Malaysia Handmade Jewelry - Rose Studs Earrings, Wired Chinese Knot

Phew, finally done with this commissioned project! I was so afraid that I can't make it in time before the Chinese New Year break!

This is a variation of ROSE Pendant and this is not the first time I am reproducing ROSE Studs Earrings, but this time I replaced the cubic zirconia diamond cut beads with Swarovski Chaton Montees. Took awhile for these goodies to arrive, I am glad that now is all good. :)

ROSE Studs Earrings measurement:
Weight: 1.7gram each, total 3.4gram
Material: Swarovski Chaton Montees Crystals.
All metals are 92.5 sterling silver.

It will be off to it's new owner soon. :)

Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

Wired Chinese Knot – Silver ROSE Studs and Pendant

This set of jewelry are result of combination of Wired Chinese Knotting with Wire Weaving. :)

Wired Chinese Knot ROSE Studs:

The ROSE focal is made up with two Wired Chinese Knotting, and the base is composed with basic Wire Weaving technique. 

Wired Chinese Knot ROSE Pendant:

A slight twist from the ROSE studs in becoming a ROSE pendant, that I won’t lie. Hehe. When the order came in the reference item used was CZ ROSE Pendant Build 7.0 finalized in April 28, 2009. Client said the owner didn’t like the coils, and would like it to changed to be the same base as stud. I said no problem, of course.

Design Background/ History:

I made the very first pair of ROSE studs in January 15, 2010, while prototyping Christine’s earrings in January 2010, finalized in February 2010, and have been receiving orders for ROSE studs since. I can’t remember how many pairs of ROSE studs I have made and sold, but as of now I am still spending 7 hours to construct a ROSE stud no less. There are too much details to take care of – the studs base’s measurement, the weaving path, setting the focal, hiding the wires tails and adjusting those petals.

To make these Silver ROSEs, you need to combine two instructions delivered by Rosabella +  Rose

Related Blog Posts that you might be interested:

• Oh my poor fingers: ROSE Stud {Colour Mixing}
• Rose Stud with CZ
• Revised – Rose Surrounded by Diamond Cuts CZ Stones, Studs
• 張三丰的智慧

 

Have you ever had a moment like this, that when you are focusing on making your design, you make them full-hearted and 100% of your concentration… When done, you found that you can’t take your eyes off it…
I have a dream – that one day I will create my design with precious, precious metal that shall not tarnish, that would not fade. Instead of Cubic Zirconias, it will be Diamonds, instead of Sterling Silver, it will be Platinum, or Rose Gold – to match the name “rose”.

Hmm…
Perhaps I should reposition the whole thing.
I shall set it as a “Goal”, instead of thinking it as a “dream”. :)

Wish you have a wonderful week ahead.





Corra @ de Cor's Handmades

ROSE Studs with Diamond Cut CZ Stones

Commissioned piece. :)

Fine Art Jewelry, Wired Chinese Knot. 100% Handcrafted by me.

This classy pair of earrings goes well with classy formal outfit.
Weight: 2.0gram and 2.1gram respectively. 4.1gram in total.
Focal Diameter: 1.5cm
Studs/Post Earrings made with wires gauge thats perfect for usual ear pierce.

Material: Artistic Wires, Cubic Zirconia Stones, Swarovski Crystal Pearls.

張三丰的智慧

[There are some terms can’t be translated into English and hence I am posting this entry in Chinese language. In short, the lesson learnt from this project is to forget everything I’ve learned about wires and knots, then let the new wires and knots surprised me in the end. The first picture shows the ROSE stud I have had in mind for a longest time and finally made, and the second picture shows the outcome after much of the brain-storming sessions with Christine. I like this kind of new sparks, and I appreciate all of the input she’d shared. :)]

童年時看梁朝偉在《倚天屠龍記》演出張無忌一角，其中最記得的，就是張三丰一面在教，一面又要人完全忘記的那幕。
我再也沒有比現在更能明白箇中道理的時候了。
用金絲銀綫創作，日子久了，於是對材料的習性了如指掌，這本來該是件好事，我一直覺得，只要熟悉了材料的能為與不能為，便能在創作時得心應手。我一直這樣相信，直到最近此等説法終于被我自己推翻。
與一位不諳首飾創造的朋友共同商討打造一枚首飾，竟讓我有了意外啓發：因爲我對金絲銀綫非常熟悉，加上“人”無可避免的惰性，潛意識總是讓我自然而然地從錯綜複雜的設計繞道而過，因而限制了創作能力。第一張圖，是本來的設計；第二張，是經過商議以後幾番屢戰屢敗屢敗屢戰后做出的成品。

原來只有盡量忘記所知所學、放空自己，才能像已然干透的海棉吸取水分。
與你，共勉之。
-Me-

Revised – Rose Surrounded by Diamond Cuts CZ Stones, Studs

Pretty much got this finalized. I’ve replaced the stones I’ve used in the first attempt to give it a more steady finish.

 

Learn the technique to make this: Rosabella Pendant & ROSE Pendant tutorial.

Looking for Cubic Zirconias I was using? It’s available HERE.

Hope you like it!

-Me-

Rose Stud with CZ

ROSE stud surrounded by Cubic Zirconias.
I like working with Christine – it was her idea to replace the focal stone with Swarovski Crystal Pearl (Gold), and surround the Rose with sparkling stones after I’ve told her the stud base is extendible.
I value constructive feedback, I am more than willing to take up new challenges and I am thrilled seeing the result.
:)
Learn the technique to make this: Rosabella Pendant & ROSE Pendant tutorial.
Looking for Cubic Zirconias I was using? It’s available HERE.

Happy weekend all.
-Me-

Oh my poor fingers: ROSE Stud {Colour Mixing}

Seriously, what do you think? I think the goldish made the texture shout, I think it is gorgeous, I think it made the details even more…visible!

Again this is yet another experiment piece – putting silver and goldish metal together. Unfortunately the half-hard non-tarnish brass simply isn’t right for this design, my poor fingers, though I might eventually make a pair for myself for keepsake.

There…. Observe my finger – those aren’t dirt, it’s my dead skin, I’ve made the stud last night and this picture is captured this morning, I thought my finger is sending me some sort of signal/warning. I think I should ditch this idea haha. I need be kind to my fingers so that I could create more! :P

 

What ya think?

Learn the technique to make this: Rosabella Pendant & ROSE Pendant tutorial.

Happy weekends all!!!

-Me-

ROSE Studs

This is a commissioned piece, still in prototyping and proof-of-concept stage.

The mission is to turn ROSE design into studs, and boy it is difficult. Anyway I am glad that I’ve at least made it to the success, though there are room for improvement and to be refined.

I will post the finalized piece if there is any, so check back soon!

 

Learn the technique to make this: Rosabella Pendant & ROSE Pendant tutorial.

Happy Friday all. :)

-Me-

Flower Dangling Earrings, Cream Swarovski Crystal Pearl, Wired Chinese Knot

   

This item is now available in my Etsy Store.

Handmade Wired Chinese Knot Earrings.

All metal are sterling silver.
Knotted Flowers has 1cm diameter, earrings measures 1.7cm tall from bottom of balled-earwires.

Composed with coiled wires to deliver richer texture. Fresh, cute and light weight design spells the modern age.

Earring will be wrapped and secured with care before shipping and it will be shipped within 2 business days upon payment received.

Thank you for looking!

-Me-

Rosabella and it’s tips

Click on the picture to go to the above webpage.
A customer posted a question for this tutorial and I thought I’d share some tips over here (spread too thin I am, but definitely updating JL site soon about these tips).

Question:

“Really have tried with this one. Step by step the first two pages of instructions just don't seem to follow with what I have done.....pity as it is quite lovely...any help would be appreciated”

Tips:

1. When the tutorial arrives, remember to read through it once or more times FIRST to understand the whole process, best if you could visualize and practice it in your mind. (Trust me this works, I studied Perri’s Celtic Braid tutorial for 2 hours and then go to bed, and practice it in my mind in the next whole day. I was as though going for an exam!)
2. Orient your tools and wires exactly like how I’ve positioned them in the tutorial.
3. Accidentally found workaround: There's a little trick I've discovered when I sprained my wrist awhile ago. My wrist were too weak and my fingers could not hold on the wires. But I had to create a Rosabella in a particular way for a proof of concept so that I could finally move on. So I used a nylon pliers to clip at the petals before pulling wires through the spaces to form another petal (you will understand what I am trying to say when you try out the tutorial), so if you are having hard time to hold the petals with fingers you might want to consider that.

Head up:
Rosabella design looked simple – but it is actually not. Any experienced wire jewelry maker knew it takes too much to make something looked simple, Rosabella is a typical example for case as such and IMHO, the more experiences you have with wires, the more you need to forget. I forget my own designs all the time. I had to revisit my own tutorial(s) every single time when I received an order for those designs. Knotting with wires were never easy, I have never able to write a “simple” tutorial for any knotted designs, that is actually one of my vision for this year and I do hope I would achieve that soon. So please bear with me for the time being, don’t be discouraged, don’t give up too soon. May be you can try to forget everything you have learned about wire jewelry, forget about what I have taught you in other tutorials too every time you start a new project, and try this one out slowly as though you’re learning to make jewelry with wires for the very first time.

Related Articles: Rosabella Design
Technique(s): Rosabella Tutorial, ROSE Tutorial
Happy Friday!
-Me-

Bobbi’s Rosabella Pendants

Whilst I was busy wrapping my natural blue topaz, Bobbi was busy with two projects in the row – the first one was these Rosabella Pendant, and then she moved on really quickly her Celtic Braid Alexandrite. So her Rosabella Pendant turned out to be prettier than any Rosabella pendant I have ever made – she coiled it on the core wires with fine gauge of wires first, and then go on with the execution (and I am going to try this out!), I asked her wouldn’t it be harder to execute if she coiled it (cause the wires are now tougher hence harder to bend), she said nope, instead, it makes the work easier. Got me into thinking. I think if I am not wrong, because it’s coiled and it became a little springy, it makes a perfect rounds on the petals that’s why. Oh well. This is the reason why I love receiving photos from people that attempted executing my project, cause throughout the discussion and idea sharing there’s no praise and etc involved, and us both grew and benefited out from it. :)

 

Just a head up: 

I received a feedback from Ms. Eni Oken (thanks Eni) and decided to change this project’s level to be "Advanced”, the ultimate excerpt from Eni is “the design is not advanced, but the execution is", and “making it an advanced project will warn people to the challenge that lies ahead“. “This is a tricky knot to learn." she said.

So here you go, it’s an Advanced level’s project now. :)

Though I would really love to see you participate in trying this design… My take is, read the instructions carefully, and be patient (DO NOT EVER RUSH whilst executing this project, it will NEVER turn out right if you do that), your pendant will be done in no time!

 

Cheers all, and have a great great Sunday!

 

Technique: Rosabella Pendant & ROSE Pendant tutorial.

CZ Rose Pendant Build 7.0

Weight: 2.2gram

All metal are sterling silver.

Technique: Rosabella Pendant & ROSE Pendant tutorial.

CZ Rose Pendant Build 6.0

Weight: 2.4gram

All metal are artistic wires.

Technique: Rosabella Pendant & ROSE Pendant tutorial.