Swirled!

Much of what I make starts off with someone having interest in a particular item and asking me if I can create something similar. This time it was making a wire swirl ring. 

Wire swirl rings seem to be popular these days, as they are fun little decorative items to wear. They are also fun to make since you can do different types of swirl shapes - making them thick, thin, changing the direction of the swirl, etc. Here's what I came up with.

I started out with some gold colored wire.

I shaped it to be a 6.5 ring size.

I pounded it out a little with a hammer to give it some texture so it wouldn't be too flat.

And there you have it … a wire swirl ring!

If you would like one, drop me an email! I am selling them for $10 including shipping within the USA. The ring can also be customized (please note that additional charges may apply).

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Fit For A Bride

Rayna asked if I could help her out as she prepares for her wedding next week Sunday, June 14th. She wanted to have a custom hair ornament made that matched their wedding colors - ivory and cranberry. I was overjoyed to help, and plus you can't say no to a bride!

She sent me pictures of different decorative combs, mentioned what she liked from each, and asked me to incorporate that into her comb design. She also wanted a hint of gold added since she plans on wearing a pair of her mom's gold earrings.

So I gathered a few supplies ... Some wire, a few small ivory flowers, a cranberry colored rose flower, some ivory elongated pearl beads, some gold beads, some ivory colored leaves, tape, and a comb.

I started off with making the individual pieces that I would put together. First, I made the gold and pearl accent pieces. I strung the beads and twisted them into mini leaf-like shapes.

Next, I put three flowers and a leaf in a bunch, which I wrapped together. 

Then I arranged the pieces, wrapped them together along with the rose, and fixed them on to the comb. 

And viola! A custom hair ornament fit for a bride. :-)

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Tree of Life

Tree of life pendants have become really popular these days, so I thought I'd try my hand at making one. I figured I would start small before I ventured into doing something on a larger scale. Here are the pieces I used to make it - a round ring, and pieces of wire.

I twisted the wire to create the shape of a tree.

I could have cut the excess wire. However, I wanted it to be different from the typical tree of life pendants. To add a unique flair to it I opted to create swirls with the end. In essence I ended up making what looks like a fruit tree. :-) What do you think?

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Green Light

London has a bold and bright personality, and so a pair of unique earrings needed to reflect just that. I was thinking something big ... something long ... something in a shade that would complement her fair skin. 

As I played with ideas, I molded some wire shapes and joined them with chains. To bring out some flair I used peridot Swarovski crystals since they are vivid green with a hint of gold, and the bicone cut of the crystals reflect a lot of light. The end product was a unique pair of chandelier earrings that look great on her!

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Heart Shaped Face

In my February 7th blog entitled "Uniquely YOU" I talked about accentuating your look. Believe it or not, earrings can do just that! In addition to choosing earrings based on a certain style of interest, you may consider choosing earrings that highlight the shape of and best aspects of your face. In order to know what type of earring best suits your face, you will have to determine the shape of your face. 

For this blog entry I will focus on the heart shaped face. A heart shaped face has features such as a forehead that is wider than one's cheeks, and cheeks that taper down to the chin. Here's an example of a heart shaped face.

For a heart shaped face, earrings with elongated lines and curves will help to balance out the face. By doing such, focus is drawn to your lovely eyes, cheekbones, and jaw line. Women with a heart shaped face have many earring options to choose from, including teardrop, chandelier, and dangle earrings. Here's an example of teardrop shaped chandelier styled earrings made by leicoconut that would be lovely for a heart shaped face. The sapphire crystals, coupled with the light blue rectangle glass tubes add an interesting contract to the face. 

Stay tuned as more helpful tips are posted, as well as pictures of people just like you who have used earrings to accentuate and their style and play up their best features! Drop me an email if you'd like me to make something to accentuate your style!

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As Good As Gold & Silver

Diane wanted a customized seven strand wire bracelet that was fun and had dimension. Rather than something monochromatic, she liked the idea of mixing colors. This made for a fun experience, as we were "breaking all the rules" when it comes to the mixing of metals.

The base of the bracelet was made by weaving gold and silver wire together. She liked the color combination of green and yellow. While green and yellow look great together, I stepped it up a notch and selected some unique Swarovski crystal colors to add the dash of dimension I was looking for. I used Swarovski crystals in peridot because of its vivid green shade with a hint of gold and light topaz because of its astonishing yellow hues.

And voila! By breaking the rules of mixing metals and not using the standard color shades the following bracelet was created - something fun and perfect for the advent of spring that was exclusively Diane.

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Fit For A Wedding

This page is supposed to be just for the jewelry I make. However, I've been getting harassed about posting a pix ... So here you go ...

Here we are decked out for a wedding in Miami.

It just so happens that I had some crystals and beads that matched my dress. Hooray! So I made the following set of earring to go with my dress ...

Cobalt blue in my favorite color ... White it may not totally match what I was wearing, I thought I would add a little different shade to my outfit by creating a 7 strand wire bracelet with sapphire colored Swarovski crystals. The other bracelet I made that was in a previous blog post is a 5 strand wire bracelet. I wanted something just a little wider to go with this outfit.

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