Monday, March 22, 2010

From memory wire to chainmaille!

Earrings made for a friends' birthday.




More earrings made for a friend's birthday.




I bought a few of these necklaces... they are wrapped wire with magnetic clasps. When Joann's had a sale on some of the "naturals" collection of pieces/parts, I bought a few of their larger pendants. They are inter-changable and so fun to wear!




First memory wire bracelet; triple wrap.





Memory wire bracelet made with light blue Swarvoski crystals; triple wrap.





Note, on this memory wire bracelet, I hung small dangle crystals from the ends :)




I was watching the Olympics and inspired by the American 4-man bobsled team who had won gold :) A single wrap memory bracelet with matching earrings all in red, white and blue Swarvoski crystal.





Close-up of patriotic earrings.




Triple wrap oval memory wire bracelet with wooden beads.





Single wrap charcoal Swarvoski crystal bracelet.





Single wrap light purple Swarvoski crystal bracelet.





Hand wire-wrapped chunky beads with short chain spacers and large pendant. Matching earrings.





Close-up of necklace.




Close-up of matching earrings.




Hand twisted spiral earrings.




Practicing the simple loop. Clear Swarvoski 6mm bicone crystals on amethyst 20 gauge wire.




Close-up of earrings.




Close-up of bracelet.




This was my first necklace and earring set where I hand made all of the jump rings and wire wrapped each bead.




Close-up of earrings.




Close-up of necklace.




Jump ring and hand wrapped beaded jade bracelet with matching earrings.




Jump ring and hand wrapped beaded jade bracelet with matching earrings.




Chunky jump-ring bracelet.





Large circle bracelet with hand wire wrapped purple glass beads.




Necklace made from glass beads/pendant - gifts from my cousin :)






Chainmaille earrings accented with a red Swarvoski crystal.





First "Byzantine" style chainmaille bracelet.




Close-up of Byzantine style chainmaille bracelet.




Byzantine style chainmaille bracelet made with smaller size amethyst jump rings that I hand spun and cut from wire.




Close-up of amethyst Byzantine style chainmaille bracelet.




Toggle clasp on amethyst Byzantine chainmaille bracelet.




"Rosette" style chainmaille bracelet made with brown jump rings that I hand spun and cut from wire.




Close-up of "rosette" chainmaille bracelet.




"Butterfly" style chainmaille bracelet made with pinkish jump rings that I hand spun and cut from wire.




Close-up of "butterfly" style chainmaille bracelet.




Close-up of magnetic closure.




Clear Swarvoski "O" crystal spacers with double Byzantine links bracelet with matching earrings.




Close-up of earrings.




Close-up of clear Swarvoski "O" crystal spacers with double Byzantine links bracelet.




Close-up of toggle clasp of clear Swarvoski "O" crystal spacers with double Byzantine links bracelet.




I liked the silver links and clear crystal look of the first one, that I made a second Swarvoski "O" crystal spacers with double Byzantine links bracelet, with brown crystals and copper jump rings that I hand wound and cut.




Close-up of brown and copper double Byzantine bracelet.




Close-up of clasp on double-Byzantine copper bracelet.




This is my inspiration for some new projects I'm pondering. I bought this at Kohl's, and always get a lot of compliments on it when I wear it.


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