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Post by superioragates on Oct 1, 2010 13:14:24 GMT -5
Yesterday & today's wrap...approx. 15 feet of 26 ga. round, 64" of 22 ga. square, 2 feet 1/2 round.  Stone is 1 1/2" tall x 1" wide over-all pendant size is 2 1/4" tall Hope ya like it! Thanks for lookin' (again)!! ;D Marie |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Oct 1, 2010 14:02:00 GMT -5
Nice!
thats a lot of wire!
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Post by dbrealityrocks on Oct 1, 2010 14:06:23 GMT -5
man, you must feel wired, or are you hard wired? Very nice and very intense
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Post by amyk on Oct 1, 2010 16:00:19 GMT -5
Excellent. You've got it down now. A totaly different style, but still your style. How long did that take you to make?
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Post by superioragates on Oct 1, 2010 17:22:07 GMT -5
Thanks everyone!
Amy- this took me about 9 hours to do....lots and lots of little areas to weave in there, but worth it in the end I think.
Thanks again all!!!
Marie
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Post by amyk on Oct 1, 2010 17:29:22 GMT -5
It does look worth the effort. If you were to sell it, what would you sell it for? More than your other quicker ones with less wire I hope?
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Post by superioragates on Oct 1, 2010 17:46:13 GMT -5
This is listed in my Etsy shop for 79.99....hoping I am not asking too much for it...I dunno, guess we'll see what happens huh? I only ask like 35-40 for most of my stuff, but these intricate weaves just take forever to do, so feel like they are worth a bit more. Pricing is always a guessing game for me. I have people constantly telling me I am way too cheap, and should be charging more, even had someone kinda yell at me cuz they couldn't compete w/my prices...well, I am not in it to get rich, I just wanna make enough to feed my hobby, and maybe a little "extra" for supplies and stuff....
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Post by stonesthatrock on Oct 1, 2010 17:56:40 GMT -5
beautiful work, jo told me last night you got inspired from the wraps i showed. I think you're doing just as well........ very, very nice.
mary ann
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Post by dbrealityrocks on Oct 1, 2010 19:04:51 GMT -5
well I would say you're definitely selling yourself short there. $10/hr should be minimum anyone gets paid for doing any job. When you figure in supplies (22ga sq @ $20 oz for silver is $.99 ft) overhead (have to pay for space) and fees for shows and or internet you really should be charging $20. I would never yell at someone for their "hobby" but when people are trying to make a living doing the same not charging what it's really worth is doing them a disservice. Course on the other hand look at made in china where people only get paid pennies a day.
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Post by tanyafrench on Oct 1, 2010 21:45:31 GMT -5
Oh I think that is a very fair price. Your time and the material used. It's a bargain! And it's beautifully done.
Tanya
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Post by amyk on Oct 2, 2010 16:01:49 GMT -5
I charge from $35.00 to $65.00 for my wraps depending on the stone and the wire. Of course it is good to test the market. I agree with selling this one for $79.99 and if it sells right away, I'd charge more for the next one. That's just my 2 cents. You can do whatever you want.
It is a gorgeous piece. Actually if that was my first one using that technique, I would probably not sell it. So I could compare it to my pieces a year from now.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 2, 2010 18:42:15 GMT -5
22 feet of wire? Damn. lol.... Very cool, it's awesome work. Honestly, I liked your older stuff better. Don't get me wrong, that's a beautiful piece but I think that the wire might over-power the stone. I really love your previous designs.  |
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Post by drocknut on Oct 4, 2010 21:01:43 GMT -5
Holy moly Marie, that's a lot of wire. That is a beautiful stone and the wire work is amazing but the two together seem to detract from each other. Does that make sense? Guess I like the simple stuff too.
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