lisemacfadden
having dreams about rocks
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Post by lisemacfadden on Feb 15, 2014 12:00:39 GMT -5
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Feb 15, 2014 14:27:19 GMT -5
Those a all beautiful Lise! I think my favorite is the second one down - amethyst crystals yes?
Welcome to the board!
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aimeesrockworks
spending too much on rocks
I really do look like my avatar... it kinda freaks me out.
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Post by aimeesrockworks on Feb 15, 2014 15:22:50 GMT -5
Adore the crystal ones... excellent wraps all around though!
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timloco
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Post by timloco on Feb 15, 2014 15:37:09 GMT -5
Love these, nice rocks well presented. I think my fav is the second from the bottom.
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lisemacfadden
having dreams about rocks
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Post by lisemacfadden on Feb 15, 2014 15:59:41 GMT -5
Those a all beautiful Lise! I think my favorite is the second one down - amethyst crystals yes? Welcome to the board! Thanks Tommy! Yes, they are amethyst crystals from Thunder Bay, ON |
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Post by vegasjames on Feb 15, 2014 16:32:52 GMT -5
Fantastic job on all of them. The center right one looks like a shark tooth.
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lisemacfadden
having dreams about rocks
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Post by lisemacfadden on Feb 15, 2014 16:37:25 GMT -5
Fantastic job on all of them. The center right one looks like a shark tooth. Thanks vegasjames - that's what I thought too and it's why I wrapped it! |
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Post by Pat on Feb 15, 2014 16:41:29 GMT -5
Beautiful work!
Especially like your treatment of the crystals.
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tfbc
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by tfbc on Feb 16, 2014 11:12:29 GMT -5
Very complimentary frames on those stunning pieces. Great work !
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Post by drocknut on Feb 16, 2014 11:17:40 GMT -5
Those all look wonderful. Great job. I think your bails look great. We tend to be our own worst critics so don't be so hard on yourself and try to kick that perfectionism out the window. I struggle with that sometimes myself and it helps to get input from others on here to put things in perspective.
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Post by pghram on Feb 16, 2014 16:57:33 GMT -5
Very nice set, I especially like the oval & the round cab-wraps.
Rich
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lisemacfadden
having dreams about rocks
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Post by lisemacfadden on Feb 16, 2014 18:33:34 GMT -5
Those all look wonderful. Great job. I think your bails look great. We tend to be our own worst critics so don't be so hard on yourself and try to kick that perfectionism out the window. I struggle with that sometimes myself and it helps to get input from others on here to put things in perspective. Thanks Diane. I know you're right but it's amazing how you can see your flaws once you take photos and post them! I haven't been at this very long but I love it and I will just continue to improve with practice. I appreciate your input. Lise |
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 16, 2014 19:35:46 GMT -5
Nice wraps, I especially like the next to last, kind of has that all seeing eye effect.
Lee #2
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 17, 2014 8:58:00 GMT -5
Great work for a newbie or even not so newbie. I love those clusters and they are not easy to do. Keep up the good work.  |
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meviva
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Post by meviva on Feb 17, 2014 15:31:20 GMT -5
Wow those are great! I am also learning how to wrap. I like the rectangular one in the last row. The crystals are awesome, I've never seen them wrapped before. I like the way the copper wire looks on the second one. When you put the patina on the copper, did you dip the entire piece or brush it on? I just got some liver of sulphur and want to try it on my pieces.
Andrea
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lisemacfadden
having dreams about rocks
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Post by lisemacfadden on Feb 17, 2014 15:49:03 GMT -5
Wow those are great! I am also learning how to wrap. I like the rectangular one in the last row. The crystals are awesome, I've never seen them wrapped before. I like the way the copper wire looks on the second one. When you put the patina on the copper, did you dip the entire piece or brush it on? I just got some liver of sulphur and want to try it on my pieces. Andrea Thanks Andrea. I did have a few of the amethyst crystals fall apart on me as I was wrapping them so I learned how aggressive I could and could not be. As for the LOS, I had a small margerine container of warm water (maybe 2 cups of water?), to which I added my jewelry pieces. Then I added 1 teaspoon of the LOS, stirred it and kept the pieces in for about 30 seconds. I think that was too long because every piece went very black and almost flaky. Next time I think I would add the LOS to the water then dip the pieces in very quickly. But a quick buffing with fine steel wool removed much of the tarnish and left what you see. Adding patina is really fun! |
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Tom
fully equipped rock polisher
My dad Tom suddenly passed away yesterday, Just wanted his "rock" family to know.
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Post by Tom on Feb 17, 2014 19:36:04 GMT -5
All are great I realy like the shark tooth one
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 18, 2014 19:17:24 GMT -5
I like the sharks tooth look alike. It looks like a tumble. That is interesting that you wrap random shapes.
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