Category Archives: Wire Weaving

Garden & Home: Decorative Arts from Talisman Too

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I’ve recently begun to incorporate my wire weaving technique into products for the home, with a small collection of tea light candle holders and terracotta plant containers. Here are a few images from the available pieces. I’d love to have your input – feel free to comment.

Wire Tea Light Votive Candle Holder

Copper Band Wire Wrapped Votive Candle Holder

High End Home Furnishings

Detail on Wire Weave Decorative Banding

 

Medallion Plant Container

Garden Decor Plant Containers

Mission Style Wire Crafted Design Bulb Planter

These items will be made to order, and require a bit of lead time to create, but unless someone is placing an order for multiple pieces, or the collection gets exposure through a popular source and I am inundated with requests, I expect I’d be able to ship within 5-7 days after receipt of order.

These items might make very nice gifts for housewarming presents of hostess gifts, as well as a special decorative element within your own living space.

I’ll be making the Garden & Home collection available through October this year, and then offering a limited supply of candle holders through the winter months.  Come spring, I’ll be back with more garden container designs and a full stock of candle holders in a variety of sizes. The winter hiatus is due to the fact that travel in a small RV during those months, and simply cannot dedicate the space required for storage on the inventory of those items.

 

Tutorial: Celtic Twist – Wire Weaving Pattern & Pi Stone Pendant Design

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I’ve created a new tutorial for a wire weaving pattern.  Based on macrame technique, the pattern which I am calling “Celtic Twist” has a delicate series of loops along both sides of a base wire. My tutorial has more than 40 pages of instruction that include photographs, illustrations and text, and  will take you through the steps to replicate the pattern, and use it to make a Pi Stone Pendant.  You can see the listing and learn more here.

Wire Weaving Tutorial Celtic Twist Pattern

Included is a variation using double sets of wire, and the following inspiration image:

Celtic Twist Pi Stone Pendant with Snowflake ObsidianNot everyone has the inclination, time, tools or desire to make their own jewelry, so I will be offering ready-made Pi Stone Pendants in my shop. As well, I’ll be using this pattern in my Garden and Home section, and have some other ideas to work on too! To keep updated, just go to Talisman Too and Favorite my shop.  You’ll see my new listings in your Etsy Feed.

What’s New for the New Year?

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I expect to be doing a lot of wire weaving work in the next few months – reason being that it has finally “clicked” for me, and instead of being frustrated by all but the most simple of efforts, I am getting really excited to be making some more elaborate pieces.

Sodalite Semiprecious Gemstone Pendant with Wire Frame

Sodalite Bead Pendant Framed with Copper Woven Wire and Antiqued for a Rich Patina

You can see more images of the work, and purchase if you’d like, through my Etsy shop. This piece was made following a tutorial, but now I feel confident that I can actually branch off on my own and come up with designs without following a step by step process.  In fact, this afternoon I will be working in weaving a frame for a beautiful Fire Agate that I recently purchased.

I’m also making new earrings almost daily, and have been traveling this last month and stopping at bead shops along the way.  Here are a few pieces that have come out of recent bead binges! Click on the images to be directed to the item in my shop.

Swarovski Crystal Pearls with Vintaj Bead Caps

Pearly Beads, from Swarovski, topped with pretty Vintaj bead caps

Another pair of earrings recently made – simple and casual.  A little bit of metal manipulation to halter these pretty Dove Gray Czech Glass beads.

Czech Glass Beaded Drop Earring

Pretty drops of Czech Glass in Dove Gray Sway from Antiqued Brass Rings

Next is another dagger-style drop design, pinched with a delicate bail.  Something a little bit unexpected!

Iridescent Earrings Black Tie Gala Dressing

Iridescent Glass Twists, Suspended from a Delicate Bail

 

Feel free to browse both my Talisman Too and Talisman Studios Shops, to see what else has been done since your last visit, and “Favorite the shops to see new additions when you log on to your own home page at Etsy!