JiaSha Earrings with Obsidian

   

Commissioned piece. JiaSha earrings with blue obsidian it is.

To learn to make this, here’s Jia-Sha Pendant tutorial.

If I don’t see you again, Happy Chinese New Year, and Happy Valentine’s Day! :)

 

 

-Me-

Squarie | Studs

I chose Lilyv over this design for myself, so this is made before I’ve even finalized Lilyv. This is a prototype piece so please be gentle! :)
Learn the technique to make this: Snowflakes Earrings tutorial.

Lilyv

Chinese tend to read their supposedly fortune during Chinese New Year celebration, for as much as I would have ignored the commonly practiced activity, information reached out their ways from radios/ TVs and forwarded E-mails. So I’ve been advised to wear something round with diamonds last year, and my youngest brother was watching that TV show with me that moment. He’d asked if I could make something like that, I remember I said “shouldn’t be a problem.” He smiled, and said if I ever made one of those, he would want something like that, but for man, too.
Well, I WAS serious about making such thing is POSSIBLE, what I did not tell him was for as much as I have visualized it in my mind there and then, the conclusion I made was – too hard. I won’t want to start this unless 1) I am absolutely free and bored, 2) it is 100% necessary.
A little background of how this thing came about again after one year.
A friend requested for a pair of ROSE studs, and as I was making the stud base, she requested to have diamonds surrounding it. Hmm. Surrounding diamonds again. Well to cut it short, that request somehow reminded me that I do have a NEED to create something truly for myself, for an event happening this coming Saturday, and as I put the ROSE studs on hold for now since there are flaws needs to be fixed (I can’t figure out how yet), I jumped in for this project for myself. Yes you heard me right – this is something truly for myself. A total different approach of attaching diamond cuts Cubic Zirconias as compared to ROSE studs, another round of lots of trials and errors, too many wires and finger skins gone to waste. And now I am think I am done with this.

Personally, I am super satisfied with this pair of earrings. Do you watch Gossip Girl? I seriously think this IS something Lillian van der Woodsen a.k.a Lily would wear! *BIG BIG GRIN* – so now you know how the name “Lilyv” come about!

Hope you enjoyed viewing!
Have a great week ahead!
-Me

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-

Multi-purpose Stick (Round)

I am using this as bookmark now, and I am loving it. :)

By the way, found a new way to attach the Diamond Cut Cubic Zirconia with wires! Will try to include that into future tutorial if there is any! :)

 

-Me-

Snowflakes Studs, Wired Chinese Knot

 

Question: Is it possible to create a pair of studs earrings out from Snowflakes Earrings Tutorial that you’ve released for last year’s Christmas?
Answer: Of course.

In fact I have plans. A little something for you my dear readers, for those who have had the Snowflakes Earrings Tutorial since last year.
To make this pair of studs earrings, this is all you need to prepare:
Materials:

1. 2” of 20ga dead soft round wires
2. 7 X 2.5mm round beads (make sure the bead hole allows 20ga wires to go through)

Tools:

1. Round nose pliers
2. Flat nose pliers
3. Flush cutter
4. Ruler

Basic and Quick Instructions:
Step 1: Measure 1” from one end for both wires
Step 2: Make a cross and then insert one bead at each exit wires.
Step 3: Tie the Snowflakes knot as instructed in Snowflakes Tutorial.
Step 4: Now you will have 4 exit wires after tying the knot, choose ONE of the exit wires and fold it 90 degrees behind – this will become your post earrings wires. Measure 8mm for the rest of THREE exit wires and trim away the excess, use your round nose pliers to make a loop on each wires.
Step 5: Push each loop down to open them sideway, insert ONE bead to each loop. Push it back up to close the loop and you’re done.

Pretty simple isn’t it? I would love to spend more time creating more stuff but I really am very tight up recently, so I does everything in mind first. It took me 2 hours to visualize it in my mind before I execute it, and I’ve spent 30 minutes for the actual work, as what one of my very wise friend said: Everything that happens, happens two times, once in our mind and once when it happens because we made it happen. :)

Good luck, and say you love me!
-Me-

JiaSha Bracelet had been accepted!

Today I’ve got a notification from craftgawker, that my JiaSha bracelet had been accepted for admission at craftgawker.com! ^___^

Listing: #7930.

To check out what craftgawker is, read it through here. :)

 

Again, thank you very much for accepting all my submissions so far! And dear readers – you know what you should to for more eye candies!

 

Happy weekend!

-Me-

Knotted Pendant, Reversible.

Had the thought whilst driving home last night after having a long day, will post this to my gallery later.

 

Thank you wires. You grant me peace, I love you.

 

-Me-

JiaSha Earrings with Garnet

The JiaSha Knot Tutorial is still $2 cheaper at the moment, my plan is listing them in my Etsy and ArtFire store sometime this week, and that would mean the price will be revert back to it’s original price then. So seriously, grab it now whilst the promotion is still on!

 

Made these just in time before she leave. The owner’s born in January, that’s why its Garnet.

She asked why were those spaces uneven? I told her that’s because she started to examine my creations like an artist – instead of someone who’d wore jewelry as jewelry. The difference between the two was – artist obverse details and recognizes flaw(s), the latter see jewelry as a whole and often won’t realize it’s imperfection(s). :P

 

Sounds cunning didn’t I? LOL. I am not 100% lying and you knew it.

 

And last but not least, I told her not to worry about the uneven spaces, they all will adjust themselves to sit at the right places after awhile!!!

 

Earrings details:

• weight: 6.3gram in total.
• 4cm tall and 1” at it’s widest measure.
• Garnet bead (1cm X 7mm)
• Rock Crystal

Now, am off for some book reading before start to work on another commissioned piece again! Enjoy the Sunday!

-Me-

For LC, yet to be finalized.

I told you I have 2 more JiaSha pieces to go at top of my list – but I can’t help but have to mobilize my tight schedule for this. The requirement was: Studs, and black. So here’s something I’ve came up with – studs with Smoky Quartz. I want the owner to see this in person first before I break my silver. Will update you how it go next week, so check back! Meanwhile, have a great weekend!

 

-Me-