More Bracelet Shenanigans

More work on bracelets for the store - which is opening next week.  (YIKES)

 soldered copper bangle with copper

 soldered copper bangle with sterling silver and crystals

 soldered copper with sterling silver and crackled quartz

 soldered copper bangle with sterling silver and frosted glass

 soldered copper bangle with sterling silver 

macrame with  freshwater pearls and copper 

 copper with porcelain and crystal

 soldered copper bangle with sterling silver wire

sterling silver with raw sapphire round bead wrapped in fine silver 

All of the soldered copper bangles have been patinaed (using Gun Blue) and buffed to a soft shine - as has the freshwaer pearl and copper macrame bracelet.  The rest were just tumbled to a nice shine.

Copper and Magnesite Set

Still loving the hammering of copper - using some 12 gauge copper wire, I made some over sized jump rings and hammered them flat. To add some depth to the flattened links I coiled some 20 gauge wire around them to hide the join, then connected them using some 18 gauge square copper wire (love it - it works with everything!). I had some large faceted magnesite rondelles which I wrapped with copper wire and joined with some large twisted copper rings. I made a chain with some square copper wire and some small coiled copper rings (got the twisted and coiled links at Magpie Gemstones), added the hammered pieces and the beaded pieces in an asymmetrical design...........a handcrafted copper "S"clasp serves as closure. Although the bracelet has different copper components, it still works as a set.

New Beads - new bracelet

LOVE these new beads I got from Magpie Gemstones - wine red fluorite, huge amazonite and some FABU copper spacers - and I love how they all look together. I used some square copper wire, the amazonite rounds, flanked them with the copper spacers and wine red fluorite (which I think looks so rich), handcrafted a spiral "S" clasp and Voila - it is a bracelet! My muse has been noticeably absent these past few weeks, but am hoping she is planning to return sometime soon. Until then, this is the fruit of my labors!