About Fenya's Finds

My work stemmed from a lifetime of learning about gemstones from my Father, who has been an avid rock hound, his whole life.  It has been an absolute joy working with wire to showcase gemstones, crystals and beads.  The connection that happens between the shape of the gemstone and the wire amazes me every time I finish a piece of jewelry.  It seems the wire, along with my hands, a little intuition and pliers, has the ability to form many shapes, twists and turns to complement every gemstone.  There is an excitement and anticipation at the beginning of every project because I know the journey will result in a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry.  I obtain my inspiration from everything that surrounds me, such as, shapes, abstract art, architecture and the beauty of nature.  I hope that when you wear my jewelry you will experience some of the joy that I have when I made your piece. I have been making jewelry since December of 2006. 

I am a self-taught artist using Preston Reuther's wire sculpture DVDs, as well as Eni Oken's tutorials on making bezels and using the very thin wire to incorporate my stones.

Jewelry Available

You will find unique hand sculpted wire wrapped jewelry creatively designed entirely by hand.  Each setting surrounds beautiful semi-precious gemstones, cameos, Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls, shells and beads.  Most of my jewelry pieces are one-of-a-kind and will not be replicated due to the nature of each stone and type of wire used.  Each setting is composed of the following types of wire: 14k gold filled, sterling silver, copper, gold plated, as well as craft wire.

Many of my pieces have a vintage feel. I have had many customers do a double-take to make sure they are new pieces and not antiques.  You will find glamorous art nuveau / art deco jewelry. 

Available are pendants, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, hair jewelry, and men's jewelry pieces.  I add new pieces weekly so check back often so you do not miss out!  Each piece of jewelry is created using only my hands and a few hand tools.  No two pieces are alike due to the nature of the wire being formed. 

I can also wire sculpt around your own special stone, cameo, or pearl to make it into a superb piece of jewelry.  Just email me at FenyasFinds@hotmail.com and we can discuss an agreement on the setting and price.   Also, if you would like to see jewelry pieces with a particular gemstone, let me know and I will email you pictures when they become available.

Wire - Gold Filled

The difference betweel gold filled vs. gold plated jewelry is that gold filled is of a higher quality.  Also refered to as rolled gold and is at least 5% gold content by weight.  There is 100 times more gold in gold filled wire vs. gold plated.  Gold filled wire is bonded to a base metal (brass alloy) with heat and pressure.  The exterior of the wire is solid 14K gold.  Gold filled wire is a very high quality jeweler's wire.  It will never tarnish, chip or wear away.  The gold filled wire I use is mostly 14K or 12K gold.  The jewelry made with gold filled wire will last you a lifetime!

14K Gold Filled Jewelry - Cleaning

It is very easy to take care of your gold wire sculpted jewelry due to its durability.  Just make a very mild solution of ammonia and water or liquid jewelry cleaner, soak it for a minute or two, then rinse with water and let dry.

Sterling silver or copper Jewelry - Cleaning

The best way is to use a silver cleaner where you can quickly dip your piece into the cleaner and immediately remove it and rinse under running water.  Then clean it with an ionic cleaner or jewelry cleaner.  If you do not have either of these, then you can buff your jewelry piece with a polishing cloth made specifically for silver jewelry.