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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Oct 7, 2011 12:40:32 GMT -5
Well it's actually a set........necklace & bracelet. Here's the ingredients: Wire wrapped nipomo marcasite using Parawire's 18 gaugh square & half round vintage bronze color. The beads are 4mm aventurine with brass spacers & carved serpentine flowers.    |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Oct 7, 2011 12:59:04 GMT -5
thats very beautiful!
how was the 18 gage wire to work with for wrapping cabs?
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garock
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Post by garock on Oct 7, 2011 13:00:37 GMT -5
Ms Donnie, how do you keep the marcasite from coroding away? The marcisite I collect down in L A, lower Alabama, detorates and crumbles up. Very nice wire wrap necklace by the way !!! Frankie
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Post by Toad on Oct 7, 2011 13:04:55 GMT -5
Looks great
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Post by gr on Oct 7, 2011 14:03:04 GMT -5
Wow Donnie
Thats a very nice neckless and braclet set you made!
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Oct 7, 2011 14:07:11 GMT -5
Well, so far I see no evidence of anything like that happening to the Nipomo marcasite. It's a combination of marcasite & agate & appears to be very stable. It was also a fairly hard rock!
Diane, the 18 gauge was fairly easy to work with. It is stiffer but worked very well for this wrap. I needed to use a heavier gauge for the size & heaviness of the cab.
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Oct 7, 2011 15:43:02 GMT -5
the wire looks great! any smaller would not have worked out very well without using lots of it
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Post by tandl on Oct 8, 2011 20:25:16 GMT -5
That is nice !  |
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Post by roy on Oct 9, 2011 0:36:47 GMT -5
nice work donnie
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Oct 9, 2011 9:24:27 GMT -5
Thank you!
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spokanetim
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Post by spokanetim on Oct 9, 2011 10:41:55 GMT -5
Very nice work! Perfect match with the beads, wire, and stone.
Tim
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stasiak
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Post by stasiak on Oct 11, 2011 17:56:43 GMT -5
Good job!
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