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Sunset Bracelet is my first entry into Year of Jewelry.  It is week 14 because YoJ 2007 started in January but I didn't find out about it until March. That meant I couldn't sign up until the 2nd quarter, week 14. If you want to check out YoJ go to http://creativewirejewelryyoj.typepad.com/cwj_yoj_2007/ . It is a personal challenge to create a new finished piece of jewelry each week and post it to YoJ. There are suggested weekly themes that are optional.  The current theme, April Showers, just did not ring my bell since we have had very few showers this year and none in April.

The piece was done using a tutorial available from Eni Oken, a fabulous jewelry maker here in So. Calif. Check out her site http://www.enioken.com/ . Great stuff!!

I made the beads (lampwork) over several months. When I thought about making the bracelet I combed my collection to come up with a set I could work with.  I decided to work with copper since silver has gotten so expensive. Of course that meant buying copper wire, 26 and 28 gauge, and charms and tiny copper beads etc. Darn! LOL At least I had the heavy copper wire, 14 and 16 gauge, in my stash.  The process entails stringing the beads on 14 ga wire, winding the 26 ga wire around them and then coiling the 28 ga wire around that. Whew! Actially it is not as hard as I thought it would be.  Now I have a new technique to add to my tool kit.

 

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