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Post by NatureNut on Jul 8, 2012 8:56:10 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Bob, hope it's a good one!!
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 7, 2012 19:32:49 GMT -5
Wow, what a great day! The moss and the plume are wonderful and my fav is the pink one. Can't wait to see what you do with these! Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 7, 2012 14:47:16 GMT -5
Thanks Helen. Frank, that is very generous of you, but although I've used chips that I tumbled myself in wire trees, I chose to use purchased chip beads for this one. It ended up being quite top heavy and I should have made the trunk more substantial, as I ended up with a few cracks. Although I fixed them, this one won't be sold for that reason. Not sure if I'll be doing another one soon... I've got another wood, clay and tumbled stone challenge/project in mind I want to try first.
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 7, 2012 13:59:20 GMT -5
Thanks you guys. Well, the chips came in and I let them fall where they may as I worked to cover the rest of the tree. I ended up using 8 strands of chips. A closeup of the birds nests. Working on giving it a rounded top. Then trying it out on the base provided by my son, Tom. It was perfect. Now to glue it down and secure it somehow. I chose to screw some wire into the base... ...and then turning the wire into a rose quartz chip flowering vine. Then I finished creating the forest floor to at last attain a completed piece. That's it. Thanks for looking. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 7, 2012 8:07:54 GMT -5
Wow. I'm thinking your 56 year old neighbor should never have been released from the hospital and he needs to be looked at again. Something else is wrong. I'm sending out the good vibes for everyone involved. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 7, 2012 8:03:13 GMT -5
Adrian, I hear ya, and I did consider that. When I chose the stone it had two rubies in it but they ground out in the shaping stage. The rubies were casualties of Billy helping me with that one, LOL. If you consider the stone by itself, not compared to the others, I do feel there is beauty in what is there.
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 6, 2012 10:05:07 GMT -5
Haha... if you got another box, you'd have to tape it up all over again. ;D
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 6, 2012 10:03:13 GMT -5
Wow, that first one is beautiful!
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 6, 2012 7:14:24 GMT -5
Wow! All he needs is a little top hat and a smiley face drawn with a sharpie. ;D
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 22:21:46 GMT -5
Thanks for the input on the gold/silver thing. I'm interested in hearing what everyone likes.
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 22:18:40 GMT -5
Haha... gotcha! ;D
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 21:24:16 GMT -5
Awesome seaweed! That Bruneau really rocks. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 21:06:50 GMT -5
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 21:05:20 GMT -5
So glad she is making good progress.
The rutile is my fav too. What is the first stone? it's lovely. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 20:35:35 GMT -5
Oh my, that is dreamy!
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 20:28:59 GMT -5
This is a follow up from my Sultans Ruby thread in the cab section here: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=ccabs&action=display&thread=53537Wrapped this one for a client today. It's in Argentium Sterling Silver. Although this was my favorite cab of the bunch, I'm hoping it's sold and glad to see it go to a good home. I did two more. One in Argentium Sterling Silver: And one in 14k Gold-Filled: Love the colors in these. Thanks for looking. Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 19:24:17 GMT -5
Stupendous!!! You two make a great team!! Jo
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 11:56:05 GMT -5
Pat, did it look like much of it was carved, or that they found stones with surfaces that naturally resembled food?
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 11:51:57 GMT -5
Agatized wood.
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Post by NatureNut on Jul 5, 2012 11:50:48 GMT -5
ROTFL... I love that story!
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