And more stars

I made another 6-petal Celtic star and decided to try making a 5-petal one with the remaining rings from both the gunmetal one (bottom of the pic) and the non-tarnish one (top right). I found two smaller rings for the middle and counted off how many rings I would need and, thankfully, I had enough.

DS and DD both prefer the gunmetal one. I think I prefer a silver one (from rhodium or aluminium rings) with an accent charm for some colour. 

Have a blessed day!

Chains

Have been trying out different types of chains. These are, from top to bottom,

2 by 3 in brass

2 by 3 in gunmetal

barrel or double vision with gunmetal doubles and brass exteriors

barrel or double vision with brass doubles and gunmetal exteriors

parallel or helm in aluminum

I struggled at the start with the barrel and parallel but it's not that difficult once you get the hang of it and it develops into a rhythm. :-)

Have a blessed, warm evening. Took this pic just now, think it'll be another hot day tomorrow.

This reminds me of chocolate

The shiny brass is like the foil on the outside and the gunmetal, the chocolate within. :-)

Mobius chain bracelet with 3-ring brass Mobius flowers or love knots and double connectors in gunmetal. This time, I used a heart lobster clasp with an extension chain. Total of 57 brass rings with 5.5mm ID and 45 gunmetal rings with 3.5mm ID.

Have a blessed day!

All that glitters

Byzantine bracelet made from non-tarnish brass. It's so shiny and I don't know how to take a pic to show this. I'm happy that this star toggle matches the wire. Sometimes metals have different shades. I'll show you the gunmetal next time and you can see what I mean.

144 jump rings were made from 20-gauge wire wound with inner diameter 3.5mm and then cut and pieced  together. I like this wire. Deliberately made in an 'airy' fashion (compared to typical Byzantine links which are closer together) so it's slinky when worn.

Have a blessed day!