Beads-n-Wire ... My necklace "Shakti"

WOW! What a fortnight it has been. I have been busy with so many things in so many different directions that my poor blog post  has been left incomplete. But since things have quieted down a little and Diwali season is approaching ,  I can now share  the amazing things that I have done with my tool . Over the past few months my son has been pestering me to buy the Dremel tool kit for his car detailing (he`s an automobile engineering student ), I  finally gave in on a condition that I could borrow it for my jewellery making sometimes . Ever since I saw the tutorial Coiling wire on a drill by Lisa Niven Kelly , I have been wanting to try it . So, gathering a bit of courage , and a lot of help from the internet , I ventured into this crafting journey  .

It was fun trying out the dremel , of course with some help from a reluctant teenager, and lots of practice, I finally managed to get evenly spaced spirals . Made some coiled wire components and then attached lime green glass beads on a 18 gauge copper wire .
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But after completing all the beads I realized that because of the metal , they were kinda heavy . So to reduce the weight I added felt beads in bold red color , and a couple of gold filled embossed beads and a pendant . With very little coil remaining , I made the clasp in copper and added a small piece of coiled wire for a decorative effect .
   "Shakti "I think , is in every way a proper name for this piece , as it  reminds me of Shakti- the Hindu Goddess because of the color red , a favourite of the divine goddess . Also , the second meaning  ,of the word Shakti is  power or strength , and I did have to use a lot of it when I coiled the wire and beads around a thick copper wire with no heavy duty jewellery making tools ...Haha !
  But apart from a sore thumb and painful fingers , I am quite thrilled with this piece and I hope you like it too .


Ciao
motidana 

Summer Blazers !

The Scorching summer months seems to  have taken a toll on my creativity . Of late I find myself putting off things and only dreaming of spectacular pieces I want to make , rather than actually making it .
 Of course that does`nt mean I have been doing nothing ! The past month has been a great one as far as widening my knowledge of jewellery making is concerned . For one , I attended a couple of workshops on Metal Jewelry Making hosted by Divya from Jewels of Sayuri , something that I had been looking forward to , for ages . Of course I need to practice a lot and better my skills but am quite thrilled with the pieces I created at the workshop .
 Here`s what I made at the workshop using the fold forming  and flame painting technique

                   and the second workshop was on working with Colored metals 

 As far as learning new things goes , I have been active on Pinterest too and have collected a fairly decent amount of eyecandy on my page . What had started out as an account for my creations has turned to be a source of information and inspiration for many .Totally drool worthy and addicting ! Take a hop there and you might find it interesting too I`m sure .

Ciao for now

motidana



 
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