Wire Wrapped Rose Quartz Necklaces

Here are two necklaces created with rose quartz stones and wrapped in .925 sterling silver.  The pendant above was netted with fine sterling silver wire in a needle lace technique.  The sterling silver flower dangles freely.  This piece is available at http://bodyice.net/jewelry/product.php?productid=17782&cat=261&page=1.  The necklace below was wire wrapped with .925 sterling silver as well.  This piece was recently sold and is no longer available but I love the heart shaped caged stone. 

The rose quartz stone is considered the stone of love and marriage.  The stone is said to give vibrations of love for the wearer and gives inner peace and enhances the feeling of self-worth. 

Beautiful Butterfly

Ok, so I told you that I wanted to finish my butterfly piece. I did and completed earrings and a bracelet to go with it. They really turned out great. I actually wore the necklace to work to see if the piece would sit nicely around the neck as I had planned for. And, guess what, it is a dream to wear. It is surprisingly very light and comfortable for a rather chunky piece. But, chunky is in in the fashion accessory world so this beautiful butterfly should be just the piece to finish off someone's outfit. The gray color of the piece makes it very sophisticated. Oooh big word for a big piece.

Here is what I did... I first drew out the butterfly pattern that I wanted on paper, then I cut and hand sculpted each little wire of the butterfly and inlaid them into the clay. The clay was then processed, sanded and a coat of resin was applied. Each gray bead was also formed by hand from clay, processed, tumbled and then buffed. I then hand wrapped each bead with brass and completed the necklace with hand sculpted brass hook and rings. I didn't want to take away from the butterfly pendant so I kept the rest of the necklace simple in the same colors.

Butterflies are so beautiful! I still have to post this set for sale at a later date on www.bodyice.net/jewelry