A quick post this morning as I have to finish some work (office) today
......on a Saturday! :( There goes half the weekend....
Anyway, this cross is a custom order....similar to this and this. Got the idea? :)
I worked out how to create the rays out of wire and here is my second Montrance/Monstrance with rays emanating from the center.
Enjoy and let me know what you think of this piece.
Appreciate your visit.
WireBlissMei
Not sure if this qualify as a Montrance or not. That is why I am calling it a different kind of Montrance - wire wrapped Montrance :) Focal is pearl while the frame is 20ga wire.
This is a "commissioned" piece but it turned out quite different from the Montrance that was shown to me as sample. Lucky I told her that I will take this project as a challenge as I was not sure if I can create it with wire. Still, I hope she likes it.
Inspiration: The "Koru" swirl is inspiration from Erin
WireBlissMei
Been wanting to post this wire wrapped cross since last night but just manage to find some time to do it now. The two boys are taking their nap and its raining outside. So, its cool and quite.
This is a commissioned piece. The frame is 18ga wire while stones are made up of Cherry Quartz, garnet and amethyst as the center piece. All wrapped with 28ga wire.
I made something similar last year. I actually forgotten how I made it! Yeah! it happens. 
WireBlissMei
Yeap! Another one inspired by Iza's wire weaved cross. Don't you just love the aquamarine? New owner will be coming soon :) Hope she likes it.
In my previous post here, I have shown you this piece only partially. If you are a wire wrap jewelry enthusiasts, you may have seen this familiar piece of cross one time or another in the www.
Yeah! This is Iza's inspired cross involving lots of wire weaving and long hours.
This piece is wire weaved with 29ga stainless steel wire (yeah a bit stiff for weaving) over 19ga stainless steel wire but I am very satisfied with the outcome. Managed to weaved them close and tightly. The stones are peridot. The focal was weaved herringbone style. 
Last night was spent finishing up few more crosses for a friend. These are all for handphones or anywhere for that matter as long as you can hang them :)
The Frame
Tiger's Eyes?
Cherry Quartz?
Today I made another rosary. This one is for my sister in-law who is here for a short holiday.
This is my favorite one so far. Always fascinated with green. I used the deep emerald faceted crystal rondelles and lime colored Czechs fire polished beads and the contrast gives it a very nice look.
Ah well, another rose quartz rosary and this time its for Swee Lin, my niece. This picture here is however not Swee Lin. She is her younger sister, Mui Mui, turned 10 today. Swee Lin is too camera shy so Mui Mui posed with this rosary on her behalf. Both nieces are here for a short holiday with their mom and grandma. So, its a busy weekend for me. Managed to squeeze some time this morning and evening to get this rosary done. Another one on the way as well for the mom.
The close up pic of the rosary is not so good. The color turned up too pale against the orange background. Must remind myself to change the background with lighter color for future photo taking.
And for tonight's post, let me introduce you to my little boy - Henry, the younger one. He is two and very "ngiau"........LOL.
Age is really catching up with me. Only realized it last weekend and today. The aftermath of a badminton game. I took part in a competition last weekend and now my whole body is aching. What makes it worst is that I only played one set!. Duh! duh! If I was to play more sets, I am quite sure I will be bedridden.......What should I do now? Play and train more, that is the only way to keep fit and ever ready for competition. Not that I am very keen with competition nowadays. Actually I don't like to take part in them anymore especially at this age but sometimes its hard to say no when requested by someone like my FATHER.....Anyway, I just need to convince him that I am not as fit as when I was a teenager or in my earlier 20's. I guess in our parents eyes, we are always young (hehe!).
That aside, I performed better in wire jewelry...LOL. I managed to finished the amethyst rosary started last Friday. Just in time for Xmas. Made another two pairs of tiger eyes earrings as well.
This rosary is made for my childhood best friend back in Sabah. We have not been keeping in touch (directly) for years until recently when I discovered her online. Most of the time, news of her trickle down to me through third party.
She requested for two and I only finished this rose quartz rosary last night. Spent two nights to complete it...or about 5 hours in between tv breaks....
David, my colleague owned a broken rosary, with missing beads. Knowing that I love doing wire wrapping, he lets me redo it for him. I looked for suitable beads and reuse the cross and center piece of the rosary (don’t know what it is called). And he was very happy and satisfied with the outcome.
Instead of just bending the wire to link to the next bead, I wire wrapped each one of them individually (see close-up photo). This way the wire will not bend open as in a normal bended wire rosary. I am very sure this rosary will last longer if not for lifetime. Maybe he can inherit it to his son or daughter….just joking.
Tag: rosary beads wire wrapped
