We are Mary and Bob McIntire, Treasure Tree Wire Wrapped Jewelry artists. Wire-wrapping gemstones or personal mementos has been our passion since 1998. For our gemstone creations, we begin with rocks direct from the earth. The careful cutting, forming and polishing of each rough stone persuades it to reveal concealed beauty. We wind precious metal wire in intricate patterns around the shape, creating unique styles resulting in elegant jewelry.
One of the special gemstones in Virginia's Rockbridge County and other counties, is unakite. It has exquisite variegated green and pink patterns when polished. When we're not doing a show, you might find us in a local creek or mine exploring for future creations. Incidentally, unakite is the State Stone of Virginia.
All stones are hand cut and hand selected. Each stone is hand cut and polished to accentuate the natural features of the stone. I use a variety of stone grites, diamond polishes and finishes to prepare the stone. Or if you have a rock, stone, coins, piece of china or anything you would like to have wire wrapped let us see what we can do for you. Come out to see us, mail it and we will e-mail send picture's etc and communicate along the way and show you what we are doing. We make every effort to have you help in the design process. Check out our youtube below to show how we do it.
