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#12,136
Hi jadies!

Hope all is well... we're headed into friday! i'm looking forward to it. yay!
Here's some black on black as we move toward halloween!

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Yikes...those came out huge! The two strands are strung separately, using a double thickness of #20 Beader's Secret thread (wonderful product, from Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PatriciaSaabDesigns?ref=ss_profile And some sterling silver and cz clasps I had in my stash. And wow, my knots look pretty large too...but that's because of the 1.8mm drill holes. I needed to tie larger knots to keep them from slipping up into the beads.

The bracelet is made up of 8 beads and 22 gauge sterling silver wire, sterling flower end caps, and sterling silver toggle clasp. I usually use two passes when I wire wrap, but did three with these beads as they are all greater than 13mm.

I purchased the beads from Ultimate Jadeite and the findings came from various sources.
 
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Thank you. I got into making pearl necklaces, tin cups and other jewelry about a year or so ago...an expensive hobby! This is my first attempt at making jade wire wrapped pieces. The knotting is straight forward, basically the same no matter if it's pearls, beads, or stones. The wire wrapping is different with stones than with pearls mostly due to the pre-drilled holes (I drill my own pearls, so I can customize the hole for my need.) Sometimes stones are not uniformly drilled, which can mean using multiple gauges of wire for one project. Jewelry making is a de-stresser for me...some people drink, some people smoke...I make jewelry!
 
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Pirard said:
Yikes...those came out huge! The two strands are strung separately, using a double thickness of #20 Beader's Secret thread (wonderful product, from Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PatriciaSaabDesigns?ref=ss_profile And some sterling silver and cz clasps I had in my stash. And wow, my knots look pretty large too...but that's because of the 1.8mm drill holes. I needed to tie larger knots to keep them from slipping up into the beads.

The bracelet is made up of 8 beads and 22 gauge sterling silver wire, sterling flower end caps, and sterling silver toggle clasp. I usually use two passes when I wire wrap, but did three with these beads as they are all greater than 13mm.

I purchased the beads from Ultimate Jadeite and the findings came from various sources.
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WOW I love the bracelet, I am drooling here!!!
 
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