Relaxing wire wrapping....

Ahhhhhhh - I just needed to relax this evening, so I did some 'good old' wire wrapping in argentium sterling silver (a new form of sterling which only tarnishes very, very slowly). Its kind of a bit like knitting - you get into a rhythm.

This a stunningly beautiful piece of fossil coral which I bought from Heart of Stone Studio (www.heartofstonestudio.com) - the colours really 'zing' and it has gorgeous flower head patterns.

I LOVE my stones - they have taken over as my #1 shopping passion (which used to be designer shoes and boots - mmmmmmm).

Faux Bone - loving it!

I've been experimenting with Faux Bone - a type of non-toxic PVC. Its great stuff - you can saw it, drill it, hammer it, texture it, heat and bend it (just don't burn it - that releases yucky fumes) and put resin in it. To get the 'bone' effect you rub brown shoes polish on it - then rub it off and sand it when its reached the desired 'age'.

This is a brooch I've made with etched copper frame, craft wire in pink, crystal quartz heishi and metal silevr coloured beads (Fair Trade from Ethipia). And brass micro-screws (I also LOVE micro-screws - must be the engineer in me.....)!

The gorgeous stone is a porcelain jasper from Heart of Stone Studio in the US.

Finally finished this funky face (yes - more vintage 'blinking' dolls eye!). Was waiting for a lips mould to mix the resin in. I know I could have made one myself - I even have the cool dental moulding stuff sitting in my cupboard......

Just SLASHED loads of prices on my website!!!! In keeping with general economic conditions......

love
vicky x

Just finished a brooch featuring a real pink & lilac fossilised dinosaur bone. I have entered it in a design competiton - so fingers crossed....................

love
vicky x

Just to let you know that I have reduced the price on a selection of my 'big' handmade art jewelry pieces.

They would make fabulous Christmas presents.....for yourself or someone special!

I have put them in a seperate category on my Homepage - on the LHS, called "Pre-Xmas Sale"

As these pieces sell - I will be reducing others to fill the space.....so please keep checking back.

love,
vicky

(aka Ginga Squid @ www.GingaSquid.com)

Got some vintage typewriter keys (on Etsy I think it was...or Ebay) - going to make some usual jewellery pieces probably set in coloured resins with sterling silver rivets - like this one I made earlier...... The irregular white resin bead I purchased Fair Trade - they are from a village in Indonesia.

The spikey pink/blue rubber beads make me want to go off clubbing......

Visit my website for more info @ http://www.GingaSquid.com

love
vicky x