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Jewelry: Amazon Woman
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Amazon Woman

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:

Instructions

This was class project in a jewelry-making class at my local Senior Center. It was our instructor's design.

Category: Jewelry

Type of item: Accessory

For: Women

Style: Romantic, Outdoorsy, Funky


Materials

Pink and green Amazonite round and cube beads, hand-forged copper-wire beads, antique copper chain and clasp. Beadalon beading wire.

What was your inspiration?

To not be the only one in class who couldn't figure out how to make the copper wire-beads!

What are you most proud of?

That I eventually got it! (The wire beads)

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Have a really cool, clever and patient instructor.

 

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garbanzobeads on craftsy.com
Oct 07, 2011    Flag as inappropriate
Wow I really like this piece! Your wire work is fantastic
Rockland Rocks on craftsy.com
Oct 07, 2011   Flag as inappropriate
I credit that wire work to my instructor at the Senior Center. Each wire bead takes 2 lengths of 20 ga. copper wire and I used a magic marker as a mandrel. Take each piece of wire, wrap around the mandrel 4 or 5 turns. Then take one piece of coiled wire and start it between 2 outer loops of the other piece of wire, keep turning until its worked all the way into the other coil and looks like my wire beads. Make sure all cut ends are turned into a loop to prevent sharp edges from catching on skin or clothing.