End of holidays for my fingers - Busy weaving

I rested my fingers for about two weeks in conjunction with Chinese New Year! That's a long long time but I guess they deserve the rest as they have been working very hard the whole of last year :) Not that I am complaining. After the long rest, today they start to get busy again. Took out my pliers, wires and stones and made these 2 adjustable woven wire rings. All this while I thought I have ran out of this faceted black onyx but found three of them hidden away in one of the plastic containers. The last one left is for me...hehehe. Hope I can find the same kind of stone, shape and cut again as they are one of the favorite.

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.

Ethnic Ring - Black Agate

Finally done - A wire wrapped ethnic ring based on Iza's tutorial. The stones are 5mm black agate.

It's still raining in Kuching.

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.

Back to Wire Weaving and Adjustable Ring

This is sort of like a challenge for me. A customer requested for a cab wrap ala Eni's Square Cab Ring but it has to be adjustable ala Louise's woven wave bypass ring. Was not sure whether I can do it or not but I gave it a try last night and Yippi! its possible. As can be seen here, the square bead is wrapped according to Eni's Square Cab Ring method while the shank is according to Louise's adjustable woven ring method. It was not easy but it is possible. Planning to make another one again.

Weaving my Heart Away

Am at weaving again and enjoying it very much. Someone saw the adjustable woven ring I made as gift for my friend the other day and requested for similar ones and here they are. Identical twins ha? :) Not reallylah! but they are woven with gold filled wire. The best thing about adjustable rings are you don't have to worry about the perfect fit. One size fits all! Easy on me and easy for the wearer.

More Please! Sparklies

For the last two nights, I have been working on these sparklies. 50 of them. Yeah! A whole bunch of them and my fingers are sore from holding the crystals, especially the 4mm Swarovski Crystal while wrapping them. They can be quite painful if you keep holding them on the same spot of your fingertip - in this case the tip of my pointing finger. These are called Sparkly Crystal Ring and they are similar the following which I have done before (Wow! quite a lot of them now that I am listing them here):

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• Here - the tutorial if you are intersted :) - http://wirebliss.etsy.com

Here are few simpler version of the ring as I ran out of 4mm bicone Swarovski Crystal. Still simple and sparkly though. They are all wrapped with 23ga gold filled wire, Swarovski Crystals and gold filled metal beads (3mm).

Woven Rings - Gift for a Friend

The three gold filled wire woven rings are made for a good friend of mine and her mom - GK. Her birthday is coming very soon and I hope that these rings for her two little fingers will bring her all the "ong" (good fortune/luck) she needs :) I use Citrine for both rings as Citrine attracts wealth and people who can prosper us. For the other gold filled ring, I use Obsidian and this is a gift for GK's mom. They say Obsidian helps to promote grounding and release tension and energy blockages. The last ring, black onyx woven ring (stainless steel wire) is a commissioned piece.

New - Woven Black Onyx Ring (Adjustable)

Take a break to post this new wire woven black onyx ring. I ran out of the oblong shaped black onyx as made previously (yeah! it's one of my most popular piece), therefore opted for this new faceted black onyx stone. This one is "fatter" looking but I still love it. More prominent and visible.

Cubic Zirconia Prong Ring

Latest prong ring with cubic zirconia. This is an experimental piece with gold filled wire. Since I only have a size 24ga wire, it is a bit too thin for the prong. A thicker wire would hold the stone tighter. 

Sparkly Ring

Been a while since I last posted anything on sparkly wire wrap ring. Not that I am not making them but they all look alike therefore I have not been posting them else you all get bored with it :)

Anyway, here is one of my most recent one just to bore you with :)

Variations on Sparkly Crystal Ring by Cheryl Lloyd

How creative can you be with my sparkly crystal ring?

Here are variations of the ring by Cheryl Lloyd of Handmade In Wiltshire. She made a double  turn around the central stone and then the two outers. Lovely aren't they and here is what she has to say:

"I've played around with your sparkly ring tutorial so often - it's such a good technique, thank you. Yes, I can do it blindfolded now!"

Blindfolded!  Although its my tut but I can't do it blindfolded yet LOL!

Ruby Ring

This sterling silver Ruby ring goes together with the Ruby bracelet completed yesterday. Done just in time for Amee as she is leaving tomorrow morning. Von voyage Mee!

The cab is about 1 cm at its longest, therefore its quite prominent with its beautiful color. 

Few Items Completed Today

Sharing with you several pieces I managed to complete today - Woven Black Onyx Ring, Pearl Bracelet and Herringbone Weaved Bracelet and Earrings set.

Another Prong Ring

Still with ring today - yeah! my second prong ring in sterling silver wire and a light purple crystal. Its so dainty and feminine. Love this ring very much and I might keep it for myself since I made it my size - 12 (US6) :D

Prong Ring - My First

Finally made my first prong ring today and that is all that I did today! Actually, the stone (opal) was originally from an earlier ring but it was way to big so i have to redo it. This ring is based on Dianne Karg Baron's tutorial for a two tone prong ring. Very happy with the outcome as I have been wanting to make this type of ring for a long long time.

Oxidised Vs Non-Oxidised

Two days ago I showed you how I oxidized my sterling silver ring but left it as it is as I do not know what to use to polish the oxidized ring. Poranna is kind enough to find out from her friends and suggested that I use cloth that we use to clean our eye glasses. So, here is the result. The oxidized ring is shown together with one which is not. Which one do you prefer? Oxidized or non-oxidized?

Took the Plunge - 1st Oxidised Sterling Silver Ring, Simple Steps, Hard Boiled Egg

Guess this is the natural progression in my wire jewelry journey - oxidizing my pieces. I have been thinking about it for a while. Actually since I purchased my first sterling silver wire few months back. When I reached home yesterday evening, I headed straight to the kitchen, took out an airtight container and start boiling an egg. So, here are some pictorials to show the whole process of oxidizing my wire wrap sterling silver sparkly ring...hmm, almost whole process except for the polishing part.

Items needed:

An airtight container.

An egg - hard boiled. Sterling Silver Ring in the container, waiting for the egg ***Yummy***

The Process:

Egg shell removed.

Smashed egg and place both ring and egg inside the container. The egg should be hot.

Covered the container tightly and left for about 15 minutes. Notice steam inside. Result after 15 minutes, golden brown. As the color is not dark enough, egg was reheated in the microwave and placed back into the container. Left it for another 15 minutes.

Tada!! The result after 30 minutes. Darker.

.....and yucky! :)

After cleaning it with water. No more shine! Now, I wonder how do I polish this ring? Someone suggested polishing cloth and another steel wool. The problem is, I don't have both...and not sure where to find them......duh! Any suggestion where I can find these two items or you have other suggestions on what can be used (household items?) to polish it. All suggestions are welcome.....Thanks in advance :)