Another Blue Cab Charm Thingy

I’m still working on getting the steps down on making these. They may seem simple but setting a stone or glass cab is difficult when there is no bottom. The piece won’t stand up on the loop so I had to use some stuff call Jett Sett to make a holder so I could set the cab. Jett Sett is a plastic that can be warmed up and molded. It worked out great. Then there’s the bezel part. I want the bezel to be higher than the cab, meaning I have to make a “step” in the inside of the bezel for the cab to sit on. This part isn’t hard, just have to make it smaller than the outside bezel. Since it’s not a faceted stone, it doesn’t have to be a perfect fit. Just as long as the cab has something to sit on.

BlueDotCab

This one is tiny, less than 1/2 inch across.

Published in: on May 22, 2013 at 7:14 pm  Comments Off  
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I Forgot To Post This

This was something that I’ve wanted to try for a while and finally got around to it. It’s hard to set a small cab with a loop on the bottom. And one with a little flower on it made it even harder as I had to make sure the bezel didn’t get in the way. Here’s a crappy picture of the “test” I made.

BlueCab

I’d of liked the cab to sit inside the bezel a bit more but because of the flower that wasn’t possible. I’m going to try another one without a flower and see if I can get the results I want.

Published in: on May 20, 2013 at 7:59 pm  Comments Off  
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Two Bracelets

I made the beads and assembled these bracelets this past weekend.

Pink-GreenBracelet-2 TurquoiseSlateBracelet

I’ve got to come up with different color combinations. I’ve used the pink/green scheme before. The turquoise/slate one is a new scheme. I tend not to use turquoise glass since it can be finicky.

Published in: on May 20, 2013 at 7:01 pm  Comments Off  
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Pink Stone Pendant

I just finished this pendant. It was all experimental and I learned that I need to finish the back plate before soldering on other parts. It is way too hard to sand the back plate after everything is soldered on since the pearl hangs off the sides of the rectangle wires.

FinishedPiece

I do like the design so I’ll probably make another one that is similar to this one.

Published in: on May 9, 2013 at 11:13 pm  Comments Off  
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Nothing Exciting This Week

I haven’t finished anything this weekend except some beads so here’s my meager offerings.

BHB-BeforeCoringSome big hole beads that I still have to core with sterling silver.

FiveKeys

Beads on skeleton keys. I like making these. I’m going to be making a bunch of these to sell next year.

 

Published in: on May 5, 2013 at 2:16 pm  Comments Off  
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Disc Bead Necklace

I made these beads a while ago and finally got around to stringing them up. I wanted to make it longer but I ran out of sterling silver beads so it ended up being about 16 1/2 inches.

BlackDiscBeadNecklace

Published in: on May 1, 2013 at 9:31 pm  Comments Off  
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Components Necklace

I finally got around to threading some components onto a chain. Because I like pink, I used the pink components on this one.

PinkModernTalismanNecklace

Published in: on April 26, 2013 at 11:43 am  Comments Off  
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Another Component

This is the fifth in my component series. It’s probably going to be my last too. I will be making more but as far as designs, I’m going to start with these and see how well they are received.

FlowerFront FlowerSide

Two different views. The challenge on these were how to rivet the wire on the back without smashing the ball or breaking the bead. I did break a few beads before figuring out how to do it.

Published in: on April 23, 2013 at 10:06 pm  Comments Off  
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Glass Rod Dangles

I’m back to making “components” and because I love glass so much, I thought some colorful glass rods would look great with silver end caps. I used borosilicate glass for these since they are a tad bit thicker than the glass rods I usually use.

GlassRods

These are about 2 inches long.

Published in: on April 19, 2013 at 10:31 pm  Comments Off  
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Sari Ribbon Sweater – Finally Done!!

Yeah, I finished this sweater. It’s made out of recycled silk sari fabric that I got from Darn Good Yarn. Nicole, the president of the company designed the pattern.

SariRibbonSweaterFront

Here’s the front. The bottom of the sweater is open and the sleeves are 3/4 length.

SariRibbonSweaterBack

This is the back. The sweater is knitted from the bottom back up and over the shoulders to the front panels all in one piece. The slubs in the ribbon are part of the charm of the ribbon.

Published in: on April 12, 2013 at 3:41 pm  Comments Off  
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