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| Wire Bliss: Handcrafted Wire Wrapped Jewelry |
| Blog about handcrafted wire jewelry, beaded jewelry, wire wrap jewelry, gemstone jewelry, wire wrapping technique, stainless steel wire jewelry including necklace, earrings, rings, bracelets, bangle, pendants. Free wire wrapping jewelry tutorial when available as well as sponsored postings from time to time. |
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| Done! Tulip Brooch |
| 2008-06-09 04:30:02 |
This brooch took the longest time to make. The frame for this brooch was shown in my previous post here, picture right at the bottom. This is a custom made piece. The design for this piece was sketched by the customer so most of the time was spent figuring out how to wire wrap the design so that they flow and it does not look like a bunch of wire wrapped together.For the petals and stem, I used 20ga wire while the wrapping is with 28ga stainless steel wire. As for the pin, I used 20ga hard stainless steel wire. The "springy" wire makes it more suitable as pin but it is really tough to bend it.Wrapped the five petals with 4mm swarovski crystal near the top to hold the focal beads in place.This Brooch measures about 5cm from top to bottom.
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| Few to Show Off |
| 2008-06-08 09:43:10 |
The last two days were busy days for me, besides twisting wires of course. Too busy that I forgot to post my latest pieces till tonight. Took the pictures, uploaded and edited them but I was in such a rush that I forgot to post..:). So, here are two pieces done yesterday and one halfway or rather almost done.Coiled wire ring with Tiger's Eyes (6mm) focal.Screw Earrings with Japanese Sead Beads - golden brown themed.A brooch in the making....tomorrow
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| TAW is Back |
| 2008-06-04 14:00:01 |
Yeah! The TAW (Twice Around the World) bracelet is back. It has been months since I last made the TAW Bracelet. Soon, it shall be off to its new owner.
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| Sparkly Golden Earrings |
| 2008-06-03 12:00:04 |
This is a custom order stud earrings. Gold and sparkly goes very well together.Love it. Hope the new owner loves it too! :)
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| My First Wire Brooch/Pin |
| 2008-06-02 09:32:24 |
Yippi! I made my first wire wrapped brooch/pin today! I used an 8mm turquoise bead as the focal and wrap some wire coil around it. For pin, I used 20ga hard stainless steel wire as it is springy although a bit hard to bend :)This will be for my personal collection to match the blouse that it have...hehe!
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| Most Popular Wire Wrap Piece |
| 2008-06-01 09:53:58 |
So far, this Wire Wrap Sparkly Ring has been my most popular piece. Yesterday and today, I completed 48 pieces in all. Actually they are commissioned pieces requested by a single vendor. Oh well, he has got a wider market as he has his own outlet.I have been making so many of them that I can make about 10 to 12 rings an hour.To those who have purchased my tutorial for this Sparkly Ring, I hope you are making lots of them too.If you are new and would like to find out how to make this ring, check out my tutorial - WB001 Sparkly Crytal Ring at my etsy shop as well as in this blog (top right hand column) or at my blog shop - wireblissjewelry.blogspot.com. This tutorial is in PDF format and will be emailed to you once payment is approved.
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| Drawings by William & Henry |
| 2008-05-26 19:30:01 |
These are drawings by my two little boys.This top one is by William, 5+. Mummy looks like a duck or is it a chick? :) The black dots are navels according to him while I am holding the wires with my left hand. Wow! My wire working left some marks on him.....hmmmm! is that bad or good I wonder?This one at the bottom is drawn by Henry, 2+. These are mommy, daddy, William, Henry, mama (grandma) and dada (grandpa). We all looks like potatoes! :D
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| Blooming Orchid |
| 2008-05-26 19:20:03 |
Planting orchids is hubby's hobby. This is one of his orchids currently in full bloom. Not sure of the name of this species - hubby gone fishing so can't reach him to ask...:) Anyway, this is just too pretty to ignore. So, I want to share the bloom with you here.
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| Sparkly Necklace and Bracelet - Brown-themed |
| 2008-05-26 04:33:40 |
I wanted to keep these two pieces for myself as soon as I completed them. The color is sooooooo nice and so "me".....Although I am not a very sparkly person myself (personal preference), these two pieces are an exception....But what to do, these are commissioned pieces. Out to the new owner.Oh ya! I used gold filled wire and 6mm faceted donut swarovski crystals for these two pretties.
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| Heywire Bracelet & Coiled Earrings |
| 2008-05-25 09:36:21 |
This one is a brown-themed heywire bracelet similar to this one .Made these two pieces this morning. The earrings is the same as this one, only bigger in size and I used pearls at the bottom.
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| Pretties made today |
| 2008-05-24 08:36:15 |
Here are three pretties I completed today, rushing them out for the Gawai Holidays next week. Gawai Dayak is a festival celebrated in Sarawak every 1st June by the natives races in Sarawak. More info on Gawai Dayak here, if your are interested.This bracelet and ring set is based on Lisa Claxton's Flower Formation tutorial in Wirework Magazine (Special Issue).Flower Formation Bracelet and RingFlower Formation RingFlower Formation Ring viewed from the bottomThe ring on my fingerPearl Post EarringsHave a wonderful weekends! :)
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| Two Pairs of New Earrings |
| 2008-05-23 00:37:38 |
Here are two dangle earrings completed recently. It's been a while since I made the "Twice Around the World" piece that I almost forgotten how to start. It turned out ok and the Czech fire polished beads below is still one of my favorite colors.
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| Flower Pearls Ring |
| 2008-05-21 09:38:51 |
Even sickness can't take me away from my wires and stones. I took the day off from work today as I am not feeling well. But that didn't stop me from making this ring pearls ring today. Looks like a flower from the top. I used gold filled wire for this ring.
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| Sterling Silver Wire Wrap Ring - My First |
| 2008-05-19 23:30:01 |
This is not my first ring but this is my first wire wrap ring with Sterling Silver wire and Sterling Silver metal beads.Wire wrapping this ring with 20ga wire is almost the same as wrapping with Stainless Steel wire, in terms of hardness of the wire I must say.Overall, I am very satisfied with this ring. The technique I used for this ring is contain in my Sparkly Crystal Ring Tutorial available at my etsy shop also in this blog.
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| My First Anklet - Tiger's Eyes |
| 2008-05-19 09:11:03 |
I have been making wire jewelry for more than two years now but this is my first anklet. Hmm! Looks like not many people wear anklets. This tiger's eyes anklet measures 12 in and is a made for order piece. Each of the 6mm tiger's eyes are flanked by 4mm (AB) Swarovski Crytals and wire wrapped with 24ga gold filled wire.
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| At Work Today |
| 2008-05-17 10:24:11 |
Here are some pictures taken on my trip to Bintulu this weekend. Am still here and will only be back to Kuching tomorrow evening.Sarawak has LOTS of rivers. These pictures show tributaries of Batang Rajang (Rajang River), the longest river in Sarawak. Pix on the left shows Sibu Town, at the banks of Rajang River.View of sunset from my hotel room. We attended the Makan Tahun, an annual fest at one of the villages north of Bintulu. Today is the preparation day and tomorrow we will be there again for the feast :)Local kueh known as "Kelupis" (left) will be given away to the guests tomorrow.Poor buffalo. Buffalo Horns anyone?
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| Testimonial |
| 2008-05-17 05:20:30 |
The best thing to hear after a day of work (yeah! I have to work this weekend) is a very positive comment from someone who purchased my Sparkly Ring Tutorial. Here's what she has to say. This really made my day.....:) Dear Mei,I have been having so much fun making rings using your tutorial! Thank you so much for creating it.I have to say, I am so pleased with how professional the tutorial looks and how incredibly clear the directions and pictures are. I love that I ended up with great looking results from the first ring. Plus it has inspired me to be more creative with wire overall. My 13-year-old daughter and I have covered our fingers in sparkly rings!If you are planning on creating any different wire tutorials please let me know.Laura Marino"Each dawn we open our eyes to a gift we d...
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| Pearl & Garnet Ring |
| 2008-05-14 04:30:02 |
This is a simple pearl and garnet wire wrap ring made last weekend. This ring is special in a way as the sizes of the pearls are different, increasing in size as they approach the center, same with the garnet beads as can be seen in the second picture. I maybe listing this ring in my Etsy shop soon.
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| Iridescent of Abalone Shell |
| 2008-05-13 04:30:02 |
This piece of abalone shell is from New Zealand. Mom-in-law found it in her drawer and handed it over to me to play with. She said she has lots of them but can't locate them at the moment. Oh well, what a waste.Here, the shell is wrapped simply with 22g stainless steel wire. Simple but very tight. At the back of the shell (or is it the front?), the wire is bend like a cross. Hmmm! a lot of crosses lately.
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| Woven Wave ByPass Ring - Onyx |
| 2008-05-12 04:54:43 |
I really enjoyed myself making this ring based on Louise's Tutorial on Woven ByPass Ring. I was a bit nervous when it comes to weaving as I failed miserably in the past especially when it involves lots of weaving. Look at this failed project - Failed PendantBut then when I was weaving this ring, it was not as difficult as back then. I guess it must be the size of wire I used for weaving. I used 28g whereas for my previous project, I used 25g. Stainless steel wires of 20g formed the shank of this ring.Very happy with the outcome and I really love it.Happy with the outcome, I give it another try with copper wire and this time it is even easier to weave. The copper wire is "soooooooo" soft. How I wish stainless steel wires are as soft as that. :)
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| Kissing Pipas |
| 2008-05-10 10:51:38 |
My eldest boy, William loves to kiss. By this I mean he willingly kiss his parents (thats us) and grandparents without question. Henry, the younger one (2 and half) on the other hand is choosy when it comes to kissing. Being kiss or kissing his brother William is a definite NO! NO!. If William try to kiss him, he will run screaming and crying with his mouth covered. His reason being "Koko (big brother) got "nua" (saliva)". He doesn't mind our "nua" but he got problem with his Koko's "nua"....:D. If I kissed William first and then ask Henry to kiss me, Henry wouldn't want to because he said "Koko's nua is on my lips!" Wonder how this 2 years old is so particular about "nua" *shaking head*.Enough about kissing and "nua", here is a Kissing Pipa bracelet accompanied by a Pipa Hook/Clasp I made...
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| Beautiful Aquamarine and Tourmaline |
| 2008-05-06 19:00:01 |
Paid quite dearly for these Tourmaline and Aquamarine but I can't resist them .......hmmmm..........They are my favorite gemstones. "smiling from ear to ear" but got one big hole in my pocket.........
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| Adjustable Garnet Ring |
| 2008-05-05 19:00:01 |
This ring was done last week but with my busy schedule at work and travelling, I forgot that I have not posted it here. This ring is meant to be adjustable, but once done, the adjustable is not so adjustable after all. It only budge a little bit when I try it on my bigger finger :).Anyway, this is an idea I am planning to explore more when I have the time for more wire jewelry.
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| Screw Earrings Anyone? |
| 2008-05-05 00:59:17 |
At hubby's working place, people just throw around/away stainless steel screws. Such a waste! He always come home with a bunch of them, for future usages. He showed me some of the screws he collected yesterday and an idea came to my mind.The result is this "gemmed screw earrings". If you want to be different and unique, this set of earrings is very unique and looks very "hardware" :)
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| Leaf Pendant |
| 2008-05-04 08:48:39 |
This is another commissioned piece of wire pendant. This time it is "leaf" themed. For the leaf frame, I used 20ga stainless steel wire while for wrapping the crystals, I used 28ga wire.I used 6mm and 4mm bicone swarovski crystals of several colors, mostly shades of green as well as pink and white. I hope it does look lie a leaf.Here are views of the pendant from the top/front, side and back.Top/front viewSide viewBack view
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| Garnet Cross and Others |
| 2008-05-03 10:11:27 |
Just showing what I made today. The cross is a commissioned piece. I used garnet of different sizes and shape for this cross. Hope the new owner likes it.Very fruitful earringsGot to go as the boy is making lot of noises already. Asking me not to be too long on the computer. Duh!
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| Where I've Been the Last 2 Days |
| 2008-05-01 11:31:47 |
NOT on holidays but WORK at this beautiful coastal village located at the northern coast of Sarawak.This is a newly opened resort in the village.View of the village early yesterday morning. It rained heavily the night before.Villagers were so happy that we "brought" rain there :) as most of them still depend on harvested rain water for drinking and cooking.Another view of the village. So peaceful and cozy.Beautiful sunset at the beach. Didn't have the opportunity to take a dip although the beach is only about 50m from the village.Another view of the beach from the resort.Busy at work. Final editing of presentation slides and setting up the place for the public meeting.Fresh from the sea! These are mackerels caught by the villagers and now ready to be prepared for our lunch at the community kitchen.
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| "Four-in-One" Pipa Bracelet |
| 2008-04-27 10:52:07 |
"Four-in-One" Pipa Focal in the making"Four-in-One" Pipa Focal in the makingDone! - "Four-in-One" Pipa BraceletI made it finally!And I am very happy and pleased with myself today as not only have I made a "four-in-one" Pipa focal for the bracelet, but I made a "Pipa Clasp" as well. Love it!I used one piece of 20ga stainless steel wire to make all four pipas . Yeah! Only one piece of wire, so that all four pipas are connected to each other. All four pipas are almost perfect except for one. I ran out of wire for the last pipa. As such, I only managed to coil twice instead of three times :) for the last one. Do you notice that? But that is the beauty of handcrafted pretties....the imperfection.................just trying to find excuses here! :). My fingers...
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| Sparkly Bracelet |
| 2008-04-26 09:08:34 |
Sorry the picture taken is not as clear as I wanted it to be due to the background and crystal colors, but here's another sparkly pretty made today. This piece goes together with the sparkly necklace and pendant I made few days ago as shown in the previous post.
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| Sparkly Pendant and Necklace |
| 2008-04-20 09:29:31 |
Today's project is a very sparkly Swarovski crystal necklace and a matching pendant. The focal for the pendant measures about 1.2cm across , yeah its a big crystal surrounded by two 6mm round crystals and four 4mm bicone crystals.The necklace measures about 20 inches in length consisting of 30 pieces 6mm donut Swarovski Crystal and gold filled metal beads, 60 of them.If the pendant and crystals look familiar, this design is actually based on my sparkly ring design and also a pair of earrings I made earlier using the same wire wraping.
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| NEW: Step by Step Tutorial for Wire Wrap Donut Pendant |
| 2008-04-17 04:42:29 |
I am very happy to announce that I have released my second tutorial just a moment ago. This step by step tutorial is for wire wrapping a donut pendant - floral motive.Although I mentioned that the project is for intermediate level, if you are a beginner, you will find out that with the clear pictorial instructions, it is not difficult to follow at all. This tutorial is now available at my Etsy Shop - WireBliss and here as well.
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| Tutorial in the Making & Corra's Ring |
| 2008-04-15 04:54:22 |
For the last few days I have been busy in between work and home affairs with a new project. Yeah! I am in the process of preparing my second e-tutorial. This time around its a project for wire wrapping a donut pendant. I am hoping to get it done in the next couple of days so check back if you are interested. Here is a sneak peak of one of the picture I have taken and halfway processing them.And here are two Sparkly Crystal Rings made by Corra of decorshandmades recently based on my Sparkly Crystal Ring Tutorial. I like the metallic silver one. Corra also has a ring tutorial made available recently. She named it Zhu Ring, incorporating another Chinese into wired jewelry. She is a specialist in this field I must say :)
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| Mother's Day Special at My Etsy Shop |
| 2008-04-12 10:27:00 |
WireBliss.etsy.com - Mother's Day Special (25% discount on five items)If you are looking for a unique and one of a kind handcrafted jewelry as a gift for your mother, do drop by my Shop">Etsy Shop. In conjunction with MOTHER'S DAY, I have listed 5 items from my shop under "Mother's Day Special" Section. Prices of listed items are are at discounted price of 25% off the original price.If you do like them, place your order early to ensure that they reach you on time for Mother's Day. After Mother's Day, prices of items will be back to normal. So, don't wait too long!For a quick look, here are the discounted items. Click on the links for details:Feels Like Floating - Wire Wrap Jade Donut Pendant ($69)Spring in the Air - Wire Wrap Jade Donut Pendant ($26)Checkered Pearls Necklace with Pipa Pearl Pendant ($144)Spring - Pearls Briolettes Earrings ($22)Shell Bracelet and Earrings Set (15)Have a wonderful weekend.
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| Saturday Projects |
| 2008-04-12 08:09:37 |
Made these few pieces today. Still with ring and earrings. The ring is made for myself. This is the first time I use Cherry Quartz and I love the color. Refreshing and feminine. The earring is a commissioned piece, a proud owner of the same designed sparkly pearl ring.Finally, a wire name for "WireBliss". Need to do something with it later. Hopefully it works.
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| Sparkly Crystal Ring by Candice |
| 2008-04-11 01:12:01 |
Sparkly Crystal Ring Tutorial********************************Here is another sample of the sparkly crystal ring made based on my Sparkly Crystal Ring tutorial. This is made by Candice of The Fortunes of Me. Here is what Candice said about my Sparkly Ring Tutorial:I just purchased your Sparkly Ring tutorial yesterday and made my first Sparkly Ring today. I could not believe how easy this ring was to make. The instructions were written out so clearly and there were so many illustrations that anyone could make this ring.This ring design is so versatile. I made this, my first, with an 8mm swarovski pearl and sterling silver. I will be keeping it for myself. But there will definitely be more Sparkly Rings to come from me and it is all thanks to you and your design. If you would like to purchase the tutorial for this ring, look to the top right hand side column of this blog. Otherwise, you can check it out at my Etsy Shop - WireBliss.Happy wrapping!
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| Malaysian Wire Jewelers Rendezvous |
| 2008-04-11 00:51:15 |
The highlight of my KL trip recently was our "Malaysian Wire Jewelers Rendezvous" at Sunway Pyramid two nights ago. It was our very FIRST (face to face) meeting after we got to know each other online. As I am not a KL'lite, Shuku came and meet me at Holiday Villa and from there we took a cab to meet up with Corra at Sunway Pyramid. Apparently we waited at the wrong place (Sunway Pyramid is just so huge) but Corra found us anyway.The meeting went very well. I was quite nervous initially but we hit if off immediately. All the questions that flooded my mind before the meeting evaporated into thin air. Can't remember what they were anymore but Shuku and Corra are very nice and friendly. We went on to chat, most of the time,...
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| Sparkly Crystal Ring - Testimonial |
| 2008-04-05 18:46:04 |
Yesterday I received an email from one of my Wire Wrap Sparkly Crystal Ring Tutorial client, Cheryl. She made some beautiful wire wrap rings as I showed here the other day - sparkly-crystal-ring-by-cheryl-lloyd.I was so happy with what she wrote and asked for her permission to post it in my blog. If you would like to know what she has to say, read on below:A very quick email update for you - I know you'll appreciate this! - I've now made about 20 rings based on your tutorial now (in the proper size crystals & wire!) and without even 'trying', I sold two to family members popping in & drew very positive comments from a few more friends, again, just turning up for a cup of tea and a chat. It does seem that ...
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| Stuck here in a Hotel Room |
| 2008-04-04 08:45:48 |
Where would I rather be at this moment? Home! in Kuching but I am stuck here in a hotel room in Bintulu. Flight back to Kuching this afternoon was full and me and a colleague have been on waiting list for two days. Why do they only have one flight to Kuching in the evening? Blame it on MAS and AirAsia.Well, I was in Mukah again yesterday and this morning - work. Last month I was here as well but this time around we took a direct flight from Kuching to Mukah, on a Twin Otter! Yes, been a while since I last took a flight with Twin Otter. My colleague, Sam was excited with the whole thing but I don't dare to ask him what he thinks about the plane as I am afraid I wouldn't want to take another trip with that plane next time around - if i hear what he has to say :)Take a look a the pix taken. What do you think? Anyway, I am sure I have a few more trips to make to Mukah in the next few months.....
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| Pearl Briolette Ring |
| 2008-04-01 09:31:06 |
My fingers felt itchy this evening after work. The green pearl briolettes from Szarka's were calling for me begging to be wrapped :)The result, this pearl briolette ring that complement this pair of earrings I made few weeks back. They are kind of cute and fun. The ring is wire wrapped with 23g stainless steel wire and 4mm pearl beads surrounding the briolette. This is a Size 7 ring.
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