I did it Upside Down

Don't get any naughty ideas :)
I am referring to the Coiled Filigree Earrings by Emily.
Tried out the project yesterday.

Well, I didn't follow through the tutorial.
Reason being I got flooded with other ideas halfway through the project.

First, while making the hoop, I decided to change it from dangle to hoop earrings.
The size of the hoops are maintained at 2.5cm in diameter.

Then, when the coils were completed, and I was getting ready to attach it to the bottom of the hoop, another idea came to mind.
Ermmmm....how would it look like if attach to the inside of the hoop instead?

That is how I ended up with an upside down version of Emily's Filigree earrings. Instead of this

....a hoop filigree earrings

The beads, coral and pearl were wire wrapped to the bottom.

How do you like my version of the Coiled Filigree Earrings :)?
Hope you like them.
I love them.

If you would like to learn how to make a Coiled Filigree Earrings, check out Emily's Tutorial here.
Who knows you might be flooded with more ideas than me.

Emily, thanks for the inspiration.

Emily Secret Passions and Other Links

Here are some of the recent happenings and links that I would like to share.
Hope you'd find them informative and useful too.

First thing first.
Emily Secret Passions
The multi-talented Emily just joined the club.

She recently opened her Etsy Store, EmilySecretPassions (Handcrafted Wire Jewelries, Gifts & Tutorials).
She is in the process of getting her shop populated.
At the moment there are several items listed including two wire jewelry tutorials.
Emily is multi-talented because she can do crochet, beading (ah...too strenuous for my eyes), sewing and twist wire into beautiful jewelry.
Not only that, she is a good cook too :)...need to learn from her one day.

Here's a sample of Emily's Crochet Earrings.

...and here's one of her wire jewelry tutorials.

This will be one of my projects this weekend.
I'll share with you the outcome after that.
Emily takes the time and effort to explain in detail each step (with close up pictures) in creating this earrings.
Won't fail, for sure.
You can check out the tutorial Here.

Etsy New Delivery Process for Digital Goods
Etsy finally introduced its new delivery process for digital goods.
This is really good news for me and many many others who sell digital goods at Etsy.
No more manual emailing of each and every tutorials :D
You can read more about it here - Click here

Following this, I have updated my Etsy store to make use of this new delivery process.
Now, when you purchase tutorials from my Etsy store, you don't have to wait for me to email you the tutorials anymore (except for tutorial packages that I still manually ship or mail them out).
After the payment process, you will receive an automatic email notification letting you know the file is ready on the Downloads page.
Just click on the blue link, which will bring you to the download page.
Click Download and save the file in your computer - see pic below.

Oooo...bliss! bliss! :)

Fastener Type Chart
Then, there are all kind of fasteners which I came across at Bolt Depot - Fastener Type Chart.
Now I know what to call my fasteners.

Bird Nest Jewelry
Something I have been wanting to make but always pushed back to the back burner.
Mortira of Inspirational Beading put together an awesome list of Bird Nest Jewelry Tutorials which I think is a very good source of reference.

Made by Joel
Another new site I discovered is Made by Joel.
Lots of art, craft, DIY projects for children.

Ok, that's it for today.
Hope you enjoy the links.

Wire Jewelry - Roses Are Red - Adjustable Cuff

These two adjustable wire wrapped rose cuffs were completed a week ago.
However, I only managed to take pictures of them yesterday and between that a day have passed.

This two wire wrapped cuffs are constructed using the same method as the Adjustable Wire Wrap Rose Ring. (Click this link for the tutorial).

For these cuffs, I used 18ga stainless steel wire (they are tough!) and adorned one of them with Swarovski Crystals and a smaller rose at the side. For the smaller rose, I use 20ga wire.
I think the 3mm Swarovski crystals are too big for this wire rose.
Kind of over-populating the wire rose.

 

This wire only rose is kind of plain and bare.
I am doing something about it.
Keep posted and have a great Sunday.

Wire Jewelry Tutorials Direct Download, TAW Bracelet

22 Aug 2020 Update: Craftsy no longer exist therefore all links in this post have been removed.

If you are interested in my tutorial, please visit my ETSY Shop. 

First thing first.
All my wire jewelry tutorials are now available via direct download at Craftsy.com
Here is the link to my my Craftsy Pattern Shop - http://www.craftsy.com/user/684248

How do you purchase patterns at Craftsy?
Very easy - register with your email address and have a PayPal account.

Here is a short blog post of "How Craftsy Patterns Work?"
Click on this link - http://goo.gl/a8ohz

Check out the FAQ if you have more questions about selling or buying patterns at Craftsy.
I was a bit lost when I first started but the FAQ helps a lot.

Now back to pretties.
Here is another Twice Around the World (TAW) Bracelet and simple earrings.

Are you inspired yet??
I have a tutorial for this. Just follow this link - TAW Bracelet Tutorial

I have recently updated all my tutorials - edited steps, replaced some pictures, removed non-relevant links, spell checks, standardized the document formatting, etc.

Cover page of tutorials at my Etsy Shop (as well as Craftsy) have also been replaced with minima design which I feel is easier on the eyes.

Yeah! Eyes growing old prefer non-cluttered look :)

I hope you enjoy the new look (until I change my mind *wink*wink*) and have a great week.

New Wire Jewelry Tutorial

ADJUSTABLE Wire Wrap Rose Ring
(yeah another adjustable ring!)
Don't we just love one size fits all jewelry? :)

This tutorial is rated for beginner to intermediate level.
I am very sure anyone without wire wrapping experience would be able to make one of this ring.

Allocate about 30 minute or less for this project.
All steps and instructions are accompanied with clear close up pictures all the way till project completion.

Click here to Purchase (this link brings you to my Etsy shop)

The material required is to the bare minimum - a piece of wire.
The tools required are also minimum if you are not very particular.
Check out the details here - Project description.

Click here to Purchase 

Happy April and Happy Wrapping.

Wire Wrapped Sparkly Rings - slow

This is going rather slow.
Two dozens more to go.
I hope to get this done this weekend so I can move on to the next project.

What is your jewelry project this weekend?

Look at my working tray here.
That's all the space needed for this project ;)