sixtyfour: wired

as i mentioned in my previous post, i have become quite interested in wire work. since i am new to working with wire, i have only been doing fairly simple designs, but i think they still look quite sophisticated. i love the color of the copper, i think it gives a little quirkiness to a necklace that would otherwise be a bit too serious. all of the necklaces below are one strand and are fairly long.

sixtythree: inspiration

sometimes when i am bored or watching twilight for the third or fourth time (as i am right now), i like to look at the jewelry that is being sold in different stores (anthropologie, br, etsy...). i found these earrings the other day and was inspired to try something similar. they appealed to me mainly because i am becoming quite interested in wire work at the moment. all of my attempts at making exact copies were failures, but i really liked some of the simpler earrings i ended up creating. i wore three different pairs to work and received a number of compliments, which was a welcome surprise.
please don't judge me too harshly for using silver findings - i did not have any copper ones on hand. the earrings in the last picture are my favorite, they are a great weight, length, and the mother of pearl beads have a nice shimmer.

sixteen

we celebrated my friend hana's birthday this past weekend. we got some cooking themed presents for her (measuring cups & spoons, recipe book), so i decided to make her a pot holder to go along with the rest of what she was getting. i thought the project would be quite easy, but i actually found it a bit of a challenge. i quilted the border with machine and hand sewed the dark blue ribbon around. even though i measured out the border, it looks very uneven and not that great. i didn't notice the odd border until it was too late and since it is just a pot holder i decided that hana could forgive me.
last time i went to the craft store they were selling spools of metal wire for $1 each, so i got some to play with. i made a few napkin rings with some beads. i think they look pretty good and whimsical.
i also wound some of the wire around some old bangles i found. the wire adds some interest to them and the beads give it more color.
job update: still looking & getting very sick of constantly writing cover letters. fingers crossed that i find something soon!