u/Niff314

r/Seattle r/WireWrapping r/jewelrymaking

Image 1 — To date, everything I’ve been learning to make has been larger, more complex pieces which are fine but it’s not everyone’s taste. So I’m trying to learn how to make smaller, more minimalist pieces. Which oddly enough is far more technically challenging for me than heady pieces. Weird. 😆

Image 2 — To date, everything I’ve been learning to make has been larger, more complex pieces which are fine but it’s not everyone’s taste. So I’m trying to learn how to make smaller, more minimalist pieces. Which oddly enough is far more technically challenging for me than heady pieces. Weird. 😆

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To date, everything I’ve been learning to make has been larger, more complex pieces which are fine but it’s not everyone’s taste. So I’m trying to learn how to make smaller, more minimalist pieces. Which oddly enough is far more technically challenging for me than heady pieces. Weird. 😆

u/Niff314 — 16 hours ago

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Finished this goofy l’il weirdo this morning on account of being up since 3am thanks to the nutjobs setting off fireworks nonstop from 2-4:30am. 🫠

u/Niff314 — 17 hours ago

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Tore my MCL in May so I’ve been missing out on some epic urban hiking this summer 😭 Was able to handle a 4 mile stroll to pioneer square today, just in time for Egypt to win - such a fun vibe!

u/Niff314 — 2 days ago

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First time I’ve completed a complex piece in a single day. (Granted, I’ve been working on it since 7am 😆). Tigers eye in copper.

u/Niff314 — 3 days ago

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Kinda weavemaxxed this one. 😆 Black lace agate with onyx accent stone.

u/Niff314 — 8 days ago

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Today’s finished piece: rose quartz and aventurine. 💗💚

u/Niff314 — 8 days ago

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Tiger eye in copper. I’m going to oxidize this one when…I practice oxidizing first. Haven’t tackled that step yet. 😆

u/Niff314 — 9 days ago

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Gorgeous sunrise today. Good morning!

u/Niff314 — 12 days ago

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Latest WIPs complete. Having a lot of fun with the woven wraps at the top - they look so…architectural, like Gehry’s work, maybe? Started as a goof but ended up a happy little accident. 🙂

u/Niff314 — 14 days ago

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Finished a couple pieces today and have a few more on the worktable. I love this creative outlet so very much. It’s really helping me through some rough times right now. ❤️

u/Niff314 — 14 days ago

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This unintentionally turned into a “pocket watch pendant” so I just ran with it. Not a fan of the stone, but that was deliberate as I didn’t want to do my first attempt at prong setting on a stone I liked in case I flubbed it. 😆 Turned out better than expected though! Next one will be cleaner.

u/Niff314 — 15 days ago

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Latest pendant is complete! Now that I’ve been wrapping for a few months I’m able to create my own designs which is so much more fun. Center stone: Hematite Accent bead: Preseli spotted dolerite (aka bluestone). Tried for some nice outdoor shots but Livingston had other ideas.

Livingston started visiting a couple summers ago when I provided him water during the warm weather and has just hung around with me ever since.

u/Niff314 — 22 days ago

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Latest piece finished: rainbow moonstone with white buffalo stone accent. I’m just starting month 3 of learning how to wire wrap so pretty excited at how this one turned out. 😊

u/Niff314 — 27 days ago

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Kinda made a hot mess of the bail on this blue goldstone pendant but eh 🤷‍♀️ Each piece is a learning experience. Or at least that’s what I tell myself. :)

u/Niff314 — 29 days ago

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Agate, amethyst and adventurine in bare copper. Will likely antique this piece once I get more practice oxidizing so I don’t ruin it 😆

u/Niff314 — 1 month ago

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For everyone who is new to wire wrapping like myself, I've made several YouTube tutorial playlists that helped me learn how to do all this in the last two months :) Hope you find them useful!

https://preview.redd.it/ubxj9zrkoj4h1.jpg?width=4400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=428bd7a8e782370efb8c51cd626f7e0b6dd67688

I created these to help me learn all the techniques I needed to get started as well as build up my skills, and refer to them often when I get stuck. Enjoy!

Other playlists I'm subscribed to:

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u/Niff314 — 1 month ago

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My second attempt at designing my own pendant (I've been mostly following tutorials until recently). Ended up overworking it towards the end so some aspects of it I'm not totally satisfied with, but definitely some lessons learned here. Sunstone with sodalite accent.

https://preview.redd.it/u1zzcv0g6b4h1.jpg?width=3220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00a64a109a451c46e81f73aa45aae1ffeff56755

https://preview.redd.it/yf5odilg6b4h1.jpg?width=3158&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=280841cfed37861149165422c479ae73b3e5f554

https://preview.redd.it/k0rsqrph6b4h1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4768d4752b4a2f150147b21bf919fbcd24e93d5

https://preview.redd.it/52p3zd9i6b4h1.jpg?width=1144&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c837a9f085667ce11a86e663b706635964030df0

https://preview.redd.it/cfs6vrsi6b4h1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33ad992efd339a419b36245181c769cb2995fdfa

https://preview.redd.it/rt5rm3gj6b4h1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d005564891bfc038f291dc4197710a27be83480f

https://preview.redd.it/lfurkg7k6b4h1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef9c7c58e49f2212166cb8b1ba42b7c2a6bbfa39

https://preview.redd.it/0wswdsmq6b4h1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=801b9cdbc9071f20ebee2261cd1c977052b86e4f

https://preview.redd.it/myu1z7ts6b4h1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c144ff95a899c9536c802bb4dd99e6abc885cb9d

I think the WIP looked way better than the final product 🤣

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u/Niff314 — 1 month ago

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Getting in some more practice with swirls and setting small stones. After a couple months of learning, I’ve decided building on frames is my favorite. :) Stones are orthoceras fossil and malachite cab.

u/Niff314 — 1 month ago

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I needed some practice making smaller pendants, and also needed to learn how to set a small cab, so made the "Nancy" pendant by Perfectly Twisted Jewelry Tutorials. The onyx cabochon is much too big, but now that I've set a 12mm, an 8mm will be easy. Right? Right?? 🤣

Stone: Orthoceras Fossil

https://preview.redd.it/sp491s7po43h1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e94429fcfbdb4b6c756ebb7736ab5b00dd550b8c

https://preview.redd.it/pse0us7po43h1.jpg?width=3982&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7330962755db927ea843519ab6305a45b1160ce1

https://preview.redd.it/hm2wzt7po43h1.jpg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71521a6d5c2919fbd0f7fa0a68e9e621147ae98d

https://preview.redd.it/li1nhs7po43h1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52a155e9934b30997b9aba625fef1318d11fb93a

https://preview.redd.it/ajdwms7po43h1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfd4dd89a8cd9bb90e2e4ebd3e80ad9eeb2ca53f

https://preview.redd.it/jbno8s7po43h1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=964b1794b904ddb9dfe2b9f8a5ae9cbc7c25be84

https://preview.redd.it/yce9kr7po43h1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a083ee1335f4e7044b89fc4396ff6dc58021e16

https://preview.redd.it/dv3v2t7po43h1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ed6e016e01c39278ee75c85423ecdbb77b0213eb

https://preview.redd.it/peihos7po43h1.jpg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e8a5e9c7a358c5470d259ab127c507600d755377

https://preview.redd.it/zbjm1s7po43h1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53953a39e20e10472c19c8f98d894b4977931494

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u/Niff314 — 1 month ago

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My first design made from scratch (ie, not a tutorial ☺️)

https://preview.redd.it/cdz99bg1fr2h1.jpg?width=4832&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc2bf0d7649d33e521cf8fbbd592ec333a7ae721

https://preview.redd.it/bs8rmbg1fr2h1.jpg?width=3151&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=69f6df2dc9d39902b3d1059041b6b02a0a606e0c

https://preview.redd.it/ltgjrcg1fr2h1.jpg?width=3329&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1f4febd04f6dee5ff31ddd07aba3f0230096402

https://preview.redd.it/mqrrrcrhfr2h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=45b3852485f69a19009a0dcd81144d0d96c19f40

https://preview.redd.it/3vsv0drhfr2h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7992864405269f9196c8477128ce31c6ef7eddc1

https://preview.redd.it/ma753drhfr2h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=159521f3b81783b714b8fad9194d33482ee01bc1

https://preview.redd.it/20e2ydrhfr2h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5aa5c472ca91535382cc00bb7b9c597980d325cc

https://preview.redd.it/cwyqlcrhfr2h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb79bcee42c87cefe2170695fdb0265976651de3

https://preview.redd.it/gzcz3drhfr2h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc821eb19d42056f205e219a6965a135bf1f82d4

https://preview.redd.it/fjxjafrhfr2h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ccefa8f280685d53e3057c8ad7c8f2277af11065

https://preview.redd.it/br86ddrhfr2h1.jpg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=607e0877bcd0390f60cedd545c2269a48705416f

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u/Niff314 — 1 month ago

u/Niff314

To date, everything I’ve been learning to make has been larger, more complex pieces which are fine but it’s not everyone’s taste. So I’m trying to learn how to make smaller, more minimalist pieces. Which oddly enough is far more technically challenging for me than heady pieces. Weird. 😆

Finished this goofy l’il weirdo this morning on account of being up since 3am thanks to the nutjobs setting off fireworks nonstop from 2-4:30am. 🫠

Tore my MCL in May so I’ve been missing out on some epic urban hiking this summer 😭 Was able to handle a 4 mile stroll to pioneer square today, just in time for Egypt to win - such a fun vibe!

First time I’ve completed a complex piece in a single day. (Granted, I’ve been working on it since 7am 😆). Tigers eye in copper.

Kinda weavemaxxed this one. 😆 Black lace agate with onyx accent stone.

Today’s finished piece: rose quartz and aventurine. 💗💚

Tiger eye in copper. I’m going to oxidize this one when…I practice oxidizing first. Haven’t tackled that step yet. 😆

Gorgeous sunrise today. Good morning!

Latest WIPs complete. Having a lot of fun with the woven wraps at the top - they look so…architectural, like Gehry’s work, maybe? Started as a goof but ended up a happy little accident. 🙂

Finished a couple pieces today and have a few more on the worktable. I love this creative outlet so very much. It’s really helping me through some rough times right now. ❤️

Latest pendant is complete! Now that I’ve been wrapping for a few months I’m able to create my own designs which is so much more fun. Center stone: Hematite Accent bead: Preseli spotted dolerite (aka bluestone). Tried for some nice outdoor shots but Livingston had other ideas.

Latest piece finished: rainbow moonstone with white buffalo stone accent. I’m just starting month 3 of learning how to wire wrap so pretty excited at how this one turned out. 😊

Kinda made a hot mess of the bail on this blue goldstone pendant but eh 🤷‍♀️ Each piece is a learning experience. Or at least that’s what I tell myself. :)

Agate, amethyst and adventurine in bare copper. Will likely antique this piece once I get more practice oxidizing so I don’t ruin it 😆

For everyone who is new to wire wrapping like myself, I've made several YouTube tutorial playlists that helped me learn how to do all this in the last two months :) Hope you find them useful!

My second attempt at designing my own pendant (I've been mostly following tutorials until recently). Ended up overworking it towards the end so some aspects of it I'm not totally satisfied with, but definitely some lessons learned here. Sunstone with sodalite accent.

Getting in some more practice with swirls and setting small stones. After a couple months of learning, I’ve decided building on frames is my favorite. :) Stones are orthoceras fossil and malachite cab.

I needed some practice making smaller pendants, and also needed to learn how to set a small cab, so made the "Nancy" pendant by Perfectly Twisted Jewelry Tutorials. The onyx cabochon is much too big, but now that I've set a 12mm, an 8mm will be easy. Right? Right?? 🤣

My first design made from scratch (ie, *not* a tutorial ☺️)

My first design made from scratch (ie, not a tutorial ☺️)