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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 24, 2006 19:20:11 GMT -5
OK im sittin here waitin for my motor from lortone and when bill got home it didnt come but he had an envelope for me from canada and guess what it was???? , , , , , , , , ,   a very cool hand made chain from tweet for my daughter well it's too dam cool lookin tweet,,, i never would have made it to the end i cant even see the rings hahaha i just wanted to say THANKYOU and the next cool piece of boulder opal i cut ill make ya a cab --- since ya said ya realy like it i forgot im gonna wrap that cab in sterling and put it on the chain for chic |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 24, 2006 20:07:13 GMT -5
Wow! Just wow!. Chain and the cab are both gorgeous!...mel
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Post by stoner on Jun 24, 2006 20:12:09 GMT -5
Very cool John. That is one of your best cabs ever, and the chain is too cool. Nice job Tweetie.
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Debs
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Post by Debs on Jun 24, 2006 20:32:38 GMT -5
Love the colors! Beautiful Tweet!
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Post by Cher on Jun 24, 2006 21:13:10 GMT -5
Holy Freakin' WoW!! Tweet, you made that chain by hand? How many jump rings does it take to make something like that and how the heck do you keep it straight what one comes next? That's a really really nice gift and that cab will look way cool on it. I bet you can guarantee that's one chain that will never break.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jun 24, 2006 21:50:02 GMT -5
y'all it is awesome to behold. how long did it take you tweetie? the rings are so small i just cannot even imagine the time involved and were you cross eyed afterward?
kim
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jun 25, 2006 0:03:02 GMT -5
Love that can Sands....but Holy Crap on that chain Tweet! How the heck do you keep your patience intact, before going insane making something like that. That is a great looking chain, and I sure can't wait to see the finished wrapped cab hanging on that chain. Beautiful stuff from both of you. You both ROCK!
Steve
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Post by joe on Jun 25, 2006 1:00:56 GMT -5
That chain is awesome Tweetie! I love it. That's too small for me to do. No way!
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 25, 2006 8:31:28 GMT -5
Hey Sands, you have no idea how happy I am that you got that - the post office made me fill out a paper for small packages and I'm thinking they're gonna lose it, that's why they made me fill out that form *whew!*
John if it,s too long, PM me and I could walk you through how to shorten it for your daughter - or send it back to me and I'll shorten it for you. (remember to tighten the clasp periodically)
That was one of the projects I did while watching - um - listening to the TV - I could only do about 1" per day, sometimes less so it took a while - this chain is 20" as I thought it was for Sands himself.
How many rings are in there.... I have no idea maybe 1300 rings they're really tiny - they were 24 gauge Stainless Steel in 1/16" (which were really tough to open & close even at that size)
Can't wait to see the wrapped stone on there - please post a picture
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HarryB41
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Post by HarryB41 on Jun 25, 2006 9:06:22 GMT -5
Absolutely stunning!
Always wanted to do chainmaille. The Boulder Opal is magnificent!
You are one lucky dude dude!
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Post by sandsman1 on Jun 25, 2006 15:06:35 GMT -5
tweet the size is fine --hey i would have wore it but since i got hurt and gained all the weight i got a neck like a tree trunk hahaha --- so i fig my daughter loves all this stuff so ill do her cab and send both i know she will love it ---thanks again tweet it is a very special gift i know it took along time to make
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Post by cpdad on Jun 25, 2006 17:59:58 GMT -5
beautiful stuff...and i mean both.....so that is boulder opal?
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 25, 2006 18:09:38 GMT -5
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Post by Cher on Jun 25, 2006 18:43:31 GMT -5
An inch a day, wow girl you have way more patience than I do, that's amazing. Did you make the rings or did you buy them premade? I am really impressed Tweet, it's awesome! I can see why you'd be worried about the post losing it, that would have been terrible.
PS Tweet, is that hard to learn how to do?
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Post by gemkoi on Jun 25, 2006 19:19:22 GMT -5
That is very nice indeed, way to Go Tweet! And that called Charolite by the way. It forms similar to Seraphinite, but chemical it is different.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jun 25, 2006 19:59:55 GMT -5
Cher. Tami got me hooked on this chainmail thing - it's easy to learn - my 10 year old daughter did some - in a bigger size and I bought those rings - you can make them with knitting needles if you want but I bought my rings - I made another chain for a co-worker with earrings out of the 1 oz of rings I had - I made my mom one out of 24 gauge wire 3/32" diameter rings but I made a spiral chain for her
Cher if you want a site for any chainmail - let me know I'll PM you the site
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Post by rockds on Jun 25, 2006 20:06:52 GMT -5
very nice!
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Post by stefan on Jun 26, 2006 12:49:15 GMT -5
WOW tweet!!!
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Post by driftwood on Jun 27, 2006 3:41:51 GMT -5
That is awesome ! That must have taken a long time to make, great job.
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