Crafting With Wire and Cabochons

Wire wrapped jewelry is an ancient art form which was created long before it became probably the most unique and popular styles of jewelry sought after today. In fact it is said to have originated some thousands of years ago to create jewelry what average folk could not be able to buy, yet royalty possess elegant pieces hand made from wrapped wire, precious gems, gold and diamonds.

These hand crafted bits of jewelry are individually prepared and designed making sure that each one is unique, you will not find two exactly alike. Much love and detail gets into each design thereby making every single one an original, dazzling jewelry piece not owned by anyone else. These fine crafted designs are made by very creative and artsy people that use wire wrapping along with forms of beads, stones, as well as other objects including numerous kinds of metal wire. Numerous different variations and designs are utilized because the crafter that begin from being very ordinary which entails simple coiling and looping of wire around stone or very complex and intricate requiring hours and often days to complete just one.

No matter what design technique will be used it's going to take true skill and patience plus a great deal of dedication with regard to the craft of. This type of jewelry has been able to outlast lifespans of types of jewelry which are considered quite long in the field of jewelry ranging from understated to elegant. This jewelry fits todays society perfectly bringing art and creative imagination to stones such as fine designer cabochons. Cabochon comes from the French word caboche, and is one of the most popular gemstones for wire wrapping and creating designer jewelry. There are many shapes created but an ellipse is the most common. These gems are essentially 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 processes before these are typically sanded and polished creating beautiful.

This handcrafted jewelry of wire wrapping cabochons is in a class of it’s own but there are a handful who have thought outside of the box by making wire wrapped jewelry with iridescent roman glass shards unearthed in Israel while using several other natural precious stones, glasses, crystal beads, and stunning metal accents. Shirl and Bruce from California have been creating wire wrap jewelry in excess of 16 years while having expanded their beautiful unique hand made jewelry to feature that have become a rather popular seller on their site http://www.designsbyshirl.com. These are generally reputed for using the finest Sterling Silver, 14k gold and Argentium Silver wire. Their collection includes some considerably rare cabochons and scarce stones along with rarefied ancient Greek and Roman coins creating quality ancient Greek jewelry.

There is no other form of jewelry quite like wire wrapped stone, glass, ancient Greek coins, among other rare artifacts due to their unique designs additionally the interesting story behind each piece. People lucky enough to own some of these designer jewelry art forms will no doubt get noticed and there is only one thing finer then art, and that is exceptional art you can flaunt by wearing it which makes it one thing special.

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