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What do I do with colored wire?

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May '05 Vegaschristina

I got a thank you gift for a swap I am hostessing on another site, and it included several different coils of colored wire. What do I do with these wires? Does anyone have LOs in their gallery that I can see wire being used? I got Pink, Light Green, Teal, Black, Gold, Metalic Green, and Metalic Purple.

Help!
May '05 Kathyy

RE: Vegaschristina: I got a thank you gift for a swap I am hostessing on another site, and it included several different coils of colored wire. What do I do with these wires? Does anyone have LOs in their gallery that I can see wire being used? I got Pink, Light Green, Teal, Black, Gold, Metalic Green, and Metalic Purple.Help!

You can make flowers, words, sprials and other shapes, and paper clip type items.

You can use them as clothes lines on a LO.

You can add beads to them and make mini necklaces to accent a page or card.

You can add letter beads to create works like someone's name or "love"

You can use it instead of fibers (ie on tags)

There are lots of possibilities, just let your imagination run wild.
May '05 Pearl2006

RE: Kathyy: You can make flowers, words, sprials and other shapes, and paper clip type items. You can use them as clothes lines on a LO. You can add beads to them and make mini necklaces to accent a page or card. You can add letter beads to create works like someone's name or "love" You can use it instead of fibers (ie on tags) There are lots of possibilities, just let your imagination run wild.

umm i have a page where i have 2 tags connected by a swirly wire - looks pretty cool - my sister was excited becuause it was the first time she used her wire!
May '05 Lunazul

RE: Pearl2006: umm i have a page where i have 2 tags connected by a swirly wire - looks pretty cool - my sister was excited becuause it was the first time she used her wire!

I haven't tried colored wire yet, but I suppose you would do the same things as with silver or copper wire. I just uploaded some examples to my gallery. http://www.scrapbook.com/scrapbook_layouts/showphoto.php/photo/90218/cat/500/page/1
May '05 Unknown

RE: Lunazul: I haven't tried colored wire yet, but I suppose you would do the same things as with silver or copper wire. I just uploaded some examples to my gallery. http://www.scrapbook.com/scrapbook_layouts/showphoto.php/photo/90218/cat/500/page/1

I have used it for a couple of different things... you can see one in my gallery. I used different colors to connect the wheels on my trains. I have also twisted it and used it to connect charms and things.
Shana
May '05 Scrappinshortie

RE: Unknown: I have used it for a couple of different things... you can see one in my gallery. I used different colors to connect the wheels on my trains. I have also twisted it and used it to connect charms and things.Shana

sometimes ill wrap it around things.. like i did a about my puppy we got and i did doogie bones with the word woof on them and i wrapped silver wire aroudn them looks really cute..
May '05 Scrapperbee

RE: Scrappinshortie: sometimes ill wrap it around things.. like i did a about my puppy we got and i did doogie bones with the word woof on them and i wrapped silver wire aroudn them looks really cute..

Thanks for all the ideas. Now I have to get some wire!
May '05 Leisa_T

RE: Scrapperbee: Thanks for all the ideas. Now I have to get some wire!

Here are some layouts using wire:

I used a form and a pattern from Artistic Wire to create the word, Mommy.
Wire Word

The next two, I looped around pencils to curl and wove through eyelets -- it took a little patience, but wasn't difficult.

Wire Loop Thru Brothers

Wire Loop thru Freedom

Hope these are helpful.
May '05 Amandalea

RE: Leisa_T: Here are some layouts using wire: I used a form and a pattern from Artistic Wire to create the word, Mommy. Wire Word The next two, I looped around pencils to curl and wove through eyelets -- it took a little patience, but wasn't difficult. Wire Loop Thru Brothers Wire Loop thru Freedom Hope these are helpful.

I also like to use cookie cutters to shape it.