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(Wire Wrap Jewelry)

Swizzy *** SOLD ***

Another piece following the same kind of design concept as the last two, this one is really cool. I stayed up until 5am finishing it. I couldn't call it a night. I also managed to stab myself underneath the side of my thumbnail with my pliers. Ouch! So for this gallery I have a little step by step of the final processes I went trough to complete the piece.

Contains:
- All sterling silver sheet and wire
- 5 Bezel set, faceted blue apatites (Brazil)
- 1 Flush set, faceted red sapphire (Thailand)



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So after completing the wire section of this piece, I created a shell it would nestle into. I didn't think to start taking pics along the way until this step.

 
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Here you see how it will kinda fit into the shell

 
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Side view of the shell

 
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Ok now I wanted to add another piece to accentuate the other edge and give it more movement, so to speak

 
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I've fitted the new piece on...

 
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Here you can see the new piece clamped onto the shell in my soldering 3rd hands right before I hit it with a torch

 
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After I soldered on the new piece, I flush set a sapphire in the right side and then applied a patina

 
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After the patina, I hit the shell with a fine grit steel wool to give it a brushed gun metal look and then set the wire section into the shell. All I have left to do at this point is to add a weave to the bail.

   


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nice
i figured you built the wrap around the casting.
» Posted by HumbleDesigns on 2/10/2008 7:04:20 AM.
Jahlove
nice..
i popped the clizzy going sizzy down a one wizzy, drunk pizzy.

» Posted by Jahlove on 2/10/2008 10:49:55 AM.

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