Saturday, May 25, 2013

Featured :: ZnetShows Sea Glass

I wanted to really play up on the richness of the orange sea glass from ZnetShows and decided to pull our some charms that I got when we were traveling in Spain a few years ago. I picked these up in Toledo. They are a technique called Damascene where they score metals and oxidize the unmarked areas. I blogged about our trip to Spain awhile back.

I wanted the charms to lay flat on the sea glass, but to do that I had to make my own kidney wires. Typically the wires only have room for a single charm. But with the thickness of the glass I needed to make a larger loop. Making wires are actually not difficult at all to make. One more thing I ask myself why I buy them if I can make them so easily? Hmmmm, note to self.

For this second pair (same glass shape) I used a pale yellow, etched glass leaf. The earwires are copper from Melinda of ORRTEC. The copper gives it a little more rustic look, which I really love. With these earwires I also had to re-shape them to widen the loop to fit both pieces, but that was easy enough. These are a sweet little pair and I just love the simplicity of them.

6 comments:

  1. This orange sea glass is so unusual -- they look awesome paired with the charms, like Moroccan tiles or something equally exotic :)

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  2. The Damascene pair are my favorites here! It is a stunning combination.

    I have a Damascene cuff bracelet that I bought probably 30 years ago when the King Tut exhibit was touring the US.

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  3. Loving this series - this is a gorgeous colour glass!

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  4. So pretty and how cool you made your own earwires! I need to try that one of these days too.

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  5. These are gorgeous! Good for you making your own ear wires!

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  6. GREAT job with those kidney wires! Wow! I really like the charms on those. and the white leaf on the glass is so pretty. very soft. i like that "barely there" appearance.

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