When in Rome...

A year ago I went to Rome and bought these gorgeous murano glass pendants.  Another great finding as a result of my organizing.  Arent they gorgeous?  I think I have another one.  Hopefully it will show up soon.  I still have a lot of sorting to do.

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My Tree of Life (Smaller)

I had cut some wire for the other peendant but it was too short.  So I finally found a smaller round sized item to make a 1 1/8" diameter and made this second one.

This one took me a little over half an hour to make.  Once you get the hang of it they are made fast!

Here are the 2 sizes.  The big one is 1 1/2" in diameter and the small one 1 1/8".  In centimeeters they are about 4cm and 3cm.

The Project in My Hands - My Tree of Life Pendant

This project has gone from my mind, through my crafty hands, and this is the result.

I followed a mix of tutorials.  The links are on my Tree of Life Pendant Post.  It took me about an hour or less to make.  And I kept on getting up to search for missing things I needed for the project.  Be sure to have a ruler or a way to measure, all your pliers, your chips and both gauge wire.  And most important of all, whatever you are going to use to make the initial ring (I used a flashlight).

A Project in My Mind - Tree of Life Pendant

I was looking at the reader's showcase in the beading daily forums, and Cat's Tree of Life Pendant caught my attention.  I just thought that I would love to have one, and I have all the materials.

Beading Daily Link: http://www.beadingdaily.com/forums/t/8891.aspx

I started looking for some tutorials online and found these two:

http://www.beadinggem.com/2008/12/how-to-make-tree-of-life-pendant.html

http://www.beadstudio.com/info.php?a=613

I also found these videos on Youtube:

• This one has a round frame with square silver wire

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbFkUmq8XsM

• This one has a rectangular frame

           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqQ5-NmZbDw&feature=fvw
           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn5KwyhwgoE


I hope to be posting my Tree of Life Soon.  For now, it is just a project I have in mind.

Wire Cages (Experimenting)

I took a course with Kira Nelson the other day (http://originalbeadwork.blogspot.com/), and this is what I learned to do.  It was a fun class.  My wire broke in the middle of the project, and I refused to start over.  So the idea I got was to include the small beads you can see on the stone.  I made a mistake and ended up with a totally different, yet cool design!