Here's One I Made Earlier

Obviously I have had a severe lack of funds to buy more jump rings for a little while so I have been playing around with what I have. I really don't know how I ended up with SOOO many purple jump rings but as I was sick of looking at them sitting there and didn't want to make more purple items for my shop I decided to make something for myself. It's just a simple double spiral chainmaille weave necklace (choker).


I also noticed that despite the fact that I love copper, I really didn't have that many pairs of copper earrings in my own collection. With the new job we are only allowed to wear small earrings though I have noticed quite a few people don't follow that rule (lol). I had been wanting to make another pair of these earrings for myself and I finally sat down the other day and did it. They are woven in a variation of byzantine weave called romanov. Basically it is just two sections of the byzantine weave, connect at each end with a slightly bigger jump ring and add a lovely Swarovski crystal in between. I used 6mm crystals and they were some freebies I got but I think the color is Siam though it is hard to tell in the photo as well as in person. It's such a dark red but really pretty with the copper.


Needless to say, I have plenty of ideas running around my head for projects it's just getting the rings to play around. One thing I really want to do is play with some really thick gauge rings, like 14, to make some chunky jewelry. Hopefully I will be able to get those and of course, I'll post any and all new projects here.

A Bit Of Beadweaving

As of late, I haven't been working with wire or jump rings much. Mainly I've been doing a bit of beadweaving. Here is one of my latest projects. Once it is finished it will be a necklace. I still have a bit of tidying up to do and add a clasp which has been an issue as I'm not quite sure which type would suit it best. Needless to say it is a double spiral stitch using pink and gray seed beads.


It was made with a purpose as I have a dress which has similar colors as well as black and white in it so it is meant to be worn with this particular dress. I have to say that I love spiral ropes whether in beads or jump rings. Both have such a lovely look to them. One day I shall really play around with different sizes and shapes of beads to make this rope. Spiral stitches always look gorgeous with a few Swarovski's thrown in too. I'm hoping to get a nice big shop in for some new jump rings soon. I know I can't be the only on out there that loves to make the odd item to keep all for myself. Share one of your items you made just for you.

Ring-a-Ding

What do you do when you are bored but don't want to make something that you know is going to take up a lot of time to work on? I decided to use up some beads and make a few rings. Nothing fancy but they are fun to make and work up quickly. I have loads of 3mm Swarovski bicones and thought this would be a nice way to use them up. The top ring uses white opal crystals with seed beads that are a silvery gray color.


This next one used turquoise crystals with copper seed beads. Luckily I have a ring sizer so was able to make them specific sizes. I think I may list these in my Etsy shop so keep an eye out. Although, in that first photo my hand looks kind of old and crinkly. May have to re-take those photos.

Blog Giveaway!

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I decided it was high time I give something away on my blog so here you go! Plus, I'm just in the mood to give something away. At stake are these lovely little earrings I made. They are sterling silver rings woven in Byzantine chainmaille weave. I hooked the ends together and added a Swarovski crystal that is actually black with an Aurora Borealis coating. Yes, I realize there are some people who are NOT jewelry designers who read my blog and have no clue what all that means so all you need to do is look at the pretty photo and follow the rules below. By the way, these are actually a small earring, they dangle a whole 3/4"/2cms.

So how is this giveaway going to work you ask? Well, I decided to make it real simple and here are the "rules":

1. Become a Follower, leave a comment that you are a follower and a way to contact you.
2. If you are already a Follower, leave a comment that you are and a way to contact you.
3. An extra entry by stopping by my Etsy shop, find something you like or think is cool and come back and leave a comment and a way to contact you. Here is the link to my shop Theresa's Treasures.

This giveaway is going to end on June 13th at midnight West Coast USA time and is open to everyone no matter where you are. I will be doing the draw on June 14th which is Flag Day over here in the States and it's also my birthday. I'll use Random.org for the number. Please make sure you have left a way to contact you, I'd hate for someone to lose out because I can't contact you.

Good luck to all!