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My First Herringbone Wire Wrap – Copper vs. Silver Plated Copper

I’ve been learning to wire wrap, and my latest attempt is the herringbone style. It’s a beautiful, flowing technique that frames a stone in delicate wire loops. For this project, I wrapped three natural aquamarine stones—two with copper wire and two with silver-plated copper wire. Used 22 gauge (0.8 mm) wire for both. Copper was …

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Handmade Aquamarine Flower Earrings – Minimalistic Jewelry Design

I didn’t set out to make something special. I had seen these simple flower shapes a couple of times and I wanted to try to make them. It turned out to be fun! The Materials: Imperfect, Yet Beautiful I chose 6mm natural aquamarine stones. How did I decide to use them? As it is February …

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