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How to make the very popular Fleur De Lis with any type or color of wire.
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For this method, you need a plain, unwound steel, guitar or piano string that will fit in a wire gauge at 25g - in guitar strings, that corresponds to a .017 or .018 string.
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Eni says:

We’ve got winners!!!


After a long and arduous road for the judges, we finally can announce the winners of JL’s Expressions “Overcoming the Economic Crisis”. The judges awarded points in technique, creativity/originality and also design and composition, along with the ability to create superior work with cheaper materials than normally used.

1st place: Forget-me-not, by skladsznurowade.

2nd place: Monarch Butterfly Pendants, by Aethereal_Minx.

3rd place: Oriental, by Strukova.

Congratulations to all winners and to all participants!

And our special thanks to the judges Abby Hook, Bobbi Maw and Lisa Barth, and also to our lovely moderator Franchezka Westwood. Without the infinite patience of these ladies, the contest would not have happened.

To see all Finalists, visit the Gallery: AND NOW, THE FINALISTS!

To see the semi-finalists, visit the Gallery: Jan 2010: Overcoming the Crisis contest

To read more about this contest, visit the article: Jewelry Contest: Overcoming the Economic Crisis

To comment on the pieces, go to our Forum Thread: Semi-finalists Announced!.

Congratulations to all participants, you did a fantastic job!
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Franchezka says:

Semifinalist Pieces!!

What a wonderful pieces we have in the contest gallery. Now the judges have been analizing all the pieces and voting for the finals.
Please follow the contest elimination gallery.



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