Friday, April 09, 2021

Wire Wrapped Project by William

Wire Wrapped Pipa Center Piece, Swarovski Pendant and Earrings

These are William's recent wire wrapping projects.
They are birthday gifts for a friend.
I notice that he has a liking to natural colored stones.
If not mistaken, the stones are Picture Jasper.
The pipa center piece is for a bracelet.
Wire wrapped with 20g brass wire.
The earrings and pendant used 19g (thick!). 
Guess he wants them sturdy :)

Pipa wrapped with picture jasper (matte) for bracelet resting on a stone
20g brass wire used to wrapped this pipa bracelet center piece

Wire wrapped earrings with picture jasper (matte)
Study "S" shaped earrings with 19g wire and Picture Jasper

Wire wrapped pendant with blue and white Swarovski crystals
Simple pendant with Swarovski Crystal and 19g wire


Saturday, February 13, 2021

Happy Chinese Niu Year 2021

Wishing You a prosperous Chinese New Year 2021

I wish you a very happy new year filled with good luck, good health, and prosperity.
May all your dreams come true.

Stay safe everyone.

Amethyst wire wrapped bracelet on a cat shaped white plate

Amethyst wire wrapped bracelet on a cat shaped white plate

Amethyst charm for the bracelet

Monday, January 18, 2021

CMCO is Back in Force till end of January 2021

Ceramic Beads Bracelet

Completed this bracelet yesterday.
Simple wire wrapped bracelet with 6 mm ceramic beads.

Wire wrapped ceramic beads bracelet on my hand

Wire wrapped ceramic beads bracelet close up

Wire wrapped ceramic beads bracelet

Baking an AI Cake

I admit that I am not good with baking or cooking but sometimes just feel like trying out some easy recipes that I stumble upon online.
Today, however, my 2 boys decided to bake me this AI made cake recipe by Google. It is a Cake-Cookie hybrid
First and foremost, it is an easy recipe....and the result is not disappointing although sunken at the center. 
Just as described "It has the crispiness of a cookie and the, well, “cakiness” of a cake.".
We agreed that it is a bit too sweet. 
So, next Cakie must remember to reduce the sugar. 
Yeah, there will be a next Cakie.

Any pointer on how to avoid the cake from sinking?

A slice of cakie

Half cut cakie on the plate

Cakie just out of the oven

The source of the recipe is from here - Cakie by Google 

Enjoy, stay safe and stay healthy. 

Sunday, December 20, 2020

Wire Cactus by William

Wire Wrapped Cactus by William

William wire wrapped this using 19g wire for the cactus frame and a small Amethyst as the "root".
wire wrapped cactus on post it paper

wire wrapped cactus on post it paper

wire wrapped cactus on the bag
He uses it as a decorative item for his school bag.

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Wire Wrapped Pipa Earrings by William

Wire Wrapped Pipa Earrings by William

This wire wrapped dangle earrings with Pearl and Amethyst is created by William for his English teacher as a retirement gift last September.

The dangling piece with Amethyst is the Pipa Knot, first introduced by Corra. This knot is very versatile and you can create variations based on your creativity. I used them for bracelets, pendants, clasps and earrings. See some of the variations that I made here - Pipa knot used in various pieces

Wire wrapped Pipa earrings with pearl and amethyst lying on wood surface

Progress of work of the wire wrapped Pipa earrings with pearl and amethyst
▲ Steps in assembling the earring components
William working on his wire wrapped earring
▲The creator (¯`◕‿◕´¯)William(¯`◕‿◕´¯)


Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Wire Wrapped Earrings by William

William actually made quite a number of wire jewelry projects when i started to assemble all the pictures he has taken of his projects. Some are made as gifts, made for order as well as lucky draw items at school function.

Wire wrapped pearl earrings - simple but elegant
▲This pearl studs is based on many pieces I have made before. See here
There is a tutorial for this at my Etsy Shop as well - Click here

Must say this is one of my most popular tutorials. It is relatively easy to execute but the end result will always satisfy you or the new owners ❤️️

Wire wrapped earrings with moonstones, amethyst and rutilated stones
▲A bit of twist to the pearl stud above but still the same technique.

Wire wrapped earrings with ceramic beads

Wire wrapped earrings with coral beads

Wire wrapped earrings with paua beads
▲These 3 pairs of wire wrapped dangle earrings are quite straightforward to do. Just pick and choose your preferred stones and wrapped with simple wire wrapped loops. Lastly, hook them to the earring hooks. These are ready made earrings hooks, so it save you a bit of time.

I you prefer all handmade earring hooks, just google how to make your own ear wire and you'd see lots of tutorials for it. 

Wire wrapped earrings with Moonstones