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recycled copper bangles
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Made these from some old copper wiring. It was nice and heavy, great to work with. Just stripped the plastic coating off, formed it, cut it, hammered it, soldered it and filied it.

I also made some rings and hoops for earrings.





Also made from electrical wire




Super long 4.5"! Silver plated chains with glass leaves and my super sweet little white glass flowers with silver bead caps to look like the base of the flower. I used copper headpins to look like centers.




I call these my Marakesh earrings. I love these filigree findings, beads are jasper. I love c or d grade gemstones. I just think all the inclusions and imperfections make them more beautiful.




And yet more of my little white flowers with the silver bead caps. I looped these around some super thick jump rings.