This week’s theme in The Wire Artisans Guild’s weekly challenge was ‘Ruby Treasure’. At first I was stomped and didn’t have a clue what to make. But shifting my thoughts from ‘ruby’ to ‘treasure’ released the flow and I started to think about what I treasure most in the world. So I poured all my love for creating jewellery into this piece, thinking about my children, how much I treasure them and what a blessing they are. (Even though the drive me nuts sometimes…:)

This locket will hold whatever you treasure most. One side is completely made in sterling silver wire and with the letter ‘T’ for Treasure on it. The other side is covered to the brim in tiny faceted rondelles of ruby, over 100 of them, closely bound to create a dome shape.

On the inside, the silver wire side is lined in magenta coloured satin-silk. I carefully singed the fabric to prevent fraying and it is not glued or sown on to the locket. It stays in plays by hooking on to tiny ends of wire underneath it. (I’ve shaken the locket quite hard to see if the lining would fall out, bit it stayed firmly in place.) This side also holds the coiled wire, that you can place a photo or hang a special treasure from.

It closes with a bow of thin magenta coloured ribbon of satin-silk. This is ribbon also singed, ever so slightly, to prevent fraying of the ends.

The locket hangs from a simple yet gorgeous sterling silver chain, just over 83 cm (32”) long that closes with my handmade hook style clasp.

A beautiful polymer clay millefiori pendant, with silver plated wire.

Apatite and mystic quartz

www.etsy.com/shop/WireFantasies

Emerald Lady sat was made fo custom order and turned out very nice.

Green onyx and SS, FS . My favourite style - Victorian.

Lemon Topaz, African Amethyst, Pink Amethyst, Sterling SIlver

Two necklaces and two pair of earrings.

Customer just emailed and told me she loves them and can't wait until they get to her. Wooot!!

From the latest shop update

So I´ve entered the world of tutorials. I knew it was hard and a lot of work, but this hard!!

I´ve been teaching classes in Stockholm a couple of years but that is different. For the students there I can show with my hands. But only explaining in words...

I admire every artisan making tutorials even more now.

:)

Little Bird Necklace

19 March, 2011

Sterling and fine silver, faceted tourmalines, faceted fire opals

I used the herringbone wire-wrapping technique to wrap the polymer clay tubular bead and some of the freshwater pearls

Wire wrapped heart copper necklace

From my June shop update

These earrings perfecly match the TiAmo Bangle!

I first shaped, hammered them and then coiled with the finest copper wire.

Enriched with bluish green turquoise nuggets and red sponge coral faceted beads.

They're 2.16 inches (5.5 cm) long - ear wires exlcluded (real copper french wire earring hooks with coil and daisy enriched with a turquoise nugget).

You can see the beautiful colors of the Swarovski crystals and my less then stellar attempts at wire wrapping.

Copper washers, garnet and tiger eye bracelet. I think this would make a fun necklace, but that's a LOT of wrapped loops...