Beach rock all wired up for wearing
October 6, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Technique Tuesday, Wire
Technique Tuesday!
Back in the beginning of September, Mike and I went away for a long weekend with our friends Beth and Dan. Both couples were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversaries, so we thought it might be a hoot to take a joint vacation. The only thing was, Beth and Dan’s daughter was getting married the very next weekend! So to assuage our guilt over not being around to help that weekend, we found a pretty rock on the beach (in Maine), and I wire wrapped it for Beth to wear to the wedding!
See, we were working on the details after …read more
Getting results: Paul Bishop – part 2
August 24, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Question of the Month, Wire
Paul Bishop had so much news that I had to split his answer into two parts! It’s really not his fault: fact is, he is responding to two different Questions of the Month, and it was all good stuff that I felt I needed to share
Here are the pieces that Paul felt were the best things he made this summer, and an explanation of why the second piece is so special. Remember as you read this, Paul works on his jewelry business part time.
Tigress
The design uses 12, 6 and 4 mm tiger-eye rounds, with pewter bead caps,
silver-plated findings …read more
