http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/04/23/Free-Wire_2D00_Hoop-Earring-Project_3A00_-Easier-than-Ever.aspxHard-wired history&ndash; We&rsquo;re lucky to be jewelry artists today. Anything we want is so readily available. I wonder what artisans had to endure B.C. (before computers!) to get their materials, let alone get materials ready-to-use. Take wire, forenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/04/23/Free-Wire_2D00_Hoop-Earring-Project_3A00_-Easier-than-Ever.aspx#76745Fri, 14 May 2010 14:07:24 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:76745jamesbowman3491<p>Great post </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=76745" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/04/23/Free-Wire_2D00_Hoop-Earring-Project_3A00_-Easier-than-Ever.aspx#73872Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:26:05 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:73872jetmuis<p>its look like magic what you can do with twisting to give just the other look.</p> <p>beautiful , i like it! Thank you for sharing!;-D</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=73872" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/04/23/Free-Wire_2D00_Hoop-Earring-Project_3A00_-Easier-than-Ever.aspx#73789Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:29:45 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:73789Carol@636<p>I admit I use round wire more often, but I particularly like the effects I can get with square wire. &nbsp;It is sort of like comparing apples and oranges...they are both nice, but different. &nbsp;Those earrings are beautiful and I agree with JanG...they look so contemporary!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=73789" width="1" height="1">http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/04/23/Free-Wire_2D00_Hoop-Earring-Project_3A00_-Easier-than-Ever.aspx#73744Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:38:48 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:73744JanG@25<p>It&#39;s hard to believe the Roman earrings weren&#39;t made just yesterday! &nbsp;They have a timeless quality about them.</p> <p>To answer the question: &nbsp;I like both square and round wire, but the round wire is a bit more versatile; that&#39;s what I buy more often, anyway.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=73744" width="1" height="1">