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| Posted on Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:46 pm |
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I've been doing quite a bit of wire-wrapping lately as I have a craft show next month and wanted to use some of the stones I've been polishing. Sooooo, here are a few more pics.
Sterling silver wire-wrapped pendant. Hand-polished (side-cut) honeycomb coral with pearl drop. The honeycomb coral is one of many pieces I found on my family's camping/rockhounding trip this year.
Sterling silver wire-wrapped pendant. Hand-polished Petoskey stone.
Sterling silver wire-wrapped pendant. Hand-polished Petoskey stone.
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Carys
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| Posted on Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:39 pm |
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| Very nice Narrina. Tell me, cuz I'm interested, is square wire used mostly because of the look or does it help the stones hold better? I have mostly round wire, saving the square wire I have for when I can use it and not ruin it! |
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| Posted on Fri Nov 05, 2010 4:47 pm |
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Thanks, Carys! I've used both round and square wire for wire-wrapping (sometimes in the same piece), however square wire does tend to work better than round wire for wire-wrapping.
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| Posted on Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:06 pm |
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Inspiring! You make it look so elegant and simple it makes me want to try. **rethinks that** The grace and beauty you display is definitely something that I would have difficulty duplicating. Thank you for the inspiration.
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| Posted on Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:33 pm |
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| Practice makes perfect, MusicMan. If you never try, you'll never become good at it. Also, common courtesy, I would not suggest trying to duplicate it. Instead, try to make something as nice as the item you wish to duplicate. |
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| Posted on Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:03 pm |
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| Vorondil wrote: | | Also, common courtesy, I would not suggest trying to duplicate it. Instead, try to make something as nice as the item you wish to duplicate. |
How true. I will have to get my stones out and start wrappin'
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| Posted on Fri Nov 05, 2010 8:17 pm |
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Thank you!
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LJBrown
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| Posted on Sun Nov 14, 2010 6:57 pm |
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They are stunning, and I love the stones, never seen the Petoskey stone before.
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| Posted on Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:39 pm |
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Thank you! Petoskey stone is found only in Michigan (although closely related forms of coral are found elsewhere).
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| Posted on Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:37 pm |
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MI resident here..lol i lived in Petoskey for a few years. we had bolders of the stuff 3-4ft in diamiter are the college. but since i moved out south herre if found suimmiler stone but not quite the same coral.
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LJBrown
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| Posted on Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:35 am |
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Mmmm so not as if I can nip out and get some, a bit far as I am in the UK!
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| Posted on Tue Nov 16, 2010 1:17 am |
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| LJBrown wrote: | Mmmm so not as if I can nip out and get some, a bit far as I am in the UK!
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That's what eBay is for 
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LJBrown
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| Posted on Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:26 pm |
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True Daemom True, better sell some of my jewellery then and do a bit of international shopping 
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| Posted on Tue Nov 16, 2010 5:32 pm |
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| Daemon_Lotos wrote: | | LJBrown wrote: | Mmmm so not as if I can nip out and get some, a bit far as I am in the UK!
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That's what eBay is for |
Exactly!
| MaxumX wrote: | | MI resident here... |
Ya, I saw your location used to say you were in Tawas. Lol, you were just about an hour north of me, as I currently live in Standish.
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