Viking Knit and Polymer Clay Beaded Bracelet

Tried my hand at the viking knit technique and have to admit it was addicting!  I used 24 gauge fine silver wire for the knit portion of the bracelet and added a piece of 16 gauge sterling silver through the center for support.  The clay beads were from a set I made a while back and thought they needed a special piece to be used as a focal. 

I will be adding more new pieces to my blog this weekend.  I look forward to comments so please tell me what you think.  Thanks for stopping by!   ~ D ~

Silver Fusing Project

This is my latest project with fusing fine silver. I plan on playing around with this technique a little more...lot's of fun and interesting how you can easily manipulate the silver after it is fused. I made the links (large and connectors) with 16 guage fine silver wire. Lot's of hammering of the links which was a little rough on my finger tips but the bracelet turned out nice! The only part of the bracelet that was pre-manufactured was the clasp, the rest was made using the fusing technique. Fun project, loved it!