Wrapping Wednesday - Bumblebee Jasper

This week I'm sharing my wrap of a bumblebee jasper!  Here's the finished piece before we get started.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

First I measured out about 30mm of copper and about 20 feet of weaving wire.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

I did a weave that reminds me of a sort of chevron pattern.  I decided I was going to wrap the entire piece this way. 

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

I then take two of the top wires and wrap them around the back in order to create a frame to hold the stone in the back.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

 I use the weaving wire to secure the back to the front of the frame.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

The stone will sit inside the the frame nicely.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

 I then take the four center wires and create the bail.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

 The six wires on the side will become the decorations on the side.  I went with the basic three three weave for piece.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

I then take the pieces on the top and create the weave to go down the side.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

 Finally I attached the remaining decoration piece and prep for LoS.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

Here it is all finished after the Los has been applied.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson

 And then the back.

Photographer & Jeweler - Renee Sosanna Olson