Wire Wrapped Rose Earrings & Rings by You

Here are some feedback I received on the Wire Wrapped Rose Earrings Tutorial:

I love it! It's so easy and the results are gorgeous! - Dana of Colors of the Wood

Not a day has passed from buying tutorial and I have a new pair of earring already! Such fun to make and very easy instructions to follow,thank you :) - Theresa's Crafty Place

Excellent quality easy to follow instructions and photos. Thank you - Carol'sStudio

Here are pics of the earrings by Dana and Ginny:

Dana been working hard and created several pieces of them - rose rings and earrings.

 

Ginny added bead dangles on them. I think they are really sweet.
Thank you all for sharing.

If you are interested check out the tutorial at my Etsy Shop -

http://www.wirebliss.etsy.com

New Low Cost Tutorial - Rose Earrings

This is my 3rd Low Cost Tutorial. I discovered this method of making rose earrings accidentally while making the Rose Rings. It is now available at my Etsy Shop - Rose Earrings Tutorial.
The beauty of this project is that you only use one piece of wire to make the rose earrings including the ear wire. It does not involve soldering or attaching a separate wire for the ear wires :)

Here are Details of the Tutorial

Price: USD3.00

Materials:

• 60cm (24 inches) of 20ga wire
  

Tutorial Content:

• Printable PDF File 
• 10 pages 
• 38 crisp and clear close-up pictures with instructions 
• File size – 1.3MB
  

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TUTORIAL- Braided Wire Cuff (Meet Me Halfway)

The Tutorial for this braided wire cuff was in my to do list for quite a while.
For those who has been asking, I hope you are still interested even after the long wait.
The Tutorial is now available at my etsy shop - Tutorial: Braided Wire Cuff: Meet Me Halfway

Although I categorized it for Intermediate to Advance level, I am very sure a beginner would be able to execute this without problem because the tutorial is written in easy to follow steps and instructions right from the beginning till end. This is made easier with clear and close up pictures of the steps involved.

Here are Details on the Tutorial

Price: USD8.00

Materials:

• 432 cm (170 in or 14 feet) of 20ga wire.
• 100 cm (40 in or 3 feet) of 28ga.
• Beads or Pearls of various sizes. Personal preference. 

Tools: Round nose, bend nose, nylon jaw pliers, wire cutters, spring or adjustable clamp, masking tape, bottle for mandrel, marker pen and ruler. 

Tutorial Content:

• Printable PDF File 
• 23 pages 
• 83 crisp and clear close-up pictures with instructions 
• File size – 2.6MB 

You may also purchase via this link:

I have been wanting to post this...

These pictures should have been posted earlier but I just didn't get around to doing it till tonight. So, feast your eyes on this braided wire cuff.

 

Finally Here!

I have been neglecting my blog for almost a week. Been busy with work, went for a short course (work related) and sat for an exam. Feel very drained after that but the arrival of this "baby" two days ago really made my day. One of the happiest moment in my life....a bit exaggeration here but I am extremely happy and please.
My own Canon G11 camera is finally here! Been waiting for it for the last few months and finally its here.
Haven't really got the time to play around with it yet but I will this weekend and shall learn to take better pictures with it.
Here is a quick experimental one taken early this morning, outdoor near the pond, cloudy and overcast.
The left pix was taken with G11 and the right one with my old Cannon Ixus 850 IS. Opps! Old Ixus :) Been good to me though. Really loving my G11. Notice how close I can get to the object - almost touching actually. With Ixus, its about 3 cm.

No cropping involve except for reducing picture size and combining them. Any difference? There should be but I am still getting use to G11.
Have a nice weekend all and if you are curious about the camera, follow the link below.

Canon PowerShot G11 10MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Stabilized Zoom and 2.8-inch articulating LCD

Pearls - Mikimoto Pearls

Yeah! I love pearls and I use them a lot in my wire wrapped jewelry. If you have been following, you know I have done lots of wire wrapped pearl pieces. But, none of them is comparable to what I discovered recently.

Mikimoto Pearls, the Originator of Cultured Pearls also synonymous with the finest quality pearls. The pearl house was founded by Kokichi Mikimoton in 1893, more than a century ago. With such long history, it is not surprising when only the best 3-5% of cultured pearls are deemed worthy to carry the Mikimoto's name? Just awesome!

Anyone who loves pearls should also know that Mikimoto invented the proprietary grading system of sorting and grading pearls (I just found out actually :)). This grading scale is the only qualified system which accurately and consistently defines six factors for grading pearls - luster and nacre quality, surface perfection, color, shape and size. Since then, many other companies have adopted this system. However, be extra careful when a company graded its pearls AAA or A+ as it does not mean they compare to MIKIMOTO's grades. It can be very misleading. So check your pearls before purchase.

Mikimoto has 4 Grades: A, A+, AA and AAA (highest quality) and 4 Sub-grades: A1, A+1, AA1 and AAA1 the '1' means a slightly more blemished surface.

Feast your eyes on some of Mikimoto's elegant pearl jewelry.