by Cindy on January 28, 2014
Hello!
Not too long ago I sat down to create my next project for Step by Step Wire magazine. I had made twisted wire spirals that seemed to make the perfect back drop for something special. I tried stitching a few vintage mother of pearl buttons on to the spirals with thin-gauge wire. The twisted wire around the edges created a nice border. I was inspired to use some of those pretty mother of pearl buttons again that I had saved in a jar! Why wait til the summer to enjoy a little white? We’ve certainly had our share of white this winter here on the East Coast! Our snow days are all used and we’ll be borrowing from summer vacation days before long.
Do you collect mother of pearl buttons? Any two-hole button will do. Gather up a few of your favorite buttons – ceramic, lampwork, vintage or new and create twisted wire + button pendants. You can find this project in the February-March 2014 issue of Step by Step Wire.
– Oxidized spirals before being polished and added to the tumbler –
Thank you for visiting!
– Cindy xoxo
Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. She is the co-founder of artBLISS, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her first wire jewelry design book, The Missing Link, was recently released by Interweave Press.
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2014 Featured Artist
by Cindy on November 7, 2013
Hello!
Today’s feature: wire jewelry. 🙂
Right about now some of you may be receiving your subscriptions to Step by Step Wire magazine – the Dec/Jan 2014 issue is out. I’m especially excited about this issue because not only are there beautiful projects inside, I also have a new wire link project featured. I didn’t stop making links once my book manuscript was turned in – oh no, I have more ideas filling cups around my work table. 🙂 SBS Wire has a special place in the early years of my wire-working journey. My first nationally published tutorial was in SBS Wire back in 2008. Now 5 years later I am thrilled to share designs as the 2014 featured artist. I hope to create wire design tutorials that will inspire you, just as the projects in this magazine have inspired me over the years.
I thought I’d show a few pictures of the project you’ll find, as it was photographed on the flip side in the magazine. Here you can see that the links are actually textured with decorative stamps. It is subtle and either way is fine – plain or with stamps.
Recently I couldn’t resist turning to a spool of wire to create a birthday present for my sister. Simple wrapped loops were transformed into earwires with a cascade of iolite, crystal, gray onyx and Hilltribe beads.
Thanks for stopping by and reading about the latest in wire on my end. I hope you are enjoying moments of creative bliss in your neck of the woods!
– Cindy xoxo
Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. She is the co-founder of artBLISS, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her first jewelry design book, The Missing Link, was recently released this Fall.
Tagged as:
2014 Featured Artist
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