Wire Wrapping!

[kerravonsen]

Today I made my first wire-wrapped pendant:


Mind you, my first attempt I had to remove and destroy, because it was so horrible. Uneven wrappings, and toolmarks everywhere. 8-(
So I'm feeling insecure, because while this one is better technically, I think it's worse artistically. 8-(

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[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

I rather like it, the swirls are nicely positioned and the whole composition definitely works. A pendant fit for a Pictish Princess.

[kerravonsen]

Thank you!

[dreamflower]

Oh, I like it a lot! Of course, I didn't see the other one, but this one is really nicely done. I love the spirals--it makes it look very Celtic.

[kerravonsen]

Thank you!

The other one had only one spiral, but it had a swoopy u-shaped bend in it that I liked a lot. Ah well.
This one wraps the shell more securely because of the position of the bottom spiral.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Now this is very beautiful! I love this style - and the combination of the material is perfect!

[kerravonsen]

Thank you!

[dozmuffinxc.livejournal.com]

Beautiful! I love wire-wrapped jewelry, and this came out so lovely.

[kerravonsen]

I've seen wire-wrapped jewellery that looks very rough and crude, and I've seen wire-wrapped jewellery that is a work of art, and I am aspiring to the latter rather than the former. I don't think I've reached the "work of art" stage by any means, not when there are works like this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, and this to inspire me.

[kittylefish.livejournal.com]

goodness! some of those are incredibly gorgeous! thanks for posting the links. and given time, i'm sure you will get to the work of art stage, if you keep at it. i like the spirals on your piece, too.

[kerravonsen]

8-) Practice makes perfect. I'm just impatient; I want to be good at it NOW! 8-/

[kittylefish.livejournal.com]

oh, i really like it! i bought a wire-wrapped pendant at a street fair a while back that i adore. i actually have a stone that my energy healer gave me that i want to do that with, one of these days when i get ambitious enough to give it a try. of course, i've also just thought of taking it to the woman who has an amazing jewelry shop down the road and asking her what she would do with it and how much it would cost, lol.

[kerravonsen]

One of the things that attracts me to wire-wrapping is that it increases one's "artistic vocabulary" by enabling one to use more and different things in pendant-making.

i actually have a stone that my energy healer gave me that i want to do that with, one of these days when i get ambitious enough to give it a try.

If you do want to do it yourself, the absolute minimum you need is wire and a pair of pliers. Plus some random household things to use as Mandrels (something to bend your wire around to give it a smooth curve) -- such as knitting needles, pill bottles etc.
Or get yourself a $5 pair of round-nose pliers.

There are lots of how-tos on the web.

[kittylefish.livejournal.com]

thanks for the tips.