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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 18, 2004 20:02:14 GMT -5
i must get a better way to photograph stuff.....in the summer it was easy with natural light...anyway, you DID say to keep on posting....here is a piece of the snakskin jasper...   some more of Cher's Laker   and a little piece of mex lace in a 20" strand   thanks for being all the cool people you are.....and for looking KD |
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Post by cookie3rocks on Nov 18, 2004 20:28:07 GMT -5
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Nov 18, 2004 20:34:06 GMT -5
KD, those are beautiful, as usual!
What is that thingy between the stone and necklace? A spacer of some sort, I suppose, but what kind? I like those!
Also like the ones on the Mex Lace necklace. What size are the beads?
llana
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Post by Cher on Nov 18, 2004 21:34:27 GMT -5
Is that some of that Prairie Agate? Man that looks almost orange. That rock had lots of different shades in the inside. I love the beading on the that snakeskin ... awesome job.
Cher
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 18, 2004 21:51:06 GMT -5
so gorgeous everytime! you just keep right on posting them cause i love it.
kim
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 19, 2004 9:12:54 GMT -5
llama, the thingy at the wire that holds the stone is a little seed bead to protect the string from the wire....i knot at regular intervals and try to get that fairly tight right there....
the mex lace beads, the largest ones are 6mm rose quartz, there are some 4mm rose quartz and pink malaysian jade (looks orange in the photo) and a few 3mm watermelon malaysian jade....
thanks for all your comments!
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 19, 2004 9:21:46 GMT -5
hey KD that first one with the blood red beads is way cool looking perfect match for the stone---very nice work
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aquababie19
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Post by aquababie19 on Nov 19, 2004 11:04:48 GMT -5
very nice! i am loving that snakeskin jasper with that color. hey you should get some of those display busts.
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Nov 19, 2004 17:39:25 GMT -5
Hey, KD, I am feeling a lot better now because the beads I got are 3mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, etc. They just look so much smaller in person!  Got lots of seed beads - the tiniest things I have ever seen! But the thingy I was talking about is the silver bell looking thing on each end of the beads. I know they are spacers, but what are they called. They are neat looking. Do you take the wire that goes through the stone all the way back up thru the spacer and bead and then do the twist thingy? Or do you do the twist thingy at the stone end too and hide it under the bell looking thing? Questions, questions!! ;D llana |
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 19, 2004 18:23:52 GMT -5
i do the twist thingy up a few twists then clip the wire just enough to hide with a bead....you need a bead with a larger diameter hole to actually hide the ugly parts. before Kim came up with the hide-a-bead technology i was trying to hide that part with wire wrap....Kim's way is a lot better and cleaner looking i think.
glad you are happier with what you got, i use an Opti-Visor a lot both with drilling and beading, and yes, one day i am going to end up in public with this device on my head getting funny farm looks...........
KD
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Post by Cher on Nov 19, 2004 18:40:20 GMT -5
Llana those are bead caps that your asking about.
Cher
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Post by hermatite on Nov 21, 2004 9:40:32 GMT -5
really lovely KD...I like the shark tooth aspect of a couple of them. Without the beads, I'm thinking those would be good pendants for guys as well. Just something to think about.
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Tellfamily
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Post by Tellfamily on Nov 21, 2004 10:04:48 GMT -5
They lood great. Way to go!
My wife liked them a lot and wanted to know if you ever do a matching ear ring thing?
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