Day 10 of AEDM Challenge & Poll

RASPBERRY RIPPLE PENDANT

Today I took this lovely pink cabachon and wire wrapped it in gold. This one worked much better than yesterday's. I used a heavier gauge wire. I have one more thing I want to try on this style. I will use a variation on how I have wrapped the fine wire on this piece and the last one.

POLLING
I have a question that I would like you to finish! Just leave your answer as a comment below. This question is about my jewelry. I get many comments about it, but not a lot of buyers. My question is this. " This pendant/ring/earring/necklace/bracelet is just beautiful. I love it! BUT I wouldn't purchase it because__(?)______. I would like to know why it is wonderful to look at but not to buy. All help would be greatly appreciated! I work hard and think about this daily trying to come up with designs that are more attractive and unusual that what is already out there and yet more appealing to the buyer.

Day 9 of AEDM Challenge

Today I wrapped a blue, white and silver dichroic cabochon. I've been thinking about what I could do to make a different, more attractive wire wrapped bail on my dichroic cabochons. I've had a good response on the few pieces that I've made that had a woven bail. So I decided to apply that on a "simple" wire wrapped cab. Instead of a rabbit ear bail finish I tried a woven bail. This one just wasn't as cooperative as the ones I've done in the past. I have a few simple ideas to improve that.

Also here are the pictures of the pieces from the seventh and eight days of the challenge.

Day 8 of AEDM Challenge

Today I managed to get two items made for the challenge. I made a new pendant using a square cabochon in the same colors that I used to make my "Ice Queen" pendant shown in the picture. The other is a pair of earrings. I have these lovely lever-back style hoop earring findings in both gold and silver. I took a pair of my little, 8mm cabochons in deep blue and wire wrapped them in sterling silver making them into a pair of "charms" and hung them off a pair of these silver hoops. These earrings use are the same shade of deep blue as in this pendant and the one I just made!

I made a quick trip with my aunt to Aberdeen, Washington to deliver half a beef to my uncle and his wife. It is a 6 hour drive one way. We drove up yesterday and came back today. We split the driving, but I am totally exhausted or I would go take pictures, list the items and share them. I will be sharing them tomorrow though!

I will be starting on the new pricing upgrades tomorrow. Also I plan to run an unofficial poll!

Day 6 of AEDM Challenge & Artfire Anniversary Sale

HUGE ARTFIRE ANNIVERSARY SALE!

In honor of Artfire's one year anniversary I have decided to have a huge blow-out sale in my studio. This Saturday and Sunday, everything now showing in my Artfire studio has been marked down to 50% off!

Today is day 6 of the AEDM challenge. I had an idea and all the parts ready to go to create a new dichroic glass pendant. By the time I had finished these little angels it was to late and I was to tired to put it together. But here are the finished little angels!

Day 5 of AEDM Challenge & Big Weekend Sale!

Well today is the fifth day in the challenge. One thing I had hoped to accomplish was creating a new piece of jewelry each day besides making suncatchers in the glass studio. Tonight I was just to tired after squabbling with my son. But........today in the glass studio I cut out another six angels. I I ground them and the one left from yesterday. I also managed to foil three of them. Tomorrow I will finish foiling them so I can get them soldered, cleaned and waxed. When I am making small suncatchers like these angels it is very time-saving to make them in batches rather than one at a time.

I have decided to have a HUGE sale this weekend in my Artfire Studio, Willow Walker Designs. I will take 50% off everything in my studio on this Saturday and Sunday except for my $5.00 rings. I will also be offering free shipping on all orders over $15.00!

Day 4 of AEDM Challenge

Today's challenge was much easier than yesterday. I took this pair of pink dichroic cabs and wire wrapped them in 14K gold filled wire and accented with gold toned crystal rondelles and golden rounds. "Pink Ice" is their name. Thanks to ColtPixy for your help!

On another note I cut out four flower angel suncatchers and have three of four of them ground and ready to foil. I also cleaned the grinder, grinder surface, the grid underneath and the backsplash. I don't do little suncatchers one at a time. I do them in batches. I have picked out glass colors for at least three more. I also discovered two suncatchers, a parrot and a rainbow all done and just needing to be patina'd and the little hummingbird shown on the board!

Day 3 of AEDM Challenge

Today's challenge piece for me was a nugget of tumbled, polished turquoise. I friend of a friend commissioned me to wire wrap it so she could wear it as a pendant. I did manage to get it wrapped in sterling silver. I'm not real happy with the bail. As I'm out of time and have wasted over three feet of wire in four attempts to wrap the thing I've decided I'm done. I have learned that I don't like wrapping irregular, lumpy, bumpy objects and will never take on a commission like this again. I don't feel I did justice to the stone.

As I'm not about to take a picture of my failure I decided to share my newly listed Black Cherry Ripple ring! An adjustable wire wrapped dichroic glass cabochon done in sterling silver. I also listed my necklace and pendant from day one and day two.