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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 13, 2021 23:40:13 GMT -5
Dang Tela, you nailed those! (Oh wait...you drilled them! LOL) (When I was in high school, those two terms were synonymous. LOL) Seriously though, those are beautiful and I bet they're going to be very welcomed gifts this year.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 14, 2021 13:01:28 GMT -5
I'm almost finished, but it will take some time to do all the LOS. My one daughter loves copper and those neutral tones. The silver is going to different people and I have 2 or 3 silver wraps yet to go. I already boxed up a slew of stuff- mostly earrings. Each box has many items in it.
hummingbirdstones As we discussed somewhere earlier- I LOSed the copper brick and it was UGLY with a capital U. I had to go back and repolish it. I am leaving it as is. So, I chose to drill it rather than wrap it.
I found a YT tutorial for that front hole bail that is really good, quick and easy. Turns out the guy is an old member here, though I don't remember his screen name. I got some nice chrysocolla from him, though.
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Post by mohs on Dec 14, 2021 14:20:56 GMT -5
fabulous Christmas cheers gifts Tela really like the brown w/ the pale green chystally embedded stone pendant not sure what its called or its composition? Son Of Beach posted some from finds on Michigan beach had some that I polished once agrin that time of year ... |
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Post by fernwood on Dec 14, 2021 14:30:22 GMT -5
Beautiful gifts. I love the Septarian.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 14, 2021 15:36:53 GMT -5
fabulous Christmas cheers gifts Tela really like the brown w/ the pale green chystally embedded stone pendant not sure what its called or its composition? Son Of Beach posted some from finds on Michigan beach had some that I polished once agrin that time of year ... Are you talking about the copper brick. It's from Michigan.
Thanks Ed. I've only posted a fraction of what I've made. Everyone, even the males, are getting lots of jewelry. I haven't made so much in a very long time. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 14, 2021 15:39:35 GMT -5
Beautiful gifts. I love the Septarian. Thanks, Beth. My daughter absolutely fell in love with it when I cabbed it. I have the other half of it to finish. It's a lot of work, but I think it's worth it. I didn't cab the earring stones. Those I purchased eons ago. They aren't finished as well as the cab is, but I wanted her to have the set, so I cut off the silver they were wrapped in. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 14, 2021 18:46:57 GMT -5
I'm almost finished, but it will take some time to do all the LOS. My one daughter loves copper and those neutral tones. The silver is going to different people and I have 2 or 3 silver wraps yet to go. I already boxed up a slew of stuff- mostly earrings. Each box has many items in it.
hummingbirdstones As we discussed somewhere earlier- I LOSed the copper brick and it was UGLY with a capital U. I had to go back and repolish it. I am leaving it as is. So, I chose to drill it rather than wrap it.
I found a YT tutorial for that front hole bail that is really good, quick and easy. Turns out the guy is an old member here, though I don't remember his screen name. I got some nice chrysocolla from him, though.
I think the copper brick looks great just the way it is. I hope the LOS polished off pretty easy. Great stuff you made there, Tela! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 14, 2021 18:56:21 GMT -5
I'm almost finished, but it will take some time to do all the LOS. My one daughter loves copper and those neutral tones. The silver is going to different people and I have 2 or 3 silver wraps yet to go. I already boxed up a slew of stuff- mostly earrings. Each box has many items in it.
hummingbirdstones As we discussed somewhere earlier- I LOSed the copper brick and it was UGLY with a capital U. I had to go back and repolish it. I am leaving it as is. So, I chose to drill it rather than wrap it.
I found a YT tutorial for that front hole bail that is really good, quick and easy. Turns out the guy is an old member here, though I don't remember his screen name. I got some nice chrysocolla from him, though.
I think the copper brick looks great just the way it is. I hope the LOS polished off pretty easy. Great stuff you made there, Tela!
thanks! I like it as is, too. I dipped the bail in LOS and didn't hit the stone with it. Looks good. Yeah, I tried one of Sunshine cloths new cloths, which has more of a bite, but that didn't do it. I went with 600 through on the wheels.
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Post by Son Of Beach on Dec 15, 2021 19:37:23 GMT -5
They are lovely Tela. Your work is inspirational, a lot of thought put into the details as well...I hope to do something like these in the near future.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 15, 2021 22:36:16 GMT -5
They are lovely Tela. Your work is inspirational, a lot of thought put into the details as well...I hope to do something like these in the near future. I'm sure you will... all it takes is the doin' and practice. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 15, 2021 23:01:53 GMT -5
Just got this done. I have ONE left- unless I forgot someone. LOL! This is for my Sister in law. She LOVES my jewelry. Sonoran Crimson Cuprite. Beautiful color.
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 15, 2021 23:09:07 GMT -5
Just got this done. I have ONE left- unless I forgot someone. LOL! This is for my Sister in law. She LOVES my jewelry. Sonoran Crimson Cuprite. Beautiful color.
Awesome! I would forget someone with my luck... I just saw you previous post and thought I saw turquoise in bronze. I've got a tiny slab of that I'm to scare to cut up. If you don't mind me asking, do you have any tips for cabbing it? Sorry for being annoying. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 15, 2021 23:12:22 GMT -5
Just got this done. I have ONE left- unless I forgot someone. LOL! This is for my Sister in law. She LOVES my jewelry. Sonoran Crimson Cuprite. Beautiful color.
Awesome! I would forget someone with my luck... I just saw you previous post and thought I saw turquoise in bronze. I've got a tiny slab of that I'm to scare to cut up. If you don't mind me asking, do you have any tips for cabbing it? Sorry for being annoying. I have bought every bit of the Mohave turquoise I've had from a seller that does it cheaper then I can. But, from what I know, it is really easy to cab. It's basically resin. |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 15, 2021 23:15:12 GMT -5
Awesome! I would forget someone with my luck... I just saw you previous post and thought I saw turquoise in bronze. I've got a tiny slab of that I'm to scare to cut up. If you don't mind me asking, do you have any tips for cabbing it? Sorry for being annoying. I have bought every bit of the Mohave turquoise I've had from a seller that does it cheaper then I can. But, from what I know, it is really easy to cab. It's basically resin. I saw the "it is really easy to cab" part do I now have hope. Thank you! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 15, 2021 23:16:49 GMT -5
I have bought every bit of the Mohave turquoise I've had from a seller that does it cheaper then I can. But, from what I know, it is really easy to cab. It's basically resin. I saw the "it is really easy to cab" part do I now have hope. Thank you! Sometimes, it's better to start a new material with a small cab or cut off and see how it works. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 15, 2021 23:24:56 GMT -5
Ooohhhh! I love what you did with that one. I like the way the front wire comes out and ends at those top binding wires. Nice!
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 15, 2021 23:29:16 GMT -5
Ooohhhh! I love what you did with that one. I like the way the front wire comes out and ends at those top binding wires. Nice! Thanks! I haven't done it in a while and it seemed to fit. |
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Post by miket on Dec 16, 2021 10:23:07 GMT -5
I love that one, too.
Beautiful cab and perfect wrap, Tela!
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 16, 2021 11:01:04 GMT -5
I love that one, too. Beautiful cab and perfect wrap, Tela! Thanks, Mike. I'm really partial to crimson cuprite myself. Thankfully, I have a lot. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 17, 2021 9:42:59 GMT -5
One big lapis to go... count down till Christmas. It's gonna be warm today, but with all the company coming I really, really need to mop, etc. Ugh. I'd rather be cabbing.
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