{"id":2830,"date":"2010-03-03T02:52:07","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T06:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2010-03-05T01:32:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T05:32:53","slug":"passion-the-bead-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=2830","title":{"rendered":"Passion {the bead kind}"},"content":{"rendered":"
I have a feeling that if you’re reading this, we have have something in common.\u00a0 Alright, maybe not all of you, but 90% of you?\u00a0 We are passionate about JEWELRY, and beads and all of the great things that go along with this obsession. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 For me, the heart of this passion is working with (you guessed it) wire<\/strong>!<\/div>\n

If you ever wondered how I got started working with wire (okay – please indulge me), I’ll share a super quick history.\u00a0 \u00a0 It was almost 5 years ago, and my then 3rd son was about 9 months old.\u00a0 I signed up for a wire class and was rather disappointed.\u00a0 The class was taught by an older gentleman who loved wire, but had his own idea about jewelry.\u00a0 We made an interesting bracelet and ring or two, but not the fundamentals that I was hoping for (earwires, wrapped loops, etc).\u00a0 Here’s one of those pieces….<\/p>\n

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One of my absolute first wire projects<\/p><\/div>\n

A few months later I took a basic wrapped-loops kind of wire class at a local A.C. Moore.\u00a0 Now I was in business!\u00a0 Boy was I proud to make an entire chain of beads and finish a bracelet!\u00a0 This was when I had no idea about lampwork, just look at these pink beads… but I would soon learn about\u00a0handmade glass beads and would be hooked!\u00a0 I started frequenting the Bead and Button forum, where I met \u00a0Kerry<\/a>\u00a0…. a friend from the very early days!<\/p>\n

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My first wire-wrapped bracelets! Isn't it great to learn how to make a wrapped loop??<\/p><\/div>\n

This passion eventually led me to the opening of sweet bead studio (thanks to the help of my oldest son for the name!) and this blog – in 2007.\u00a0 In a few months I’ll be celebrating my 3rd anniversary of blogging…and if you visit those early posts (actually posts up til last year), I didn’t have a lot of visitors or blog comments. \ud83d\ude41\u00a0 I have learned a LOT since then…and really met many of you in the past year alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The great thing about wire is that there is just about a zillion kinds of wire and ways to work with it…. oxidized sterling silver wire (my favorite), copper wire and steel wire…. which led more recently to another new passion, working with metal…..\u00a0 Do I sound a little obsessed<\/em>?\u00a0 My family thinks I am.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Oh the things you can make with wire!<\/p><\/div>\n

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A little wire here, a little wire there...<\/p><\/div>\n

I just have to throw in this picture… would you believe I have bowls like this on my desk.?\u00a0 When a new idea strikes, I grab a roll of copper wire and see what takes shape.\u00a0 And of course, writing tutorials require plenty of testing…<\/p>\n

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....they say practice makes perfect!<\/p><\/div>\n

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I start a tutorial with a pad of paper and a spool of copper wire...<\/p><\/div>\n

And fast forward to March of 2010…here’s one of my latest wirework bangles.\u00a0 I love adding twisted wire for a bit of texture and interest.<\/p>\n

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Copper bangle with lampwork by Moon Stumpp<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sold, thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n

Well there you have it… if you stuck with me to the end of this post, I guess we do<\/em> have a passion in common after all!\u00a0 I have the Artbead Scene Carnival Bloggers<\/a> to thank for this month’s word:\u00a0 Passion!<\/p>\n

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