Angelic Earrings

Yeah that is what they are - Simply angelic earrings.

My First Tucuman Braid Bracelet

People in the forum/s have been talking about this new Tucuman Braid Bracelet from Don and Louise Coulson of Kingfisher Designs. So, I stole some time this evening to try it out myself. I present you my first Tucuman Braid Bracelet. Yeah! The tutorial is very easy to follow. I have no problem following it from the beginning till the end. The only "mistake" I made is to braid it too tight at the beginning of the braid, the clasp end. If you look at the pix below (bottom left of this first pix), the braid is thinner and tighter than the rest of the bracelet :) Ah! Will do better next time around.

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 :)