Wire Wrapping Tutorials and Helpful Hints

Freshwater pearls, Greek leather cord, sterling silver wire

The lucky winner of the August drawing giveaway for my Greek leather cord and freshwater pearls bracelet is Barb C. I am waiting to hear back from Barb so I can custom make the bracelet for a perfect fit.

Thank you for all the great comments left on this bracelet and on my Blue Planet bracelet. I have started writing the tutorial for the Blue Planet bracelet. Kits are ready!

I am working on the September giveaway and will be posting it soon…..

Sterling Silver Wire Wrapped Heart Ring

Colleen, the lucky winner of my sterling silver wire wrapped heart ring, sent me a couple of pictures. Colleen, I LOVE your nails LOL.

Colleen, winner of wire wrapped heart ring

When I emailed Colleen and informed her that her name was drawn and she is the winner of the ring, she said “Wow! Cool! I love your work! I’ll be happy to post all your giveaways and contests on my blog as well! Thanks so much!”

Colleen wearing her ring she won!

When Colleen emailed me these pictures, she said, “The ring is gorgeous! I love it! Thanks so much!” I am very pleased to know that you love the ring, Colleen, and I hope you enjoy it for years to come!

I am wondering WHOSE name Joey will draw on August 31 to win my Leather & Pearl Bracelet, my #1 selling Greek leather cord bracelet, which will be customized and made for the winner for a perfect fit once THE WINNING NAME is drawn!! Enter now at Jewels By Jules Leather & Pearl Bracelet Giveaway!

Freshwater pearls, Greek leather cord, sterling silver wire

I know I am late posting my August giveaway but July was really busy for me! First my vacation to New York City for ten days which was AWESOME, then home for ten days, then off to Pasadena for the Pasadena Bead & Design Show – WHEW! I will blog about the show hopefully this coming week. Thanks to all for asking how it went! I wanted to get the August giveaway posted first LOL.

This is my most popular selling Greek leather cord bracelet! It is on my Jewels By Jules site – scroll about half way down the page and click on the picture for another view of the bracelet.

HOW TO ENTER THIS MONTH’S DRAWING: Post a comment on my blog telling me what you think of my new bracelet that I just posted on ArtFire, Wire Wrapped Blue Planet Bracelet. I totally love this bracelet and it looks GREAT with a pair of jeans and tee! Definitely keeping one of these in my personal stash!

I will be writing a TUTORIAL for this bracelet later this month. I will also have KITS available for purchase.

So check out the leather cord bracelet on Jewels By Jules and give me your opinion about Wire Wrapped Blue Planet Bracelet!

Whose name will Joey draw on August 31……??

Freshwater pearls, Greek leather cord, sterling silver wire

Sterling Silver Wire Wrapped Heart Ring

Well, I finally got the 11-year-old off the couch and into the dining room to draw the winning name of the July Giveaway for my sterling silver wire wrapped heart ring!

Jules drawing the winning name

After drawing the winner, she had a bit of trouble deciphering my handwriting. Notice the confused look on her face LOL. “Who won” I asked her, to which she replied “I can’t read it, mom.”

Jules can't read my scribble

The winner of my sterling silver wire wrapped heart ring is………
C. KELLY IRELAND – congratulations!

Sterling Silver Wire Wrapped Heart Ring

Thanks so much for all the posts and links to my contest and all the very kind comments made about my jewelry!

I will announce the August giveaway sometime next week after I get home from the Pasadena Bead & Design Show being held July 30-August 2 at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel, 168 S. Los Robles Avenue. I am looking forward to meeting some of my jewelry friends that live in the LA area!

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Sterling Silver Heart Ring

My second giveaway! I was going to giveaway a leather bracelet but there was so much feedback on this ring, I thought someone should win this!! This is a one-of-a-kind ring, size 6. The heart is Thai silver, coiled and wrapped with sterling silver wire. The WINNER can decide if they would like the ring to be shiny silver as it currently is or oxidized (antiqued)!!

I love to make rings and bracelets and I am always adding new pieces at Jewels By Jules ArtFire Studio and Jewels By Jules!

Sterling Silver Heart Ring

Like the giveaway in June, this will also be a drawing.

TO ENTER, DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING – I AM RECEIVING LOTS OF ENTRIES WITH NEITHER DONE

1. Post a link on your Facebook about the giveaway. Next, leave a comment with the link to your Facebook here on the blog about your post.

2. If you don’t have Facebook, leave a comment on the blog telling me what your favorite piece of jewelry is from one of my two online studios, Jewels By Jules ArtFire Studio or Jewels By Jules.

Sterling Silver Heart Ring

****PLEASE NOTE****

1. All entries and comments on my blog must be first approved by me before they are visible to you. I do this because of spammers!

2. This ring was for sale on ArtFire but I removed it since it is one-of-a-kind.

Drawing will be held July 27, 2009. My daughter Jules will draw the lucky winner! GOOD LUCK…….WHO WILL BE THE LUCKY WINNER?

Sterling Silver Heart Ring

Antiqued & Coiled Green Amethyst Earrings

Thank you so much for all the kind comments left on my blog about my jewelry! With this being my first giveaway, I was hoping for 100 entries and I am very pleased to say that I had 148 entries. The most frequently picked jewelry was the Hilltribe line of bracelets with the second runner up being my Justa Twist Ring. Thank you one and all for entering. This has been very insightful for me for future designs!

My son asked me about 10 times this morning before 7 a.m. “Is it time to draw the name yet, mom?” Yikes!! First off, why is he awake so early and secondly, I don’t know if he can be any more of a ham than what he is – he just couldn’t wait to have his picture taken (notice the suppressed grin on his face LOL).

Joey drawing the WINNER!

After mixing and mixing and then a bit more mixing, Joey pulled the winner who is, drum roll please, WebGrrl from Melbourne, Australia. Congratulations!!

Now, don’t despair, I will be holding MONTHLY GIVEAWAYS. I am “cooking up” something for July and will be posting it next week. This next giveaway will run through July, with the drawing being on July 27. I think Jules should draw next month’s winner.

I am heading out of town on July 29 for the Pasadena Bead and Design Show in California. I am a vendor there … stop by if you are in the neighborhood! I will post directions and details to the show mid July.

Thanks again!!

Win these earrings!

I am holding my first monthly giveaway! This month the winner will be given green amethyst earrings that I designed – antiqued and coiled sterling silver wire with green amethyst drops.

To enter the giveaway, first visit one of my two online jewelry stores, Jewels By Jules or Jewels By Jules Artfire. To qualify, tell me what your favorite piece of jewelry is and leave your comment here on my blog. I will write your name on a piece of paper that will go into a bowl and my 9-year-old son, Joey, will draw a name on June 30, 2009. The winner will be posted on my Jodi Bombardier Facebook page, on my Jewels By Jules FanPage Facebook page, and here on my blog the morning of June 30, 2009.

I hope you will join in the giveaway and good luck!!

Who will be the lucky winner?