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rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 8:24:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Aug 8, 2006 8:24:22 GMT -5 ok i finally gave it a try. i like it and i even made my 1st clasp. kim
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ladyt Guest	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 8:41:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ladyt on Aug 8, 2006 8:41:28 GMT -5 Very nice! Tonja

Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 8:43:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 8, 2006 8:43:58 GMT -5 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I like it aLOT! excellent job - love the clasp! Did you get the pattern/idea from a book?

sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 10:21:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Aug 8, 2006 10:21:17 GMT -5 dam thats nice kim did you make that last nite
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oregonrockers starting to shine! Member since July 2006 Posts: 29	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 10:36:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oregonrockers on Aug 8, 2006 10:36:49 GMT -5 Man, I have to say that is beautiful! Very graceful and elegant. I love it! and your presentation really sets it off. Luv it, luv it! ;D Andrea

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 11:07:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Aug 8, 2006 11:07:29 GMT -5 Wow Kim, that's really cool, did you have a pattern or what? Too bad it's so hard to drill rocks, I could see that with some nice little polished stones, like a bangle bracelet.
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mrsbanjocreek starting to shine! Member since November 2005 Posts: 40	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 11:35:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrsbanjocreek on Aug 8, 2006 11:35:17 GMT -5 Oh Kim, That is wonderful!!! You really have done a terrific job!! Was is tough? How long did it take? Are you selling them and for how much? Okay, enough questions!! Take care!! -MrsBanjo (jolyn)
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stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 13:05:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Aug 8, 2006 13:05:27 GMT -5 That looks great Kim, glad you decided to jump right in and do it. Okay, now I'm impressed.

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 13:34:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Aug 8, 2006 13:34:20 GMT -5 wow, that is nice, Kim!!! are those moss agate beads? what kind of wire did you use (half hard, dead soft?) the clasp is extremely well done! A Plus Plus! KD
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HarryB41 has rocks in the head Member since September 2004 Posts: 605	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 17:40:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HarryB41 on Aug 8, 2006 17:40:33 GMT -5 You did some really nice wire work with this one for sure! Awesome! Harry

Bikerrandy can identify rocks - even green ones Say what?? Member since September 2005 Posts: 15,688	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 18:29:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bikerrandy on Aug 8, 2006 18:29:37 GMT -5 Wow, your first one eh? Looks like every bead is wired perfectly, that's amazing!!
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Shelbeeray has rocks in the head Member since January 2006 Posts: 688	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 20:49:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Shelbeeray on Aug 8, 2006 20:49:28 GMT -5 Awesome Kim! That is a classy piece. I love how it looks as though the beads are weaving in and out. The clasp looks perfect - did you use 18HH for it?

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1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 22:21:41 GMT -5

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this was in the august 2002 wire artist jeweller magazine. it calls for 15" 20-ga square 1/2 hard wire, 24" 23-ga round 1/2 hard wire, 3" 22-ga square hard wire, & 18-20 4mm beads. i used 22-ga 1/2 hard or hard for everything because that's what i had. the beads are purple moss agate minus all the purple that i used in another project lol. aside from the minor change in wire, i followed the instructions exactly i thought. it was suppose to make a "medium" size bracelet so i'm thinking it's going to turn out a 7"-7.5" bracelet. it barely makes it to 6" with the clasp. my daughter admires everything i make so this just worked out fine. when she woke up she had a fine new bracelet that fits her perfectly. apparently you lose length in the zig-zag pattern but i thought the clasp would add this back - NOT!

i'd take the size you want and multiply it by 2.5 and use that amount; multiply the bead wire x 3. if you have too much you can cut it off before you finish and add the clasp. each zig-zag bend is suppose to be done using the 1/8" part of your flat nose pliers. i probably breezed over that info and went further down on my pliers causing it to shorten the bracelet. gosh but the 1/8" part of the pliers is the very tip area - hard to grasp there and it might slip.

the next one will be longer! probably be a cat collar lol.

kim

181lizard Cave Dweller Still lurking :) Member since December 2005 Posts: 2,171	1st bracelet Aug 8, 2006 23:20:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 181lizard on Aug 8, 2006 23:20:53 GMT -5 Way to go on the bracelet Kim! Very Freakin Cool!
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Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	1st bracelet Aug 9, 2006 7:38:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 9, 2006 7:38:35 GMT -5 Kim I thought I saw that somewhere, I think I have that issue! Do your round nose piliers slip when you try to twist the wire? I think I may be doing something wrong... - what a surprise!!!

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	1st bracelet Aug 9, 2006 12:55:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Aug 9, 2006 12:55:57 GMT -5 tweetie i do not have good luck twisting wire. sands is a pro at it with the cordless drill. maybe he'll take some pics and show you how he does it. it works great. kim

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1st bracelet Aug 9, 2006 13:27:47 GMT -5

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Kim I meant trying to bend the wire - twisting is okay I got one of those pin-vise thingys and it's okay for a short lenght of wire - When I grab the wire to make a loop with the round-nosed pliers to make loops, the pliers twist out of whack - maybe I need a better technique.... I need a better grip too.

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	1st bracelet Aug 9, 2006 14:27:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Aug 9, 2006 14:27:49 GMT -5 tweetie try grabbing on with your round-nose pliers and bending the wire around instead of moving the pliers. kim

kjohn0102 freely admits to licking rocks Member since April 2006 Posts: 774	1st bracelet Aug 10, 2006 18:52:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjohn0102 on Aug 10, 2006 18:52:22 GMT -5 WOW-very cool Kim. I always have trouble getting the right size for my bracelets-they either end up way big (8") or tiny. KJ
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Crystalclear starting to spend too much on rocks I'm Anthony ^That's Buster^ Member since September 2006 Posts: 217	1st bracelet Oct 7, 2006 18:00:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Crystalclear on Oct 7, 2006 18:00:39 GMT -5 I would like the instructions on how to make this bracelet please.
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