Birds Nests

I've seen a lot of "birds nest" jewellery lately on Etsy and other crafty websites recently, and they look cool. I like the relaxed, feee-flowing look of wire-wrapped jerellery. Rather than buying one and deconstructing it to figure out how it's made, I decided to dive in head-first this afternoon, and see just how easy they were.

Answer: very.

This was my first attempt, a study in underdstated simplicity:


Fits like a dream, and looks rather elegant on. Not very "nest"-like, though, is it?


Second try:


I think this one was N's favourite, as it's got the look of starling eggs. Or would if the camera picked the colour right.

Third time lucky:


Because even Goth-birds like a nest to come home to, right?

While rummaging through my beads, I found some larger ones, and thought: "wouldn't it be cool to make a necklace out of these?" So I did:


I'm REALLY happy with how this one turned out. The colour and contrast are PERFECT!

While experimenting, I decided to branch out from the "standard" three-eggs-in-a-nest and voila!


The cosmos in wearable form!

And lastly, I found these beads, which will go perfectly with the bungalow fabric:


I think they glow in the dark, too. But can I get away with wearing the matching fabric without feeling silly?

These are dead easy to make, and I love the concept that you can't actually go wrong making them. I wonder what other wire-wrapped creations are this easy?

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Oh, and I'm still going strong with the Wii Fit. Last week was a write-off because of the plague/swineflu/cold N gave me, but I've stared back up on it again, and even half-sick beating my old scores. Yay competition!