Art and design by Boriana Giormova – funny, geeky, cute, creepy and weird drawings, handmade jewelry and crafts
I’ve created so many jewelry items lately, that I lost count of them. Actually, I’ve started many more than I’ve finished. I want to make posts for them but somehow this has been one of the last things on my to-do list. And I still want to add them to my visual journal here. So …
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I’ve just finished a new bracelet, and I wanted to share a little bit about it. This piece was something of an experiment — I decided to work with colored copper wire for the first time. Wanted to test how colored wire holds against heavy wearing. After a bit of searching, I found the warm …
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This week, I continued learning a particular jewelry technique: herringbone wire wrapping. I’ve admired this elegant, woven style for a while, and recently decided to give it a shot. Using 20 gauge (0.8 mm) copper wire and a pair of natural 6 mm dragonblood stones, I made a pair of herringbone-wrapped earrings. At first, it …
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These elegant drop earrings are made from warm copper wire, and feature cotter chain-style links, giving them a graceful, flowing movement. Each earring has two hammered teardrop-shaped links hanging from a hammered jump ring, and at the bottom, I wire-wrapped a 6mm natural dragon blood stone—a deep, earthy green with flecks of red, like something …
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As a relatively new creative endeavour to me, I decided to share my jewelry making journey starting today, at the exact moment I am now. Which is a bit of a fixation on making small simple flowers from wire. I love them – simple shapes, beautiful hammered elements for making earrings (currently) and bracelets (maybe …
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We’ve been in the middle of adding a second floor to our villa (yep, it’s been quite the project). And, as with any construction work, there were a few odds and ends left over—namely, some 2.5 mm and 1.5 mm copper wire. I have been enjoying creating wire wrapped jewelry recently so I couldn’t let …
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Cute Strange Creatures 