Confessions of a Modern Witch: wrapping

Back to Copper - Weaving Wednesday

November 16, 2016

Due to the flood I've been taking a few weeks off to get things back together. I decided to start with a copper piece to get back into my flow. This is the first piece I did. This one hasn't been tarnished yet, but this is how it looks so far.

Here's the finished product

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

I started with a base weave on 6 wires and wrapped them around the tear drop shaped stone.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

Next I joined the top together and circled the back to create the frame. Using the weaving wire I created the bail by using a simple figure eight weave.

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Once the bail wires reach the back I pulled them around to continue to access the front of the piece.

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Here the bail wires are woven with a three three pattern and then attached to the front frame of the piece.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

The second set of wires are also woven with that same three three pattern and attached to the frame.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson

This photo shows the back of the piece where the stone is framed in as well as the spirals I created along the opposite side of the stone.

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And the finished piece. I still need to tarnish the copper. I'll be doing a video of that for the blog a bit later.

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Weaving Wednesday - Bracelet

September 21, 2016

This week I thought I would try a new bracelet Tutorial I will link the Tutorial at the bottom of this entry.

This is the finished bracelet.

Jewelry & Photography by Renee Sosanna Olson

The tutorial asked that I start out with 11 pieces of 18 gauge wire. I only had 20 gauge so I used that instead. I think it worked ok.

It starts with a weave to connect the all the wires together and then you weave a specific set of wires with a specific weave.

Jewelry & Photography by Renee Sosanna Olson

It took me about 8 hours to complete this weave. I think that I can streamline it a bit and change the tutorial to work for my style. Mine ended up not looking exactly like the tutorial but that's ok I think it gives it a bit of personal style.

I recorded a short video to get an idea of how it looks.

I purchased this tutorial on Etsy at MaxxBelleCreations - The tutorial is here for $6. Not a bad investment to learn this technique.

Wrapping Wednesday - Bumblebee Jasper

September 14, 2016

This week I'm sharing my wrap of a bumblebee jasper! Here's the finished piece before we get started.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

First I measured out about 30mm of copper and about 20 feet of weaving wire.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

I did a weave that reminds me of a sort of chevron pattern. I decided I was going to wrap the entire piece this way.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

I then take two of the top wires and wrap them around the back in order to create a frame to hold the stone in the back.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

I use the weaving wire to secure the back to the front of the frame.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

The stone will sit inside the the frame nicely.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

I then take the four center wires and create the bail.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

The six wires on the side will become the decorations on the side. I went with the basic three three weave for piece.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

I then take the pieces on the top and create the weave to go down the side.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

Finally I attached the remaining decoration piece and prep for LoS.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

Here it is all finished after the Los has been applied.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

And then the back.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

Stacking Stones - Weaving Wednesday

July 28, 2016

For my post this week I decided to do a stacked stone setting. I wanted a unique looking piece as a gift for my sister so I created this. I'll include the tutorial by Oxana at the end.

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

I followed the tutorial basically for securing the stones in place. This is one of my biggest challenges. I love Oxana's tutorials she does an amazing job. Here's the photos of my process

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

I did a really simple bail instead of the long one she made in the tutorial. The key behind these tutorials is that you use them to learn the techinque and then create your own magic. It is so great that these folks take the time to record these. Oxana is one of the best and I highly recommend checking out her YouTube Channel and following her for great ideas!

I usually put my Weaving Wednesday projects up for sale but this one is going as a gift for my sister.

Till next time ...

Filigree Style Pendants - Wrapping Wednesday

July 20, 2016

This week for Wrapping Wednesday I decided to work on a tutorial from YouTube. I'll include the video at the end of this post. Remember when you're working with tutorials, it is best to use them to learn the basics and then incorporate your new knowledge into an original design if you intended to sell the piece. Some tutorials do not include the freedom to sell the original design of the creator so be sure to check that before putting your pieces up for sale.

Here's my prototype for a Crescent Moon I'll be listing in the shop. It turned out pretty good.

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Basically I started out following the tutorial for measurements. My three pieces of wire and gemstones are below.

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I created the frame and test fit the center pieces.

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Next I wired it all together and added the little gems.

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Then I decided to try with a different shape frame. This time I created a crescent moon shape.

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I took my little shapes and put them inside the moon for a dry fit. I was going to weave them together and then I thought, maybe I should solder them instead.

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Here are the finished pieces. I applied Liver of Sulfur to the first two pieces with the gems and then tossed all three in the tumbler for polishing. They turned out quite nice. I think I'll make this moon in sterling silver and put it up in the shop for sale. :)