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Monday, 10 October 2011

Handmade Monday: clasps and flowers


 I've been messing around with wire again and begun a quest for my favourite handmade clasp!  These are some of the contenders.


Some days, I like the more complex ones and other times, I'm really attracted to the simpler models.  What do you think? 





As well as these, I found a wonderful tutorial on how to make wire work flowers and now I'm getting a bit obsessed with making them!






 Dinky, aren't they?  So far, I've made them in every type of wire I have, so it's about time I started using them.  Here's a pair of earrings which I think might be the most delicate that I've ever made, combined with my favourite beads at the moment, red and green Brazilian jade.


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8 comments:

  1. Wendy10 October 2011 at 14:34

    I just love the idea that the clasp is handmade as well as the rest of the piece! They are fab. Those little wire flowers are just lovely too! x

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  2. Unknown10 October 2011 at 20:28

    The flowers are delightful... they remind me of Celtic work. What sort of wire do you work in?

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  3. Martha10 October 2011 at 21:02

    very clever! original and eye catching design :)

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  4. Jan10 October 2011 at 21:27

    The red and green beads are lovely, no wonder they are your favourite of the moment. Your wire work is really neat, I like the idea of handmade clasps.

    Jan x

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  5. Your Friend Susie10 October 2011 at 22:11

    Thank you for sharing the tutorial, I bookmarked it, hopefully I will eventually get to all the things I've bookmarked! :) Those are all so pretty, I don't know, I just like different thing. The flowers are really really awesome! :)

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  6. PuppyFly Boutique11 October 2011 at 21:21

    I really like the colour of this wire, it looks quite steampunky. Pretty flowers :) Have a lovely week. Anna x

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  7. Blue Forest Jewellery12 October 2011 at 12:28

    Thanks for all your lovely comments!

    Ros Made Me - it's Artistic Wire antique bronze in 20 gauge. Nice and soft to work with, but very easy to mar if you're not careful.

    Alison x

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  8. lovetartan12 October 2011 at 22:11

    Love your blog Alison - you always make such great things Mich x

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