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(2008) 1"x 3/4" per earring excluding the ear-wire, art clay silver (cut, filed, fired, antiqued and polished), 2 lab cabs, bezel wire, ear-wire finding, pure silver wireI've actually gone off wearing earrings since I started to wear my hair open most of the time a few years ago, but when asked for a pair of these set with onyx as part of an art trade I could not resist and made a trial pair with my favorite stones - labradorites.
Once I realized I could pull off this rather thin, fragile and delicate design I was happy to fulfil my part of the bargain, and what I got in return just blew me away. Don't you love it?! [link]
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Thank you! This pair's long gone, I'm afraid, but I can always make up another one. Note me if you're interested, please.
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Thank you! I think it's about as small and fiddly as you can take clay and not break it... I held my breath a lot while making these...
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Thank you! So glad you like it.
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Stunning, I love the way the stone works with the metal
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Thanks so much! Those were some cabs with some awesome fire!
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Thanks so much! They were a really thrill-ride to carve - I thought they'd break at any moment...
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The labradorite you used is stunning! Also very interesting to know that it's possible to make such a delicate thing out of the silver art clay. I've been wanting to tinker with that myself for quite some time.
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Thank you! It was a little touch-and-go: definitely took the medium to its limits. Still, it's a great material, and I hope you get the chance to work with it some time.
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You are quite welcome, and thanks for the encouragement. I'm hoping to be able to purchase some here in the next few months.
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Thank you! I am so thankful the clay held up - they were so small and delicate...
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To be honest, they do not look small
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Thank you! These were fiddly to make, but worth the effort.
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What do you have them on in the picture? It looks like a porcupine quill..
Gorgeous artwork, by the way.
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Thank you, and yes, I used the quill to hang them from for display. My Dad found a whole lot of them one summer in northern Italy.
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My dad makes knives, and when he took me to the knife shows with him there was always a man that would hand them out. I haven't seen one in so long I'm surprised I recognized it. Very interesting.
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That's a cool memory. I love the strong banding of the stripes on them.
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It's more how you can see the texture, for me, though it's smooth to the touch. You can see the fibres, even in the picture. 
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Thanks so much, just left a comment there.
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My pleasure and thank you
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Thank you! It was a really lovely little project.
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Thank you! And yes, I do commissions, though I don't just make something up in the hopes of finding a buyer for it.
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Freakin gorgeous!!! Just my style of jewelry! Do you sell your stuff on Etsy?
I have a store on Etsy called LeKitty Gothique:
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Checks it out if ya want!!!
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