Enameled Bangle Bracelet

I gave up on trying to enamel round wire. For some strange reason, the enamel on round wire keeps popping off. I mean likes shards of it just flying off. It’s the weirdest thing. I tried several different experiments and this happened every time. So, instead, I tried some flat copper wire tonight and I had no issues except where I solder the wire together. I used silver solder since it’s supposed to be compatible with this enamel but I got some crazing. I put it back in my torch flame and heated it up so the enamel pulled away from that spot. It doesn’t look bad but in future ones I’ll either have to fuse the copper together or overlap the piece and rivet it together.

Published in: on November 13, 2011 at 9:35 pm  Comments Off on Enameled Bangle Bracelet  
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Copper Bangle With Enameled Flowers

I made this for my cousin’s daughter for her Christmas present. It’s kind of plain but I like it like this. I hope she likes it too.

Published in: on November 13, 2011 at 4:19 pm  Comments Off on Copper Bangle With Enameled Flowers  
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Porthole Pendants

I know this is a bad picture. I took it with my phone. I’ll have to take a better one later.

The bunny one I made for my friend for her Christmas present. I hope she doesn’t look here and see it. I didn’t do a good job pushing the tabs over on hers. I figured out a way to do it after I messed up. The smaller one was easier because the metal is thinner. I put a kitty picture in it so I guess I’m saving that one for myself. The picture is covered with a glass dome.

Published in: on November 11, 2011 at 11:33 am  Comments Off on Porthole Pendants  
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Enameled Wire Bangles

These are my first attempts at making wire enameled bangles. They weren’t totally successful. It’s hard to see in the picture. The enamel kept popping off in slivers, probably from thermal shock.

The bottom one is made with 6 gauge wire. It had the most enamel cracking off. I finally took my alundum stone and just filed down all the rough spots. Kind of made it look more organic. The top one is out of 8 gauge wire. The enamel stayed on better. I have more experimenting to do before I can sell these.

Published in: on November 6, 2011 at 9:27 pm  Comments Off on Enameled Wire Bangles  
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Ginkgo Leaf Pins

I used some of the ginkgo leaf beads I made last week in these pins.

I kind of like them.

Published in: on October 22, 2011 at 4:50 pm  Comments Off on Ginkgo Leaf Pins  
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More Hearts

I made another fibula heart pin. My friend wants to make some heart earrings and I remembered I made these smaller hearts before. I did a sample up so she could see it.

Published in: on October 15, 2011 at 3:42 pm  Comments Off on More Hearts  
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Another Fiber Enamel and Copper Bracelet

I made another similar to one I made before. This one has bigger beads and sari ribbon as the fiber.

Published in: on October 14, 2011 at 11:42 pm  Comments Off on Another Fiber Enamel and Copper Bracelet  
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Kokeshi Doll Bead Necklace

I made these beads up earlier this year. I’m finally getting around to making them into necklace. These I used brass components.

Published in: on October 11, 2011 at 8:40 pm  Comments Off on Kokeshi Doll Bead Necklace  
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Another Weekend Of Pins

But these are different. Well, different from the ones in the last post. These are a little more abstract.

I kind of like these. They aren’t too big and hang nicely when worn.

This next one is yet another pin but a bit different too. It doesn’t have any beads on it. Just all copper.

This one was tough. I used 14 gauge wire for the heart part and it was tough to bend. I think it might have had something to do with my wire already being work hardened too. Next time I’ll do it and anneal the wire first. That will make it easier to bend.

Published in: on October 8, 2011 at 11:05 pm  Comments Off on Another Weekend Of Pins  
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Geez, More Pins….

These are some that I used enamel pieces in.

I like the potato chip beads. I’m going to have to get more enameled.

A couple more. Not sure if I like the wire heart.

Published in: on October 5, 2011 at 10:47 am  Comments Off on Geez, More Pins….  
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