A new twist

Here the piece is wired as well as strung for the neck portion. This was done so it would lay flat. The irony on this process is that the design took a turn in a different direction. This was not the intention of the originally drawn designed. This piece has movement w the added pearls at the bottom and the sun burst effect with the dangle 'rays' and additional loose tri dangles at the focal point. It is looking great on the client. Enjoy!

Lets twist 'er' up

The lay out of the beads are agreed upon, everything is lining up perfectly. Now it is time to wire the individual sets with a double wrapped loop - great strength yet beautiful soft in pinks and purples. Enjoy!!

Keep working at it

I did not start taking pictures at the very beginning but the process took time commencing w drawings, measuring and matching colors. Then putting various shaped crystals together to make a good fit but in length and in texture. This was wired/strung and re-wired and re-strung a multitude of times to get it perfect. Enjoy!

Stamp it all out!

I get a little focused when working so I don't have images of stamping out the lettering or riveting the copper and brass piece together. But here is is lettered and riveted. The words say US 1974 England. The trick is to get the lettering centered, in this case and the rivets tight! Enjoy!

Look at yourself!

The process today was to get a mirror finish on the copper. So when a person looked onto the piece they would see their own reflection (explanation later). I did not get pictures of the sanding and buffing needed to get the mirrored surface. It is a multi layer processing - 20 step process. BUT I got it! Enjoy!