nvkermit1512
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2014
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Post by nvkermit1512 on Feb 1, 2017 15:19:41 GMT -5
Howdy all, I just finished my first necklace (first is the since that I was paid to make, lol). He wanted a unique gift for his wife's upcoming birthday. We talk about what she like's and decided on a 18" 4mm silver rope necklace with 3 birthstones ( Amethyst for her, Amethyst for child 1, and Peridot for child 2). And since she is an avid collector of heart shaped rocks, he wanted her stone to be heart shaped. Only ran into one problem when making the heart, an inclusion surfaced in the front and caused a small pocket. Rather than regrinding and losing a lot of the stone I cleaned out the void and embedded a very small faceted ruby. He was happy with the results and he said she loves it. I know I have a long way to go to be on pare with everyone else here, but I am enjoying the path to get there. Hope yall like it. 
Here is the stone that will become the heart 
Preformed and prepolished
Polished with ruby embedded
And the finished piece
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Post by Pat on Feb 1, 2017 15:29:09 GMT -5
Very nice! Good save either the ruby.
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nvkermit1512
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2014
Posts: 143
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Post by nvkermit1512 on Feb 1, 2017 15:31:58 GMT -5
Thank you, I would had to remove a lot from the face of it to bring it back to even on the front.
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Post by orrum on Feb 1, 2017 16:00:22 GMT -5
That is beyond nice!
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Post by wigglinrocks on Feb 1, 2017 16:27:49 GMT -5
Very nice , like the way you improvised
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Post by melhill1659 on Feb 1, 2017 19:37:26 GMT -5
I would wear that proudly!!! And for the husband to commission such a special piece is a tear jerker. An I'm not even that type.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 1, 2017 20:04:42 GMT -5
OK, so I read the text and and I expected it to be real newbie looking after your description- but it isn't AT ALL. You sold yourself short. It's a very nice necklace, with a sweet ruby and a sweet story. |
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nvkermit1512
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2014
Posts: 143
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Post by nvkermit1512 on Feb 1, 2017 22:37:45 GMT -5
All of yall are too kind. I do thank you for the kind words
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