Posts Tagged ‘choker findings’

Off with their heads!

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

You can always count on R&T’s blog for some excitement, can’t you? :)

In homage to the current movie-inspired Alice in Wonderland resurgence…

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…we say ‘Off with their heads!’

Only we’re talking about some très snappy choker forms.  (You can remove the ends to string your beads!)

More uses for choker forms

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

In the spirit of multipurposing that our “grow your business” project often mentions, we’d like to report on some great uses people have recently invented for Rings & Things’ chokers.

We’ve been seeing some brilliant applications of wire-wrapping to our choker forms.  A number of ideas involve wrapping part or all of the form itself.  This turquoisey design is from Tish:

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Another take by Tish on the wrapped-choker idea:

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Dawno combined an inspiration from abstract artist Piet Mondrian with choker wrapping:

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Melanie at Earthenwood Studios found our choker blank provided a good structure to express her ongoing steampunk inspiration:

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At her “A Bead A Day” blog, Lisa wrapped the entire choker form and added a pendant and coordinating bead accents:

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In a similar vein, Tish went for a softer feel, designing a loosely ribbon-wrapped choker:

justatish_img_8742 (Tish provides a full, excellent tutorial on making this one!)

How about wrapping wire on some other element of your design?  Dawno beaded the choker form itself, but wrapped the great dangles in this design:

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And Lisa made a stunning wire-wrapped focal piece in this choker design:

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Another wire-wrapping idea for a focal is this stunning bit of sculpture by Dawno:

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Somewhat more minimal wire work is involved in the hammered tendrils dangling from this “Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright” choker by Margot Potter, a.k.a. The Impatient Crafter:

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What’s your inpiration for using choker forms?  Share a comment–or even a picture!

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