Weaved Heart almost done

Sharing the progress on my copper weaved heart. It will hang from a black leather cord.

Carita

I named them "Carita" after their new owner. These earrings were made by request. I did alter them slightly from the original pair. They are weaved with copper wire and then darkened to a rich bronze. Green, faceted glass beaded were added.

Blue Crystal

This is a mosaic pendant made my copper wire and blue and iridescent crystals. I made an oval shaped frame and the weaved it together. I accented  it with deep blue crystal beads A copper chain swings across the center. It hangs from black leather cord with blue crystal beads.

Butterscotch Pendant

This is another recycled piece. It is made from copper wire with a weaving technique design that I found from

Nancy Wickman's online blog . She has a great tutorial on her blog. I changed up her design a bit and added my own little touches. :) The frame hangs from an old toggle piece. I added a swarovski crystal bead in the middle of the weaved frame. A beautiful, butterscotch, Chalcedony briolette dangles below. This necklace is approximately 18 inches in length.

Spider web pendant

I found this cool design in one of my jewelry books called Contemporary Copper Jewelry.. Step by Step Techniques and projects. It is a wonderful book and can be found at Barnes n Nobles.  It has great jewelry by great artists. I found one that I've been wanting to try for some time. It's called the Spider weave pendant by ~~ Sharilyn Miller. I used a large Turquoise Howlite bead and copper wire for my piece. I did change the weave a tiny bit. After I finished, I oxidized the pendant to a grayish blue tint. I've been having lots of fun with oxidation but, I will save that for another post. :) The other side of the pendant is captured by spirals.