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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More Copper and Glass Fibula Pins

As you all know, I don’t just make one thing. So, here are more pins. I am working on other designs but these are fast and quick to make. The others take more time.

Published in: on October 3, 2011 at 7:09 pm  Comments Off on More Copper and Glass Fibula Pins  
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Copper and Bead Fibula Pins

I always end up with extra beads from the jewelry I make. They are good beads but they usually end up in a bowl and never get touched again. I decided to use some of them up in these fibula pins.

These are all made out of copper wire.

Published in: on October 1, 2011 at 5:15 pm  Comments Off on Copper and Bead Fibula Pins  
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Experiment With Copper Enamel Raku

I admit this piece isn’t all that exciting. It was an experiment to see if I could reduce the enamel to bring out some of the oxides. It did partially but some people get all these unexpected colors when they do it. Some colors work better than others but I’ve seen some pieces with with that look stunning. This one, not so much.

Published in: on September 30, 2011 at 9:37 pm  Comments Off on Experiment With Copper Enamel Raku  
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Pink Copper Bracelet

Yep, another bracelet. I’ll probably be making a few more. I made a bunch of different bead sets for them and am just getting around to assembling them.

Published in: on September 28, 2011 at 10:01 pm  Comments Off on Pink Copper Bracelet  
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Enamel and Copper Tube Bracelet

I’m having a lot of fun playing with torch firing enamels onto copper. The enameled tube ends have been flared out using my rivet press. The other beads are tubing that I wrapped wire around. The ends are balled up copper and sterling silver. I was able to fuse the sterling silver onto the copper. It’s strung on thick brown leather with copper end caps.

Published in: on September 21, 2011 at 8:10 pm  Comments Off on Enamel and Copper Tube Bracelet  
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Enamel Bead and Copper Bracelet

I quickly threw this bracelet together to see what it would look like. I should have used a thicker piece of copper and made it a bit longer. It didn’t have much texture to it so I added the raised dots. The beads are enameled by torch firing them.

This bracelet was fun and I’ll probably make a few more.

Published in: on September 13, 2011 at 10:54 pm  Comments Off on Enamel Bead and Copper Bracelet  
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Another Bracelet

I found a piece of viking knit that I must have done a couple of years ago. So, it ended up in this bracelet. I’ve been trying to get some viking knit done all year but haven’t put a real effort into getting it done.

Published in: on September 10, 2011 at 1:08 pm  Comments Off on Another Bracelet  
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More Earrings And A Bracelet

I got several pieces enameled and used them for these earrings:

And still making tiny beads except not a pair of them. Just a random set of small beads. I made this bracelet out of some of them. I didn’t realize it would look so Halloween-y.

I was hoping it would be more red but not really dark red. Oh well….

Published in: on September 6, 2011 at 6:30 pm  Comments Off on More Earrings And A Bracelet  
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