Wednesday, May 01, 2013

New Tutorial in My Shop - Wire Wrap Daisy Ring

I first started making this dainty Daisy Ring exactly a year ago this month.
Didn't name it Daisy Ring then but always referred to it as sparkly ring instead.
Look here, here and here.

The tutorial is now available in my Etsy Shop. This link below will bring you there:

Tutorial will be downloadable immediately.
Now more waiting :)

This is a quick project.
Once you get the hang of it, you can complete one ring within 15 minutes.
Wire Wrap Sparkly Daisy Ring Tutorial by WireBliss
Couple of variations, with pearl and coral beads.
Four Wire Wrapped Sparkly Daisy Rings by WireBliss
Hope you like it.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Wire Jewelry - Roses Are Red 2

Remember the Adjustable Wire Rose Cuff from the other day?
One of them is that plain looking wire rose cuff.
I decided to add some color to it and here is the result.

Not so plain anymore.
This time around the crystal are tinier - 2mm Swarovski crystal bicone beads

Close up of adjustable wire wrapped Rose Cuff with Swarovski Crystal

Adjustable wire wrapped Rose Cuff around wrist


Close up of adjustable wire wrapped Rose Cuff with Swarovski Crystal
Which one do you prefer?
I prefer the "Now" :)

Adjustable Rose Ring Tutorial is available at my Etsy Shop via direct download.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

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.
Filigree Hoop Earrings with pearl and coral beads

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
Filigree Hoop Earrings with pearl and coral beads
....a hoop filigree earrings
Filigree Hoop Earrings with pearl and coral beads

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

Filigree Hoop Earrings with pearl and coral beads

Filigree Hoop Earrings with pearl and coral beads

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.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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.
Emily's crochet earrings

...and here's one of her wire jewelry tutorials.
Coiled filigree earrings tutorial by Emily
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.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

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.
Wire Wrap Adjustable Rose Cuff with Swarovski Crystals
 
Close up of Wire Wrap Adjustable Rose Cuff with Swarovski Crystals

Wire Wrap Adjustable Rose Cuff - wire only

Wire Wrap Adjustable Rose Cuff on the wrist

Wire Wrap Adjustable Rose Cuff around the wrist
This wire only rose is kind of plain and bare.
I am doing something about it.
Keep posted and have a great Sunday.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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

Twice Around the World (TAW) wire wrapped bracelet Tutorial

Twice Around the World (TAW) wire wrapped bracelet Tutorial

Twice Around the World (TAW) wire wrapped earrings

Wire wrapped clasp, hook

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.