copper pendent

a few weeks ago i visited john bead and bought some copper wire

i usually work with silver but for some reason the copper appealed to me

in one day i made 10 necklaces

above one of the pendents i gave to my friend carmi

who decided to make a kumihimo cord to match (see below)

and then posted it on the john bead blog

now the wheels are turning again!!!!

kumihimo and wine

now that i have mastered the "round" kumihimo disc it was time to tackle

the square version

once my friend carmi gave me the "coles notes" i was good to go
an hour later i had enough to make this double bracelet for my niece

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easy peasy or so i thought until i was invited for dinner and crafts

at my friends house, we should have opened the wine after the demo!!lu made a wonderful meal !!!

latest obsession

while visiting my friend carmi on wednesday

she introduced me to kumihimo

it reminds me of a combination of macrame and corking
once i got home i went through my 4 tubs of assorted cord, ribbons , threads and yarns

i wanted to experiment to see how different materials would work

molly was fascinated by what i was doing

and of course i had to try some wire

(who needs viking knit, sorry karen)