Week 5 – Earrings
Sterling silver wire spiraled and shaped into earrings. Add facetted amethyst beads. Visit my Blog
Week 5-Bronze Age-Cut out Copper
This was my first project cutting out shapes from copper sheet and brass sheet. I'm finding that I love to rivet, albeit not very well yet. I made the jumprings and coils to connect the coper shapes and added a couple of spiral dangles for good measure.
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KittyD
Week 5 – Copper and Jasper – Randi/Dax58
These pendants follow the same techniques as last week – the frames are
16g copper, shaped and hammered, with 24g accent wire as
design and support. The one on the right is a variation with the spirals on the
bottom, and an added bail at top. The stones are labeled as Fancy Jasper, but the swirls and color look alot
like Ocean Jasper, except they don't have the amoeba like pattern.
The pendants are lightly antiqued and buffed for a matte shine finish.
Comments are always welcome… check out StudioDax for more about my teaching, My Jewelry Blog for more on my FSOJ projects, and My Website for more of my jewelry. Thanks, Randi
Week 5: Dragon Eye
Not on theme, but at least I HAVE been creating pieces and (basically) keeping up with YOJ so far this year. And, it's not wire work, but I've been creating a kabillion earrings using my tutorial, so had to give that a break and work on some seed bead embroidery.
Large black onyx cabochon (I LOVE onyx and would use it in everything if it wouldn't get boring) surrounded by a whole lotta irridescent green seed beads. I've gotten used to making these simple beaded bezels, so they no longer take me 5 hours to complete. lol. Now I'm down to a moderate two hours!
Hope you enjoy it.
Nik
Wk 5 – Citrine and amethyst earrings
Simple little earrings of stunning amethyst and citrine. I have actually been kind of productive recently – I'm behind in posting but not in creating – but this is all I have photographed so far and I promised myself I would post today.
As always C&C is appreciated. You can see more on my Creativity Journal.
Green crysdtal and Sterling wire pendant
I am having fun with pendants! Crystal beads and GF sterling wire were used to make this pendant,
Karen
Week 5 – Bronze Age
I really had a hard time getting into this theme – hence I'm a little late! I started looking at creating a shield with a spiral design, but ended up chucking that and starting again (always frustrating!) I then decided on an amphora, after researching the pots/urns used in that era.
The outline for the amphora was created in goldfill, and painstakingly
wirewrapped in thin sterling wire. I then created an elaborate pattern
at the neck of the amphora, using a double row of glowing rhodolite
garnets, and a glimmering row of special mystic topaz. Beneath this, a
row of angled goldfill beads are perched, with a truly incredible
carved lemon quartz bead secured in the vessel itself. Oxidised and
rubbed back to reveal the textures of the wire patterns, this was
secured to a length of sterling chain using goldfill beads and sterling
wire, and finished with a Balinese silver "s" clasp.
Week 5 – More experimenting fun
This is what happens when I get a dremel and some wire in my hand. I was trying to figure out a good way to coil wire around wire to save my hands a bit of aggravation when they aren't feeling so well. One thing led to another and away I went spinning and spinning the wire until I had the base of this piece made. It was just too much fun letting it go where it wanted, until I looked down at my spool of wire and saw how much it had decreased!
Week 5: Green Gold earrings
These are Green Gold briolettes and fine silver. I have beaded up the ends of the fine silver wire and created bead caps from them. For some reason I am not able to take good pictures of this pair of earrings.
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Week 5 – Bronze Age Tribute
Here is my amber spiral pendant, a tribute to the jewelers in the Bronze Age who really started jewelry as we know it. They had the combination of metal-working skills and the increased prosperity to make ornaments that were not required to be amulets or ritual items, but were expressions of beauty and decoration for its own sake.
The design is based on Sorcie's spiral pendant pattern, many thanks to her. This is another example of 28g sterling wrapped on a 20g sterling core. The special feature is the hidden bail, seen in the second picture. I've been working with this idea for a time, and am happy with the results. This can be worn on a ribbon or cord, on a silver chain, or on a beaded necklace.
For more, please visit my blog Silver and Crystals and Beads, Oh My! Your comments and critique are always welcome. Thanks for looking.
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