Wrapped mess!

I really want to learn wire wrapping, the true form of it - what I've been doing until now is working with wire but not actual wrapping, unless I count the wrapped loops for earrings.
So I'm taking baby steps. The first step was a disaster, the second step is a wrapped mess! (mess > disaster I say, so I dare show it here, lol). Nobody ever shows their bad pieces, so for us beginner folks it always seems that the expert were instantly born with the wrapping knowledge! I'll keep this one to look back at when I'll be a wrapping guru myself, to see how far I've come (or gone!).

Etsy shop opened!

I finally took the plunge and opened my Etsy shop. Not much there yet, bu I really wanted to bring my name out there. I know how hard is on Etsy to sell something, particularly in the jewelry department, so I'm not holding my breath for now. Nevertheless this is something I wanted to do for a while now. Please visit my shop at MarikaJewelry.etsy.com and let me know how you find it, or how to improve it!

And more earrings

I spent my day reading, cooking and researching on receiving Paypal in Cyprus. It seems that there is way for now, until Cyprus is also included with full options, through Auctionchex. Not sure yet how the whole thing works, but I am opening an Etsy shop and I do need to receive Paypal as payment, so I'll figure it out somehow.
So tonight I made this pair of earrings. Not sure if the beads are tiger eye or just simple glass, but they are gorgeous. Wrapped them in sterling silver. Not very pleased with how I wrapped the loops on one earring, I might have to re-do it. In the meantime I'll just wear them and see how they feel.