chrisperez
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Post by chrisperez on Nov 13, 2010 22:16:48 GMT -5
Hey guys.... My Mother, Diane, and I did our second ever craft show today  .... It went O.K., still wasn't very busy ( the weather was amazing ) but we did still make enough to pay for the table and then some, so I guess it was a success... but more on that tomorrow...  Anyway, I did find time while there to make a new wrap... This one is a really neat chrysocolla cab wrapped in 21ga silver ( 24ga half round binds ). I tried to make it as simple as possible.... I think the design is pretty neat, but in the end it all came out crooked  , so I'm not that thrilled with it... what do you think?  Here's a better shot of the cab ( a gift from an amazing RTH'er, thanks you again ). I did my best to capture the incredible mixture of color, but the depth is impossible to capture  ...  I'll post a back picture later.... for now... How many wires do you think I used? How many seperate binds? Take care, Chris |
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chrisperez
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Post by chrisperez on Nov 13, 2010 22:19:04 GMT -5
Oh no... I just noticed I messd up..... The bind on the bottom left has four wraps, and the bottom right has five.... darn it..... |
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Post by drocknut on Nov 13, 2010 22:22:55 GMT -5
That looks beautiful. It's not supposed to be perfect, it's handmade.
I'd guess you used at least 4 wires and two binds but I'll bet I'd be wrong.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 13, 2010 22:57:54 GMT -5
Really cool, I like it! Besides, it's always good to see your work on here  |
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Post by NatureNut on Nov 14, 2010 8:51:55 GMT -5
That's great Chris! Like how you kept the wire minimal while still holding the cab. Montanamuskrat told me that his little pipsqueak neighbor girl told him he's not allowed to call that shape a teardrop anymore, because teardrops are sad, he now has to call them raindrops, LOL. Jo |
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mc2
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Post by mc2 on Nov 14, 2010 9:09:17 GMT -5
I really like the design idea. That is excellent! I would say it is definitely worth a rework using the same design.
Mike
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chrisperez
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Post by chrisperez on Nov 14, 2010 17:10:22 GMT -5
Thanks as usual ... Diane.... Yeah, I guess your right. It's not bad, but it does have character ;D. And yep, four wires... but there are three binds total, way less than my usual... Jo.... I think I'm trying to push the limits of how to expose the whole cab while still holding it securely ( as if that makes any sense? ) .... And just for you ( well, and Montanamuskrat's pipsqueak neighbor lol ) I changed the subject title... thanks for correcting me ;D.... Mike.... I'm definately going to try this again, I have plenty of RAINDROP ( Jo, lol ) cabs to play with.... |
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Post by rockrookie on Nov 14, 2010 19:27:48 GMT -5
COOL !!
--paul
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Post by NDK on Nov 14, 2010 20:44:11 GMT -5
Tears of joy Chris... Rain is depressing. LOL!
Nice wrap too BTW!
Nate
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Nov 15, 2010 11:58:45 GMT -5
Great wrap I love to see how creative you get.
Roger
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Nov 15, 2010 18:15:08 GMT -5
I love Chryso, great job!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Nov 15, 2010 18:38:02 GMT -5
Beautiful combination, the Chryso & silver. Your little slip up sounds very familiar to me. My last wire wrap I posted showed the same thing!!!!!!!
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Haleysdream
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Post by Haleysdream on Nov 15, 2010 23:31:23 GMT -5
I think it's a lovely wrap . I just don't know how you get the stone to stay in. that is my biggest challenge, that is besides the the binding on the bail . The stone is fabulous.
nancy
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chrisperez
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Post by chrisperez on Nov 16, 2010 18:51:48 GMT -5
Tears of joy Chris... Rain is depressing. LOL! Nice wrap too BTW! Nate Teardrop?? raindrop??..... arghhhhh... now I'm confused ,LOL You are right though Nate, it's been raining all day here and it sure is depressing  .... Beautiful combination, the Chryso & silver. Your little slip up sounds very familiar to me. My last wire wrap I posted showed the same thing!!!!!!! LoL, darn blown up pictures.... A good close-up sure does reveal every flaw  ..... I think it's a lovely wrap . I just don't know how you get the stone to stay in. that is my biggest challenge, that is besides the the binding on the bail . The stone is fabulous. nancy Actually Nancy, the stone is only held in at the top by the four little prongs witch also hide the bail... also, I'm not sure how you do your bail, but I do mine a little diffrently from Randy's tutorial. I always have some wires running up the back of the stone, and do three or four binds before I actually bend the bail. Then I bend the wires to form the bail and bind them to the wires running up the back. That way everything is held together tightly, and most of the binds on the bail are hidden behind the stone. You can kind of see what I mean on this picture of a wrap I did a while ago...  I'll take some pics in the process next time so you can see what I'm talking about.....for now, here's the back pic  Thanks again everyone, Chris |
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Post by Haleysdream on Nov 16, 2010 19:18:54 GMT -5
Thank You chris for explaining your technique, I'm going to give it a try especially the bail part , I really appreciate your help!
Nancy
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Post by superioragates on Nov 19, 2010 15:20:42 GMT -5
Chris......your wraps just always blow me away! so fun, and different!
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Post by frane on Nov 20, 2010 21:14:38 GMT -5
I know it bugs you that it is a little off balance but it is sure a beautiful stone and a great wrap! Stop being so hard on yourself!
Fran
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chrisperez
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Post by chrisperez on Nov 21, 2010 0:28:46 GMT -5
Thank You chris for explaining your technique, I'm going to give it a try especially the bail part , I really appreciate your help! Nancy Hey Nancy, I posted a little tutorial on the bail, be sure to check it out... Chris......your wraps just always blow me away! so fun, and different! Marie, your one to talk  , lol.... thanks, that really means alot.... I know it bugs you that it is a little off balance but it is sure a beautiful stone and a great wrap! Stop being so hard on yourself! Fran Oh Fran, Thank you!Lol... it really dosent bug me that much... I mean, when I first finished it I was a little annoyed, but it looks a little better every time I look at it.... so I guess it's not too bad .... |
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.... It went O.K., still wasn't very busy ( the weather was amazing ) but we did still make enough to pay for the table and then some, so I guess it was a success... but more on that tomorrow... 
, so I'm not that thrilled with it... what do you think?
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