For one of my experiences I wanted to include my mom, Deanna Cote. I asked her if there was anything she always wanted to learn but never was able to get around to it. We narrowed down the list to jewelry making. She has had a huge box of beads stored away in the attic for years and never used them. Now was our chance. There are so many styles, materials, and methods to making jewelry to choose from. My friend suggested wire wrapping, it's the hot new thing to do. So after a few Youtube videos and hundreds of Pinterest pictures we decided on a few necklaces. We picked out our beads and wrapped them with wire. It's as simple as that. Anything hands on I usually pick up quickly and I found that I really enjoyed wire wrapping. After just a few hours I felt like an expert. I kept on going after the first one and wrapped a Petoskey stone. What I liked about this project the most was the freedom of creativity. Just go with the natural flow of the stone and wire, somehow it will always turn out nice.
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| My mom's necklace (left) and my necklace (right). We hammered the main piece to flatten it, found beads to fit between the wire, and used a smaller gage wire to attach the beads. |
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| The Petoskey stone wrapped with different gage wires and small beads. |
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