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• Clear, easy-to-follow instructions that make learning easy

• A� ordable materials, supplies, and tools that are easily accessible

• Contemporary, yet timeless designs for today and tomorrow

• Techniques include wire shaping, various coiling patterns, and bezeling cabochons

Choose from more than 70 projects—including bracelets, earrings, pendants, rings and more.

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Irina Miech has a way with wire. In this book, she will be your guide as you shape, hammer, and twist wire to create timeless jewelry designs. You’ll use a� ordable, easy-to-� nd materials to create elegant looks that incorporate beads, stones, and cabochons.

Whether you’re a beginner or you’ve worked with wire before, Irina will be your new, best jewelry-making friend!

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Desert Vine EarringsThese earrings incorporate rhythmic elements of simple dots

of color with coiling lines of wire to create a minimalistic,

yet visually intriguing design.

Materials• 4" 20-gauge copper wire• 20" 26-gauge copper wire• 12 2mm round semiprecious beads• 2 Earwires

Tools• Bench block• Chainnose pliers • Chasing hammer• Liver of sulfur (optional)• Roundnose pliers• Side cutters

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Instructions1. Use side cutters to cut the 20-gauge wire into two 2" equal segments. 2. Using a bench block and the flat face of a chasing hammer, create the same size paddle at one end of each segment (Basics, p. 13) (A).3. Use roundnose and chainnose pliers to make the same size plain loop at the opposite end of each segment (Basics, p. 11).4. Coil the 26-gauge wire two times just below the loop of one segment (B). Use chainnose pliers to gently pinch the coil to tighten it. Continue coiling the wire.5. Once you have 3–5 coils, string a bead onto the 26-gauge wire and continue to coil, keeping the bead on one side of the paddle component (C).6. Continue this pattern, always placing the next bead on the opposite side of the paddle component from the previous bead (D).7. Once you have six beads on your paddle component, finish with a longer coil (E).

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8. Trim both ends of the wire (F). Use chainnose pliers to tuck in the ends (G).9. Repeat steps 4–8 to create a second earring drop.10. Attach earwires to the loops of each paddle component. 11. Apply patina to the earrings if you want to give them an antiqued look (Basics, p. 14).

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Desert Vine Earrings Variations

Desert Vine Bracelet1. Using 14-gauge wire, create a bracelet as shown in the “Winding Road Bangle” project (p. 30) (omit the zig zags).2. Use the coiling pattern shown in the “Desert Vine Earrings” project (p. 54) to add embellishment to the bracelet.

Copper Edge Earrings1. Follow steps 1–2 of the “Desert Vine Earrings” project (p. 54).2. Make several coils just past the paddle. String on a bead; bring the wire up and over the side of the bead. Continue to coil.3. Make a plain loop (Basics, p. 11) and connect the component to an earwire (Basics, p. 10).4. Repeat steps 1–3 for a second earring.