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Post by drocknut on Jun 9, 2023 10:06:41 GMT -5
Tela, I love the wrap you did with the Cocaxinite. Summery sun flash for sure.
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Post by realrockhound on Jun 9, 2023 10:36:37 GMT -5
I tried wrapping. It’s hard. Maybe I just need a 3rd hand. Nice work all of you have been doing
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 9, 2023 10:52:47 GMT -5
Tela, I love the wrap you did with the Cocaxinite. Summery sun flash for sure. Thanks! I'm glad I'm not the only one the sees it.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 9, 2023 10:53:10 GMT -5
I tried wrapping. It’s hard. Maybe I just need a 3rd hand. Nice work all of you have been doing You can Dooooo it. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 9, 2023 11:19:57 GMT -5
Tela, you may think your wrap is nothing special, but the simplicity of it and how it enhances the stone is the point.  Super Seven (or Melody Stone) is the same thing. The healy-feelies like to rename things to suit their purpose. thecrystalcouncil.com/crystals/super-seven |
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Post by susand24224 on Jun 9, 2023 21:00:09 GMT -5
As usual, I am impressed with your vision of what the wrap should be. This cab had so much going on, the minimal accents you added really allowed it to shine. Although we all know it, it is always nice to have a reminder that a "highly decorated stone" needs nothing but a tad to draw you back in. And, those tiny little beads do it!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 10, 2023 5:38:26 GMT -5
As usual, I am impressed with your vision of what the wrap should be. This cab had so much going on, the minimal accents you added really allowed it to shine. Although we all know it, it is always nice to have a reminder that a "highly decorated stone" needs nothing but a tad to draw you back in. And, those tiny little beads do it! Thank you, Susan! I'm happy you like it. My muse has been missing lately. It was nice to be inspired to do something. |
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Post by drocknut on Jun 11, 2023 12:36:23 GMT -5
As usual, I am impressed with your vision of what the wrap should be. This cab had so much going on, the minimal accents you added really allowed it to shine. Although we all know it, it is always nice to have a reminder that a "highly decorated stone" needs nothing but a tad to draw you back in. And, those tiny little beads do it! Thank you, Susan! I'm happy you like it. My muse has been missing lately. It was nice to be inspired to do something. I can totally relate. My muse has gone MIA and doesn't seem to want to come back. It takes time to get over some things but I'm hopeful my muse will come back even if I have to drag her back kicking and screaming...LOL |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 11, 2023 17:37:53 GMT -5
Thank you, Susan! I'm happy you like it. My muse has been missing lately. It was nice to be inspired to do something. I can totally relate. My muse has gone MIA and doesn't seem to want to come back. It takes time to get over some things but I'm hopeful my muse will come back even if I have to drag her back kicking and screaming...LOL That's the spirit!!!! I got lucky with the Summer/June piece. Sometimes, just coming up with something to do is the hardest part! |
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Post by susand24224 on Jun 21, 2023 16:06:15 GMT -5
Viva June! My wrap is a cabochon that reminds me of looking out of a grotto and the ocean in Barbados. To the right is the exclusive hotel that Mick Jagger stays at (we didn't spot him, but didn't spend much time looking). When I started the cab, it had a sailboat on the ocean, complete with sails and the proper outline, but it disappeared somewhere around 600 grit. There are a few things I like about this wrap, and a few more than I don't, but the most important lesson I learned was that I cannot make a proper "wave" with 20 gauge wire. I tried, I failed, and gave truth to the saying that "if first you don't succeed, fail, fail again." The wave-wannabes would have been the "prongs" to hold this cab in. The bail contraption is much too high, and sort of turns this eggs-shaped cab into a submarine. The bead worked--but when I considered the bead, I didn't consider an additional 3/4ths" inch for the bail on top. The swirl I created at the bottom (needs tweaking) left me with five wires on the right and two on the left, the five being rather difficult to try to deal with. And I never want to deal with 18g half-round again with wires moving in and out. But despite all the issues, I love the cab (Blue Mountain Jasper) so I will learn to like the wrap.   |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 21, 2023 17:20:50 GMT -5
susand24224 You have done it again! You always come up with a new way of looking at things. I never would have thought to do a pear that way, but it works. The orientation is evocative and I like it. The wrap is nicely done, too. I can see your vision. You clearly have no trouble being inspired.
What was the problem with the 18 half round? I used to always use it and never had a problem. Was it half hard? That would be a pain.
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Post by susand24224 on Jun 21, 2023 18:02:36 GMT -5
susand24224 You have done it again! You always come up with a new way of looking at things. I never would have thought to do a pear that way, but it works. The orientation is evocative and I like it. The wrap is nicely done, too. I can see your vision. You clearly have no trouble being inspired. What was the problem with the 18 half round? I used to always use it and never had a problem. Was it half hard? That would be a pain.
Thank you so much, Tela! I'm not sure what the wire is, I ordered it long ago from Rio Grande. I ordered, or meant to order, 18 gauge copper round, and got 18 gauge copper half round. The label clearly says "18 gauge round" so I don't know if it was my mistake or theirs. By the time I realized it, it was no longer in my "history" (during my excessive work hours period), so who knows? It may be half hard, it may be the four wires, the back one of which I put on "upside down" (had to work against the curve). (I don't straighten when I am working an oval or similar since the natural curve works for me.) I had a lot of trouble binding three into four. It may just be that I am a wire whimp. I think I'll try annealing some to see if it works better--I just hate to waste it. I never conquered waves, but I *did* conquer something that looks like a partially decapitated duck. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 21, 2023 18:09:01 GMT -5
susand24224 You have done it again! You always come up with a new way of looking at things. I never would have thought to do a pear that way, but it works. The orientation is evocative and I like it. The wrap is nicely done, too. I can see your vision. You clearly have no trouble being inspired. What was the problem with the 18 half round? I used to always use it and never had a problem. Was it half hard? That would be a pain.
Thank you so much, Tela! I'm not sure what the wire is, I ordered it long ago from Rio Grande. I ordered, or meant to order, 18 gauge copper round, and got 18 gauge copper half round. The label clearly says "18 gauge round" so I don't know if it was my mistake or theirs. By the time I realized it, it was no longer in my "history" (during my excessive work hours period), so who knows? It may be half hard, it may be the four wires, the back one of which I put on "upside down" (had to work against the curve). (I don't straighten when I am working an oval or similar since the natural curve works for me.) I had a lot of trouble binding three into four. It may just be that I am a wire whimp. I think I'll try annealing some to see if it works better--I just hate to waste it. I never conquered waves, but I *did* conquer something that looks like a partially decapitated duck. I had some argentium once that was supposed to be soft. It was so hard it broke when I bent it. DOH!
I did NOT see a partially decapitated duck! But, that was pretty funny. |
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Post by kate_foundlings on Jun 21, 2023 19:40:38 GMT -5
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Post by susand24224 on Jun 22, 2023 2:00:06 GMT -5
What an interesting idea! It seems a wire ode to nature.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 22, 2023 6:47:25 GMT -5
kate_foundlings Wonderful and whimsical! I totally see the tree influence. I love all the techniques you used to pull this off. I like the nutshell, too. Great idea to bring the tree theme home. I have to say though, it's a jasper- not an agate. I love that material!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 22, 2023 21:19:31 GMT -5
kate_foundlings - That is astoundingly beautiful...and so apropos with your reasoning behind it! 
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 22, 2023 22:07:37 GMT -5
kate_foundlings - That is astoundingly beautiful...and so apropos with your reasoning behind it! Perfect!! |
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Post by liveoak on Jun 25, 2023 9:54:09 GMT -5
Viva June! My wrap is a cabochon that reminds me of looking out of a grotto and the ocean in Barbados. To the right is the exclusive hotel that Mick Jagger stays at (we didn't spot him, but didn't spend much time looking). When I started the cab, it had a sailboat on the ocean, complete with sails and the proper outline, but it disappeared somewhere around 600 grit. There are a few things I like about this wrap, and a few more than I don't, but the most important lesson I learned was that I cannot make a proper "wave" with 20 gauge wire. I tried, I failed, and gave truth to the saying that "if first you don't succeed, fail, fail again." The wave-wannabes would have been the "prongs" to hold this cab in. The bail contraption is much too high, and sort of turns this eggs-shaped cab into a submarine. The bead worked--but when I considered the bead, I didn't consider an additional 3/4ths" inch for the bail on top. The swirl I created at the bottom (needs tweaking) left me with five wires on the right and two on the left, the five being rather difficult to try to deal with. And I never want to deal with 18g half-round again with wires moving in and out. But despite all the issues, I love the cab (Blue Mountain Jasper) so I will learn to like the wrap. Very nice Susan. 
I have to agree with Tela, you seem to show us a different take on things - using the tear drop sideways is a great idea.
Thank you for that.
I'm sorry I missed the sailboat, but it looks to me, like the clouds are what sent them into the harbor.
I like the wrap - even the top large bead, it adds some character to the bail.
On the other hand, Tom ( looking over my shoulder) says the annoying comment he always says about my photos,
that your horizon is tilted , and so the sailboat likely sailed off the edge of the earth !
Patty..... who found out this week that trying to do a complicated wrap, in a tent, by lantern light was NOT a good idea !
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Post by liveoak on Jun 25, 2023 10:20:43 GMT -5
Hi all!! Sorry I've been kinda MIA for a while, I've actually been hard at work finishing my summer collection for my little shop on Instagram! This is one of the pieces below. I used a yellow feathered agate cab I fell in love with in Jerome, AZ. The whole collection is actually inspired by the works of Henry David Thoreau and my trip to Massachusetts and Walden Pond a few summers ago! The whole place is one of the most breathtaking things I've ever seen, hoping to get back there sometime soon. This piece is specifically inspired by some of the sketches Thoreau left in his journals of trees and leaves, I thought the markings on the agate looked just like them!    That's very nice Kate.
Interesting, different, creative, inspiring ----- I like it !
The cut of the cab is even a bit different.
I particularly like the 1/2 hickory (?) nut, and your hanging bail.
And the woven border goes perfect with your stone & the tree motif.
Nicely put together !
Patty....... who has this week to TRY and pull something together !
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