…” read »
on “Bee Dream”:“What a fortunate case of love! The lampwork is amazing - the leaves and wings look…” read »
on “Peace & Love”:“Serena D, I'm so glad you like my necklace. I don't have a step by step…” read »
- on “Peace & Love”:
“Do you have a step by step instructions for this. I Love It and want to…” read »
on “Peace & Love”:“Love it! Fun and playful.…” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“Beautiful earrings Jane. Congrats on your Etsy sale!…” read »
- on “Peace & Love”:
“Thank you so much. It's sweet of you guys to take the time to comment on…” read »
on “Peace & Love”:“Yes, love those sweet little links...add a nice visual detail with lots of fluid movement to…” read »
on “Peace & Love”:“Very fun! I love it.…” read »
on “Peace & Love”:“Wild, bright n cheerful! Right on kye!…” read »
on “Hearts a Blu”:“Oooooh! Right into faves!…” read »
- on “Peace & Love”:
“Those links are great! They have enough substance to carry the piece, yet aren't so bulky…” read »
on “Summer Time Earrings”:“The bronze clay components were made by Petra...I never implied I made them. Thanks for pointing…” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“Thanks to you all for the lovely comments....I just got my first sale on Etsy!!…” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“The porcelain components were made by Scorched Earth…” read »
on “Peace & Love”:“Absolutely a WOW! Love the color but appreciate and love the chainmaille.…” read »
on “Peace & Love”:“Totally groovy!! Love all the colors.....takes me back to my youth! Lol. She will love it.…” read »
on “Peace & Love”:“Perfect--She will love it! Dyed Howlite always packs such a colorful punch in designs. …” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“You did a fantastic job highlighting those great earring components. Both stylish and a lot…” read »
- on “Peace & Love”:
“Very cute and hippie-like!…” read »
- on “rainy day earrings”:
“I just love what you did with those cloud links. The rose quartz drops hanging…” read »
- on “PMC Made from a rose”:
“Wow Lynn, this is beautiful! Love the details. Is there a rose bud under…” read »
- on “Peace & Love”:
“That special young lady will love this! The chain maille and 6o's vibe beads is…” read »
- on “Peace & Love”:
“So cute!…” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“These are lovely. I could not pick a favourite, but I am pulled by the…” read »
on “rainy day earrings”:“These are a fave!…” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“I agree that there is something for everyone in this grouping. They are all so…” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“Cute, cute, cute! I love them all!…” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“What a great assortment of fun earrings. There's something for everyone. It's hard to pick a…” read »
- on “Summer Time Earrings”:
“Beautiful grouping of summery earrings. I like them all, but especially the moon and stars pair!…” read »
- on “PMC Made from a rose”:
“I have no idea how you did this but it's beautiful!…” read »
- on “rainy day earrings”:
“These are so pretty
The clouds are a nice touch.…” read » 
on “Honey Do List June 2017”:“All I can say is WOW love everything about this, Great Job!! Hope hubby is proud…” read »
- on “Moonshine”:
“Nice bracelet but I agree about the hook clasp also, like its to big or something!…” read »
- on “Polymer Play”:
“Your pendant tuned out awesome, and the necklace too!…” read »
- on “Hearts a Blu”:
“Wow this is a really cool piece! I like the combo of the beads and the…” read »
- on “Copper Fire”:
“I like them all, and its very rewarding to make your own findings!…” read »
