I love to wear bangles but they can get in the way when typing on the key board. My oval wave bangle fits right below the wrist bone so it doesn’t move around or feel uncomfortable. That’s a win win when spending time typing!
I fabricate it from thick sterling silver wire that is recycled. The bangle is assayed 925, the international stamp of sterling silver.
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I’ve been making “Huggie” twist wire post earrings at my jewelry bench lately . They “hug” close to your ear lobe. The beautiful shape and twist of the stud earring is echoed by pairing it with the bangle of the same thick twisted sterling silver wire.
There are many choices of lighter weight twist jewelry on the market and thick, weighty twist wire jewelry seems harder to find. I make my own twisted wire by hand to get the rich sophisticated look and feel I’m after. The result is a modern, refined look that pairs well together.
I start with thick sterling silver round wire and mill it so it turns it into square wire. The square wire then gets turned by hand to form the beautiful twists that are a signature to this look. Next the the wire gets sized and shaped to form a bangle, earring or maybe a ring.
The beauty of handmade jewelry is that you can make what you need to get exactly what you want. Heavy weighty pieces that are luxurious to wear and modern and refined.
Sterling silver “wave” bangle is created with fire (my jewelers torch) and hammer. The process is similar to the blacksmith in the previous post. Forged hammer texture marks create a play of light on the bangle surface. The opened back design makes this bracelet easy to get off and on. It fits snugly just below the wrist so it stays put even while typing on the keyboard. I wear it daily even while sleeping.
Coming soon on my Etsy store, Sound Beach Studio.
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This bangle doesn’t interfere with typing on the keyboard .
Bangles are like people,, some are kind of square, some round, some are thin and some are wide. The top bangle is round textured wire, the next underneath is square textured sterling wire, The thick bangle with the black braided fabric is a concave bangle holding my hair scrunchie. The one on the bottom is a concave textures think bangle.
Stack them up on your wrist and enjoy the jingle jangle of sterling silver on your arm. The more bangles you wear, the merrier!
They will be coming to my Etsy Shop, SoundBeachStudio very soon!
Four different sterling silver bangles.
To make high quality sterling silver jewelry you need high quality metal smithing tools. Pictured here is one of my favorite tools, a Bill Fretz chasing hammer. I put to use making the silver bangle bracelet sitting on top of it.
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Sterling bangle bracelet with Fretz chasing hammer.
