Giveaway Time - $65 Gift Code from CSN

GIVEAWAY!
This giveaway is sponsored by CSN Stores.
Named to the Hot 100 List of online retailers for 2009, CSN Stores comprise of more than 200 different shopping sites. With such vast selection, I am sure you will find something there to your liking including jewelry :) Just on time for Christmas shopping!

About:

This giveaway is worth US$65 (Gift Code).
This giveaway is open for US & Canada residents only.
Yeah! I heard you non-US and Canada residents but can't do anything about it.

How to win:

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Winner:
I will pick one (1) winner using Random.Org and announced on 10th December 2010.

That will give the lucky winner ample time to shop for Christmas :)

Don't forget to let your friends know about this Giveaway as well.
Now, Lets begin! :) 

Do You Still Remember This...?

...Clay Jeani, Pearl and Turquoise from Szarka?
Finally managed to take pictures of this completed necklace today.
Completed this more than a week ago but yeah! took me a while to snap these pictures.
Anyway, I used up almost all the pearl and turquoise and of course the Clay Jeani Pendant.
The finished piece is quite heavy but love it nevertheless.
I'll leave you with the pictures.....

Hmm...I should have made matching earrings and bracelet from the left over pearl and turquoise.
Well, that's for another day :)
Thank you Szarka for everything.

Wire Wrapped Jasper Donut Pendant

Seems like everyone is in shopping mood this month. Christmas shopping mood that is! It feels like only yesterday we celebrated Christmas 2009, and now 2010 is nearing its end. Are you in shopping mood as well? What do you want for Christmas? A sling backpacks maybe? Is that a hint? *wink*
I guess this is the best time of the year to shop.
Everywhere I go, I see sales, promotions, giveaways, holiday offers, special offers, etc. etc. 
Some are really very tempting but I'd go shopping early next month after payday :)
Before that, got to make more wire jewelry.
After all no moolah, no shopping!
K! Here is a recently completed piece of wire wrapped donut pendant.
Not sure about the type of stone but I believe its Jasper.

Love this stone as its cool and heavy to the touch. It is now with its new owner.
Hope she is happy and loving it.
You have a great day my dear readers.

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They (Butterflies) Discover Nectar

I started this post yesterday but left before I can complete it.
Now, its almost 24 hours later - how time flies!
Continue on from yesterday.....
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Two butterflies and two flower pendants.
Perfect match!
Here's some facts about butterflies.
Butterflies only sip liquid food. These can be nectar from flowers, liquid from rotting fruits and.....(not so nice) also rotting animal flesh or animal fluids (yucky!).
Sipping is done using a tube-like proboscis.
This is their 'tongue' and it is long and flexible.
When not in use, this 'tongue' coils up into a spiral (mmm..love spiral).
These pendants were shipped out yesterday and I hope the new owner will love them.

Butterfly Pendant tutorial:
Wire Wrapped Butterfly Pendant Tutorial at Etsy

Related Posts:
Simple Butterfly Pendant
Copper Butterfly
Butterfly Pendants by Student - Emily
My First Butterfly back in 2008

Beautiful Wire Works and Inspirations

Do you know what is so great about wire jewelry?
:) Ok, one of them is that you make many friends (some may say including enemies!) from all over the world.
Of course with the great help from internet. Without it, there will be no friends, or maybe not as many :)
I befriended a very talented wire jewelry artist from Italy recently. So, in this post I would like to introduce you to Giorgia Iorio who owns the blog Fili d' Argento. Well, her blog is in Italian but that doesn't matter because by looking at her creations, the language barrier is not that important anymore.
There are apps to translate foreign languages to your language quite easily - try Google translate.

This is what Giorgia has to say about this art form - "I like precision, the wire must be perfect......"
Well, I'll let pictures of her creations do the talking and show you what she meant by this.
Aren't they all works of AWESOME perfectness :)? Check out her wire animals and cartoon characters....cute and inspiring.

These are just few of her works, get inspired at her blog - Fili d'Argento.
Thank you Giorgia for letting me share your work.

Another Flora Pendant

Actually, this wire wrapped flora pendant was completed last weekend. However, I was busy the whole week that I didn't get around to posting it till almost another weekend again!
Stones are combination of Tourmaline, Cherry Quartz, Rose Quartz (Focal) and Czech Beads (Leaves).
This one is my favorite so far although I have wire wrapped similar one back in June.
Hammering was kept to minimum as the 19ga wire is already hard enough.

 

Weekend is just a few hours away so here is wishing you a wonderful floral weekend! :)
Related Posts:
The first Flora Pendant
The second Flora Pendant
The third Flora Pendant, 7 petals