Wrapped Pendant

 I made this for my sister.  She provided

the beautiful stone!

Eagle Blessing

 

My Mom lives in a beautiful assisted living place, overlooking the mountains and a golf course.  After meals, you can walk out on to a patio to watch the golfers.

This evening, we spotted a golden eagle.  It perched in front of us and then moved closer, dropping something out of it's talons.  After it flew off, I picked it up and it was a bit of bark.  What a blessing to share those moments with that lovely animal.

Loving Utah

 

Rock and Wire Tree on Maple Slice

 Here's another rock and wire tree.  This one is kind of

special to me.  The wood slab comes from a maple tree

that I had cut down because it was dying and I wanted to

put in my fruit trees.  I kept one small log from the maple.

I used my miter saw cut out a couple of slices.  They are beautiful.

Even without any finishing they have lovely grain.

My only frustration is that the log is not straight, so it is

VERY card to cut without it wanting to fling itself

across the room.

Rock and Wire Wish Upon a Star

Here's another tree.  I tore this one apart 2 times because

I was not happy with it.  It's a bonsai style, but I did not like the leaves.   I finally took them off and

added the silver star.  The rock is a bit oversized for this

tree, but I didn't decide that til all of the wrapping and

shaping was done, so they are now a pair!

 

Rock and Wire Tree with Pearlized Enamel

 

This is another rock and wire tree.  They are soooo hard 

to take a picture of!!  

I used the soft Benecreat aluminum wire to make little 

curly cues that look a bit like hearts.  I added some 

Pearlized Enamel Effects Basic (from Stampin' Up!)

to the curly cues.  This product does a great job

adhering to the wire and not dripping.  It also saves

time because you can do multiple curls without worrying

about dealing with beads.

I wound the roots around the rock and put some hot

glue on the underside of the rock to hold things in place.

I love this rock because in person, it matches 

the copper wire beautifully.