Four Seasons of Jewelry '06-'07

Week 5 - first ring design

Started playing with more copper, found a cool little "rose" type pattern. Made a few in copper, some in silver. I quite like it :)

week 5 - weirdlywired

This is a fun bracelet I made in an interesting moment of free-form fever.  It doesn't happen often, but when it does, I don't hold back.  There was also a choker that went with this bracelet, but it sold the first night I wore it, (to volleyball-where I test the durability of my new pieces) so I neglected to get a picture.  OOPS.

This is 3 pieces (18" long each) of 18G copper that I bound together at one end (with 4" on the backside of the binding) and then I just started twisting and looping the wires around each other.  It was fun and it sold at the first show I took it to, so I'll probably try it in SS.  It fit my wrist, but due to feedback from many, I added a piece of leather and attached the clasp to that for larger fit.

Thanks for looking and any feedback you may have!

Take Care,
Angie S
http://www.allthingsangie.com/

Copper Nights

Playing with leather on this one.  And this is fun.  I was drawn to these faceted rutile quartz stones...such lovely soft colors with golden and copper light.  Still working with leaf forms.

Week 5- Ninde'- Copper Nights

I am playing catch up, as always.  This bracelet is my first chainmaille project ever and I know now why I have waited so long to try it!

I have always loved the look of the chainmaille bracelets but wasn't sure if I had the patience to do it.  Since the theme was copper, and I knew my first attempt would not be silver, and since there was a chainmaille project on my list of projects to try, I decided the fates were all aligned and went for it.

The pattern is called Tryzantine and is according to the article, a variation of the Byzantine link pattern.  Since I do not know the Byzantine, I do not know what the difference is.  This pattern and project are from the October 2004 Bead and Button Magazine.  The project is by Anne Mitchell.  It uses 16 gauge wire.

I took this thing apart so many times before I got the first three inches done.  I think I have it now, but don't think I will try it without the article in front of me.  Whew,  that's where the "nights" comes from in the theme- Copper Nights.  It took me nights to get it done!

I used LOS and then put it in the tumbler with steel shot and got the strangest result.  Instead of tumbling the los off the  high surfaces, the whole thing polished up a steel gray color!  I thought about leaving it but I really wanted a copper bracelet so I spent forever trying to hand polish the gray off so I could see the copper.  You will notice that I got very "accepting" of the gray at the end.  The copper isn't quite totally recovered, but I have decided it is a "design choice" I can live with.

Mary- Ninde' Designs

www.nindedesigns.com

Week 5 ~ ChimeraC

This week I finished up some chains that I had sitting in my to be gone through pile.   I must have a pound of chains from taking pictures for instructions, starting one in class to show how it's done, trying out different sizes for a chain or a chain I started and just didn't like at the moment.
From top to bottom is Beez to Butterflies in 4mm 18g, Beez to Butterflies in 4.5mm 18g, Diamondlace in 4mm and 3.5mm 18g, Double Spiral in 4.7mm 18g, Olympus in 6mm 16g and two different Celtic Stars.
I have a closeup of all the chains on my blog.
http://modernmaille.blogspot.com/

Toffee and Fudge

I have been a while on this one, owing to the theme, I could have used copper pearls or something, as we only have a small amount of copper wire which we used for practising at one time. Anyway to cut a long story to a reasonable length. I was tempted into buying some lovely copper beads and clasps recently which actually arrived this week. I know many people love copper anway I am glad I did.  I added three lampwork beads in toffee and fudge colors, I am not too sure I like the bracelet and I was going to take it apart as it was only an experiment but Lara has almost persuaded me not to! Do any of you like or buy copper ? I would love a bit of feedback on this one please.

~Jackie

FSOJ wk5 Shaggy

My post are disappearing!! Lets try again. Love these earrings.

Late post - Copper Nights.

Sorry I'm so late posting, life has definately got in the way of my jewellery making these last 2 weeks, how dare it! I used 18 & 20g copper for this piece & murano centrepiece & some cheapo india  glass beads. I wanted to practice scrolls & wrapped loops so I used a simplified version of Kerry Bogerts design in the fall step by step wire, I even made the clasp & it actually works woohoo! I will keep practising with craft wire for this 'cos I really want to make a nice version using sterling & semi precious, hopefully my skills will improve quickly! Any comments/suggestions welcome.

Sarah.

Week 5 - "Gypsy Earrings"

I'm late, but I had these earrings finished last week.  I just didn't have time to photograph.
I used hand-faceted Carnelian, 20 and 22 gauge sterling silver.  I made two pairs of these; one to sell and one for my daughter's birthday present.  She wore them yesterday for a Halloween party and went as a Gypsy.  -Nancy

I really thought...

I can honestly say that when I was about to post the CURRENT week's post, I had no clue I hadn't even posted last week's yet!  Not on theme, since I have no copper, But I liked it anyways...  A greenstone cab done by bitterbrook...  nice and big!  Then, my version of a preston reuther type sculpted setting...  I don't do these very otften, but did a whole bunch last week, and had a blast!