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Ok, here are some recent wire wrap projects...The bottom necklace is made of druzy pearls, which have little wart like bumps all over them. It's a double strand. The other pearl necklace, well...if any one is interested, then I'll post a better picture because the tiny pearls are not flat the way they look in the pic.

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If I find some good, tiny jade beads...well that would be fantastic because I would have preferred the jade to the pearls, chrysoprase and peridots. I would end up wearing them more. So, if anyone happens to come across some darling jade beads, please let me know?!
 
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clairejune said:
If I find some good, tiny jade beads...well that would be fantastic because I would have preferred the jade to the pearls, chrysoprase and peridots. I would end up wearing them more. So, if anyone happens to come across some darling jade beads, please let me know?!
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Very nice work and you did a LOT of wire wrapping! Tedious work but rewarding isn't it. I'm inspired by your druzy pearl necklace. I recently bought a strand of small Tahitian pearls (temporarily strung) that I can't decide if I want to knot with silk the classic traditional style of pearl necklaces, string with metal beads like silver ones, or maybe wire wrap them like your necklace...hum...
 
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Lol, you are right, it does get tedious! And thanks:) But these things I've done really slowly over the last 6 months.

I adore Tahitian pearls! How exciting! I would have trouble deciding too. There is a great beauty about a classic strand. The color is often exotic and mysterious enough. On the other hand, the spacing on wire wrapping is very pleasant to look at.

The druzy pearls are a strange, deformation of freshwater pearls, and because they are tissue nucleated, they are pretty much solid nacre and can handle the roughness of metal better. With a nucleated pearl, one needs to be a tad more weary...but I'm sure there are ways of protecting the pearls by just being careful. I'd love to see them, and what you end up making!
 
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Have you seen Care Ehret's eBay store? Very fun and inspiring things there.

I'd love to get a mixture of tiny jade pebble slices, with crust all the way around, and two holes drilled in, one on each edge, and make a wire wrap out of those someday.
 
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clairejune said:
Have you seen Care Ehret's eBay store? Very fun and inspiring things there.

I'd love to get a mixture of tiny jade pebble slices, with crust all the way around, and two holes drilled in, one on each edge, and make a wire wrap out of those someday.
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Love their stuff and have admired their store for years!

I am concerned about metal on nucleated pearls. I've considered tiny matte black glass seed beads buffering the Tahitian pearls from the wire for the wire wrap style like your necklace. Do you think that "cheapens" the Tahitians using glass seed beads almost as tiny bead caps?
 
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Me too! That's where I got the druzy pearls and chrysoprase beads!

In re the glass bead idea, that's a hard question. I would wonder the same exact thing. Honestly, I think they might detract, but then again, they could look very modern, especially if they are a Matt finish...have you seen those tiny tiny, clear rubber spacer beads for pearls? They protect and are almost invisible...that's another option maybe.
 
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clairejune said:
Me too! That's where I got the druzy pearls and chrysoprase beads!

In re the glass bead idea, that's a hard question. I would wonder the same exact thing. Honestly, I think they might detract, but then again, they could look very modern, especially if they are a Matt finish...have you seen those tiny tiny, clear rubber spacer beads for pearls? They protect and are almost invisible...that's another option maybe.
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I've not seen size 15/0 seed beads in person yet. I'll order some online if my local bead shops don't have any. I'm hoping they are tiny enough to not detract much. Here's the strand with a jadeite ring. The pearls are 11mm for the middle one and graduates down to 8mm at the ends.
 

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Oh WOW!! How gorgeous!!! They are like secrets of the ocean ! So happy for you. They are amazing as is, and especially with the ring. They are such a statement of mystery, mature womanhood, and organic life flow...love them, and the ring too!

That's a good idea... Order and go from there. You could always redo it if you don't like it enough.
 
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clairejune said:
Oh WOW!! How gorgeous!!! They are like secrets of the ocean ! So happy for you. They are amazing as is, and especially with the ring. They are such a statement of mystery, mature womanhood, and organic life flow...love them, and the ring too!

That's a good idea... Order and go from there. You could always redo it if you don't like it enough.
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Thanks! I should just do SOMETHING to start and later redo it if I change my mind - oh the freedom of expression and endless revamping with DIY! ;-)
Even if I just take them off the temporary nylon thread, string as is onto beading wire, add a clasp I have lying around, I can have the immediate gratification of wearing them!
 
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Oh I know! Please keep us posted about it! It's a natural beauty with your bangles!

I have been struggling with a similar question....whether to use blue glass wire wrapped beads with an old gold locket that has some blue enamel on it. I'll just try it and see if the end result cheapens the look. Would love your honest opinion about it when I'm done.
 
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clairejune said:
Ok, here are some recent wire wrap projects...The bottom necklace is made of druzy pearls, which have little wart like bumps all over them. It's a double strand. The other pearl necklace, well...if any one is interested, then I'll post a better picture because the tiny pearls are not flat the way they look in the pic.

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Beautiful jewelry, you did an awesome job!

Out and about today. I feel like she needs a name.
 

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Hey thanks Piosavsfan! Hmmmm, a name....well, first thing that comes to mind is moon flower, because it's coolness seems remote, like the moon. Then there's that green, which reminds me of moss, or sea foam. Any other ideas?
 
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Oooh I really like all of those name ideas, will have to think about it.

I realized that one of the things I really love about the bangle is that it stays in the same spot on my arm. I usually can't tolerate bracelets for too long because they move around and bug me. Does the D shape stay in place too?
 
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