Tuesday, May 14, 2019

More of the new ideas I have been working . . wire wrapping strung beads

Digging around in my stash, I find a project box full of ideas . . . well, it did have a purpose but now I have just forgotten or just dropped the idea out of the important list.   But it gives me fun things to try.   I must use the stash for something.

Like these beads: 

some glass beads of various shapes along with some round cracked glass and plastic faceted beads.  Oh, the possibilities.


Just trying out some ideas with the different colors of wire: gold, silver and copper.

The silver on this one is ok.  I think I could have done it with a smaller gauge wire and double wrapped.  I could do another one.  Maybe???


Not sure what I was doing to the one on the left.  I strung the beads than wrapped them but the uneven shape of the beads made the wire uneven too.  Then I had a harebrained idea to take a really. small gauge (28?) to bind it in the middle.  hmmmm, not so great. Took a 24 gauge wire and worked it around in a circular fashion like weaving,  Still sort of a mess.  Not sure I like it but if I let it sit it might be OK.  The one on the right looks more like an ornament.  I used copper and rose gold wire


I have some more beads I can try different takes on this idea.   But I have other things I am trying to learn and/or perfect.  

It is an endless process.

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