{"id":14125,"date":"2015-04-02T12:20:28","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T16:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=14125"},"modified":"2017-09-21T18:44:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T22:44:39","slug":"jewelry-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=14125","title":{"rendered":"Adding all sorts of things – like turquoise! – to wire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Hello!<\/p>\n

With the change in season, Spring issues of the latest jewelry magazines are popping up. \u00a0With all the activities in the last few months, I neglected to share pictures of my jewelry designs that were featured in the\u00a0Jewelry Affaire Winter 2015 issue. \u00a0I’ve gathered up photos that I took myself before I sent my jewelry to the wonderful people of Stampington.<\/p>\n

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

Here is a bronze wire-wrapped bangle. \u00a0I wanted to showcase a simple rough-cut rutilated quartz bead. \u00a0I’m hoping to find more stones like this when I ever get to a bead show again.<\/p>\n

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

In this wire-wrapped bangle, I challenged myself to take a link from my book, The Missing Link<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>and turn it into a bracelet! \u00a0The entire bangle base is one length of wire, and 3 gauges of wire were used. \u00a0Shown here in sterling, brass, and a copper and sterling wire mix.<\/p>\n

Last year, I found this amazing antique button. \u00a0It was just sitting there on a table mixed with all sorts of stuff. \u00a0The button stood out with its beautiful cut steel, brass, and mother of pearl details. \u00a0I held on to it, waiting to make something special. \u00a0For this necklace, I stitched a few favorite mother of pearl buttons on to brass stampings and used brass wire to connect the button links together. \u00a0The antique button was used as an off-center focal.<\/p>\n

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

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

For this next assemblage-style bracelet, I gathered up all sorts of vintage bits and baubles that I had been collecting. \u00a0I found the antique monogrammed locket at my favorite antiquing stomping grounds in PA, just like the button. \u00a0An old watch face, vintage buttons, keshi pearls, rhinestone earrings, brass stampings, silk ribbon and even an old dog tag were used to create this sentimental bracelet.<\/p>\n

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

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

This next necklace was designed to wear alone or with a layer of other necklaces. \u00a0I wanted to create the look of a soldered bezel by just using wire. \u00a0 I cut out a small sterling disc with my disc cutter, added texture, and wrapped a turquoise bead on to the surface with wire. \u00a0As with just about all of my wirework, I used liver of sulfur to oxidize the finished piece.<\/p>\n

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

This last necklace is my favorite<\/em> style to design, and it is a time-consuming but enjoyable process. \u00a0 I’ve made designs like this in the past, in my Collector’s Club style (going way back here<\/a>). \u00a0I wanted to showcase a stone that I just love – turquoise – with handmade wire links and a mix of Hilltribe silver beads. \u00a0Instructions on how to make several of these links are shown in step-by-step detail in The Missing Link<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0When I designed this necklace, I started with individual link units and put them together like a puzzle – looking for the right balance. The necklace plays double duty and can be worn long, or as a two-strand necklace. \u00a0Here is a before shot –<\/p>\n

\"Turquoise<\/p>\n

And Ta Daaaa –<\/p>\n

\"Turquoise<\/p>\n

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

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

If you’d like to see these designs, as well as those made by an amazing gathering of jewelry designers, you should still be able to find a copy in the stores. \u00a0They may be replaced now by the Spring 2015 issue. \u00a0You can also purchase a copy online at the Stampington site.<\/p>\n

\"Jewelry<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Have a wonderful Easter week!<\/p>\n

~ Cindy XOXO<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Cindy<\/p>\n

Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. \u00a0She is the co-founder of\u00a0artBLISS<\/a>, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her best-selling jewelry design book,\u00a0The Missing Link<\/i><\/a>, was released in the Fall, 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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