Many of you will know just what I mean. Creating a piece of jewelry does not always happen in a straightforward way. You have an idea or even a visualized finished piece and in the process of making it, things change. You may have a new inspiration. Something might not work as planned. Maybe you aren't completely happy with the finished piece. You start down one path, retrace your steps and go down another. New options arise. You retrace your steps again... and so it goes.
None of this is ever visible in the finished piece. So I thought it might be interesting to show some of those byways...
Heavy gauge copper wire for the top of the focal...
That ring at the top just didn't convince me in the end - off it went.
Smaller gauge wire with recycled glass bead inserted - much better, I think.
The gauge of wire I was using ended up being too thick, so new hooks needed to be forged. I wasn't happy with the result of using sari silk ribbon. Started a different version with waxed cord - not happy with that either...
See the final version tomorrow...
