Wire Wrapped Heart Brooch

Another wire wrapped Heart from me. This time around for a brooch. This is a commissioned piece and the overall design is from the Client herself.
She also indicated the approximate size for the brooch. That is the little square where the brooch is sitting in this picture below. Almost exact size.
However, I didn't managed to wire wrap the flower within the heart as designed. Almost there but not as symmetrical as in her sketch. I got carried away.....!

Instead of one stone at the center, it ended up with several as seen here. Hmmm....I hope she still likes it this way. Those reddish teardrop stones are agate. The rest are seed pearl and Swarovski Crystal.

The wire end for the pin is sharpened by filing and lots of hammering done to harden the heart frame and the pin to make it springy.

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Wire Wrapped Cluster Ring

Back in October 2007, I made a similar wire wrapped cluster ring.
Wow! How time flies. I didn't make a lot of this ring though.
In fact, this is only my second one actually :)
All components except for the stones and beads are handcrafted.
Leave you all with this ring and have a great weekend.
Will be back soon.

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ArtFire Group Deal - $5.95 Per Month

I don't have much luck/sales at ArtFire and have been a BASIC-PRO and back to BASIC seller since I joined in 2008. With the sales I made there, it is not sustainable to cover the monthly fee of $15.95. But yesterday, I decided to take up the ArtFire Group Deal of $5.95/month. This is the lowest rate so far.
The thing is, this offer need at least 20,000 member to get activated.
As of today, there are already 2,000 sign ups.

The details are available here - ARTFIRE GROUP DEAL TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND FAQ and here is an excerpt from it:

This promotional rate offer is made contingent on  a “group discount” model where the promotional rate is guaranteed  to be activated only after a total of  20,000  users also accept the offer within the offer window ( a date range TBD by Artfire.com).  In the event that the group discount minimum is not met, the promotional rate may still be activated at the sole discretion of ArtFire.com , however, activation of the promotional rate is guaranteed only after the minimum number of users accept the offer.  Once activated, the promotional rate of $5.95 becomes your permanent locked in rate as long as you maintain your subscription.

OK, I am very confident they will get 20,000 registration without much problem. If you have been considering ArtFire, this is the best time to become a PRO seller at ArtFire.
Here is the Group Deal page leading to the sign up page.
Otherwise, tell your friends about it. There is no hidden fees.
Oh..and I am not making anything out of this.
I just feel that this is a very good alternative venue to sell handcrafted items online.
As PRO members, there are various tools available to promote your shop.
I am salivating over them...hehehe...I want! I want! I want!...LOL...

My BASIC shop at ArtFire - WireBliss Design Artisan Studio
Have a great and wonderful day.
I am going back to my wires and pliers.

Herringbone Weaved Rings Revisited

It's been a while since I got into this Herringbone Weaved Craze.
In fact, when I first got hooked with wire wrapped jewelry, the Herringbone Weaved technique is one of the first that I learned....because....the tutorial is available for free online.
Free tut link at the bottom of this post.
They can be ugly if you are new to this weave...LOL.
Look at these two that I made 3 years ago..don't laugh!
But then I got hooked and made more of them.
So, the lesson from this...don't give up, you will end up making beautiful Herringbone Weaved Rings....hehehe...like me...
Here is for Sunday sharing.

Be adventurous and you will be able to come up with various pretties with this versatile weave - bracelet for example.

Free Tutorials Links:
Herringbone Weave by Snowskin

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You'll get this HBW Ring Tutorial for FREE if you purchase this Tutorial (a variation to HB weave)

Gaga Over Green

This one takes longer than expected.

Or am I procrastinating? :)

Tend to do the easier ones first and for the last few weeks I have been busy with works.

For this piece, I spent a lot of time choosing,

un-choosing, matching and un-matching the green themed stones.

This is the final result and I am not even sure if this is the best match.

This necklace consists of several components. Here are two of them.
The green adventurine wire wrapped pendant and beads cluster consisting of various gemstones - peridot, jade, rutile quartz and green agate.

The main part, the heart shaped wire wrapped pendant, adorned with the various stones including peridot, cherry quartz and prehnite.

The chain part, wire wrapped gemstones including moonstones, green agate, jade, clear quartz, prehnite and Swarovski crystal for a bit of sparkle.

Sparkly Crystal Rings Again :)

This is what I have been working on for over a week - Sparkly Crystal Rings.
Finally got all 64 of them done this morning and delivered.
With a day job and traveling (lots of them lately),
I make them during the few hours mostly between 10pm and 12 pm.
And weekend of course.

This sparklies (Swarovski Crystals) are wire wrapped with 24ga gold filled wire.

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TUTORIAL for this Sparkly Crystal Ring is available at my Etsy Shop