Working with Wire

Since I've started making jewelry with my wife, I've been drawn to working with wire.  There is something that makes it a very satisfying pursuit.  I'm not quite sure what it is.  It may be taking something and using my hands to form it into something that looks (or tries to!) beautiful. 

As I was pondering what to write about tonight, I was browsing through Etsy and found this shop:  WireYourWorld

The work there is absolutely beautiful!  I especially love this piece!

It also appears to be a very successful shop.  Which is a good thing!  It means, if we do it right, we can reach that level as well.  We just need to figure out how.

I'm a big Stargate fan and have had an idea for a few weeks now to do some wirework based on the symbols of the different Goa'uld.  I think it would be great fun, but I'm not sure how well the pieces would be received!

A Brand New Item

We've just posted a brand new bracelet! It's a lot of fun. If you like ruby colored crystals, this one's got'em!


On a side note, we've been very busy these past couple weeks. Or however long it's been. I've had a bunch of work to do in my day job and Karla's been working in every bit of free-time she's had to create new pieces. She has a jewelry party scheduled for later this month. A lady from church is setting it up. And I'll get to stay home and take care of the little guy. I'm sure she'll have a lot of fun!

And, I still have those photos for the tutorial, I just haven't made time to write anything yet. Hopefully soon!

Craigslist

So we had a custom order the other day. That was good. Little by little we're getting our sold number up. How much good that will do us, I'm not sure, but it looks like progress!!

To try and help with the progress, I've started to list things on Craigslist in Las Vegas. If you're not familiar with Craigslist, I would familiarize yourself! It's only the best free classified ad site in the whole entire world! Things are good.

Karla's pregnancy is going along fine. I'm totally wasted as I work over 40 hours a week and then I have to come home and cook (cooking makes her sick) and clean the kitchen (cleaning the kitchen makes her sick) and spend time with her, since she doesn't have much to do all day. Between all those activities, I don't have much time to do anything! I did buy some energy saving bulbs today that give off 100 watts of light while only using 25 watts of electricity. They work very nice; the light is nice and white and it doesn't super heat my small studio.

Speaking of that, I did take some more photographs and we listed a couple new items today. Check'em out.