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Original: 10/15/2009 4:53 PM
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Designed beads, learned to make faux pewter, & made my 1st beaded chains!

 

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Does have a metallic look to it.

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Crystal on body of Goddess matches color used in chain.  This is a starter piece, not something I'd sell.  The metalic colors look cheap together...but, you know, I was having fun learning.  I'd been afraid to make wire chains for years, and it isn't easy.  Not for me anyway.

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Ah, and this has the red, green, and fire colors of Yule.  Note the sun on the body of the Goddess.  Yule welcomes back the sun.

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With it's leaf bead, this one is perfect for fall.  Couldn't resist adding a copper moon bead to dangle attractively on the back of the neck, from off the clasp.

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Focal beads are about 1.5 to 1.66 inches long.

Not feeling well so not all the best pictures here.

I'm having a terrible time trimming and tucking in those wire tails on each wire wrapped segment.  I think I need better wire cutters and a few tips.  Maybe I'll hit a few youtube how-to videos and try again.

Later...wrapping the 28 gauge wire a few more times made it wide enough to use the micro crimper to tuck in the wire tails.  Thanks for the tips!

Updated October 17, 2009.

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Use a crimper tool to wrap the wire easily and tuck the tails. That's what I use.

Nice jewelry!
Posted 10/15/2009 9:31 PM by lacemagicke Xanga True Member - reply

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@lacemagicke - Thanks and thanks again, although I did use a micro crimper but with wire as small as 28 gauge, even the micro crimper isn't quite doing the trick.  I'll try again though.  Maybe it's all in the wrist or something.  And I think I need to work under the magnifying glass for this?  Might make things go faster as well.


I got the idea when I saw Hobby Lobby selling beaded chains and I couldn't afford them.  

Posted 10/15/2009 10:05 PM by sari0009 Xanga True Member - reply

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@lacemagicke - Thanks again!  I ended up wrapping the wire around 4 to five times instead of 2 to three allowed me to use the micro crimpe to tuck tails in.  I still need a better wire cutter.  One whose blades actually meet up correctly and don't have a chewed up tip.

Posted 10/17/2009 11:24 AM by sari0009 Xanga True Member - reply


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