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Hi everyone! It's been more than a year and a half...I dove down the rabbit hole of beading and this has been the outcome. Recently I had a table at my workplace craft fair and did much better than expected! My site features mostly freshwater pearls and Swarovski crystals. I have had a lot of...

Pattye, I can't get enough of it! So much fun :) Marianne, that is a great idea! I am currently making another pea pod with a fully wrapped border so I can play around with the options. CathyKeshi, that is too kind, I felt like my bird's nest 'interpretation' was kind of in-between the literal...

Some more fiddling around with wire using 3x5mm lavender freshwater pearls from RainbowIslandPearls. These seem half-finished to me :confused: like an elementary school craft. It would be nice to have at least one more pair of hands, preferably doll-sized, ha! I think I also need something...

GemGeek, do you mean a rubber mat underneath a metal block? Does that reduce the noise or shock? I'm pretty clueless about this all.

Thank you JerseyPearl, I am having too much fun with spirals of all different sizes! Though they remind me of mosquito coils, which I can't stand the scent of. I can't tell your age at all- sounds like what people of all ages do! I'm considered a life-newbie ;) but all I do outside of work is...

Thank you Pattye! It was fun wearing them at work today :) I had to be pretty exact with the measurements so that the wires would start and end at the sweet spots. I was lucky- it doesn't always work out so well, lol! The earrings are 1.75 inches including the leverbacks, so I would say it is...

Playing around with earring options. This is 1 3/4" tall including the leverbacks. I'm still trying to decide how many/what size/shape loops to connect the main piece to the leverbacks. Ideally it would incorporate the doubling and also graduate from small to large. For starters, the single...

Thanks, CathyKeshi, I was trying to decide between using one pair or three pairs of jump rings to connect the spirals. I think having the spirals tucked into another balances better with the pearls :)

Thank you, GemGeek! I need to research methods to harden wire. I didn't know different hammers could do different things to wire! Are there any materials you would recommend?

Circle pearls and spirals necklace and earring project Circle pearls and spirals necklace and earring project Thank you, SS, Pattye, CathyKeshi, Marianne, GemGeek, and Katbran for the kind words on the herringbone Tahitians! I am deep into this wirework obsession now... Here is my latest...

the 13mm Tahitian pair the 13mm Tahitian pair I have been browsing through Pinterest and other sites for wire wrapping designs- I think I stumbled on a new area of interest before even learning all the basic beading techniques! The sculptural aspect of working with wire really appeals to me-...

Cool, this is an excellent resource! All in one place, too~

Thank you, Pattye! I am starting to prefer jewelry that features pearls either singly or as a discrete group over full strands :) That way I can lavish attention on them and not neglect the ones near the nape of the neck, lol! I do wear pendants more successfully than my metallic drops or white...

Thank you! Very good information from you, Pattye and GemGeek about using crimps to conceal those knots or extra spaces :)

Thank you, Karin. I will look for some resources about how reamers work and which supplies to get!

I played around some more with eye pins for these baroque Tahitian bracelets on some mystery cord from an old necklace, black cotton twist cord, and brown deerskin lace. Clearly I have a lot to learn about working with wire! I have been taking the long route with fiddling around through trial...

Oh yes, for now I am keeping the necklace intact at the pearls, so that is an excellent idea. I will definitely get some appropriate crimp covers and see how that works. Will have to buy crimping pliers, too, and report back once all the adjustments have been made!

Thank you, Wendy! I will take a look and give it some more tries! :)

GemGeek, that is so kind of you to say! I have many ideas and inspirations that I am not really equipped to create because I lack the skills and tools to see them realized. So I feel like this is definitely a first step in that direction and also a great way to start with the support of all of...

I am very happy to hear the advice you have all been giving! Will definitely pull in the chains by about an inch to adjust the balance of the pearls. There's not much tangle going on once the necklace is worn but it is a pain to detangle them before I put them on. I find that box chains are the...