Wire Wrapped Kissing Pipas and Clasp

This is suppose to look like this one but it turned out a bit bigger and wider. About 5 cm in width but the new owner don't mind at all :) I used 6mm malachite for the center of the pipas as well as the clasp. 4mm corals surround the malachite. Oh! not forgetting the moonstones and pearls. This piece is based on Corra's Pipa technique.

Wire Wrapped Snowflake Pendant

This snowflake pendant is a commissioned piece. This is a challenge in a way as I have never make snowflake before. Lucky a picture was attached for this custom order. Not sure of the origin of the picture but the result almost look identical.....ah well almost. How much time do I spend making this one? Whole morning! about 3 hours. It is always longer the first time :) Materials used for this project are 27ga stainless steel wire, Swarovski crystals and Japanese Seed Beads.

Oxidised Vs Non-Oxidised

Two days ago I showed you how I oxidized my sterling silver ring but left it as it is as I do not know what to use to polish the oxidized ring. Poranna is kind enough to find out from her friends and suggested that I use cloth that we use to clean our eye glasses. So, here is the result. The oxidized ring is shown together with one which is not. Which one do you prefer? Oxidized or non-oxidized?

Starry Night - Purple Again, Pendant

This sparkly purple and clear Swarovski crystals star is my first wire wrapped piece for the month of August. Wow! how time flies. I thought it was going to be an easy project but its not as simple as it looks. I think the tulip brooch is easier :) It measures about 5x5 cm. Used 30 pieces of 6mm purple and white Swarovski crystals. The focal is a heart shaped amethyst while the small round one at the corners and on top and bottom of amethyst heart are 3mm garnets. Have a wonderful weekends! Busy days ahead :)

Took the Plunge - 1st Oxidised Sterling Silver Ring, Simple Steps, Hard Boiled Egg

Guess this is the natural progression in my wire jewelry journey - oxidizing my pieces. I have been thinking about it for a while. Actually since I purchased my first sterling silver wire few months back. When I reached home yesterday evening, I headed straight to the kitchen, took out an airtight container and start boiling an egg. So, here are some pictorials to show the whole process of oxidizing my wire wrap sterling silver sparkly ring...hmm, almost whole process except for the polishing part.

Items needed:

An airtight container.

An egg - hard boiled. Sterling Silver Ring in the container, waiting for the egg ***Yummy***

The Process:

Egg shell removed.

Smashed egg and place both ring and egg inside the container. The egg should be hot.

Covered the container tightly and left for about 15 minutes. Notice steam inside. Result after 15 minutes, golden brown. As the color is not dark enough, egg was reheated in the microwave and placed back into the container. Left it for another 15 minutes.

Tada!! The result after 30 minutes. Darker.

.....and yucky! :)

After cleaning it with water. No more shine! Now, I wonder how do I polish this ring? Someone suggested polishing cloth and another steel wool. The problem is, I don't have both...and not sure where to find them......duh! Any suggestion where I can find these two items or you have other suggestions on what can be used (household items?) to polish it. All suggestions are welcome.....Thanks in advance :)

Wire Wrapped Purple Bracelet - Again

Another purple themed bracelet. Kind of monotonous actually but it is still in demand :)