O.k...when I left you yesterday I was letting the mica sheets that I glued together dry.
And today we're ready to spice it up a bit.
So, the first thing I'm going to do is add some holes and eyelets...
Once I have the eyelets set I took a piece of 10g. aluminum wire and bent it so it loosely resembled the piece of mica....
NOTE: Aluminum wire is REALLY easy to work with. It's very pliable unlike other types of wire.
Once I got it to roughly the shape I wanted I made a loop at the top and wrapped the excess wire around that loop.
Next I cut 5 - 12-16" pieces of 32g. wire. I folded each wire in half. To secure the mica piece to the wire frame I threaded the wire around the wire through the eyelet several times. I tried to make sure the wire was wrapped around two edges if possible to add a bit more stability to the mica piece. This will just ensure it's being held in one spot once finished.
After each corner was wrapped with wire you're basically done!
When I was going through my dictionary trying to find a word to use on the "Lovely" charm I found this wicked octopus image and decided to use it on a charm as well. I finished this one off by wrapping the wire through each eyelet and making a loop at the top. This was much quicker and gives the charm a whole different feel don't you think?
Ahhhh, gotta love that mica!!
I love this!!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful..Where does one fine mica tiles like this?
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool!! thank you so much for the step by step and inspiration!!!
ReplyDeleteRoni~ I was wondering, how do you keep the mica from shattering when you punch the holes through it?
ReplyDeleteRoni, I was surprised to see you setting eyelets in the mica. I would have thought it would break, not that I have tried it myself. What's the trick?? Kee and me obviously have the same worries.....
ReplyDeleteLove these charms! I haven't ever used mica, but now I really want to give it a try. Thanks!
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