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Barbara
@babs1419.bsky.social
Wire artisan.🧵🧵🧵💎💎💎
ILD warrior/PF warrior.🫁🫁🫁
Forever learner.
Lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

#wireartisan #wirewrappedjewelry #crystals #sanfranciscobayarea #jewelrylover #wirewrappedpendant #wirewraps
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#ooakjewelry

I revisited a tutorial today from Oxana crafts. This is an opal wrapped in jeweler's brass.
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This one has been on my bench because of two things: thinner stone and how to beef up the thinner wire. Most of the time I think of this craft as problem solving. Hope I did justice to this mesmerizing red tiger eye. Sterling silver filled wire www.instagram.com/reel/DP6_xT3...
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Today I made this rubellite pendant, which has gray, black and burgundy hues. Mother of pearl flower was placed near the focal stone along with some amethyst leaves. Nontarnish silver wire. 🌸🌸🌸
#wirewrappedjewelry
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forever_alphie on Instagram: "Yeah the ☀️ is 🌟 shining. Today I made this rubellite pendant, which has gray, black and burgundy hues. Mother of pearl flower wa…"
Yeah the ☀️ is 🌟 shining. Today I made this rubellite pendant, which has gray, black and burgundy hues. Mother of pearl flower was placed near the focal stone along with some amethyst leaves. Nontarnish silver wire. 🌸🌸🌸#wireartisan #wirewrappedjewelry #foreveralphie #sanfranciscobayarea #crystalsofig #motherofpearl #ooakjewelry
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October 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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A lil green labradorite heart wrapped in nontarnish titanium. Looks lovely with this stainless steel chain. Some chrysoprase crystals grace the front of the bail.
October 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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This moonstone pendant was paired with a Swarovski flower button with amazing iridescence. The moonstone has some nice flash.
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Here are a couple of my works on football widow day.

A leopard skin jasper and carnelian pumpkin earrings.
September 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Here is a gorgeous marquise labradorite in steel blue. Wrapped in nontarnish silver.
September 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#crafts #wirewrappedjewelry #sanfranciscobayarea #falljewelry

Here's another late make from last night, as I was watching farm aid. 🎸🎸🎸

Orange agate in nontarnish silver with mother of pearl flower and gold tone leaves. 🍁🍁🍁
September 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Happy Friday!

Since I hung up my fall wreath I decided to try a pumpkin pendant. Here is a Maligano jasper in orange, yellow and gray tones wrapped in copper. To be antiqued later. 🍁🍁🍁
September 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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It's getting to be my fave season, Fall. Here are a few of my recent makes in the free of life theme.
September 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
#crafts #wireqrap

I thought it was time to do a post. here are some of my work of late.
July 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#crafts #wirewrap

Haven't posted in a while as I am going through lots of appts. Here are 3 I have done in the last week. A cinnabar with pink druzy, a Jalisco opal with aquamarine and a silver sheen obsidian with kyanite.
June 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#craft #wirewrap

It's been a while since I have posted. Here are a few recently made items. Gearing up for markets.
May 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#art #crafts #wirewrap

Here’s a cute lil pendant wrapped in copper,which has been antiqued. Wrapped in a star pattern is this charioteer stone. Charioteer is a stone of transformation and emotional healing. It is purple with a bit of black. Shown here with an 18 inch copper tone chain.
March 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#crafts #art #wirewrap

I did some antiquing over the weekend.
This is a lace agate in gray and rust tones that pairs nicely with carnelian, the stone of fire and creativity. Three carnelian stones were woven in the bezel. Show here with an 18-inch ball chain. The pendant measures 3x1-1/4 inches.
March 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Reposted by Barbara
Putin allows some international funds including American ones to sell Russian securities, a day before planned talks with Donald Trump
Putin Allows Some Western Funds to Sell Russian Securities
President Vladimir Putin allowed some international funds including American ones to sell Russian securities, a day before planned talks with President Donald Trump on a possible ceasefire in the war ...
www.bloomberg.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by Barbara
Tell a creator you love their work today. It means more than you could know. 🥹 #pottery #art #ceramics #handmade
March 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Fossil coral are the remains of ancient coral, mineralized and calcified, known as a grousing stone. Paired with a larger agate stone.Nice earthy shades of gold, beige and white.Shown here with a brown cord necklace.
March 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Some bling for today in this druzy, which is electroplated and displays vivid hues of blue and purple. A small mystic Quartz was paired and added to the bail. Wrapped in titanium parawire. Shown here with a dainty 20 inch stainless steel chain.
March 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Great flash on this moonstone.
I wove this one in jeweler’s brass and bronze with a gold tone butterfly landing at the bail.A small Laboradorite bead was sewn in the center.Shown here with this 18 inch white ribbon necklace.
March 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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A soothing stone for Sring jewelry is this lemon chrysoprase,known for joy, love and healing. The setting is minimalist in titanium parawire. A faceted lemon dangle bead was paired at the bottom.

Measures 3x1-1/4 inches. A 20-inch stainless steel chain is included.
March 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Reposted by Barbara
Donald Trump famously believes that "trade wars are good, and easy to win," as he tweeted in 2018.

The market, however, believes the opposite: That a trade war is bad, is easy to lose, and could plunge the U.S. into an avoidable recession.
Trump touts tariffs while the market fears a recession
Trump 1.0 listened to the market but Trump 2.0 is very different.
www.axios.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by Barbara
US employers cut more jobs last month than any February since 2009, new data shows, fueled by the Trump administration's federal layoffs.
US employers cut more jobs last month than any February since 2009 | CNN Business
The Trump administration’s massive federal cuts and swelling feelings of economic uncertainty helped fuel a recession-level spike in layoffs last month, new data showed Thursday.
www.cnn.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM