Black Onyx with Gold Artistic Wire

Mine... I scratched the gold coloring of the thinner wire off a little, so these are staying with me - found my silver lining :)

I just love the black/gold combo, so I might redo them, being more careful with the pliers this time around.

Freeform pendant wrapping

My very first caged free form pendants. Aventurine and copper/Silver Filled wire.

Royal Elegance: Lapis Lazuli with Silver.

Lapis Lazuli and Sterling Silver, always such a classy combination. I wonder why I haven't tried it before.

Well, here's my first Lapis creation: I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out :)

Just Copper. Again.

Non-tarnish copper wire wrapped into a simple, elegant pendant and earring set.

Available on Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/166195251/unique-all-metal-jewelry-set-pendant-and?ref=shop_home_feat

Simple Elegance - Green Onyx and Sterling Silver

Beautiful, AA grade Green Onyx elongated dew drop briolettes have been wire wrapped into a very simple frame to accentuate the beauty of the stones.

Sold.

Birthday present

And here's the birthsday present.

Netted choker with round corals in sterling and fine silver.

Palying around with amethyst

In the past couple of weeks i made two amethyst wire netted sets... both as alternatives to a gift I made for a very good friend of mine. (Will post it soon).

One is simple and delicate, the other has more presence.

Rhodonite and Garnet Flower Earrings

Finally, here's the pink-wine combo earrings I mentioned in the previous post. They are my first pink earrings in a very, very long time. They are quite large and have a girly look with the shiny Silver-filled wire. I'm still undecided whether I should add patina or not. I'm inclining towards oxidizing, though. We'll see... I'll post updated pics, if necessary.

Materials used: 7 mm faceted round Rhodonite beads, 5 mm round Garnet beads and 7 mm cream Swarovski Pearls, 18, 20 and 28 Ga Silver filled wire. They measure almost 1.5" in diameter.

Update: eventually I've decided to treat them with LOS. I like the new look much better.

Garnet and Peridot Flowers on Wire Netted Leaves

New product available in my Etsy and Breslo shops.

Initially designed as a pink-wine combo... but my Rhodonite beads were just too large, so I had to improvise... again. This is the result: garnet and peridot flowers in a netted Silver Filled Frame.

Update: These earrings now have a new look after LOS-treatment and hand polishing.
 

Silver Filled Wire Netted "Bib" Necklace with Corals

Here's another one of my most laborious pieces. This one was made last December, and even though it didn't take 3 days to make, it did require a huge amount of wrapping and netting. I don't know why I'm making these time-consuming pieces, I'll never be able to sell them, and for lack of festive events in my life, I'm not wearing them myself either. Seems like a complete waste of time, and still... I can't tell you how happy I am after finishing one of these pieces, what a huge sense of fulfillment, accomplishment they bring to me. And that seems to be a good enough reason.

Coral Double Helix - The Complete Set

For today"s post, a little catching up.

It's been a long while (9 months) since I've finished one of my best pieces ever (if I may say so myself): the complete coral and copper double helix set. But I neglected the blog for so long, I failed to post a picture of it. 

This is what I call an elegant statement jewelry set, the pieces by themselves might not look particularly spectacular, but the complete set, with the choker necklace, the earrings and the bracelet, is quite stunning.

I wrapped the necklace for 3 whole working days, it was the most tedious job I've ever done thus far... but I think the result was fully worth the effort.

So here's the set I'm most proud of. Ta-dam!

Netted Ribbon in Silver

Finally, a pair of netted ribbon earrings in silver. I used 20 and 28 Ga soft Silver Filled wire to wrap some faceted 8 mm purple Agate beads. I left the metal untarnished to preserve the beautiful contrast between the bright wire and dark reddish purple stones.

Turquoise Earrings - Gift for a friend

Beautiful turquoise teardrop briolettes (12x8mm) wrapped in Silver Filled wire to make a discreet, elegant pair of earrings, perfect for hot summer days.