Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Week 52-Woven and Braided Silver Necklace


I can finally post this. This was made as part of a Christmas exchange between two of my Creative Wire Jewlery forum friends and myself so I had to sit on it until after the 25th. It's two 18 gauge wires woven together and then woven again into a braided centerpiece. Whew! I can't believe I made it through a whole year and, although not usually on time, I managed to post something every week. I've really enjoyed participating in the Year of Jewelry and seeing everyone's creations, and I'm looking forward to 2010.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Week 51-Malachite Pendant



This is something I was playing around with while trying to come up with ideas for class projects. It was inspired somewhat by the work of Huan Pham, an amazing artist who uses a lot of loopy elements in his designs. There are still a lot of details to be worked out before I'm ready to teach this but I think it has possibilities.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Merry Christmas Videos

This is the home of a gentleman who lives few miles from me. He starts his Christmas decorations right after he takes down his Halloween display and I look forward to driving by his house every year. One video shows the view from the road and the other is taken a little closer to the house. But there's really no way to take it all in without being there.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Week 50-Woven Silver and Labradorite Necklace


I'm still playing around with forming woven wires into shapes. This started with a gorgeous 18mm x 13mm AAA labradorite cabochon that was netted onto a soldered frame. When I wove the 18 gauge wires together I attached the cab frame to the weaving in several places as I went along and then carefully worked the woven wires into shape with mostly my fingers. I applied a liver of sulfur patina to the whole piece to enhance the details.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Week 49-Poppy CZ Pendant



This is the only thing new I that I managed to make this week. At a recent show a lady really liked the red CZ pendant that I posted in a previous week but when she came back to buy it, it had already sold. So this is a special order for her because she's in love with this color. This particular CZ measuers 22mm X 30mm. I hope you enjoy it, Lynn.