[knotty panda]

New rule. Everyone who posts a wire wrap has to include gauge and wire temper (hard, hh, soft) 'cuz I'm gonna ask. I've been playing with wire a lot lately. Those quartz beads look heavy. Did you use 22 ga, Pattye? Thanks!

Oops, good point, Knotty. It is argentium silver 24 gauge, HH. I am still pretty new at this stuff and have a lot to learn. Not sure I have any 22 gauge at all.

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Heidi]

Hi Pattye -
That's a very nice design you did! I really like the color and metal combination.

I love the necklace, Pattye. I purchased some of that textured chain in Tucson. You're inspiring me to use it!

Thanks Heidi and Blaire,

I was inspired by all the beautiful tin cup style necklaces everyone else has been showing! A bit of a challenge figuring out the spacing and how many large beads to use. I also made one with dark green fw pearls and the same ice cube quartz, but slightly prefer with the white pearls of this one.

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

Thank you all for showing how the wire wrapping and linking is done!

[Mka4972]

Airdancer, we have very little problem with the pearls coming unglued. We use a very strong 2 part epoxy.

[pearlescence]

I've had a try at this style too, now. Here are the first efforts. White 10-.11mm with a rose overglow. I didn't think I would like the finished necklaces but I am 'test wearing' them now. The chain etc are sterling silver

Hi Wendy,

That turned out very pretty! Love the size of the pearls and the dangle off the toggle. Are you wearing it with the toggle in front?

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[pearlescence]

At the moment the 'test pilot' is sticking to dangle at the back but I am now wearing both at once!
they feel very light and summery and you could wear them to the beach or swim as there is no silk to get wet and rot
Thanks! It is great to get praise from such a practised eye as yours

Pattye- I Love the Ice Cube crystal necklace- such an inventive mix!
I've posted some close ups of the Tin Cup that I am wearing today to show the wirewrapping- we use a very slim gauge 14K Yellow gold (I fell in love with using yellow gold to accent Tahitian pearls awhile ago- it brings out all the warm tones in the pearls IMHO).

Like Perlescence, I think the best look of all is wearing them graduated two at a time- one at 16-inches, the other at 18-inch or so. Very casual, yet elegant, and all of those pretty pearls get to play off each other!

[pearlkrazy]

I just had to throw my two cents in here & say keep the creative tin cup designs coming! I work in a pretty (read very - it's SoCal!) casual office & feel like strands are a little too much for everyday. I'm constantly on the look out for new tin cup, Y & pendent designs. I especially like ones that mix different types of pearls. I snatched up the tahitian keshi & akoya special at TPO

Well, what are everybody's ideas about pricing? How much MAX would you spend on a nice gold and pearl tin cup? What about averages?

What's the most comfortable?

Ashley - I don't know how much help this will be, but I paid $750 for my tin cup about 7 years ago.

[knotty panda]

What kind of pearls, Boo? I bought two, for $100/strand retail about 7 years ago as well. Freshies and now that I look at them with my more knowing eye, they are beading quality, potato, no luster. Which makes it a good everyday piece. I've gotten my money out of it. I don't know what happened to the other strand when my mother passed. Wish I did. I would have made a bracelet out of it.