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Post by ColtChainmailJewelryDesigns on Apr 17, 2011 17:06:54 GMT -5
This is the jewelry I have been making for the past 3-4 years. Currently I am doing it as a hobby, and trying to make it a business. As I have seen people talk about expense on other threads, I'm in the hole about $1300 :drool: ! lol. And since I'm still in high school, I have to spend all my birthday and Christmas money on it! First off is probably my greatest to date piece! Wire wrap is very new to me, and this being my first finished wrap, I feel very accomplished!!! This is a Labradorite Drop stone about 54.29mm X 30.22mm in size! Given to me by a good friend at school, and he said he thinks he paid like $50 for it. He went to a huge rock show in AZ a few months ago and brought me a bunch of stones. Someone told me a few of them are opals  ! View 1,  :drool: ;D View 2, Tilt,  View 3, No Shimmer,  Here is a photo of a chainmail wrapped stone. My teacher has been pushing me to make a business card and told me to use this photo for the background pic. Anyone have input about that?  HP 3in1 weave, Chainmail Wrapped. 18swg, Aluminum. View 2,  Scale Maille Bracelet. Anodized Aluminum (AA) scales, 18swg Bright Aluminum (BA) rings.  View 2, over view,  And here is my flickr acc, from where these photos can be found; www.flickr.com/photos/32651730@N05/And my other acc; www.flickr.com/photos/bigtitann_chainmail/Putting photos into post is sooooo time consuming!! I'm tired out for now! Thanks for viewing! ~Colt Chainmail~ |
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Post by amyk on Apr 17, 2011 17:12:38 GMT -5
Very nice. I would use the second view of the chainmail piece on your business cards.
Excellent work on that first one. Hard to believe it is your first wrap. Gorgeous stone too.
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Post by susand24224 on Apr 17, 2011 17:14:27 GMT -5
Wow, what a variety! And the first is gorgeous, but I think my favorite is the bracelet.
Susan
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Post by ColtChainmailJewelryDesigns on Apr 17, 2011 17:30:27 GMT -5
Thank you both greatly!
BTW, Anyone have an idea of how much I may sell the lab pendent for? as soon as I showed it to people everyone was fighting over it! although I don't really want to sell this. =)
Mainly because it is so beautiful, and its my first wrap! But also because I have been looking all over and cant find anythng like this stone!
~Colt Chainmail~
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Post by christopherl1234 on Apr 17, 2011 19:32:17 GMT -5
Nice work
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Post by unclestu on Apr 17, 2011 19:37:02 GMT -5
Colt you have definitely got game. GREAT WORK!!!!!!!
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Post by NDK on Apr 17, 2011 20:06:26 GMT -5
Your work is very nice Colt. I really lik ethe chainmail. Nice work on that lab wrap too!
You can search on google for "labradorite wire wrap", and lots of stuff comes up. Hopefully this will help you price that pendant if you decide to sell it.
Nate
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Post by frane on Apr 19, 2011 8:26:34 GMT -5
They all look great! love that overlap look!
Fran
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Post by Roger on Apr 19, 2011 9:29:07 GMT -5
Great lookin stuuff,real creative
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Post by Bikerrandy on Apr 19, 2011 20:32:41 GMT -5
Very cool stuff, and different from what we normally see here. Keep on posting, need pics!!  |
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Post by sitnwrap on Apr 20, 2011 6:46:35 GMT -5
You did a great job on that wrap. It is nice having such a good friend and it looks like your teacher is whole heartedly supporting you.
I don't know if you have this in your high school, but in my daughter's high school, her art teacher enters some of her work in local arts and craft shows. They don't put the items up for sale but it helps the young artist publisize their name and craft.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Apr 20, 2011 7:12:14 GMT -5
Beautiful work all around! The labradorite is beautiful & the way you did the wrap shows the stone off perfectly!
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Post by bgast1 on Apr 20, 2011 14:35:45 GMT -5
Great work. Very nice especially the Labradorite
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Post by ColtChainmailJewelryDesigns on Apr 20, 2011 15:11:34 GMT -5
I'll post some more photos soon! And I put some in my sig. ~first photo is A Spiral weave in 20ga Sterling Silver & yellow Gold-fill. close up viewed. Bracelet. ~2nd, Oops weave in 19swg Sterling Silver and yellow Gold-fill. Bracelet. ~3rd, Cross inlay (wall hanging), Anodized Aluminum (AA), and Bright Aluminum. With scales hanging from the bottom. ~4th, The Lab pendent. ~5th, Valentines day heart pendent. made in AA. ~6th, Oops weave earrings, 19swg Sterling Silver. You did a great job on that wrap. It is nice having such a good friend and it looks like your teacher is whole heartedly supporting you. I don't know if you have this in your high school, but in my daughter's high school, her art teacher enters some of her work in local arts and craft shows. They don't put the items up for sale but it helps the young artist publisize their name and craft. No I don't think my teacher does that. I'm home schooled By the way(charter school), so I have a mentor teacher for all my school work, and then there's classes you can take if you want to. My teacher is into making art though ;D! I plan to enter my stuff in the county fair this year. Also looking into some local shows. ~Colt Chainmail~ |
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Post by tanyafrench on Apr 21, 2011 7:31:10 GMT -5
Colt, your work is wonderful. I do chain maille as well. I love the feel of the rings after they are put together. I do sell mine but I don't use SS or Filled Gold, generally aluminum and copper so I can sell them at reasonable rates. I wouldn't even take a guess as to a price for the wrap. My son is Chris Perez and you will see some of his work in wire wraps under Chrisperez. Keep up the good work, you have a great talent.
Tanya
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Post by tntmom on Apr 21, 2011 18:19:30 GMT -5
Nice craftsmanship Colt! That lab is stunning, the whole rainbow in that one!
~Krystee
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Post by ColtChainmailJewelryDesigns on May 6, 2011 11:18:11 GMT -5
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