Wire and a Large Gemstone – Try, Try Again

by Annie Laughton.
(Australia)

I had a largish druzy agate gemstone that seemed a good idea at the time.

I made a large, brash pink and silver necklace about two years ago and it never sold.

Time to take it apart – and only then did people say – ‘but I liked that one!’ …it was gone and the pendant dismantled and I had the agate back to ‘natural’ state.

My ugly wrap!

Learning new wire weaving skills – I painstakingly wove a frame for it in Sterling Silver filled wire – a few hours work – and then popped it into the LOS for some patina.

The patina came out all strange colours – blue and black and looked awful.

Despairing, I cut it all off and sat the offending gem on my design desk wondering whether it had gotten the better of me.

Pinterest came to my rescue with a cute wire bail.

My mascot Uffo modelling the finished piece

I whipped one up, glued it on and then grabbed this flower sitting there minding it’s own business and stuck it in the middle. No design ideas – just what was on hand.

Blow me down, it worked and finally, third time lucky. Simple but effective. Now for a buyer so I can see the back of this evil bead lol.

Annie Laughton
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