Posts tagged with 'copper'

  • Copper Wire Bracelet

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, NOVEMBER 07 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    I'm a big fan of wire and beads, so I had to stop when I was surfing around looking for copper wire ideas. Victoria has mentioned before that when working with metal, copper is a great place to start because it is so inexpensive. So for newbies, it is a good way to get started without spending a lot of loot to boot.

    But just because you don't spend a bunch of money on your jewelry supplies doesn't mean you can't make some great designs that you'll wear and enjoy for a long time. This bracelet project...

  • Fiber or Metal Cuff?

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, SEPTEMBER 28 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    At first glass, I have to admit this cuff bracelet does look like fiber, but then when you take another moment to look at it, you realize it's actually copper wire. This project is called Tough Cuff, and was designed by Stephanie Riger. It's available as a free downloadable file from Art Jewelry magazine. It's one of those icky pdf files everyone seems to love these days, so if you don't have Adobe reader, you'll need to download it too, but yes, that's a web free as well, so no worries.

    Now,...