Melissa Muir – week 19
This is a piece I made because I was so frustrated with everything that was going on and I couldn't make anything look good to save my life. So I grabbed some wire and just began to bend to see what would happen. It is a very simple piece, but still somewhat elegant.
The beads are carnelian.
Week 19 – Wire Woven CZ Earrings
These lovely red/orange cz's have been framed in 14k gold-filled wire that has been woven on a frame of 18g round wire and accented with cz buttons.
Week 19 – John Williams Waterhouse
Jesse’s Pendant – Week 19
My youngest daughter graduated high school last month and asked me to make a pendant to match a mint green and white sundress dress she planned to wear. She likes clean simple lines so this is what I came up with. The focal bead is a cracked quartz and is in reality blindingly white.
Week 19-JW Waterhouse-Ooh La La
This week's submission offered a challenge for me…..one that I enjoyed and a technique that I need to continue to perfect. I cut a heart shape out of copper sheet. texturized a heart shape on sterling silver sheet that was used as a backdrop to the copper sheet. I used copper tubing and riveted the pieces together with sterling silver wire. The crystals are from a broken bracelet of my mother's and the majority of the dangles are pieces of my mother's jewelry also. The flower button was given to me by my friend to use on this piece.
KittyD
Week 19 – how did I get so far behind already?
I'm a slacker, and proud of it! I'll celebrate later.
I made this using Swati's tutorial for the spiral ring http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25665837
Good tutorial and easy to follow – what more could you want? I did bind the shank all the way around rather than just at the back for a more uniform look.
Sterling Silver and Labradorite.
thanks for looking!
Angie S
http://www.allthingsangie.com
Sterling silver
Week 19 – Simple Wrap Pendant – Randi/Dax58
I've been looking to create some very simple designs to highlight some lampwork beads – this is one of the styles I came up with. It's a very simple design, but I have some customers whlike the beads and want a finished look, but not a "foo-foo" look.
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 19: Tourmaline earrings
These are made with sterling silver wire, gold-filled wire, micro-faceted Tourmaline beads, and faceted Green Gold Quartz. To see more pictures and details, please visit my Etsy shop at http://FleurVioletteJewelry.Etsy.com, and my blog at http://Takung.Blogspot.com.
YOJ09-19 Mother & Child Pendant – Dianne Karg Baron
Mother & Child Pendant (2009)
Sterling silver, formed, flame-worked
L 5.4 cm x W 2.4 cm
It’s Mother’s Day, so my piece this week is in honour of Motherhood.
So, here is the Mother, full with her Child. The design is a bit
abstract, and I decided that it would not work without a bit of
soldering. I’ve wanted to do a Mother & Child piece for a long
time, and, I’m pleased to finally have a design I like.
Happy Mothers Day to all the Mommies who read this :-).
More photos and commentary are available on my blog, a wrapturous blog. Comments and critques welcome!
Week 19 – Couched Spiral
It occurred to me this week that this technique I have been exploring is identical to couching as used in textile art and embroidery. Couching allows expensive, bulky or fragile materials to be attached to the front only of an embroidered piece, and is used for beads, metallic threads, and silks. It is widely used in liturgical embroidery since it makes the most of the precious materials favored for ceremonial applications. Long ago I took a number of classes in metal and silk embroidery, and so it is no surprise that this technique should fall under my fingers so easily.
This very delicate pendant is another couched piece. Excluding the bail it measures about 2" tall by 1 5/8" wide. The bail is herringbone, my preferred bail. I cover more about this and other events of the week at my blog, Silver and Crystals and Beads, Oh My!. Please stop by for a look and some interesting links.
At week 19, we are fast approaching our halfway point. I'm still experimenting, still enjoying the order of having this point of sharing each week, and still glad that this group exists for me to share. Thanks all!
Comments and critiques are always welcome, and thanks for looking.
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