Copper Wired Bangles

by Lynda Carson
(Spring Valley, CA)

Saw this bangle bracelet shape in a store - using one piece of thick sterling silver wire. It was hammered for texture, but was unadorned.

I saw possibilities in using the basic wire form as a frame to wire wrap beads on. I used fairly thick copper wire to make the frame - don't know the gauge because it was scrounged once again from the garage.

It was a bit tough to get the shape of the bangle using the widest part of an old baseball bat as a mandrel. A leather mallet helped the process.

The first one has turquoise beads wire wrapped inside the frame and the second one has azurite coin beads and a variety of glass.

Both pieces were oxidized in a liver of sulphur solution - then, buffed with OOOO steel wool.

Lynda Carson
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