Stunning Hand Made Greek Coin Jewelry

Wire wrapped jewelry is an ancient art form which originated long before it became the single most unique and popular kinds of jewelry sought after today. In fact it is stated to have originated some thousands of years ago to create jewelry what common folk could not manage to buy, yet royalty will have elegant pieces hand made with wrapped wire, precious gems, gold and diamonds.

These hand crafted bits of jewelry are individually created and designed in order that each one is unique, you'll never find two exactly alike. Much love and detail goes in each design thereby making every single one an original, dazzling jewelry piece not owned by anyone else. These fine crafted designs are fashioned by very creative and artsy individuals who use wire wrapping along with types of beads, stones, as well as other objects including various types of metal wire. Countless different variations and styles are used because the crafter that begin from being very practical which entails simple coiling and looping of wire around stone or very complex and intricate requiring hours and sometimes days to accomplish just one.

It doesn't matter what design technique is used it takes true skill and patience plus a great deal of dedication to the craft of. This particular jewelry has been able to outlast lifespans of types of jewelry which have been considered quite long in this world of jewelry ranging from understated to elegant. This jewelry fits todays society perfectly bringing art and vision to stones such as fine designer cabochons. Cabochon stems from the French word caboche, and it is the most popular gemstones for wire wrapping and creating designer jewelry. There are so many shapes created but an ellipse is the most common. These gems are literally cut from a slab of rock using a stencil in the form of a template. Diamond tipped grinders and carbide wheels are used for shaping and smoothing along with other techniques before these are generally sanded and polished creating beautiful.

This handcrafted jewelry of wire wrapping cabochons is within a class of it’s own but there are a few who have thought outside the box by designing wire wrapped jewelry from iridescent roman glass shards discovered in Israel while using various other natural precious stones, glasses, crystal beads, and stunning metal accents. Shirl and Bruce from California have been creating wire wrap jewelry for over 16 years and possess expanded their beautiful unique hand made jewelry to include which have become an immensely popular seller on their site http://www.designsbyshirl.com. They are known for making use of finest Sterling Silver, 14k gold and Argentium Silver wire. Their collection includes some quite rare cabochons and scarce stones along with rarefied ancient Greek and Roman coins creating wonderful ancient Greek jewelry.

There isn't any other form of jewelry quite like wire wrapped stone, glass, ancient Greek coins, among other rare artifacts due to their unique designs as well as the interesting story behind each piece. People lucky enough to own any one of these designer jewelry art forms will no doubt get noticed as there is only one thing finer then art, and that is exquisite art you can easily flaunt by wearing it which makes it definitely something special.

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