Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Kraft Korner - Faux Jade Necklace


Hey all! Winter is around the corner.. days are bound to get a bit sluggish (yeah, I like to just keep hibernating inside my rajaai :)) So I want to make the best use of the few days left before the cold overtakes my energy!

 It has been a while since I made jewellery.. I have been wanting to try out wire-wrapping for quite some time now. I did try out a couple of wire-wrapped earrings but they were quickly made and swiftly gifted away to dear friends before I had the patience to click them for memory's sake...


I tried making this wire-wrapped necklace set out of the beads I picked up at Itsy Bitsy's Lajpat Nagar store that was opened recently. They were in a tray of assorted (in shape and size) beads of the same colour. I picked up 7 such ones - each of a different shape just to challenge myself as to what I might do with them :) Well, the colour was lovely and resembled jade. The material was not as heavy as the stone and but heavy enough to give a good amount of tautness to a cotton thread. And the size was perfect for wire-wrapping!

So, here I am with my necklace.. I have used four of the beads (ellipsoid, bi-cone, irregular flat and sphere) as you can see. Have reserved the rest three for a matching bracelet which I'll make soon.. I started with first caging the beads with 28-gauge jewellery wire (along with many other goodies, this was bought with the prize coupon from Itsy Bitsy for my Polymer Clay Jewellery tutorial) using round-nosed pliers and cutter. The wrapping itself, I did by hand.  Just to give a twist, I did not cage the sphere but just wrapped it from one side and coiled the free end. I had initially wrapped the irregular flat bead also but then the whole thing looked more silvery and less jadey than I wanted it to be. So, I removed its wrapping and let it be to reserve the jade flavor better. Have used just an eye-pin to hold it in place.



Next, I connected these pieces using 4mm jump rings and connected the whole ensemble to the co-ordinating cyan-coloured thread (0.5 mm cotton beading thread) using metal spacers (just to add a little bling). I had prepared the cord ends beforehand using a lobster claw clasp, jump ring and two matching coloured plastic beads. I haven't used crimp beads since the ones I had were too small for the cord. Hence, have just knotted the ends and sealed the knots with glue. Here's the whole piece:



I am linking this to Itsy Bitsy's Anything Goes With Itsy Bitsy Challenge. (All the supplies for this piece are from Itsy Bitsy:
1. Faux Jade beads (handpicked from store)
2. 28- gauge jewellery wire
3. 0.5 mm cotton thread for beading (part of assorted set of 5 colours)
4. Metal spacers
5. Lobster claw clasp
6. Jump rings
7. Eye pin
8. Round-nosed plier and wire-cutter)

17 comments:

  1. Love the way you did the wrapping..so stylish it looks!

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  2. This is so pretty and bright Esvee.. :) loved your experiment with different shapes and it looks unique..am afraid of wire wrapping because my first experience with wire wrapping is worse..didn't tried till now.. :(

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    1. Thanks Radhika.. you know, the very first time I tried wrapping, I pricked myself!! Have been very wary and careful since :) You must give it a try, it's fun :)

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    2. ok will give it a try ..hey Esvee I saw the list of photo challenges blogs in UT's hobby time blog as you are so passionate of photography so check these blogs..here is the link - http://utshobbytime.blogspot.in/search/label/Photo%20Challenges

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    3. Thanks Radhika.. I just checked it out.. It seems to be a superb list of photoblogs. I guess i'll be occupied for quite a while with the blogs and challenge sites listed :)

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  3. I loved this set and the wore wrapping looks very nice ! looking forward to post with bracelet :D !

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    1. :-) Thanks Pooja.. hoping to make and post it soon.

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  4. Hey..thanks for your comment on my clay jewelery post.I have made them with wood chisel tools..and just hand..have used no molds at all..designs are either from chisels or from small tools which I find from my house corners..nothing much hyped tool.I haven't made cane for them they are all made up of clay(either terracotta or air drying) and I have painted them..not polymer clay..I hope you got an idea on how I made these pendants..:)

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    1. Wow Smita.. that's fabulous!! And the detailing in both the pendants is simply marvellous... You should make more of these and keep wowwing us :)

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    2. Thanks Esvee...u can see more of my designs here in this link..https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paper-art-by-Smi-Smiling-arts/247771561946899

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  5. lovely!! nice wire wrapping!! looks very beautiful!!
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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    1. Thank u Berina.. Looking forward to your entry too :)

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  6. Wow - very very nice I must say. Love all the pretty details and the colours just rock! Thanks so much for playing along with the Anything Goes with ItsyBitsy Challenge. All the very best!

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