http://shine.yahoo.com/tag/crochet wire http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/impractical-but-pretty-item-of-the-day-crocheted-wire-pomegranates-182885/ <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12378069"><img alt="Photo Credit: YooLa" title="Photo Credit: YooLa" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/Etz9H8r5VC27/photos/1b6bf1c8e5ca1754c9b2b0c602e91a1f/mr_bea3fbd1aeca6b.jpg?ug_____DsxP6TrwG" align="left" height="400" width="400"></a>Smack in the center of <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/stuffed-animals-or-art-you-decide-181007/">Etsy</a>&#39;</strong>s homepage the other day were these beautiful <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12378069">wire pomegranates from YooLa</a>,</strong> an Israel-based industrial designer and artist who crochets both jewelry and <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/home/8-ways-to-turn-free-wooden-wine-crates-into-functional-design-elements-168022/">home accessories</a></strong> from very fine, colorful wire (yes, using a crochet needle and everything!). These pomegranates (available in two sizes) are my favorites; according to the artist (and a number of ancient cultures), they represent &quot;abundance, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/finding-fertility-five-at-home-steps-to-getting-pregnant-180765/">fertility</a> and good luck&quot;. I love the unexpected mix of a technique and a material that seem like they wouldn&#39;t work together at all. <br> nospam@example.com () http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/impractical-but-pretty-item-of-the-day-crocheted-wire-pomegranates-182885/#comments http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/impractical-but-pretty-item-of-the-day-crocheted-wire-pomegranates-182885/