Beads, Clay, Wire and…Pop Tabs

by Alicia Rivera.
(Dover, Delaware USA)

I made a promise to myself in 2015 that when making jewelry I would finish every piece I started, no matter what.

Bookmarks for my sister’s Easter basket. I would have preferred larger gauge wire for the hooks, but I used what I had handy.

I was notorious for starting a piece, not liking the way it was looking, and ultimately not finishing it. That led to a pile of unfinished work and wasted supplies.

This one is my favorite.

So now if something isn’t going the way I want, and I can’t stop and salvage the components, I press on and hope for the best. Worst case scenario, I chalk the poorly made pieces up to “learning experiences” and move on. 🙂

Dollar store e-beads (glass, but all wonky shaped) and scrap wire. My hands were rusty with the spirals but I like them anyway.

I was recently away from my jewelry work for about a month, so when I got back to it I sat down and just played with whatever I had on my desk.

Had no idea where this was going when I started wiring the pop tabs together, but my daughter claimed them as soon as she saw them. 🙂 The beads are polymer clay mokume gane.

These are a just few quick snapshots from my work table after my time away.

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