Wire in bulk

It's getting harder and harder to find good wire. Most is dull and too soft to reliably hold its shape. But I lucked out recently, and I found these two rolls of wire. It's shiny, so it looks great; and it's quite stiff, so it holds it's shape nicely. The only down side is that it's a little slippery, so it's more difficult to work with than most of the wire I've used--especially for a 20 gauge wire. And the price was definitely right. I have no idea how much wire is in each roll (because they were unlabeled) but each roll was only $6.

I've got wire for months!

A Star Wars Trilogy

With the upcoming Star Wars movie, retailers are already starting to sell cool t-shirts with continuous line designs that are perfect for reproducing in wire.

Cody the English Labrador Retriever

This animal is adored by his owners, and they plan on hanging Cody's portrait above the hook that holds his leash.

Texans Logo

Texans fans can be hardcore!

Adjustable Flower Ring

These little rings are quite simple to make, and they're ape reflect for a little surprise...like attaching them to gift tags, or just to let someone know you were thinking about them (like a friendship bracelet).

Mounted Nativity Scene

This piece was a special request I received from my wife. Unlike most of my projects, it's not made of a single strand of wire. Instead, I used a single piece for each of the figures.

The backing is a cedar plank intended to be used for grilling fish. I just sanded it down and stained it China Red before adding the pieces. The plank is approximately 6 3/4" x 15 3/4".

The design is not original. It was adapted from a picture I found after searching for "nativity clip
art". It was fun, though...and she liked it.

Merry Christmas!!

Panda Gift Tag

One of my daughter's friends is a big fan of panda bears.

This was a fun way to top off her gift bag!

Teacher Gift

The backing on this project is just a cork hot pad (from Ikea) cut into the shape of an apple.  I actually stained the cork red with some wood stain I had left over from another project, but you can't really tell because of the overpowering red background.

You can't see it in this picture, but I also added a small wire base, so that the whole thing could stand at a slight angle.

Family of angels