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 Post subject: Re: Original: Your Latest Jewelry Creation! Lets See It!
PostPosted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:08 pm 
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Well, hell's bells.
That's pretty nifty to say the least!

I wasn't familiar with Tripps, so I did a bit of research:
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:03 am 
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Yeah, a lot of the settings I get are from Tripps, though I order through a reseller because I get better shipping costs from them. They are starting to carry a wider selection now as well, though whether they also get those from tripps, somewhere else, or are starting to produce their own, I couldn't say.


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 12:21 am 
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Another one from my brother. A milky/opaly blue Rwandan aquamarine (heated by me :) ), a titanite with great fire which doesn't come through in the pictures and a big round peridot.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:51 am 
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:20 pm 
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Wow, these are really good!


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I know the stones are not of the highest quality...but im proud of them!
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Pretty cool stuff. Personally, there's a bit too many forms and shapes going on for my taste, but you can't please everyone. Since they all share that quality, then you're developing a solid style--whether or not it suits me is purely a taste thing.

They definitely look substantial, which is a good thing. I've seen a lot of wire-wrapped stuff that would fall apart if the stones weren't drilled.

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It's been a while, but here are two more of my brother's latest creations.
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A mandarin garnet and a rubellite. Simple, but they both have a bit of a pastel tone (the mandarin garnet was cut from some small and slightly milky rough I got which gives it an orange-creamsicle type of color). The piece makes me think of rainbow sherbet.
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This one really shines in person. It's a (proper, fully saturated) mandarin garnet, a rhodolite and a saturated amethyst. The amethyst is neat because it has a distinct color shift from red-purple to blue-purple. I'm guessing that's pretty universal for saturated amethyst, but it is still fun. It's also just a bit included, and came in a parcel with stones that were more included, making me quite sure it's natural.

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This is my first attempt at making a piece. I know that many pieces posted here are true masterpieces, but I think that this is not to bad for a first attempt.

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Ooh, crown gallery wire. I was just saying the other day it doesn't get used nearly enough. Very nice :)


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Very nice, Wilson! =D> =D> =D>


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My brother just finished photographing another round of jewelery, and this particular opal performed really well. Opals always look better in person, but this one comes close to reality:
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One more: this is a bit of an oddball, a round axinite with surprisingly pink tones in it set above a pink tourmaline crystal. I really like axinite, but especially that axinite.
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Hi Stephen

Very nice pendants! =D>
Do you glue the wire to the tourmaline, or how do you get it not to fall out?

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Thanks! There is indeed a bit of jeweler's epoxy involved--it's pretty much the only way to achieve the look I'm going for.

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