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Riverside Butterfly Suncatcher WIPS
ByNicola 15/12/201619/04/2024

Riverside Butterfly Suncatcher WIPS Sharing with you my latest wire-wrapping project, this artisan window decoration featuring a riverside butterfly with beautiful curves set inside a square frame. Hand-made with oxidised copper, agate, quartz, carnelian and crystal chip beads. I love bringing nature to life through my wire art, and this one was no exception. I…

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Agate | Art | Copper | Design Inspiration | DIY Craft Project | Hanging Ornaments | Home Craft | Home Decor | Learn to Make | Quartz Crystal | Sun Catcher | The Making Of | Tutorial | Wall Art

Demoiselle Dragonfly WIPS
ByNicola 30/11/201630/10/2023

Demoiselle Dragonfly WIPS The majority of my designs are inspired by British species of wild life, birds and animals. This handmade copper wire work suncatcher design takes inspiration from the azure metallic blue and green colours of the ‘Beautiful Demoiselle Dragonfly’ often found darting around rivers and streams. This species has beautiful shimmering metallic green…

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Forest Lore Suncatcher WIPs
ByNicola 22/10/201617/11/2023

Forest Lore Suncatcher Tutorial Learn to make my earthy forest themed suncatcher. Follow the design process from the raw copper wire frame work, to the wire wrapping of the beads and the final oxidisation and polish. Ingredients: Raw soft copper wire; various gauges formed and woven. Plenty of semi precious gemstone, glass and cultured sea glass…

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Woodland Botanical Wire Art
ByNicola 06/07/201619/04/2024

Woodland Botanical Wire Art Wirework Inspired by Nature As a designer I am forever inspired by the beauty in nature. With a love of trees, leafy woodlands and the depths of the forest, my designs follow the contours of organic shapes. My botanical wire wall art range features my favourite British trees and shrubs. With…

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Woodland Butterfly Suncatcher WIPs
ByNicola 28/06/201613/07/2022

Woodland Butterfly Suncatcher WIPs View over my work in progress photographs for this beautiful copper wire work butterfly suncatcher. With layers a plenty of copper and semi-precious gemstones, wrapped together to create a decorative hanging decoration for the home and garden. Topped off with a darkening oxidised patina finish, a good polish and glossy varnish….

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By the Sea Bookmark WIPs
ByNicola 24/06/201607/10/2022

By the Sea Bookmark WIPs A series of work in progress photographs showing my process for my ‘My Heart Sleeps By the Sea’ hand stamped copper bookmark. The design combines rustic copper metal sheet, with a natural leather thong and a single sea glass pendant droplet. These are a popular choice in my store for…

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Wire Work Dragonfly WIPs
ByNicola 13/05/201603/10/2021

Wire Work Dragonfly WIPs Sharing with you my latest copper wire work project of this rather pretty ‘Willow’ dragonfly suncatcher, made with copper beads. Inspired by the willow emerald species of British dragonfly. Follow along with my step by step photographs and see the wire layers come together to create a very pretty hanging decoration. …

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Vine Love Heart WIPs
ByNicola 08/04/201624/05/2021

Vine Love Heart WIPs The Making of a Copper Wire Heart Some work in progress photographs for you today, sharing my little twining vine copper wire work love heart. It has a five part process as follows; – Base love heart frame with twirly ends that have been flattened into paddle shape – Decorative twine…

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DIY Craft Projects
ByNicola 26/01/201620/02/2025

DIY Craft Projects * Learn a new Hobby * We love to share our craft know-how with all the makers, creatives and hobbyists out there. Customer Review: “WOW….this is the most well written wire wrap tutorial I have ever purchased (and I have purchased a lot)….. Would love to see more from this talented artist”….

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Love Hearts for the Home
ByNicola 02/07/201520/02/2025

Love Hearts for the Home Learn to Make! Wire Hanging Heart WIPs For hands that like to make! Are you new to wire work, a beginner wanting an easy project to start with. Start here with my wire love heart suncatcher tutorial. Learn easy to master foundation wire working techniques to begin your wire journey….

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The Copper Story
ByNicola 12/06/201502/10/2022

The Copper Story Using Copper in Artisan Crafts Here at Earth Balance Craft we have a passion for using copper metal in her jewellery, decorations, mobiles, suncatchers and art. Read here about the process I use when working with raw copper wire and sheet metal in my designs. Nude Copper Copper in its’ natural state…

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