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It's my turn to pick... finish a wrap inspired by SUMMER. Could be the color of the material or the scene/pattern in it or the wrap itself -- anything that reminds YOU of summer. But, you have to tell us your inspiration.
Remember- this is just a challenge - not a competition. So have fun!
I'm going to try. I'm committed to submitting some jewelry to an SOS auction at the end of the month, and if I can find something suitable that can also go to the auction, I'm in!
Post by rockjunquie on Jun 6, 2023 15:35:43 GMT -5
I picked some that might fill the bill.
Cacoxenite, Turkish blue lace onyx, apatite, ruby in fuchsite and rhodonite. Each reminds me of summer in some way. The cacoxenite has golden rays like the sun, the onyx reminds me of high clouds and "chem trails" on a sunny day, the apatite is an exaggerated blue on a hot day, RIF reminds me of wild flower meadows in early summer and the rhodolite is reminds me of heat.
I've been looking through my slabs & can't seem to come up with just the right blue. I mean I want Larimar for summer sky, but I don't think I can afford that sky, sigh....
Post by rockjunquie on Jun 6, 2023 16:53:50 GMT -5
Well, I finished it. It's tumbling now. I used the cacoxenite. It's extremely flashy and bright. BUT, I think it was tumble polished. It was the most difficult wrap I've done in a long time just because of the tumbling, the slipperiness and size. I wrapped it in silver and added gold beads.
Post by rockjunquie on Jun 8, 2023 19:59:18 GMT -5
I think I will need to try to get a video of this to explain why this reminds me of summer. I haven't had any luck with videos. jasoninsd I think you have posting them using cloudinary- how did you do it?
Anyway, this is big cacoxenite. There is some amethyst in it, but not much. The blades of cacoxenite are very directional and flashy. They remind me of sun rays splashing on the ground after weaving in and out of a leafy tree branch. I wrapped it in silver, but added gold beads in keeping with the sunny motif.
I am listing first but I will pass on the Challenge decision for July to the second person to list.
I took the video with my phone...then I opened up the forum (desktop view) on my phone. Then I just added the movie file like I do pictures when I'm adding them with Cloudinary. I'm pretty sure there's a time limit on the videos when you post them that way...so you might want to keep the video(s) short.
Favorite Quotes: "It always seems impossible until it is done." - Nelson Mandela "Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got." - Robert Brault "You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy." - Nightbirde (RIP 2/19/22)
I took the video with my phone...then I opened up the forum (desktop view) on my phone. Then I just added the movie file like I do pictures when I'm adding them with Cloudinary. I'm pretty sure there's a time limit on the videos when you post them that way...so you might want to keep the video(s) short.
Thanks Jason! I tried to upload a video the way I do pictures on laptop and it didn't work. I guess I can always use YT.
I'm watching Alone...just took a 9 second video and am trying to post it like I described. It was a 23mb video.
Last Edit: Jun 8, 2023 21:05:44 GMT -5 by jasoninsd
Favorite Quotes: "It always seems impossible until it is done." - Nelson Mandela "Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got." - Robert Brault "You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy." - Nightbirde (RIP 2/19/22)
Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 8, 2023 21:53:17 GMT -5
Tela, it's absolutely stunning!
Robin
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
That's beautiful Tela, the gold beads were the perfect accent.
I get it, watching the sun rays through the trees.
Summer time it is
I never actually heard of Cacoxenite before, I would have guessed it was tiger eye.
But if I understood what I read, it's often found with Amethyst
But when I googled it, boy I found lots of fun facts, like this one,
"Cacoxenite is a mineral for bringing good to one’s life. It encourages one to see the positive, beneficial and constructive forces in all events and situations, and to use discretion based on wisdom and discernment. "
What's not to like about that I think you should wear it all summer !
BUT, I do have one serious question - you said you were tumbling the wrap - so what are your beads made out of ?
That's beautiful Tela, the gold beads were the perfect accent.
I get it, watching the sun rays through the trees.
Summer time it is
I never actually heard of Cacoxenite before, I would have guessed it was tiger eye.
But if I understood what I read, it's often found with Amethyst
But when I googled it, boy I found lots of fun facts, like this one,
"Cacoxenite is a mineral for bringing good to one’s life. It encourages one to see the positive, beneficial and constructive forces in all events and situations, and to use discretion based on wisdom and discernment. "
What's not to like about that I think you should wear it all summer !
BUT, I do have one serious question - you said you were tumbling the wrap - so what are your beads made out of ?
Patty
Thanks Patty!
The beads are 14 gold filled. They are plenty durable to tumble. I used to use it exclusively for wrapping when I started and it was cheap as hell. I actually prefer working with it over silver and copper.
When cacoxenite is found with other minerals it is called Melody Stone and highly coveted by the New Agers. You can see a little amethyst in this, but nothing else, so technically it's just cacoxenite.
The beads are 14 gold filled. They are plenty durable to tumble. I used to use it exclusively for wrapping when I started and it was cheap as hell. I actually prefer working with it over silver and copper.
When cacoxenite is found with other minerals it is called Melody Stone and highly coveted by the New Agers. You can see a little amethyst in this, but nothing else, so technically it's just cacoxenite.
Good tip on the beads- but I bet they are pricey nowadays.
I think I like cacoxenite better than "Melody Stone".
Melody stone is just crying out to have "New age" meanings .
The beads are 14 gold filled. They are plenty durable to tumble. I used to use it exclusively for wrapping when I started and it was cheap as hell. I actually prefer working with it over silver and copper.
When cacoxenite is found with other minerals it is called Melody Stone and highly coveted by the New Agers. You can see a little amethyst in this, but nothing else, so technically it's just cacoxenite.
Good tip on the beads- but I bet they are pricey nowadays.
I think I like cacoxenite better than "Melody Stone".
Melody stone is just crying out to have "New age" meanings .
Patty
I'm with you on the cacoxenite. "Melody Stone" does have that new age ring to it. Sometimes they even call it "Super 7" but I'm not sure what the differences are except that Super 7 has 7 different minerals in it.
I've been looking through my slabs & can't seem to come up with just the right blue. I mean I want Larimar for summer sky, but I don't think I can afford that sky, sigh....
Thanks for adding to the idea list.
Patty
Totally understand about Larimar, I can't even afford the Chinese knock off beads of "Larimar".
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