Fishing Hook Earring - Experimental

I went to the fishing tackle shop this afternoon and bought this packet of gold plated fishing hook. The idea that came to my head when I saw the hook is a fishing hook earring. Here are pics showing the sequence in creating this earring. Very sharp hook, as indicated on the packet - RAZOR SHARP. The sharp ends were cut off otherwise someone might get hook at the wrong places...ouch! Excuse the hairy part. That belongs to hubby. Can't find anyone to model for me so he is the easy "victim". Oh yes! He got pierced earlobe. This is just an experimental piece. One thing for sure, the hook is veeery hard. That is why I have second thought about subsequent pieces.

Jewelry - Metal File & Ring Mandrel

Still about my tools. Today I am showing my file and ring mandrel. Well actually the file belongs to hubby. I "borrowed" it from him. He seldom uses it, so now it is more like "mine" rather than "borrowed"....LOL. The ring mandrel is from Penang. Can't find them here in Kuching and it is not something you can find in the supermarket here. Let's just say I got the right connection in Sabah .....that's how I got it.....LOL. Hmm!..now that I mention it, I think I did mention somewhere in another posting how i got this mandrel. I better stop here, otherwise I will be repeating myself.....(shy..shy...)..

Jewelry Tools - Wire Cutter

And here are my wire cutters........Huge and tiny. There are few more which I didn't show here because i seldom use them. These two I always use. The Stanley wire cutter really is huge and heavy but I have no complaint when it comes to cutting wire. It gives me a clean straight cut. Well, the look may deceive as it looks more suitable for a carpenter?, or mechanic? or electrician? Oh well, actually i can't find a good wire cutter and my hubby insisted that i must give this one a try as it works like a scissor only that it is more heavy duty. It can slice through 19g stainless steel wire without problem..... So, there goes....

Jewelry Tools - My Favourite

Continuing from my posting on jewelry tools, here are my favorite and they are the ones that I use most often. Personally, i use a lot of the round nose, bend nose and flat nose plier. Round nose because i make a lot of loop with it and bend nose to hold the loop while i secure the loop. The flat nose most of the time is for straightening the wire or close the jump rings (i haven't got myself a crimp plier yet)...that will be my next purchase.

Jewelry - All In one Earring

This 'all in one' earring' is requested by a friend for her mom who prefers non-dangling type of earring. I have made one of the same type before. For this pair, i used 20g wire. Put it on and it looks ok but didn't manage to take any picture - don't have a photographer to help me at that time. Next time maybe.

Jewelry-A Peek at My Tools...cont.

Not enough with the two sets of pliers (posted yesterday), i get myself some of these from the local hardware shops and supermarkets. Oh well, you get what you paid for. I purchased the first three pliers (three round nose pliers (GLOTOOL)) because i wanted to get the smallest round nose that i can find. Ended up with three.....then more, look at the second picture.....talking about kiasu.

Jewelry - A Peek at My Tools

Today I am shwoing you tools that i have in my quest to create wire jewelry. This red set is my first set and its from Canada. Was so happy when my sis-in law took i back but later i discovered they are not that user friendly. I use the flat nose plier more often while the rest just sit in the box. This black set is a different story. This is a birthday present from beloved hubby last year just when I was starting out with this addiction of mine. This is a mini set as the pliers are all mini size, about 4 in from one end to the other. So, I use them a lot when I am making pieces with finer wire - 22g to 26g. The flat nose, bend nose and long nose is my favorite as can be seen from the missing (broken) spring of these three pliers. All due to heavy usage. The cutter is a bit fragile due to its size and i dented it once when i tried it on memory wire. Big mistake and regretted it. Now I only use it for wire smaller than 23g.