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Post by Cher on Apr 24, 2005 1:23:09 GMT -5
Hey Cher- How 'bout treating us to a picture of your piece w/ light in the background? (kinda like what KD did w/ her most recent CABS photos) I'm assuming that agate is totally transluecent? If so, that would make a nice photo and quite possibly increase it's value. Gaeter Except for the white banding, the rest of the agate is transluscent. I'll see what I can do to take a pic with light behind it. Cher |
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Post by nepherite on Apr 24, 2005 2:01:04 GMT -5
Great work on that stone !
How long does it take to wire the stone ?
Tony
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Post by Cher on Apr 24, 2005 11:31:16 GMT -5
Great work on that stone ! How long does it take to wire the stone ? Tony It took me about 7 hours to wrap this but that's because I'm still very much a "newbie" to wrapping and much of it was spent trying to figure out how to do the ends. This is only the 8th stone I've wrapped so I'm continually struggling. I've tried wrapping a lot more than that but they all ended up tossed in my "I'm so frustrated" corner. ;D (not the stones, just the mangled wire) Gaetz, here's a pic I took outside. We need someone to give a tutorial or something on taking pics with the light behind the stone. All of the others I took were terrible, this one is pretty washed out looking but the stone really is transparent. Holding it in front of a lightbulb just doesn't work (at least for me it didn't). Cher  |
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Post by gaetzchamp on Apr 25, 2005 0:09:58 GMT -5
Again, I absolutely love it. Thanks for whetting my whistle w/ the picture.
Just out of curiousity (kill me now please) does the stone seem to change colors if you place different colors behind it??? What I'm thinking is, that if you had some kind of a little fabric cutout or something to place behind it, you could alter the look. Instead of being always gorgeously white all the time, it could be gorgeously white, blue, red, etc. Kind of a weird thought, but it may be quite unique.
Gaeter
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Post by Cher on Apr 25, 2005 6:55:32 GMT -5
Now that's a unique idea, but it wouldn't work with this one. The white is basically solid, it wouldn't be affected by something colored behind it.
Cher
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Post by llanago on Apr 25, 2005 7:36:04 GMT -5
Cher, that is absolutely beautiiful! You did a great job!
llana
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Post by Alice on Apr 25, 2005 8:15:39 GMT -5
Cher,
What I used to do when I took pictures of my woodworking was hang a dark shirt or a white table cloth from a clothes line.
In your case, I would hang the necklace up (you can hold it up with one hand while you take a picture with the other) but your shirt / table cloth should be at a small distance from the stone. not up against it.
That way light shines through, and you have a dark or light background.
Hope this helps.
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Post by stubby on Apr 25, 2005 8:28:53 GMT -5
I am always amazed at what you "wrappers" are able to accomplish! It's amazing.
stub
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Post by stefan on Apr 25, 2005 12:20:27 GMT -5
WOW Love it!
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Post by Banjocreek on Apr 25, 2005 12:47:02 GMT -5
I am thinking that holding the piece for the picture might be the best idea. I get alot of requests for the 'size' of the jewelry and I don't like having a coin in the shot. Stating dimensions in mm or inches is not very visual. Maybe take pictures of it on someones neck to give an idea of proportion. I don't think I have a very attractive neckline though. Perhaps if I shave first, there could be some improvement.  Just and idea. |
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Post by chassroc on Apr 25, 2005 13:09:25 GMT -5
Cher,
Great wrapping...such a simple stone and elegant...
csroc
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Post by Cher on Apr 25, 2005 13:18:30 GMT -5
Hey Banjo, I did up this image of it with the dimentions like this .... do you think it looks ok?  Cher Ok, I redid it and held the pendant up to the puter screen. This is the "actual" size according to my monitor. Dang it, I can see the point of holding it in your hand to get a size reference and you're right, I don't want to put a coin in there.  |
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Post by Tweetiepy on Apr 25, 2005 14:34:27 GMT -5
Cher, if you have a pile of "reject" wire, may I suggest you get nylon jaw pliers to straighten the wire, you may be able to re-use some of it if it doesn't have too many scuffs on it. It works great, just pull the wire a few times through the jaws and voila! your wire is ready for the next wrap - don't toss smaller pieces, who knows when you'll need them!
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Post by Cher on Apr 25, 2005 19:12:48 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I did get a pair, they need to have new jaws put in already. Needless to say, I'm continually straightening wire. I started with dead soft and it's dead hard by the time I'm done.
Cher
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Post by creativeminded on Apr 26, 2005 9:34:44 GMT -5
That is a beautifull wrapping and a georgous stone. You did a great job.
Tami
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Post by stefan on Apr 27, 2005 13:52:45 GMT -5
Hey CHer- Does running the wire through the nylon jaws harden it? I was wondering cause everytime I run wire through it seems to get worse (harder)
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Post by Cher on Apr 27, 2005 16:35:07 GMT -5
Yes, it "work hardens" it but if you're using the dead soft, it's still plenty workable though depending on how often you need to do that, it can become noticable.
Cher
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