Tuesday, April 20, 2010

My latest addiction

Uh oh. Not that I needed one more thing to fall in love with, but do we ever go looking for an addiction? I have inadvertently (okay, so I had to go out and find all the supplies, buy new tools, read massive amounts of instructional books from the library and the coffee shop at Barnes and Nobel) found a new medium that I am totally addicted to. Wire wrapping.

It all started when I happened upon a gorgeous piece on Etsy's front page (curse you Etsy!). The pairing of metal and shiny beads is right up my ally esthetically. I suppose it was inevitable. So, after much research and tracking down of materials, here is a sneak peak at the final result. I haven't strung the pendant yet, but will post on Etsy (and here) when it's finally done.

I already have designs for four more necklaces and one bracelet that I plan to get started on just as soon as my thumbs recover from this one.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow! that is stunning!

Molly said...

Gorgeous! I took a wire-wrapping workshop through Dava some years ago because, yeah, it's a wonderful technique--very lovely! :)