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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 1, 2023 11:40:51 GMT -5
November sure went by fast!! But, we had a lot of great entries.  I believe it's rockbrain's turn to pick again. You can just post it here. I'm sure it will be another fun challenge.
Remember- it's not a contest, but a way to step outside your comfort zone and try something new.
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Post by liveoak on Dec 3, 2023 10:49:47 GMT -5
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Post by rockbrain on Dec 3, 2023 12:50:41 GMT -5
How about a straight wire wrap. No cabochon, just wire for the main shape and decoration. Beads etc are ok for decorative purposes but no main stone to work around.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 3, 2023 14:59:42 GMT -5
How about a straight wire wrap. No cabochon, just wire for the main shape and decoration. Beads etc are ok for decorative purposes but no main stone to work around. Good one! Kinda sums up some of the stuff I've been working on. |
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Post by rockbrain on Dec 3, 2023 15:14:27 GMT -5
How about a straight wire wrap. No cabochon, just wire for the main shape and decoration. Beads etc are ok for decorative purposes but no main stone to work around. Good one! Kinda sums up some of the stuff I've been working on. Yep, I thought of the little sword you made. I've also wanted to try some bracelets. |
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Post by susand24224 on Dec 3, 2023 18:26:53 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 3, 2023 19:38:08 GMT -5
Whew! I've done little the last few weeks other than making earrings and bracelets, two of which I just finished. First is gold-filled with emeralds, which may be cheating, 2nd is copper and the bracelet is copper and lava stone. Susan, I absolutely love these:  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 3, 2023 20:09:12 GMT -5
I agree with jasoninsd. Those are very nice. I like the leaves a lot, too. Better than all my simple ones. AND, guess what? You choose January's challenge. |
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Post by susand24224 on Dec 3, 2023 21:34:15 GMT -5
I agree with jasoninsd . Those are very nice. I like the leaves a lot, too. Better than all my simple ones. AND, guess what? You choose January's challenge. Oh, Dear, Tela, I forgot about that (the challenge). I was hoping that this month's would be something that would fit into my presents/upcoming auction for charity repertoire, but rockbrain surprised me and made it even easier--something I'd just done. Thank you for the compliment. I am lucky to have a friend that travels the world and sends me photos of jewelry from all corners of it, AND loves unusual copper jewelry. She sure keeps my scrap cup smaller! |
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Post by susand24224 on Dec 3, 2023 21:36:57 GMT -5
[/quote]Susan, I absolutely love these: [/quote] Thank you jasoninsd --they were great fun to make, but the hammering scared my dog.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 3, 2023 21:48:36 GMT -5
Thank you jasoninsd --they were great fun to make, but the hammering scared my dog. When Trigger was around (he's my avatar) he would HATE when I'd use the drill to twist the wire. Every time I'd sit down at the kitchen table (aka my wire-wrapping bench! LOL) he'd come over and stare at me like he was daring me to start up the drill! LOL I'll be curious to see how Blue (our new to us...but used dog) is going to deal with the drill...or the hammer... (Of course...I'd have to actually start wrapping again to find out! LOL) |
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Post by rockbrain on Dec 3, 2023 22:09:35 GMT -5
susand24224 I have to agree with Jason. I absolutely love those second earrings! They have a real ancient exotic look to them. I'm going to have a hard time not stealing that design!
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Post by susand24224 on Dec 3, 2023 23:15:18 GMT -5
susand24224 I have to agree with Jason. I absolutely love those second earrings! They have a real ancient exotic look to them. I'm going to have a hard time not stealing that design! Give in to your urges, rockbrain . I believe (if memory serves me correctly), that I stole it from the ancient Egyptians. they put serpents in everything! And thank you! |
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Post by khara on Dec 4, 2023 3:09:43 GMT -5
Thank you jasoninsd --they were great fun to make, but the hammering scared my dog. When Trigger was around (he's my avatar) he would HATE when I'd use the drill to twist the wire. Every time I'd sit down at the kitchen table (aka my wire-wrapping bench! LOL) he'd come over and stare at me like he was daring me to start up the drill! LOL I'll be curious to see how Blue (our new to us...but used dog) is going to deal with the drill...or the hammer... (Of course...I'd have to actually start wrapping again to find out! LOL) My poor cat is SUCH a scaredy-cat. She has really (very slowly) come out of her shell since we got her (we are her 2nd home) as an adult cat 8 years ago. She has just recently shown interest in being in my studio with me. This is where all my crafting is done from quiet crochet to sewing to wire wrapping to hammering and torching metal work. I sometimes go in there with the intent of doing something loud and then she shows up and I feel bad for scaring her and so I change what I’m doing to something quiet. 🤓She’s a little old lady cat now and so I just want her to be happy.🥰 Love the hammered and leaf earrings Susan and great theme rockbrain ! |
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Post by susand24224 on Dec 4, 2023 4:05:35 GMT -5
[/quote]My poor cat is SUCH a scaredy-cat. She has really (very slowly) come out of her shell since we got her (we are her 2nd home) as an adult cat 8 years ago. She has just recently shown interest in being in my studio with me. This is where all my crafting is done from quiet crochet to sewing to wire wrapping to hammering and torching metal work. I sometimes go in there with the intent of doing something loud and then she shows up and I feel bad for scaring her and so I change what I’m doing to something quiet. 🤓She’s a little old lady cat now and so I just want her to be happy.🥰 Love the hammered and leaf earrings Susan and great theme rockbrain ![/quote] Thank you, Khara. Even as I type, I cannot go out on the porch to get my sonic jewelry cleaner because VagaBob, who I believe is hovering somewhere between stray and feral, is peacefully sleeping on my covered porch on the pad that belongs to the Pyrenees. If I go out there, he will leave and likely not come back until one of his occasional "I am starving" trips to my yard--he's very afraid of all things human. My dog Cody is highly noise-reactive--has been since I got him. I don't know his history but know that he had been shot and his nose split open. So I fully understand your not wanting to upset your cat! |
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Post by liveoak on Dec 4, 2023 7:23:25 GMT -5
OK, Susan susand24224 , it's officially gone viral - I adore your hammered earrings. I would have thought Asian inspired- but Egyptian works too.
Wonderfully inspiring to me - I can see numerous variations on those.
Lucky individual that is gifted that pair 
Oh, sorry - not to forget your beaded emeralds are nice in their own right, vaguely Christmas-y, but not so much so, that they are certainly in style year round. A nice pair.
Your bracelet is equally interesting. I haven't tried a coil like your central one just yet, but the lava beads go perfectly with it.
Did you make the chain links as well ? They look like some serious gauge wire so likely harder to form.
Thank you for an inspiring entry all around.
What a start to a challenge !!!!
Patty
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Post by susand24224 on Dec 4, 2023 16:54:36 GMT -5
OK, Susan susand24224 , it's officially gone viral - I adore your hammered earrings. I would have thought Asian inspired- but Egyptian works too.
Wonderfully inspiring to me - I can see numerous variations on those.
Lucky individual that is gifted that pair Oh, sorry - not to forget your beaded emeralds are nice in their own right, vaguely Christmas-y, but not so much so, that they are certainly in style year round. A nice pair.
Your bracelet is equally interesting. I haven't tried a coil like your central one just yet, but the lava beads go perfectly with it.
Did you make the chain links as well ? They look like some serious gauge wire so likely harder to form. Thank you for an inspiring entry all around.
What a start to a challenge !!!! Patty
Thanks so much, Patty! The bracelet is for a man, so I went "he-man" all the way. The coils are fairly easy, and I didn't do a great job, but he won't know that. Yes, I made the 14-gauge links and managed to not break any pliers (this time) doing them. Annealing helped a lot. I do a lot like the hammered earrings, since it allows me to make use of my ever-burgeoning copper scrap pile. Sometimes my challenge to myself is just to use up some of that scrap . . .an occasional "hit" and many "misses" without guilt! |
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Post by liveoak on Dec 4, 2023 20:58:19 GMT -5
I'm most impressed Susan, susand24224 , 14 gauge is nothing to sneeze at ! My copper scrap bin has a cover, thankfully, so I don't have to constantly remind myself how much is in there. But I do thank myself that I don't work in silver ! 
Patty
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Post by drocknut on Dec 5, 2023 8:30:48 GMT -5
Susan, great job on all of them. You certainly set the bar high for this challenge. I have a bunch of copper wire scrap that I could use if only I could find where in the storage unit I put it. I did find my anvil and hammer so that's a start.
Can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with this month.
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Post by susand24224 on Dec 5, 2023 17:10:02 GMT -5
Susan, great job on all of them. You certainly set the bar high for this challenge. I have a bunch of copper wire scrap that I could use if only I could find where in the storage unit I put it. I did find my anvil and hammer so that's a start. Can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with this month. Thank you, Diane! Some of my best designs are when I'm just tinkering around with wire and something works, but then there are the others. For me, working with scrap "frees" me as I have convinced myself that I am not wasting anything so my frugal self doesn't interfere. I hope you (and others) give it a try! |
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I believe it's rockbrain's turn to pick again. You can just post it here. I'm sure it will be another fun challenge. 
