tfbc
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Post by tfbc on Dec 14, 2011 21:39:15 GMT -5
This is the first or rather second successful (but better that the first) cab pendant I have made. I bought the 'stone' from off a guy that had a table set up in the local mall, and I have no idea what it might be. I'm working on another similar one, so I will see if I really have gained skill in shaping and polishing and wire work, or if I completely fluked this one. Attachments:
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Dec 14, 2011 21:51:25 GMT -5
That is an awesome piece, nice job!
As far as IDing the stone, I'm going to guess it's amazonite.
Nate
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 14, 2011 22:05:32 GMT -5
It looks like Amazonite to me as well. Nice work!!  |
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aunuts
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Post by aunuts on Dec 14, 2011 22:12:53 GMT -5
beautiful, simply beautiful.
jo
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Post by upsided0wnducks on Dec 15, 2011 0:14:24 GMT -5
Wow, I really liked that. And that's saying something, I'm not normally a fan of mulit-stone wraps but this is really beautiful. Nice work  Krista Oh, and I agree, Amazonite  |
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tfbc
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Post by tfbc on Dec 15, 2011 6:50:32 GMT -5
Thank you very much everyone for the encouragement. I cut more of this stone but from a different face and it had kinda like a 'labradorite' quality to it, kinda....holographic . I don't know the word. So I was stumped and thank you for the ID too.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Dec 15, 2011 8:02:14 GMT -5
Great job!
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Post by stonesthatrock on Dec 15, 2011 9:50:54 GMT -5
wonderful work..........
mary ann
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Dec 15, 2011 9:54:58 GMT -5
Very cool!
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Post by upsided0wnducks on Dec 15, 2011 13:51:43 GMT -5
People call the shine labradorite has many different things ie: labradecence, chatoyance or chatoyant, iridescence, flash, having great fire, etc. Krista |
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Dec 15, 2011 18:08:08 GMT -5
An ambitious project for a new wrapper. It came out great!
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Post by gr on Dec 15, 2011 18:28:40 GMT -5
Very unique design and I like it!
gr
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 16, 2011 10:07:38 GMT -5
It looks very good! Very well proportionned.
Adrian
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tfbc
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Post by tfbc on Dec 17, 2011 8:23:33 GMT -5
Thank you for the encouragement. I'm still thinking it might have been a complete fluke.. Did I mention that the stone in the centre snapped completely in half, after I took it off the dop stick and rinsed it off, and was handing it to my husband? I'm wrapping another pendant just to see if it's me or luck, and at least neither one of these stones have cracked, and I was able to get a really nice polish on them, though I did notice one or two (ok two) flat spots.
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