Bead on a wire

My Mom´s birthday was yesterday so I can show this one now... glad I got this done...life around is soo busy that I rarely take the time to create art these weeks.

Just in time for Valentine´s Day - I couldn´t resist trying one of Sharilyn´s projects.
This bracelet arrived at its recipient today

For ages I´ve been wanting to be able to work with wire to achieve a more professional look of embellishments in my art. Now I had the opportunity to participate in this workshop and do practise my way through Sharilyn Miller´s book Bead on a Wire which teaches from basic wire handling to ancient techniques. Sharilyn doesn´t solder her jewelry which is a big plus for me because I know of quite a few women who are allergic or very sensitive to certain metals. Actually I think there are no such moments called by chance but I´m so glad I found the ArtistsoftheRoundTable, a very friendly and caring yahoogroup. Workshops are run on a regular basis working thru artists´books.
This project needed some preparations like finding resources, getting the tools and the materials.
We have been in week 3 now and it´s so much fun...
You can view the galleries here:

http://artistsoftheroundtable.smugmug.com/Workshops/447525