![garnet wire wrapped hoops](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQadYQ8LgpcXkLixufW5sAoxAq-VafvKFHfXs3uyIMPvncB0FYsJso8dMT90vZ-oGjThjd0_4RZvXuiq-0zfEdqIJHdVWhFRWy42AhsJn0OjSMmdw_LtxPt_ZJMn__IvoAeyhtp4BxRd4z/s200/SingleWrapHoop3.jpg)
I made two different versions of copper hoops this past weekend. Both pairs incorporate some gorgeous, but dark, faceted garnet rounds that I have several strands of.
![copper hoop earrings](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHbLAorLcGLs0cASO5OA6Y3iyQThyphenhyphenCPtJarYpTaumWvJI9mwWqwABagd95UrOiAx1W8Vdxc48QYLPA49FVQQveq6mAOds-oJTqlAvJxP_3S9OaNaCKip4w2xNk6pgtPxrBiP-V4fI2TJR/s200/SingleWrapHoop.jpg)
The first pair has a simple wrap around the stone to highlight it and keep it in place. They are more oval than round. Very simple and more petite than the
hoops I made earlier in the week.
![Herringbone weave gemstone earrings](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jEzZ1dPcp2_GRLjeb4huH4qiufAWJkrNSzzdvMp3wV57UYmTnzrZ98tfkPQC-jsiPU6Qe8D0vNGmGeYjpJqAkyquQYvi6TS3eP2xaLIirTyTYI2vVl_Vrs12IgMKMVZu2HCvfyRpmBQe/s200/HerringboneHoop3.jpg)
Once I made those, I had to make another pair with herringbone wraps. I love the way a couple of rounds of herringbone weave highlights a stone. So simple and so pretty.
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I may oxidize these too - but the darker stone doesn't cry out for it quite as much as the moonstone in my last pair of hoops did. I changed the clasp on the earrings so instead of a closed circle, it has a small piece nipped out so you just hook the wire in. It seems to make it easier to put the earrings on without distorting the hoop shape.
My next version, I will probably do away with the closure on the back altogether and use a straight post with an earring back. It seems like they will be easier to put on and keep their shape better. Hopefully, I will have time this weekend to work on it. (and won't get distracted by something else I want to try - which happens a lot!!)
These are great, Lisa! Your wire skills are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sally! You are very kind.
DeleteP.S. Do you have a FB page?
ReplyDeleteI do!! It is http://www.facebook.com/LisaYangJewelry. I link to most of my blog posts from there - and I will also link my etsy shop once I get a few more things in there! My shop is http://www.notamona.etsy.com
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