A wire wrapped Pendant

A free form wire wrapped pendant !

My first free form wire wrap pendant . Was tough to complete as I had no prior knowledge of the kind of wires to use and wrapping around the fragile glass cabochon was difficult . Since not knowing the correct type of wire to use , I and wrongly chosen hard brass wire as the base . It became even more stiff after weaving and so it was difficult to coil aruond the glass focal . Applying pressure to turn it was not a choice as it would break the fragile  glass . ( though I did accidentally chip off the point at the corner .)  But all in all it has turned out well I think .

So what do you say?

Ciao for now . will be back with my next project soon so do drop by

motidana

Welcome 2015

                                         Welcome 2015....................................

    Wish you all a wonderful day and year filled with goodness, prosperity, health and laughter and of course lots of inspiration and creativity!!!

 Back from a long winter break...let the jewellery making  begin!

   It`s going to be a year filled with lots of creative explorations  . On the  New year resolution list , the first thing that`s going to be  is to learn new techniques in jewellery making and of course practice and better the other skills that  have been already learnt ! 

 Next on the list is bettering my photography skills . No matter how many attempts I make , I feel that the photos don`t come out the way they look in real . I`m never happy with the results , so I do need to improve in that skill . 

 And the third agenda that`s going to be on my list is to get more confident in my  computer operating skills ! After all , I have to increase my blogging presence this year and making lots of new friends , and of course keep in touch with all of you too

So these are the things on my to-do list for 2015 . What are your plans for the year ahead ? 
Looking forward to hearing about your plans for the year ahead. 

motidana.

Experimenting with wire wrapping - A bohemian necklace !

Of late , I am in a mood to experiment with different wire work techniques and this is another one of my projects   . It was fun practicing making those tiny little drops and believe me there were many in this necklace !  (and as my son rightly pointed out , lot  practice would make me perfect ! ) . Then came the wired resin beads and finally assembling the links . Was planning to leave it as a simple chain but realized that the bunch of drops would not lie properly if I did so , and I had to add a pendant .
   

 The pendant was a little difficult for me as I was not able to manipulate the shape easily , ( it was first time for me after all ) but  the frame turned out well in the end . I embellished it with a coral color glass bead and added the drops at the base to give it an ethnic look to go with the necklace .

 So this is how I made this piece . But I wonder , do you design the link chain first and then move on to the pendant or vice versa ? Would love to hear from you about how you found this piece , and do drop by for I have another exciting project waiting to be showcased .....

motidana

Ganesha Pendants - My new creation

Ganesha , the hindu elephant god has a special place in the life of Indians . Being Ganesh chaturthi , I am  posting  two pendants  that I have made .

In my quest for learning different techniques , I have created this one using quilling. The base is handmade paper and this pendant can be worn with a simple cord or chain .

And this  one has been created using a faux turquoise Ganesh idol that I got as a free gift from a local bead shop . I have used wire wrapping technique along with pearls , drop faux coral beads , and Chinese faceted glass beads . It is yet to be made into a necklace , but as usual , I couldn't wait to post the pictures so here`s the picture of the pendant .

So what do you think about these creations ? Do drop in a line as your views matter a lot to me .

motidana

Beaded Handbag Charm , My latest project

Taking a break before  moving on to a bigger project , I thought of  making something small and quick , and to practice my wire working skills , I decided to make something in wire . If you have seen my earlier post , you would have seen the copper connections that I had made for the Tribal Twist necklace . The flexibility of wire and the end result after bending and wrapping fascinated me . And so , to create  I decided to make a pendant .

 Using the large  copper pod bead from my collection , I added color using a foil  bead in aqua and a couple of lime green beads .

But after attaching the beads ,  I found that it was looking a bit too long for a pendant and so I decided to bead around the copper pod bead .

And then one thing lead to another  , and  the spirals followed.

Finally on completion , it turned out to be a beautiful charm that I am going to use to add a touch of decoration to a bag .

what do you think ? Does this make a nice handbag charm , enhancing the look of a bag ?

And do you also start off with something and end up making something entirely different , learning all way ?

 Waiting to hear from you

motidana