amyk
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Post by amyk on Jul 12, 2017 17:33:58 GMT -5
I decided that I needed some help to improve my weaving. So I found and paid for a tutorial on etsy. I think it was well worth the $8.00. What do you think?     This is done in 20 gauge copper round with 28 gauge purple craft wire. It took me 5 hours. hopefully I will get faster with practice. |
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Jul 12, 2017 17:36:22 GMT -5
Are these pictures blurry or is it my eyes?
I am getting cataracts, So I can't always tell anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 18:00:39 GMT -5
Wow that is so pretty!
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Post by Pat on Jul 12, 2017 18:16:02 GMT -5
Pretty fancy, but doesn't overwhelm your stone. Nice job!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 12, 2017 18:18:57 GMT -5
Looks good to me! I like the bail.
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Jul 12, 2017 18:58:19 GMT -5
Thanks. The bail was the easiest part. I'm gonna do that bail more often.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 20:04:28 GMT -5
Are these pictures blurry or is it my eyes? I am getting cataracts, So I can't always tell anymore. Google the concept of looking direct at the setting or rising sun. Looks like the sun clears cataracts. Dosage is short per day. But results seem positive. No surgery required. |
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Jul 12, 2017 20:35:16 GMT -5
Thanks shotgunner, I will try that. Also, what kind of lizard is that as your avatar?
I have bearded dragons. It looks kinda like a beardie but the colors are awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 10:37:06 GMT -5
Thanks shotgunner, I will try that. Also, what kind of lizard is that as your avatar? I have bearded dragons. It looks kinda like a beardie but the colors are awesome. My avatar is a chuckwalla. A vegetarian from the Mojave desert. I had and bred bearded dragons in the mid 1990's. If you find useful websites for cataracts treated by sunlight, please share them. |
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Post by Tommy on Jul 13, 2017 11:32:17 GMT -5
Beautiful pendants Amy! I'm afraid it's not really the tutorial that gets the credit though - it's your skill and artistic eye that allows you to create such pieces.
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Post by amyk on Jul 13, 2017 12:38:39 GMT -5
I followed the tutorial exactly on that one. So I will give credit to it. Now it is time to do what my son always did with his legos. Use those skills and change it up.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 13, 2017 15:15:22 GMT -5
I followed the tutorial exactly on that one. So I will give credit to it. Now it is time to do what my son always did with his legos. Use those skills and change it up. I like the lego comparison! |
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Post by socalagatehound on Jul 14, 2017 11:22:34 GMT -5
Thanks shotgunner, I will try that. Also, what kind of lizard is that as your avatar? I have bearded dragons. It looks kinda like a beardie but the colors are awesome. My avatar is a chuckwalla. A vegetarian from the Mojave desert. I had and bred bearded dragons in the mid 1990's. If you find useful websites for cataracts treated by sunlight, please share them. Just did the cataract surgery on my left eye. I was lucky because my insurance covered it. Surgery was a piece of cake and the results are wonderful. I can see the rocks again....and the chuckwallas. I had heard that exposure to UV was thought to be a cause of accelerated cataract growth. My surgeon thought mine was the result of repeated blunt force trauma to my eyes during my soccer career. Food for thought but results still wonderful. Craig |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2017 12:27:03 GMT -5
My avatar is a chuckwalla. A vegetarian from the Mojave desert. I had and bred bearded dragons in the mid 1990's. If you find useful websites for cataracts treated by sunlight, please share them. Just did the cataract surgery on my left eye. I was lucky because my insurance covered it. Surgery was a piece of cake and the results are wonderful. I can see the rocks again....and the chuckwallas. I had heard that exposure to UV was thought to be a cause of accelerated cataract growth. My surgeon thought mine was the result of repeated blunt force trauma to my eyes during my soccer career. Food for thought but results still wonderful. Craig Well, the sun protects from most skin cancers. 99% of melanoma start in places the sun don't shine. But they tell us to use sunscreen and the statistics showed skin cancer rates went up. And believe it or not, rickets is back! Sunscreen and irrational fear of sunlight is keeping folks from making their own vitamin D. So, for me, I'll research the sunlight cure of cataracts or at least a preventative, and I get to see more sunsets as a result. Glad your surgery went well!! Woot!! |
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 14, 2017 14:37:50 GMT -5
Beautiful pendants Amy! I'm afraid it's not really the tutorial that gets the credit though - it's your skill and artistic eye that allows you to create such pieces. I was thinking the same as Tommy. Your skill and maybe a hint of two from the tutorial is what made this really beautiful. amyk
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Post by Psycho on Jul 15, 2017 14:18:26 GMT -5
Well my wife seen it and wants one lol geeze now more work thanks a lot Amy lol. It is truly a beautiful pendant.
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Post by peachfront on Jul 16, 2017 15:47:36 GMT -5
Everybody I know who has had cataract surgery has been extremely happy with it. Some of them ended up with 20/20 vision in that eye-- better than they had before. And insurance covers it.
We have a proven, inexpensive technology that works for just about everybody. I'm not a doctor. Ask an eye surgeon how a cataract should be treated, and go with that. Even without medical school, I can almost guarantee the treatment will involve a few seconds with a modern laser rather than randomly staring moodily into the setting sun. I mean, c'mon. Looking directly into the sun is a known high risk behavior. Again, don't ask Google or the internet. Ask somebody who actually graduated medical school, such as the person who will be doing your laser surgery.
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Jul 16, 2017 17:23:31 GMT -5
Well my wife seen it and wants one lol geeze now more work thanks a lot Amy lol. It is truly a beautiful pendant. This one is for sale.  |
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Jul 16, 2017 17:24:21 GMT -5
Or i can send you a link to the tutorial so you can do it yourself.
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Post by Psycho on Jul 16, 2017 19:07:32 GMT -5
Or i can send you a link to the tutorial so you can do it yourself. Amy that would be great if you want to pm it to me, I have some cabs my wife wants done. |
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