Lavish Wire Wrapping of Distinctive Gemstones

Wire wrapping theory; according to Don

My consideration, before making a piece of jewelry is fairly straightforward. It mostly involves the feelings that emanate from a stone, and the enthusiasm, on my part, to proceed. As an artist, I practice seeing what a finished pendant could look like at the conclusion of wire wrapping. Also certain stones “Speak” to me, and tell me what they need.

Being able identify a finished cabochon, while looking at a rough stone has advantages. Rough stones often are cut with a finished piece of jewelry already in mind. The stone that speaks to me one day, may not be the one that speaks to me the next.

I sort through many dozens of stones, until a particular stone stands out from the rest. Once a gemstone is chosen, I can totally concentrate on a pendant until it’s finished. Bonnie knows that my concentration is so complete, that when she talks to me, I often do not hear her. She has learned that if I’m deep into my work, it might be best to not talk to me until I’m done.

Enjoy some new pieces of jewelry

Please enjoy some recent Pendants from 2023. This group is comprised of whatever stone grabbed me. There is no rhyme or reason why I made them. Let’s just say I was having fun flitting across the world of semiprecious gemstones.

Green Petrified Wood from Hampton Butte, Oregon. Green Petrified Wood is found in other places, but this is the only place in the world that the Petrified Wood is from Cedars.
Verdant Cedar Petrified Wood Pendant
An Actinolite Mix from the North Shore of Lake Superior.
Drone View Actinolite Pendant
Lake Superior Agate. This one is a banded fortification type (AKA Candy Striper).
Pastel Candy Lake Superior Agate Pendant
A dime-sized Thomsonte from the North Shore of Lake Superior
Soft Honey
Sonoran Sunset (or Sonoran Sunrise), is a beautiful combination of blue-green Crysocolla and Red Cuprite. The stone got its’ name from the Sonora Desert of Northern Mexico, where it is found. I created this piece as a unisex Pendant. This one is reminiscent of the Southwest and Mexico.
Desert Illustration Sonoran Sunset Pendant
A beautiful example of a Copper Agate found in Mine Spoil piles, and on the beaches near the Kearsage Lode in the Keweenaw Peninsula. Bands of Copper replaced some banding in normal banded agates.
Copper Swathes Copper Agate Pendant
Found on Lake Superior’s Northern region, this unusual Thomsonite stands out.
Light pastel colors permeate the White Thomsonite. I love to create pendants from rare and unusual stones, and this hit the mark.
Thomsonite Spree Pendant

Where to find Snob Appeal Jewelry

The pendants shown may be inventory stock or posted on our ETSY site (snobappealjewelry/etsy.com) or our http://snobappealjewelry.com e-Commerce site. You can also find our jewelry at Copper World in Calumet, Michigan www.calumetcopper.com.

By selecting favoured (Fancy spelling to match our Pendants) Stones and designing masterful Pendants, we invest in our treasured clientele. If a piece of jewelry makes us happy, there’s a good chance the recipient will also be pleased.

I really had fun with this blog, and hope you enjoy it.