Framed Gemstones

I had fun with these earrings. I about squealed with joy when I found these beads at the bead store. I was perusing the gemstones and I found these dyed jade gems. I like how they are long and rectangle in shape. With bits of orange and red mixed in with the fuchsia they are stunning so I wanted to frame them.



I shaped some copper wire into frames larger than the stone and soldered the ends together. Then I grabbed my hammer and let my frustrations out with it (try it you might like it and so therapeutic). The hammering gives the nice texture and also strengthens the metal.



Well, that wasn't enough to I wrapped some more copper up on top for added interest and then hung the gemstone from the frame finished off with a coil. Ba da boom, it is done.