{"id":13961,"date":"2014-11-25T20:16:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T00:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetbeadstudio.com\/?p=13961"},"modified":"2016-05-09T03:22:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-09T07:22:00","slug":"a-new-tutorial-with-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/?p=13961","title":{"rendered":"A New Wire Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/?attachment_id=13966\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13966\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13966\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Designing-with-coiled-wire-by-Cindy-Wimmer.jpg\" alt=\"Designing with coiled wire by Cindy Wimmer\" width=\"515\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking for wire jewelry ideas and inspiration? \u00a0My last project as Step by Step Wire Featured Designer 2014 can be found in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interweavestore.com\/step-by-step-wire-jewelry-october-november-2014-grouped\">Oct.\/Nov. issue<\/a><em>.<\/em>\u00a0I&#8217;m sharing a project with coiled wire &#8211; \u00a0a technique I&#8217;m drawn to time and time again. \u00a0To create this project, I drew inspiration from the Majorette link that is featured in my wire book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/159668707X\/ref=rdr_ext_tmb\"><em>The Missing Link<\/em><\/a>. \u00a0I changed the ends of the link, added two types of metal, and added a coiled strand of wire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/?attachment_id=13968\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13968\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coiled-wire-variations-by-Cindy-Wimmer.jpg\" alt=\"Coiled wire variations by Cindy Wimmer\" width=\"515\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coiled-wire-variations-by-Cindy-Wimmer.jpg 515w, http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coiled-wire-variations-by-Cindy-Wimmer-150x157.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coiled-wire-variations-by-Cindy-Wimmer-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here you can see I took a prototype and made variations. \u00a0For one, I carefully shaped the wires into a bangle bracelet. \u00a0It&#8217;s a good idea to tumble this one to help work-harden and reinforce the curved shape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/?attachment_id=13967\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13967\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coiled-bracelet-variation-by-Cindy-Wimmer.jpg\" alt=\"Coiled wire bracelet by Cindy Wimmer\" width=\"515\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coiled-bracelet-variation-by-Cindy-Wimmer.jpg 515w, http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coiled-bracelet-variation-by-Cindy-Wimmer-150x170.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Coiled-bracelet-variation-by-Cindy-Wimmer-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the tutorial, I show you how to create a one-of-a-kind wire bail. \u00a0I pulled out a special, Hilltribe silver flower pendant that I&#8217;ve held on to for years. \u00a0It was time to show it off on its own special bail. \u00a0This project is versatile &#8211; you can mix the wire or not. \u00a0Add chain or add leather. \u00a0In this project, I used micro-fiber instead of leather cording. Hope you have fun with this one and add your own personal twist!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/?attachment_id=13962\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13962\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Flower-on-the-Vine-necklace-_-Cindy-Wimmer-in-Step-by-Step-Wire.jpg\" alt=\"Wire necklace by Cindy Wimmer\" width=\"515\" height=\"692\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Thank you for stopping by and visiting my little corner of web.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/?attachment_id=12627\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-12627\" src=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Cindy-46-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Wimmer, jewelry designer\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Cindy-46-150x200.jpg 150w, http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Cindy-46-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Cindy-46-505x675.jpg 505w, http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Cindy-46.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cindy Wimmer is a jewelry designer with a passion for combining vintage elements with modern wire design. \u00a0She is the co-founder of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artblissworkshops.com\/\">artBLISS<\/a>, hosting jewelry and mixed media workshops in the DC area. Her best-selling jewelry design book,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cindywimmer.com\/missing-link\/\"><i>The Missing Link<\/i><\/a>, was released in the Fall, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Looking for wire jewelry ideas and inspiration? \u00a0My last project as Step by Step Wire Featured Designer 2014 can be found in the Oct.\/Nov. issue.\u00a0I&#8217;m sharing a project with coiled wire &#8211; \u00a0a technique I&#8217;m drawn to time and time again. \u00a0To create this project, I drew inspiration from the Majorette link that is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[65,13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13961","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-life-and-times","9":"entry","10":"override"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sweetbead.mysticcomputing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}