Last year when I was doing features on shops, I came across a shop on etsy, AtabbycatArts, and a lady who wire wraps her pendants whether they be shell, cameo, or painted stone. And I loved the free formed appearance of her wraps. Here's a couple that caught my eye:
Are these not just beautiful? How could I not be inspired? The Leo rising in me yearns for this lion ♥
Go ahead and click on her pics to go to her shop; she's a wonderfully nice lady who inspired me to want to learn to wire wrap... although she has no idea....until she reads this.
Hi Cat/Na *waves*
So I have been learning and practicing and practicing and learning. Here's a few wraps that I've done with colored craft wire
And here's one with a yellow brass wire wrap, a low cost alternative to the pricier precious metal wires:
I would love to wrap my gemstones with precious metal wires.
and some of my crystals...
I'm just imagining what I can do with these...
But with our fixed income, I cannot afford the extra expense right now. So it got me to thinking....
Last year one of my forum peeps raised $$$ to start a bookbinding business. She used a site called Kickstarter, and as the home page says "A new way to fund and follow creativity"
One is allowed to start/post a project with a $$$ goal and a time limit to reach that goal. Basically people pledge to back your project and if/when the entire amount of your $$ goal is reached by the time limit deadline, then and only then, do the backers pay what they pledged.
So what do your backers get in return for their $$$ help? Well you give them rewards-the more $ they back, the bigger the reward.
I have decided to try and raise the funds I need to begin my precious metal wire wrapping project through Kickstarter. I am thinking I will offer items from my current shops as rewards.
What do you think? I'd love to hear any comments you have.
Until next time
XOXOXO
Cindi
ps- when I have a link to my project page and can ask for backers, I'll be back to post it.......all over the place :)
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2 comments:
Hey! You are doing Fabulous with the wire wrapping!
You're a natural, I'll be going over and reading about the Kickstarter program. I had never heard of it before.
Your skills with your Clay work and the wire are wonderfully compatible!
The only :P is.. I never have liked that Bird Lady pendant very much,., laughing! Why did you show That goofy one,. ok it's not that bad.
Thumbs Up from Na!
Oh My heck Cat! That Bird Lady is the very one that sparkled my eye the first time I went looking in your shop. Didn't I feature that one in Handmade News? If not, I wanted to!
I l♥ve the wrap on that one!
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