American Indian inspired necklace and earrings. Jet dbl AB 4mm bicones with freshwater pearls and black-core deep red glass size 11 seed beads. Silver clasps and crimp beads. Surgical steel earwires. The earrings will most likely be reworked with silk thread as I think the tigertail used just does not agree with me.
Double strand necklace, made with freshwater pearls (3mm and 8mm), jet dbl AB 4mm bicone Swarovski crystals and silver heishi beads. A silver chain, cones and clasp finish it.
Silver wire weaving necklace with silver clasp and silver cones. This is done with two different weavings: the core is a 28G silver wire double weave with a 28G silver wire single weave wrapped around it. 
A closer view of the cones and clasp. I made this one whilst on vacation around Labor Day :)
This is a necklace with matching earrings. Silver beads, fresh water pearls, flat oval Indian Jade and fine silver chain and clasp. Surgical steel earwires.
Not a very clear photo of a 28G silver wire triple weave with silver cones. 18G silver wire for findings except the silver cones, silver disc beads, and, obviously, the flat teardrop-shaped Indian jade stone. These are matching earrings similar to the flat oval jade necklace above, but without the pearls.
A bracelet por moi to wear whilst filling my SCA addiction. Carnelian carved bunny with ruby dbl AB 10mm bicone Swarovski crystals. 20G copper wire.
single weave wire necklace using 20G copper wire. Hand made clasp using 18 G copper wire.
Double weave with 28G copper wire.
Bracelet flat weave with three loops across. 20 G copper wire. Home made soap used for display.
These are the tools I usually use: pliers, wire, dowels of different gauges and a draw plate. The square with the holes drilled within it is the draw plate and it was made from horn (given to me by Valhalla Horns). The weaving - not the flat one done for the bracelet - is repeatedly drawn thru the plate, starting with a hole that matches in diameter, working/pulling the wire thru smaller and smaller holes, until the desired outcome is achieved.
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