Wire Wrapped Bracelets

I've been working on new things. I've been playing around with wire wrapping. I've been using wire since the early 90's when you had to buy the hardware store kind. Not always a nice wire. I had made earrings more than bracelets.
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I've always been interested in making more interesting bracelets and so I started wire wrapping. My first idea was to make them wide enough to make armbands but I've found another one for those, polymer clay. I'll tell you about those in another blog.

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Anyway, here's what I have up for sale now. I made a few for myself, like I need another piece of jewelry.

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Hope you like it. Erika
www.erikaschiquis.etsy.com

Pennies, Pennies, Pennies

First pic. is my necklace
Second pic. is the one up for purchase

91 Pennies in this choker. I made one for myself and decided to make one to sell. I love pennies and making jewelry out of them. I have more penny jewelry coming soon.
I also have penny barrettes up
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Not only great for a belly dance costume but also for your belly dance pirate costume. Argh!
Oh Jack
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The Other Obsession-Jewelry

My other obsession besides skirts is jewelry. All of it from necklaces, bracelets to earrings. Earrings have always been a favorite piece to wear. In High School I started trying to make my own earrings. Wasn't always successful but I did it. I even sold some back then. I also pierced my ears a few times more so I could wear more. I also wore one earring different than the other on each ear. I did it for not only loving Punk but I always ended up losing earrings and could not afford to always make new ones. Then while in the Army , I found a book on wire jewelry. Well, that started a whole new life for not only earrings but necklaces and bracelets.

Over the years I've been selling , mostly earrings, on the net and locally. I even use to sell Xmas ones at my previous job. I still sell some but started getting into polymer clay and charm bracelets. I made special ones for me with little do dads from broken items, to coins and many odds and ends stuff. I wore the bracelets to my previous job to keep my spirits up. I couldn't keep them all since I was making too many. So I decided to sell them. I love sitting down making the beads for them. Also, my kids always end up making some too and I use them on my bracelets. They are fun bracelets to wear.

I have so much jewelry that its insane. I have like over 100 pairs of earrings and 75% of them I made. Also, lots and lots of bracelets and necklaces. Over half of those I made too. I will sell some more of my jewelry but only if I can part with it. Sometimes I do make two similar kind only so I can keep one.

Erika
www.erikaschiquis.etsy.com