Jump Ring Mania

This project was my first attempt at doing all of the wire work myself. The only thing I didn't "make" from wire was the clasp.

The bracelet is made of connected jump rings that I made by wrapping 16 gague wire around metal dowels that Chris and I bought at Lowe's and Chris cut into manageable lengths for me. The wire is coiled around the dowel and then slid off and cut. Each jump ring has a cluster of 4 hand wired bead lengths. I hand cut and wired the beads from 24 gague purple wire. The beads are plum and champagne Swarvoski crystals and each crystal is "bookended" by small silver glass beads. The beads are ones that were left over from the jewelry that my friend K made for my wedding 4.5 years ago, so this set is extra special to me :)

The matching earrings are clusters of 5 hand wired bead lengths; two purple on either side of a champagne bead.




Tess is modeling the earrings...






Bracelet on my wrist:

I discovered WIRE!

Tess is wearing a necklace made of 20 gague blue wire that I hand twisted with a tool. Also hand wire-wrapped the green accent beads.




Necklace, close-up.




Large matching earrings.




"Work friendly" matching earrings.




Dangle champagne Swarvoski earrings.




Dangle champagne Swarvoski earrings.




16 gague silver wire that I hand wrapped around a Sharpie pen into "s" curves and suspended pink beads in each bend.




Hand twisted clasp on the pink bead bracelet.




Aerial view of pink beaded bracelet.




24 gague green wire that I loaded with beads and crocheted. Yes, CROCHETED!




Aerial view of crocheted green bracelet.




My WIP ("Work In Progress")