Shawl Pin

This heart is from one of the books in my library.  Although it isn't exactly like the one in the book, I'm still practicing my wireworking skills and happy with the way it came out.  Now I need to get around to mix up some liver of sulfur to blacken it (and some of my other wirework projects), so that the design and hammering shows up better!

Another Bracelet!

This bracelet is not my design, but was a fun, learning experience and I love it!  It took about 2 hours for me to make it, although it could have been finished much quicker if I had not made so many mistakes and had to find the right size mandrels for the curves.  As it was, I tried various pliers until I found the one that worked with the length of wire that the pattern called for, because they come in so many different sizes and the pattern didn't have a size specified!  If the designer had measured their pliers, I would have been able to measure mine and not waste as much wire - or time. 

Some of the pieces that didn't come out right were able to be made into charms, or saved to possibly be used in another project, but I also created a pile of scrap wire, so I'm really happy I'm working in copper instead of silver!

New Necklace

These beads have been in my stash for a while now, waiting for inspiration.   They could have become a bracelet with small jump rings between them, but I decided I'd rather have a necklace.  I made S links and a clasp, and then joined the links with pairs of twisted jump rings. 

More Jewelry

I'm still practicing my wire working skills, along with some other projects, even though I know I need to get back to the Figs and Ginger quilts which have been waiting for me.  I think I've finally learned to make decent eye pins, jump rings and beads with eyes at each side! 

I sorted my furnace glass beads by color and used all the odd ones in this necklace.  The mix of colors goes with most of my clothes, so I could easily wear it every day! 

The donut bracelet was probably started over a year ago, but I ran out of donuts and finally found more that would coordinate with those already wired onto the bracelet.  My large donuts had been lost in the house for a long time as well, and I have no idea what made me put them where I found them, I'm just happy I finally found them and had a large donut that would coordinate with my bracelet!

Wirework pin

Yesterday, I made this wire work shawl pin out of copper for my sister-in-law, because she needed a closure for a shawl that she made.  Not the best picture, just a quick one (sorry), so that I'd have one before gifting it today.   The pattern is on p. 109, in Contemporary Copper Jewelry by Sharilyn Miller.

Since I'm still relatively new to wire working, each project teaches me something new, and my skills slowly improve, which is a good thing!

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