Finally finished! I think this is my most elaborate piece so far and I loved working on it. Lots of aluminium wire, crystals, beads, faux pearls, etc.
I went to an artisans' fair this past weekend and my friend was quite excited about handmade crochet rosaries. Making rosaries wasn't something that had crossed my mind before but being me I had to try and since I'm having fun playing with wire, I came up with these crosses. As far as I know this is an original of mine. Once I have enough beads or crystals (it takes 59 of them!) I'll go for the full rosary.
Made by request and similar to a previous one. I'm really enjoying wrapping the glass medallions with the metal rings.
My ears aren't pierced, so, sometimes I saw earrings with which I fell in love with but couldn't wear. Of course, there are clip earrings but they often hurt or fall off easily and I never liked them much, until I discovered ear cuffs! As payback for all the earringless years, I decided to make a rather flashy one and the funny thing is, it really doesn't hurt or fall off in spite of its weight.
I think the photos don't do this piece justice (especially in this small size, please click on the image for full view), the wire's so much shinier in person.
My order of Swarovski crystals finally arrived and they're really so beautiful! Now, of course, I have a thousand ideas of what to do with them, time's never enough but we'll get there slowly! :)
Another chainmaille E4-1 bracelet. It's made from 1mm wire and counts about 300 rings. I hope the new owner likes it. :)
They remind me of fruit candies, what do you think?
Still experimenting with the metal rings. 1mm aluminium wire and acrylic beads, they're super light.
Inspired by The Lord of Rings (don't ask exactly in what, but the idea came to mind when I was browsing through some drawings inspired by the books and movies), a very light necklace that flows like fabric. Made from a multitude (I've stopped counting) of 1mm aluminium rings, with 5mm internal diameter each, in european chain maille 4-in-1. Aluminium's not only extremely light but also imitates silver quite well, if it begins to tarnish you only have to put the necklace in a jar with a handful of rice and shake it until it's bright again.
Chainmaille bracelet, 2mm aluminium wire, never rusts or becomes dull. It's adjustable from about 18cm to 22cm and super light, only weights 28grs!
I'm a die hard fan of FFVII and anything related, especially Advent Children. This is my small tribute to one of my favourite characters of all times: Vincent Valentine, who can always touch my goth heart! :)
Another heart made of stainless steel, silver plated wire, beads, quartz, pearls, etc. It's approximately the same size as the blue one.
Stainless steel wire, ceramic and glass beads, quartz, etc. Basically, anything blue (and white) I found in my little box of beads.
Another chainmaille piece. Over 1500 rings, all handmade by me. 0,9mm wire, ID of 3,5mm. Not available, but I'll take orders for this kind of piece.
My first try at european 4-in-1 chainmaille. Over 700 rings, all made and cut by me (this took forever, I can't exactly tell how long!). 0,9mm wire, internal diameter (ID) of 3,5mm. Not available, but I'll take orders for this kind of piece.
Byzantine chain belt, all the rings were handmade by me. Measures about 1m and can be fastened using any of the larger rings.
Pearl (fake, of course!...) earrings. Like me, some people don't have pierced ears. So, I've decided to make these with a sort of spring I learned from a Chilean artisan. These springs are the best I ever wore, they can be adjusted to the thickness of the ear and don't hurt a bit.
Crochet set of necklace and earrings. Silver plated wire and seed beads.
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