Thursday, October 18, 2012

Crafting Along With needle and thREAD...

...or WIRE!

My mama had been coveting a wire pendant of a fall tree. She saw one on Etsy and showed me... a few times. hint. hint. Her birthday was coming up. I decided to give it a try. 



The Hubs had made me a wire pregnancy necklace...


And I had made a wire "mama and baby nursing" ring,
so I had hopes I would be able to make this for my mama!



I bought the supplies and went to work.
After one fail, I was able to make this necklace in one evening.



She loved it!


Reading?  Well other than our Young Mama's Life Group book, just Bunny books!
This one has gorgeous illustrations, perfect for right now!




link to the book:
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18 comments:

  1. MelissaOctober 18, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    That pendant is gorgeous! Great job!

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  2. mountain girlOctober 18, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    Hannah, I love the wire pendant! How cool.

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  3. Nicole October 18, 2012 at 8:03 PM

    The necklace is so cute! Thanks for linking up with us!

    ♥Nicole @ Me + the Moon

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  4. freshlyplantedOctober 18, 2012 at 8:59 PM

    Nice work! I have a BFA in Metalsmithing, and wire took me awhile to get the hang of too. It can be pretty unforgiving, but it's so malleable! I use to especially love to create wire chains- so easy and gorgeous results . This is one of my favorite books for it, now out of print: Happy creating!

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    1. HannahWOctober 19, 2012 at 11:15 AM

      Did you mean to link a book?

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    2. freshlyplantedOctober 21, 2012 at 3:43 PM

      Drats, my link disappeared! This book is discontinued but fabulous, "Great Wire Jewelry" by Irene Petersen. You "knit" a larger width chain whose width you then compress by "drawing it down" (pulling it through a series of smaller drilled holes in a wooden block). It's a simple method- I've even taught it to high-schoolers- with sophisticated results.

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  5. Jen from SewnNaturalOctober 19, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    your wire tree necklace is wonderful.

    and thank you for the book suggestion, will check it out!

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  6. themagiconionsOctober 19, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    It's so pretty!!! Thanks for sharing it on Friday's Nature Table.
    Blessings and magic,
    Donni

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  7. Happy Whimsical HeartsOctober 19, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    I love what you made for your mum, lovely :-)

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  8. AngelaOctober 21, 2012 at 1:00 AM

    Beautiful fall necklace!

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  9. StephanieOctober 23, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    This is so beautiful and unique! Love it :)

    Hugs,
    Stephanie
    www.theenchantingrose.blogspot.com

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  10. R DawnOctober 24, 2012 at 2:42 PM

    Saw you on Earning My Cape: super link party.
    Cute necklace. I love to do beading myself! So this caught my eye.
    Dawn from
    http://spatulasonparade.blogspot.com

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  11. MichelleOctober 24, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    You are a woman of many talents! I'm sure your mom is going to LOVE her pendant!

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  12. Trish - Mom On TimeoutOctober 24, 2012 at 6:33 PM

    Love how it turned out! What a nice daughter :) Thank you so much for sharing your creativity at Mom On Timeout. Hope to see you back tonight!

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  13. Andie JayeOctober 26, 2012 at 10:41 PM

    i love those! the tree one is stunning! i absolutely love it. thanks again for linking up :)

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  14. Natas NestOctober 28, 2012 at 2:57 AM

    Beautiful book! And ooohh... your necklace with these yellow and red beads is gorgeous, really great job!!

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  15. UnknownOctober 29, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    The necklace is awesome! Thanks for sharing at Mom's Library.

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  16. Cecilia @ CrearescoutNovember 18, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Pretty pendant, and I like the colors! I wish you made a video tutorial! :)

    Cecilia

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