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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 17, 2008 16:17:51 GMT -5
:-/there is a required symettry with butterflies that is not required for fish....  but ya gotta try these things i guess. not a total wasted batch, but nor quite the success i'd hoped for:   the agate did a lot better than the tigereye........  in trying to tumble out the saw marks, i tumbled out the shape. here are some bits that Steve Holmes sent me, i have yet to try and cab some of this:  and what would be a batch without at least one piece of lace?   thanks for looking! KD |
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Post by SteveHolmes on Feb 17, 2008 16:33:16 GMT -5
KD,
What a Great Idea! I love the Fishbowls and now I guess I'm gonna have to try some of the Butterfly Skies! I think the green ones turned out pretty darn nice. I can see these flying around in some fishbowls wiith some silk flowers. I do like the idea of butterflies too! love your Lace and even those pieces I sent you turned out pretty good. You'd think with that stuff...the gold-material would fleck out during the tumbling..but it seems more malleable. Very cool batch...and I wouldn't call it a failure!
Steve
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Post by Cher on Feb 17, 2008 16:38:15 GMT -5
Some of those turned out really really nice, what a great idea. Did you just use your saw to shape them? Lovely batch over all KD, beautiful hunk of lace there. I really like the green butterflies. ;D
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 17, 2008 17:26:26 GMT -5
Are you doing those in a rotary tumbler? A vibe can get rid of the saw marks without grinding the shape away. That's still a beautiful batch darlin!
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 17, 2008 17:29:34 GMT -5
Hey, I'd say some of those came out pretty darn nice and you sure have some fine looking stones in that batch....Mel
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Post by geogoddess on Feb 17, 2008 18:05:19 GMT -5
The only ones that don't still look like butterflies to me are the two large tiger eye ones. A couple just look like they're old and have been attacked by cats or something.
Still very pretty.
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Post by deb193redux on Feb 17, 2008 19:09:02 GMT -5
Hey KD, whats the white stone with the short red needles? It really stands out.
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 17, 2008 19:18:41 GMT -5
you'd have to ask Steve Holmes, deb193redux, he sent that to me. i have a few slices waiting to cab, it's neat stuff, huh?
KD
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Post by Wolfden on Feb 17, 2008 20:58:09 GMT -5
Great batch KD I like the green ones also , they came out great. I use the Dremel to get rid of any saw marks
Thanks for the pictures
Wolf
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Post by luv2hound on Feb 17, 2008 21:50:07 GMT -5
KD, I think your butterflies are really cute. And the rest of the batch is pretty cool too. The crazy lace turned out fabulous.
~~Mitzi~~
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Post by rollingstone on Feb 18, 2008 4:07:22 GMT -5
KD, you are your own worst critic. ;D I think most of those butterflies turned out really nicely, forget about the few that didn't. And everything else in the batch turned out superbly, so I have to call that SUCCESS, not fail.  Wicked lace BTW, I swear you have the world's primo lace agate dealer in your pocket! -Don |
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Feb 18, 2008 4:16:43 GMT -5
Hi KD,
I think also they turned out great no one expects hairs on the bitterflies legs !!!!!!!
All the best for some more,
I will try your idea also, seems like the harder Agates are the winners ?
Thanks for sharring
jack
Yorkshire UK
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Feb 18, 2008 4:18:41 GMT -5
Hi KD,
I think also they turned out great no one expects hairs on the bitterflies legs !!!!!!!
All the best for some more,
I will try your idea also, seems like the harder Agates are the winners ?
Thanks for sharring
jack
Yorkshire UK
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Post by Tonyterner on Feb 18, 2008 10:22:49 GMT -5
I can see what you mean about the shape but some of them came out really nice, the green ones especially. Great batch over all.
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Post by grayfingers on Feb 19, 2008 7:55:18 GMT -5
I think your butterflies are really nice, especially for your first try at them! Prehaps one could make the shapes exaggerated so the tumbling process would still leave the design with good definition. The green ones are really nice as they are now!
Bill
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Post by Titania on Feb 19, 2008 8:04:54 GMT -5
I think the butterflies are super cute, especially the green ones! And that lace...whew! Awesome. |
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Post by Terry664 on Feb 20, 2008 9:55:11 GMT -5
KD the batch is great, I think the butterflies turned out good. I have been wanting to do those, my wife is butterfly crazy, as well as Unicorn crazy. I did the unicorn, I guess I will have to try the butterfly now. That shine on the others is awesome.
Terry
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 20, 2008 10:20:03 GMT -5
How about making wings and a cylindrical body, tumbling them separately, and assembling them after they are polished? I think I've seen someone do that before and they even added wire antennae. They came out really cool looking....Mel
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Feb 20, 2008 10:41:09 GMT -5
But what a Brilliant Idea!!!! .. And I like that crazy pink one in between those two green ones too!.. I like those baby ones too they're cute! and the rest of the batch is still beautiful! I really like that tiny yellow one I see next to that lace in that last pic! Don't give up tho.. you're on to something that's for sure!
Btw.. Great Shine!
*smiles*
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 20, 2008 12:12:40 GMT -5
I think they're awesome, mishapen or not! the whole batch is a winner!
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but ya gotta try these things i guess. not a total wasted batch, but nor quite the success i'd hoped for:
