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metalsmitten ♀️ [12056845] [2009-11-05 17:27:38 +0000 UTC] "MetalSmitten.com" (United States)

# Statistics

Favourites: 7; Deviations: 163; Watchers: 379

Watching: 57; Pageviews: 23857; Comments Made: 1142; Friends: 57

# Interests

Favorite visual artist: Joel-Peter Witkin, Francesca Woodman, Jan Saudek, Jeff DeBoer.
Favorite books: too many to list.
Favorite games: Not-Blowing-Up-the-Studio-Today is always a good game.
Tools of the Trade: fire, metal, pretty sparklies
Other Interests: metal

# About me

Fire + Metal = Love
I live on my TinyFarm and make sparklie things in my Creepy Basement Studio. I love my life.

Current Residence: rural Indiana

# Comments

Comments: 227

moulinrougegirl77 [2020-01-21 23:06:11 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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moulinrougegirl77 [2019-01-21 18:42:12 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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Yak-Blithering [2018-01-22 02:54:30 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday!

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moulinrougegirl77 [2018-01-21 22:38:16 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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Faranomalore001 [2018-01-20 13:43:06 +0000 UTC]

Happy B-Day. 

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moulinrougegirl77 [2017-01-22 00:16:48 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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daeien [2017-01-20 22:40:03 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday!     

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moulinrougegirl77 [2016-01-22 00:37:04 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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daeien [2016-01-21 02:56:00 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday!     

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Faranomalore001 [2016-01-20 16:54:17 +0000 UTC]

Happy B-Day to you.  

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daeien [2015-01-22 06:24:17 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday!

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itachixsakura7777 [2015-01-22 02:09:36 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday

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Yak-Blithering [2015-01-22 00:46:41 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birhtday!

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moulinrougegirl77 [2015-01-21 20:20:40 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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FairyStoryteller [2015-01-21 11:25:31 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday and happy art ^^

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IamHappy88888 [2014-09-14 15:02:11 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday.

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jonfishface [2014-02-02 03:31:21 +0000 UTC]

very cool work ya doin there mate,1 question if ok ,how do find so much cultery in silver,i live in south oz and not easy to find. peace

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MikuHatsune41996 [2014-01-21 22:39:06 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday! ^^

Hope you have a great day! ^^ ~

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daeien [2014-01-21 21:18:10 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday!

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moulinrougegirl77 [2014-01-21 17:31:08 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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SINKandSHTAYN [2014-01-21 15:52:42 +0000 UTC]

:iconrainbow-hplz::iconrainbow-aplz::iconrainbow-pplz::iconrainbow-pplz::iconrainbow-yplz: 

:iconrainbow-bplz::iconrainbow-iplz::iconrainbow-rplz::iconrainbow-tplz::iconrainbow-hplz::iconrainbow-dplz::iconrainbow-aplz::iconrainbow-yplz:

   

 

 

 

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ThePenniesInMyShoes [2014-01-21 10:47:37 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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Hindorf [2013-03-08 16:28:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the watch ^__^

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ForestDwellerHouses [2013-01-21 23:55:14 +0000 UTC]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you had a wonderful day!!

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MikuHatsune41996 [2013-01-21 20:39:40 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday! ^^

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daeien [2013-01-21 20:12:36 +0000 UTC]

Happy Birthday!

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moulinrougegirl77 [2013-01-21 17:43:00 +0000 UTC]

happy birthday

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FairyStoryteller [2013-01-21 13:41:25 +0000 UTC]

Happy birthday ^^

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SadiesAccessories [2012-12-03 05:34:30 +0000 UTC]

Love your work. We had a lady come into our shop yesterday to buy sterling beads to go with her spoon jewelry and I just fell in love with the idea of making jewelry out of household items. Your work is gorgeous!

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metalsmitten In reply to SadiesAccessories [2012-12-03 13:33:20 +0000 UTC]

thanks! you should give it a shot sometime, it's a lot of fun.

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sky-5hark [2012-12-02 20:48:17 +0000 UTC]

Great work Jess. Your passion and determination is paying off!

Big things coming your way, miss

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metalsmitten In reply to sky-5hark [2012-12-03 13:34:36 +0000 UTC]

aww thanks i hope so!

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sky-5hark In reply to metalsmitten [2012-12-03 20:44:46 +0000 UTC]

I'm watching you so one day, you can shut up and take my money

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metalsmitten In reply to sky-5hark [2012-12-03 21:37:32 +0000 UTC]

bwaha

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sky-5hark In reply to metalsmitten [2012-12-04 08:51:04 +0000 UTC]

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PlatipusPenelope [2012-12-02 20:10:15 +0000 UTC]

love-love-love-love-love-love-love-love-love-love-love-love-
your work!!!

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metalsmitten In reply to PlatipusPenelope [2012-12-03 13:35:35 +0000 UTC]

aww thank you so much!! just made my day

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Rjuu [2012-12-02 14:43:41 +0000 UTC]

Wooow ..... I love your jewelry, it's just great. Is this real crystal you work with?

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metalsmitten In reply to Rjuu [2012-12-03 13:36:28 +0000 UTC]

thank you! it's fun to make! i use natural stones for pretty much everything

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Rjuu In reply to metalsmitten [2012-12-03 16:27:14 +0000 UTC]

Wow, cool. can I ask you if you be so kind to tell me where do you get your stones. I work with wood because I'm allergic to iron. So I want to make me a pendant with wood and stone. And I don't know how to shape the stone, So please, please can you tell me how to do it? (Sorry for my english is bad)

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metalsmitten In reply to Rjuu [2012-12-03 22:43:01 +0000 UTC]

i buy the stones pre-cut, usually from online. lots of places carry stones ebay has some cheapies if you wanted some just to play around with. nicer stones from fire mountain gems, rio grande jewelry supply, etc. just look for jewelry supply or gemstone websites, you'll find some! good luck!

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Rjuu In reply to metalsmitten [2012-12-07 18:22:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I will try. Thank you very much, you have my support as a artist. Hope to see a lot of new artworks! )

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TxYankee [2012-08-16 16:58:17 +0000 UTC]

Love your work, checked out the etsy too. Very very nice. Love the spoon work. I tried that, but maybe I don't anneal them enough? So I'm over utensils. I enjoy seeing what you do with them. I am a silversmith as well and just enjoy seeing what other smith artists do/techniques. I your clean lines.

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metalsmitten In reply to TxYankee [2012-08-16 17:42:01 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

what was happening when you tried to use spoons? were they cracking or just not bending well, or something else? i just hate to see unresolved problems hehe. i'm a total metals nerd.

always nice to meet another silversmith!

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TxYankee In reply to metalsmitten [2012-08-17 07:16:19 +0000 UTC]

When I was working with a spoon it was very difficult to bend to the point I wanted it to. It was exhausting. Still have a few, just sitting there. Might try again.

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metalsmitten In reply to TxYankee [2012-08-17 14:02:31 +0000 UTC]

yes, sounds like you just needed to anneal fully either that, or the spoons you've got are steel. steel utensils don't work neeeearly as well as solid silver ones.

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TxYankee In reply to metalsmitten [2012-08-17 18:59:04 +0000 UTC]

Hmmmmm, I thought they were marked silver. Gotta go back and check on that. I thought that was the reason I picked them up.

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metalsmitten In reply to TxYankee [2012-08-17 19:28:55 +0000 UTC]

a lot of the silverware companies are tricky about their markings, purposefully trying to make silverplate look like solid sterling. 95% of the time, if it doesn't actually say "sterling" or "925" on it, then it's not. sorry if you know this already!

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TxYankee In reply to metalsmitten [2012-08-18 21:07:31 +0000 UTC]

I knew it for jewelry, but I didn't know that was the same for utensils. I will recheck them. I appreciate the advice!

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metalsmitten In reply to TxYankee [2012-08-18 22:55:18 +0000 UTC]

yup, same deal for any stamped metals there's always the standard marks, and always the companies that try to confuse people with similar-but-not-quite marks. it truly annoys me how many spoons are marked "silver" or "g sterling" or "SS" clearly in attempt to trick people.

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