Monday, May 23, 2011

The Two Wire Wrapped Donut Pendants

These two donut pendants are for man.
For all that I remember, I have not done a lot of men jewelry and I hope this two are masculine enough that the owner is comfortable wearing them.
Both donuts are really huge. My first time working with such huge donuts..LOL..
The jade measures about 5cm+ while the rutilated one just slightly smaller.

two wire wrapped donut pendant for man - rutilated gem and jade
On my palm and you can see how huge they are.
Maybe I have short fingers :)!
two large wire wrapped donut pendants for man - rutilated gem and jade on my hand
Close up of the weaving and "black needles" within the stone.
Close up of the weaving and "black needles" within the stone
......and the other one.
Close up of the weaving for the jade dunot pendant
Enjoy your remaining weekend......

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Spider Web Wire Wraps and Happy Mother's Day (Belated)

Happy belated Mother's Day to all moms and soon to be moms out there.
As usual, I am always belated lately :) especially in updating this blog.
Anyway, it was a quite Mother's Day for me. Just dinner at one of the boys favorite places.
As mother, I am happy when they are happy. After all, that's what being a mother is about....of course there are other things but HAPPY is a big word for children. I am sure a lot of you would agree...yes! yes! yes!?
There is a saying "We never know the love of the parent until we become parents ourselves".

Enough rambling, here is one wire wrapped pendant I completed recently.
This is a relatively big stone (name and origin not known) that looks like palm oil seed.
spider web wire wrapped pendant
It is rounded and has no hole so I spent some time figuring out how to wrap and secure this stone.
I ended up with this "spider web wire wraps" and I am quite happy with the outcome.
Here are more pictures of the pendant. Got the idea?
I wonder how this wrap would work with irregularly shaped stones?
close up of the spider web wire wrapped pendant
Have a great week!

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

TAW Ring and Bunch of Sparklies

These ring and earrings were made and shared by Martin whom I mentioned back in February when he made this - Martin's TAW Bracelet. He emailed me these pictures right after that and I totally forgot to share them with you all till now. Erm...very forgetful nowadays!
This ring is his third attempt based on my TAW Ring Tutorial.
What do you think?
twice around the world (TAW) wire wrapped ring
Here's two pairs of earrings based on TAW Bracelet tutorial and rose ring tutorial (the pair to the left).
I think it would be nice to wrap a bead to each of the bottom ring.

twice around the world (TAW) wire wrapped earrings
What have I been up to last weekend besides barbecue?
Yeah! More Sparkly Crystal Rings - all of them pearl though.
a bunch of wire wrapped sparkly rings with pearls and Swarovski Crystals

wire wrapped sparkly ring with pearl

Was hoping to finish other projects but unable to.
Till the next piece, have a wonderful week ahead :)

Monday, April 11, 2011

Pearl Necklace & Studs

For the last few weeks I have been busy with non-wire jewelry related projects that I hardly have time to work on commissioned pieces. Now that I think about it, its more like I've been busy since the beginning of 2011. That's also why this blog have been neglected for long period of time.
Hope to be back more often soon and start creating :)
Anyway, in between that time, I managed to complete a last minute request for a wire wrap pearl necklace and two pairs of earrings.
I jumped several Qs though :)
a wire wrap pearl necklace and two pairs of earrings

These studs here are made based on my own technique, for which a tutorial is available here - Wire Wrap Studs Earrings - Simple Yet Elegant.
wire wrapped stud earrings with pearl and turquoise

This pair is a remake from leftover beads, from a stringed bracelet.
Love those teardrops (Garnet & Amethyst) at the bottom.
wire wrapped dangle earrings with teardrop charms (Garnet & Amethyst)

You may want to check these out:
Studs - no gluing or soldering
Studs oh Studs
Studs - Variation (with bows) by Louise and Don
More Studs
Dangle Variation
The Tutorial

Friday, April 01, 2011

I Almost Got Fooled....LOL

I just got to post this....LOL...I almost got fooled by this...thinking I will do it later at home.
Watch and enjoy the YouTube!
Happy April Fool's Day to all :))

By the way, I love this one - Dynamic Views for Blogs, this one is no April FOol's.

Sunday, March 06, 2011

The Theme is Purple - Cluster Ring and Earrings

This time around this Cluster Ring comes together with a pair of matching earrings.
My previous cluster rings are here and here.
Stones are mixture of purple or near purple gemstones and crystals.
The swirly part of the earrings would make a very nice stud, even without the dangling stones.

Wire wrapped Cluster Ring with mixture of purple or near purple gemstones and crystals

Wire wrapped Cluster earrings with mixture of purple or near purple gemstones and crystals

Wire wrapped Cluster earrings with mixture of purple or near purple gemstones and crystals
Yesterday, I completed half of this sparkly rings in the car while waiting for William to finish his swimming lesson.
a bunch of wire wrapped sparkly rings with pearl and tiger eyes

a bunch of wire wrapped sparkly rings with pearl and tiger eyes
I've heard of people lugging their tools and wires in the car and work in the car but this is my first time.
May be doing more of this as I spend lot of time in the car waiting for the boys.
working on a bunch of wire wrapped sparkly rings with pearl and tiger eyes in the car
Related Posts:
Sparkly Crystal Ring Tutorial - learn to make this Sparkly Ring (Etsy Shop)
Sparkly Crystal Ring Again and more links at the bottom of the post