An exercise in tiny wraps..

lisatech starting to spend too much on rocks Member since May 2011 Posts: 140	An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 27, 2011 17:10:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lisatech on May 27, 2011 17:10:30 GMT -5 Here is a wrap I finished up today that is only about 1" x 3/4" - I need littler fingers! Attachments:

lisatech starting to spend too much on rocks Member since May 2011 Posts: 140	An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 27, 2011 17:14:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lisatech on May 27, 2011 17:14:27 GMT -5 I have to give credit to bikerrandy for his pics of bending the wire before molding around the stone - if I hadn't seen his pics I don't think I would have had the idea for the way the front came out.

tanyafrench driving up their electric bill Great Grandson, Next Generation Rockhound! Member since May 2010 Posts: 2,229	An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 27, 2011 17:21:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tanyafrench on May 27, 2011 17:21:03 GMT -5 Wow Lisa, you did great and that is one beautiful Opal. Tanya
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An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 27, 2011 17:26:30 GMT -5

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Thank you... The opal is one of a bunch of stones my dad did a long time ago... and I am pleased that I am able to do something with the stones that my mom sent to me last year when I started into the wire wrapping thing.

mc2 fully equipped rock polisher Member since April 2009 Posts: 1,147	An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 27, 2011 18:34:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mc2 on May 27, 2011 18:34:24 GMT -5 Wow! Good work on that!! You have got the touch! Mike
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unclesoska freely admits to licking rocks All those jade boulders tossed in search of gold! Member since February 2011 Posts: 934	An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 27, 2011 18:50:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by unclesoska on May 27, 2011 18:50:51 GMT -5 Love the wrap. It looks like a little opal house.

Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 27, 2011 19:15:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on May 27, 2011 19:15:47 GMT -5 Nice job on the wrap. Seems to overwhelm a very nice stone though...
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An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 29, 2011 6:45:47 GMT -5

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May 27, 2011 19:15:47 GMT -5 Toad said:

Nice job on the wrap. Seems to overwhelm a very nice stone though...

I thought that a bit as well looking at the picture but when I wore it yesterday, it doesn't look that way in person... Very weird..

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate your candid feedback. :-)

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An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 29, 2011 6:56:57 GMT -5

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Post by Toad on May 29, 2011 6:56:57 GMT -5

No problem. I'm sometimes too candid for some. But I don't take myself too seriously. I figure take my feedback or leave it, it either helps or it doesn't.

FYI - I don't wrap myself, but really appreciate the beautiful work you and others do.

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frane misunderstood rock expert Member since July 2008 Posts: 11,015	An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 31, 2011 9:53:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by frane on May 31, 2011 9:53:47 GMT -5 You sure did a nice job on a small wrap! Fran

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lisatech starting to spend too much on rocks Member since May 2011 Posts: 140	An exercise in tiny wraps.. May 31, 2011 21:00:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lisatech on May 31, 2011 21:00:11 GMT -5 Do they even make 24 gauge, half-hard - square and half-round? Then I am going to need little, itty-bitty fingers for the wrapping then!

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An exercise in tiny wraps.. Jun 24, 2011 16:43:59 GMT -5

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Post by lisatech on Jun 24, 2011 16:43:59 GMT -5

So I just sold the opal wrap today with a sterling silver chain as well as the Labradorite shown here - the Labradorite was a commission as I was wearing my first Labradorite wrap and she really liked the stone but it was a bit heavy for her. So I found this slightly smaller one in the blue tones she likes, wrapped it yesterday and took it up to her today and she bought both! Now I need business cards!

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