Woven Earrings

Sometimes I find it a bit difficult to start on a project. This woven earrings is one of them. Maybe it is because it involves lots of coiling :) Although I use drill to coil the wire, the thought of the heavy drill, recharging the battery if its been sitting idle for a while and setting up the vice clamp can delay things a bit :) 
Don't get me wrong as I don't mind complicated projects but when there are simpler projects at the same time, I will start with the simpler projects first.
How about you?

 

P.s, this woven earrings was completed on time though ;)

Wire Wrapped Rose Earrings and Brooch

Back when I just started with wire jewelry over 3 years ago, one of the first people I got to know is Kulli (Karnaaks) from Estonia. She especially love my Twice Around the World Bracelet. :) Be patience a bit ya Karnaaks! I should get started with the tut soon.
We lost touch for a while, then we got connected via Facebook. But then I just don't get to read all the fresh feeds each day. Most of the time I missed out on these feeds and happenings, including hers.
Recently though we got in touch again when she shared with me her wire wrapped rose earrings and brooch. She did them her way and they are some beautiful variations.
Here are some pictures of her creations. Hope you got inspired by them.

New Wire Wrapped Stud Earrings

It feels like a long time since I last made these studs.

Finally two new pair of pearl stud earrings based on my top wrapped and simple but elegant methods.

They are wire wrapped with only a piece of wire (each side), no soldering or gluing.
They are really fun to make and will make great gifts...especially last minute gifts.

These two pairs will soon be heading to their new owners :)

Amber Wire Wrap Post Earrings

Kerri of Beadworks by Kerry recently shared with me her Amber Wire Wrap Post based on my Top Wrapped Stud Earrings Tutorial. Here are pictures of the wrapped post by Kerri. There are more pictures at her Etsy Shop.
This beauty makes my hand itchy again....got to go make some studs soon.

While you are at Kerri's Etsy Shop, do check out here awesome bead works. I especially like this Beadwoven Cobalt Blue and Emerald Green Necklace. If you would like to find out more about  Kerri 's journey, she also has a blog - http://www.beadworksbykerri.blogspot.com/

Kerri, thank you for sharing.

Happy weekend all! 

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Visitors to the Garden this Evening

After yesterday, I got some time to clear the book shelve in the room and discovered that I have more than 10 books in there collecting dust. These books have been collecting dust since I bought them, some from few years back. I don't even remember I have them...duh!
Looks like I have to allocate some time for them. First task is to wipe off the dust and its done. Secondly to find the time to read them...that is the difficult part.....
And hey, look who visited the garden this evening?

Wire Wrapped Rose Earrings & Rings by You

Here are some feedback I received on the Wire Wrapped Rose Earrings Tutorial:

I love it! It's so easy and the results are gorgeous! - Dana of Colors of the Wood

Not a day has passed from buying tutorial and I have a new pair of earring already! Such fun to make and very easy instructions to follow,thank you :) - Theresa's Crafty Place

Excellent quality easy to follow instructions and photos. Thank you - Carol'sStudio

Here are pics of the earrings by Dana and Ginny:

Dana been working hard and created several pieces of them - rose rings and earrings.

 

Ginny added bead dangles on them. I think they are really sweet.
Thank you all for sharing.

If you are interested check out the tutorial at my Etsy Shop -

http://www.wirebliss.etsy.com

Wire Wrapped Caged Earrings - Painful piece, almost gave up

Yeah! I almost gave up on this one. I was wire wrapping this pair when headache strike again last Sunday. Managed to finish it before the full blown pain. Maybe because of that I decided this is one of the more difficult and painful piece. Yeah! Blame it on the headache :)
Anyway, headache is gone now and the world is so very BEAUTIFUL again!

Secondly, these are really tiny heart crystals....heart shape not very visible due to the wrap.
They are less than 1cm. Had hard time holding them down with my "temporary" clumsy fingers while trying to secure the loops/wraps at the front. The crystals kept slipping away to the sides or out the cage.

I hope the pain doesn't show on the earrings :)
So, here's happy non-headache days ahead and wishing you will never ever get any headache in your life.

Wire Wrapped Earrings Day

Editted 4th Oct 09.
Not sure what happened to the pictures uploaded previously. Thanks Heather for informing me.
Here they are again.
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Here are couple of wire wrapped earrings completed yesterday and today.

Been playing with jump rings and here are the result.

Very simple and quick projects.

 

 

Pearl Earrings, Rose Earrings & Rose Ring

Another simple earring design to go with the pearl bracelets made yesterday. Opps! I should make another one for the blue pearl bracelet..Duh! I love this pair of Rose Earrings. They are easy to make. However, you will need to know how to make the Rose Ring first though. The ear hook is not separate from the rose. They are all in one piece of wire :) Maybe I should come up with a tutorial for this pair of earrings. What do you think? The Rose Ring Tutorial is available at my Etsy Shop if you are interested.

Stringing Projects

Sometimes I wonder why I don't do stringing projects more often. They are much! much! much! easier than wire wrapping. They are much faster to complete. I can complete one necklace under half and hour. On the other hand I need at least 3 to 4 hours to complete one wire wrapped necklace or 1 to 2 hours for a wire wrapped bracelet. Much more hours needed if the wire wrapping is complicated. But then I realized stringing is just stringing. All you need are string, clasps, pliers and beads or gemstones. Put them all together and you are done. Of course, a bit more creativity will create one of a kind stringed piece. Wire wrapping on the other hand still requires all the above except the string. But then of course lots of patience and load of imagination and creativity. With wires, I can manipulate them into various designs and shapes which string can't do. You can't make a clasp out of string do you? Or you can? At the end of the day, completing a wire wrapped piece gives me more satisfaction and sense of accomplishment than completing a stringed piece of jewelry. Hmm.....maybe you don't agree with me. The above necklaces, bracelet and earrings turned out quite well but I am still crazy about wires and wire wrapping jewelry ;D Have a happy wrapping day!

Wire Wrapped Dangles

Been a bit slow in the creation department and bit slack in posting. Should be picking up soon. Still warming up and for a start, completed these two pair of wire wrapped dangle earrings last night. Something simple and uncomplicated for a new owner.

Don's Bow Earrings - Wire Wrapped Stud Earrings

Louise and Don are very talented wire artists that I got to know from one of the jewelry forums that I joined. I feel very honored that they are interested with my Wire Wrapped Stud Earrings Tutorial :) The amazing thing is Don came up with his own version of the stud earrings with the addition of "LITTLE BOWS". Very cute aren't they?! Louise said:

"You know Don, if he can tie a knot, he will"

Louise and Don also write tutorials. I have both and they are both a hit! If you have the time, do check them out at their FB - Kingfisher Designs. Their tutorials are very well written, easy to understand and I can assure you that you will be able to create the projects taught with flying colors. Here are their tutorials: Woven Wave Ring - Adjustable and versatile. Very popular! My version, quite a few of them and here are just some of them. Tucuman Bracelet - Very unique and one of a kind. My versions here and here. I should revisit these two designs. Been a while. WireBlissMei

Wire Wrapped/Coiled Earrings - Fruity

This pair of earrings is a long overdue project. Been many many moons. Sorry! "S"....:) Was delaying a "bit" when I thought about all the wire coiling needed. However, I learn an easy way to coil wire (with a drill) which speed up the whole process a thousand time and save me all the sore fingers from Ms. Perri (thank you! thank you! Ms. Perri for being such a generous and sharing person). Anyway, "S", I hope you like this pair of earrings. Many many champagne colored pearls, Swarovski Crystals and tourmaline and the large faceted champagne colored drop crystals. All component of the earrings are handcrafted including the ear hooks. The earrings measure about 6.5cm (2.5in) from top to bottom. Weight....hmmm.....1kg each...haha! just jokinglah!....but you can feel the weight pulling down your earlobes though.... hmmm...how heavy is that?.....but no worry, as long as they attract all the attention...hehe~:D WireBlissMei

She Did it Again!

Emily did it again with the Wire Wrapped Tulips and Sparkly 'O' Studs!.

I don't need to describe or explain more. Just take a look at her pieces here. 

Very well done Emily! Congratulations and thank you for sharing these pictures.

Wire Wrapped Tulips

Sparkly 'O' Studs: Athena's Shield Earrings

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Sparkly 'O' Studs - Variations

Here are few variations of the Sparkly 'O' Studs. Yeah! you can actually create a pendant out of this tutorial. Now we have to call it Sparkly 'O' Pendant :) This one is all wire - copper wire. Simple and nice! Another with copper wire and malachite - 8mm ...and this one just to show how it looks like on my ear. A bit blur there...took the picture myself so tried very hard to get a good shot. WireBlissMei

Still with Top Wrapped Stud Earrings

Made this tonight and fell in love with the pearl pair. Tutorial for this type of earrings is available here and at my etsy shop. WireBlissMei

Just a few Post Earrings

Here are few post earrings I managed to get done today. They are done almost similar to the stud earrings. It's late and it's time for bed. I was unable to access my blog earlier, reason for this late posting. But I will be off to bed right after this. So, have a wonderful morning and happy weekend. WireBlissMei

Rose! Rose! I Love You - Wire Wrapped Rose Earrings

The 17ga stainless steel wire is really tough. Notice how I was having tough time bending the wire ends? Ugly ya? I think I better stick with 20ga :) Wire Wrapped Rose Ring Tutorial is available at my Etsy Shop. Side view looks better...:) Here is a simple pair of spiral earrings with 17ga stainless steel wire too. Handmade hooks with 20ga stainless steel wire. WireBlissMei

Back to Wire Jewelry

I thought I can make a lot last few days but I didn't manage. In between spring cleaning, shopping, sewing, surfing, etc, I only managed this few earrings, rings and a tutorial for Infinity Bracelet.

A Ring and a Pair of Earring

I completed three projects today. One was posted earlier and here's the other two - seahorse tail earrings and a simple pearl nest ring. This time around, I employ Soumak Weave for the seahorse tail earrings compared to the previous one where I used the figure "8" weave.