Copper Half Bangle Bracelets

My Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazine arrived in the mail two days ago, much to my surprise and delight! My husband handed it to me and said, "You have some new play pretties!" I began to wonder why they had sent me another magazine, since I decided to not to renew my subscription before Thanksgiving. Trust me, I love this magazine because it gives me so many ideas and valuable information, it was not an easy choice! But there were too many other things that needed to come first! I said to my darling husband, "Wonder why they sent me another magazine, I didn't renew my subscription." He responded with, "Merry Christmas!" I just started to cry, then gave him a big hug and kiss! What a wonderful surprise, so totally unexpected and so very appreciated! His response to my tears was quite humorous, "Next time I'll just get you another magazine instead of jewelry!" LOL! My response.....honey, go right ahead, I'll make the jewelry you just get me the magazines to feed my imagination!

The inspiration for these two half bangle bracelets are from Sharilyn Miller's article in the current issue of Step by Step. Both are made with natural copper wire and have sterling silver accents. The bracelet in the top picture has some awesome turquoise beads, which pair so well with copper wire! The other bracelet has 8mm round agate beads in a beautiful deep green. The thing I love about both bracelets is you can shorten or lengthen them to fit any size wrist by adding or removing the handmade copper links!


Thank you for stopping by!


Blessings,

Debra

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What a busy new year!!!!

Things have been very busy here and even though this is late, I still would like to wish everyone a happy new year!

My family and I made the trip to Ohio again this year to spend the holidays with family, and I have to say that it was a very eventful trip! Beginning with spending six hours on the interstate sitting totally still because of ice on the roads in Kentucky. When we left home, it was overcast and mild. Bad weather was forecast for Northern Ohio, so we planned on only going half way to Cincinnati. Little did we know that the roads would soon turn icy just a few hours north of us. What a trip! What should have taken four hours, took us eleven hours!

The next days travel was not as eventful, a few traffic jams but not the complete stand still we experienced the day before! We were pleasantly surprised to see a bit of snow as we came closer to my hometown. The clouds hung heavy in the sky, and looked like we see a little bit more of the white stuff falling!



Christmas day was a peaceful day spent opening presents, making and eating all kinds of delicious foods and just enjoying a quiet day playing with all our new toys!


On the day we were set to leave we awoke to see a fresh dusting of snow. Since this is something my boys don't see a lot of here in Tennessee, we decided to stay one more day and let them play in the snow! They enjoyed shoveling the driveway and sidewalks, building snowmen and throwing snowballs at each other!



The trip home was much easier, no snow or ice on the roads at all! Whew!

Speaking of new toys...I just had to share a picture of my new workbench that my sweet husband got for me for Christmas! He put a catalog picture in an envelope and gave it to me on Christmas morning! Yesterday, he put it together for me, and it was totally worth the wait! I have looked at this workbench in the catalog for a very long time! I have to say, it makes me feel very blessed to have such a thoughtful husband.....and I am so excited to finally have an official place to store my tools and supplies! I'm looking forward to spending time at this workbench dreaming up new jewelry designs and making them come to life!

Look for new designs from my workbench at:

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Blessings,
Debra

Heart's Desire

Beading Company's

New On-Line Store!!!

Heart's Desire Beading Company's new on-line store is now open for business! You will find a wonderful collection of handmade wire wrapped jewelry in sterling silver, gold-filled and copper! Many of the items you will view in our store are one of a kind treasures!

Come visit us at:

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Mention that you found out about our new on-line store here on heartsdesirebeads.blogspot.com at check out and get a free gift with your purchase!

Blessings,
Debra

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Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

Check out this awesome contest at Angela's Heartworks! Follow the link listed below to go to her blog and vote for your favorite picture in her Etsy shop! You will be entered in a drawing to win a FREE 5x7 print of your choice! If you mention her contest on your blog with a link to hers, you will be entered in the drawing twice! How cool is that!

You will find her blog at:

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Blessings,
Debra

The Jupiter Necklace

This wonderful picture jasper stone reminds me of the planet Jupiter with all its swirling storms! With gorgeous autumn colors of rust, brown, tan, and black that move across the stone in unique fashion, making it a truly one of a kind piece of jewelry!

The pendant has a woven wire bale made of copper wire, done in the Eni Oken style, and at the bottom you will find a swirl of copper too! Including the bale, the picture jasper pendant is 2-1/8 inches in length and 1 inch wide. It is strung on a simple 2mm black leather cord necklace that is 17-1/2 inches long and has handmade copper findings.

Thank you for looking!
Blessings,
Debra

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The Wind and The Waves

A Copper and Agate Wire Wrapped Ring

A beautiful teal green 8mm agate round bead is surrounded in swirls of smooth and wrapped copper wire that are reminiscent of the waves and winds at the seashore!

This unique ring is very bold in design that has a three-wire shank wrapped in very fine copper wire, sturdy enough for everyday wear! Wrapped in non-tarnish copper wire, the patina will deepen slightly with wear but will not loose its beautiful copper color! If you prefer your copper jewelry to remain bright, you can clean it by gently rubbing a mixture of lemon juice and salt on it with a soft cloth!

The Wind and Waves ring is a size 7 (US) and will be sent to you enclosed in a shimmering silk bag with zipper closure, which is perfect for gift presentation and storage! Thank you for looking!

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The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey Him." Matthew 8:27

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In Circles

A Wire Wrapped Rhodonite Ring

The latest trend in jewelry is one very bold ring on your index or middle finger, and this ring definitely fits that description! It's big and bold with very unique and elegant details!

The focal stone is an absolutely gorgeous rhodonite cabochon oval that has many beautiful shades of pink, and just a few dots of black for contrast. The stone is surrounded by four wire wrapped swirls made of sterling silver and in between the swirls you will find plenty of 2mm faceted sterling silver beads for sparkle! With all these unique details, the top of the ring a bold 23mm by 18mm!

The shank of the ring is made with 18-gauge sterling silver wire that starts at the top of the stone and corkscrews down to the bottom of the stone. These three bands heavy gauge wire will really stand up to wear!

The In Circles ring is a size 9-1/2 (US) and will be sent to you enclosed in a beautiful silk bag with a zipper closure, which is suitable for gift presentation and storage!

Thank you for looking!

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