Man, if I could afford it, I would do all my wires in 24K gold. It's like working with pure magic. Seriously, this is $300 worth of gold in my hand....
So I warmed up with a pair of earrings. These will be ruby red...
Then moved on to a large Griffon Necklace.
Then, as my gold finale, I made this. It's going be a present for my friend Jovan and will ultimately be a kilt pin. He's got the McEwen tartan, but I'm honoring his Serbian heritage here with the crest. The little fleur-de-lis will be matching cufflinks. It's going to be a surprise, so don't tell him!
I've got some silver wire to bend tom morrow, but hopefully I'll be able to start enameling these this weekend.