{"id":13409,"date":"2013-12-27T08:45:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=13409"},"modified":"2017-09-21T19:01:33","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T23:01:33","slug":"vintage-mesh-modern-wrap-bracelets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=13409","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Mesh Modern Wrap Bracelets"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jewelry<\/p>\n

Hello!<\/p>\n

I hope this finds you enjoying the festivities of the season!<\/p>\n

It’s been far too long since I shared jewelry with you here so get ready for a stream of pictures! \u00a0I am super excited to share this cover of Jewelry Affaire – the Winter 2014 edition due out next week. \u00a0This is my first time being published in this beautiful publication and I received the biggest Christmas gift ever earlier in the week when I received my contributor copy. \u00a0On the cover you’ll see a trio of bracelets I created over the summer, each featuring a vintage mesh chain. \u00a0I was happy to find the beautiful work of many of my jewelry designer friends in the pages of this issue. \u00a0I think you’ll be as inspired as I am \u00a0when you browse through the pages in the weeks to come. \u00a0I am so thankful to the JA editor, Christine Stephens, and the entire design team – especially photography, led by Johanna Love.<\/p>\n

At artBLISS<\/a> 2012, I purchased a bunch of mesh chains from Dia Daniels who brought her vintage wares to sell to fellow attendees. \u00a0I was immediately drawn to the mesh chains she brought back recently from a warehouse in NYC. \u00a0Maybe it was the old brass patina, maybe it was the mystery of not knowing what they were used for originally….I just knew I could use these 10 1\/2″ \u00a0chains for jewelry. \u00a0 The chain seemed too short for a necklace (although originally they may have been used as chokers with an extender chain) and too long for a bracelet. \u00a0It didn’t take long to realize they could\u00a0<\/em>be used as a bracelet, a wrap<\/em> bracelet! \u00a0I personally love wrap bracelets and stacked bracelets so I had fun creating different variations. \u00a0I also had fun with the jewelry photo shoot afterwards – as I’ve said before, I have just as much fun styling jewelry as I do making it!<\/p>\n

\"Vintage<\/p>\n

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You can really alter the look of the bracelet by adding suede, wrapped links or chain. \u00a0I enjoyed the challenge of seeing how I could embellish the chain and add character with the beads and vintage findings in my own stash.<\/p>\n

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I recently made another wrap bracelet and listed it in my Etsy shop here<\/a>. \u00a0This one features a special vintage earbob – adorned with black beads and sparkly crystal. \u00a0I added a mix of onyx, brass, Swarovski and labradorite beads to lengthen the bracelet.<\/p>\n

\"Vintage<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s another project featured in the Winter JA issue – “Cashmere & Cocoa”. \u00a0This one is special to me. \u00a0Earlier in the Spring my friend Vicki<\/a> let me know about a series of jewelry color\u00a0competitions at a local bead store, Beadazzled<\/a>. \u00a0The challenge focused on monochromatic design. \u00a0I had never entered a jewelry competition before but happened to enjoy working with monochromatic colors. \u00a0My focus was on finding ways to add interest by texture, shapes and by using wirework. \u00a0I was excited to win the wirework category and received a generous gift certificate to the store.<\/p>\n

\"Wirework<\/a><\/p>\n

I am very grateful to close 2013 feeling that I have accomplished many good things. \u00a0 I am especially thankful for the support and friendship of an amazing jewelry community – mentors and friends alike. \u00a0Thank you to all who stop by this site – you are so appreciated. \u00a0Enjoy the rest of the holiday season and Happy New Year!<\/p>\n

– Cindy xoxo<\/p>\n

\"Cindy<\/a><\/p>\n

Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. \u00a0\u00a0She is the co-founder of\u00a0artBLISS<\/a>, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her first jewelry design book,\u00a0The Missing Link<\/i><\/a>, was recently released this Fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello! I hope this finds you enjoying the festivities of the season! It’s been far too long since I shared jewelry with you here so get ready for a stream of pictures! \u00a0I am super excited to share this cover of Jewelry Affaire – the Winter 2014 edition due out next week. \u00a0This is my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,16,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jewelry-design","category-new-in-the-shop","category-publications"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13409"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14238,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13409\/revisions\/14238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}