Kerry Kester Bogert is one of THE most inventive lampworkers / jewelry designers / artists I’ve never met. I talked to her online and she’s one sweet and generous lady. She wrote an article on making rings with wire and glass for Step by Step Wire last summer [sold out 8-( - Drat!]
But if you’ve ever made wire wrapped rings, you can figure this out.
This is a Make Your Own Ring Kit. I’ve made a change or two to Kerry’s idea. I used sterling because, it’s a harder wire and because I find it stays clean and shiny longer. I start out with 7.5″ of 20 gauge sterling. I melt a ball on one end and add a small Bali silver finding and one of my art glass beads. I protect the bead from the heat of the flame and ball the other end. I polish the wires to make them shine. The bead may still slide off the end without the Bali silver but will slide right back on… this won’t matter once you make your ring.
The purple bead is 4 mm hole to hole x 14 mm wide.
Kit Example
Silver balls on both ends
Simply use a ring mandrel to make the ring to your size. $13.00 Or I will make it for you for an additional $6.00.
Welp, I made SO many pink and brown mini cupcakes, I HAD to blog about it! And I turned some of the matching pairs into earrings. This is one of those sets. $17.00
This pendant is my entry into the March Art Bead Scene contest, inspired by the Van Gogh painting of the same name.
ABOUT THE BEADS: The art glass beads were handmade by me, Holly Dare of Holly’s Folly ~ Glass. The focal is made of layers of opaque and transparent teal glass for depth. The flowers are white with a bit of pink. I didn’t want the pink to overpower the piece.
The Bellflower dangle is an opaque pink on stainless steel wire.
ABOUT THE PENDANT: The upper part is a wired wonder! The flower petal shaped bail, the roller coaster swirl and the large hammered flower are all ONE piece of sterling wire! I carried out the flower motif with a smaller hammer wire flower dangling from the large one. The bellflower dangle completes the piece. $49.00
Snowman Earring Kits contain: 2 sets of 2 graduated Swarovski pearls , 1 set ss earring findings, 2 – 6 mm Emerald rondells, 2 – mm Lachrose flower in jet, 2 – 4 mm cubes in jet, 2 ss headpins.
Snowman Pendant kits contain: 1 set of 3 graduated Swarovski pearls , 2 – 6 mm Emerald rondells, 1 – mm Lachrose flower in jet, 1 – 4 mm cubes in jet, 1 ss headpins.
3 Bead Tree pendants (Fit our friction clasp chains, available HERE) contain: 1 ss head pin, 3 graduated Swarovski Lochrose flowers, 1 – 4 mm Swarovski cube, & 1 – 3 mm Swarovski bicone. Available in Ernite AB and Crystal AB & Emerald (not AB).
4 Bead Tree pendants (Fit our friction clasp chains, available HERE) contain: 1 ss head pin, 4 graduated Swarovski Lochrose flowers, 1 – 4 mm Swarovski cube, & 1 – 3 mm Swarovski bi-cone. Available in Ernite AB and Crystal AB & Emerald (Largest Lochrose flower is AB).
NOTE: 3 mm beads in kits can be ed or yellow. Please specify in comments upon check out. Restocking fee if you forget to choose applies! Crystal AB kits are all Cyrstal AB
Emerald and Crystal three bead earrings . shown... 4 bead kits with extra large Lochrose flower also available.
Choose kits or I will make them for you.
3 Bead Tree earringscontain: , 1 set of earring ss findings, 2 ss head pin, 6 graduated Swarovski Lochrose flowers, 2 – 4 mm Swarovski cube, & 2 – 3 mm Swarovski bi-cones. Available in Ernite AB and Crystal AB & Emerald (not AB).
NOTE: 3 mm beads in kits can be red or yellow. Please specify in comments upon check out. Restocking fee if you forget to choose applies! Crystal AB kits are all Crystal AB
NOTE: 3 mm beads in kits can be red or yellow. Please specify in comments upon check out. Restocking fee if you forget to choose applies! Crystal AB kits are all Cyrstal AB
One of my own designs and a best seller – now in kit form. Make your own(MYO)…or I will make them for you…your choice. Kits are $18.00 / Finished Earrings $30.00.
Everything included: 2 of my “sugar” beads, 6 – 6mm crystals, 8 – 3 mm crystals, Figaro chain (note cable chain used in the sample), sterling wire 20 g., earring findings and directions. For a skilled wire worker, these should take under 30 minutes to make.
One available each color except hot pink. I will also make them to order.
Bracelet inspired by a Kandinsky painting and created for June’s Art Bead Scene contest. This bracelet was the winner for the month of June! Check out my bead blog for more on that.
Straight sided lampwork lentils in Blue, Purple, Red and Chartreuse.
The bracelet combines hammered silver bead frames, Bali Beads, Silver lined e beads, Swarovski crystals and a sterling toggle clasp.
This hollow lavender tint heart with metallic reactive dots is filled with cubic zirconia and Swarovski crystals. It is wire wired with sterling bead caps and wire and amethyst ab Swarovski bicones (6mm). A neck chain can easily be wire wrapped onto the generous loops. $55
28 mm hole to hole; 57 mm wire loop to loop. 34 mm tall; 25 mm wide.
