Whoops! This blog completely skipped/slipped my mind! Looks like it's time for more memory wire! This is another memory wire bracelet, this time with Swarovski "Tahitian color" pearls (I didn't know how gorgeous Tahitian pearls were until Aden Angier posted some of his work on the now defunct Reasonable Insanity. Run, don't walk to the nearest jewelry forum now! He's on a couple of them and I will be adding their addresses soon.) Tahitian pearls have a blue/dark gray/almost black depth to them. The next best thing is a Swarovski pearl.They have the weight of a true pearl. And Swarovski also suggests color combinations for each color of their pearls. So: here we have Dorado (gold AB, gorgeous), indicolite (a clear dark blue/teal) and crystal copper (no explanation needed). How much easier could things get?Wellll, trying to get the wraps to line up on top of the wrist and wrap around enough of the wrist on the bottom, is enough to make some artisans to swear of memory wire off altogether! This particular bracelet was strung and unstrung for hours. To complicate things, my wrist is a bit smaller than the average size, so I have to be very careful in sizing these bracelets. (Not bragging on my small wrist, am gritting my teeth in frustration!)
So, hopefully, no more long absences. Sharing the delight of creating jewelry is a wonderful feeling. And sharing the frustrations helps to make them a bit smaller.
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