I love it when past customers call me again. I’ve wire-wrapped two things (a piece of seaglass and a shell) for a customer now and she gave me call recently. If she brought me another piece of shell would I wrap it as a donation to Hartford’s Bulkeley High School charity silent auction? Of course… and I wound up doing a second piece as well because the shell bits intrigued me!
seashell piece wrapped in sterling silver and accented with a pearl
This one – oh, I loved the colors in this bit of shell, so pretty! and I knew I had a pearl that would coordinate beautifully – so this one became a pretty normally wire-wrapped pendant.
But the other piece really intrigued me very much… I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it the minute I saw it. And, for once, it worked out the way I expected!
- seashell piece hung on sterling silver, accented with labradorite
The labradorite is riveted to the shell and, though small, only about 4-5mm, has a beautiful flash to it. It was very, VERY hard to let this piece go… I think I’m going to have to do some beachcombing to see if I can find a similar piece of shell!
Lately, most of my work has been custom work and I find that really rewarding. I’m so glad that I seem to be able to bring people’s vision of what they’re looking for into reality!
Now, if I can only get the My Etsy tab on Facebook to work… 
Ciao,
K2
This makes me want to send you all the shells and shell pieces we collect on our beach trips! I’m going to keep that in mind on my next vacation