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(2004), 24" for the chain overall, 5" for the bracelet. Lapis lazuli stick beads, rock crystal beads, sterling silver wire (gauges 24, 22 and 20), Bali silver spacers.I really like this chain for its graceful drape: while the pattern of the ring-components is classic Byzantine I tapered the segments by starting with small 24 gauge jump-rings shaped round a size 1 knitting needle for a mandrel, I then ramped up to 22 gauge and size 3, and the center rings are 30 gauge round a size 5.
This way you get a wonderfully organic sense of taper to the chain pieces. The overall chain is completely closed and slips over your head. The double-drape around the stand is only for display purposes (or if you happen to have a really small head...)
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Thanks so much! I always love lapis - such a wonderful blue...
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Very imperial elegance. 
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Thank you! It's a great piece for everyday wear.
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I really admire your chainmaking, it looks like it must be awfully hard.
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Thank you! Actually Byzantine isn't too bad. It looks pretty and complicated, but it works up quite all right. Now Snake chain will make you cry... (It did me - in frustration!)
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Thank you! I got over it eventually and figured it out out of sheer pig-headed stubborness, but I never tried it again...
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Well, some things must be done despite reluctance, and some you'd just have to be stupid to keep doing.
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Thank you! I had a lot of fun when I discovered I could do the pattern with different size rings.
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I didn't notice that the different sized rings made the width of the necklace vary so much. That is really a neat...and simple effect!
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The tapering is a really nice touch. I've considered doing that for some of our chains, but I've been to lazy to make my own jumprings lately 
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Thank you! I was really happy when I came up with the idea, the segments look just so much more organic.
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oooh I want! You're right abut the organic feel. Seems like something that would look smashing with amber or some of your glass beads.
Next time I want to drive myself nuts (err... intentionally rather than the more normal unintentional moments...) I think I'm going t0 have to go fiddle with byzantine. Damn you, I thought I'd finally gotten it out of my system.
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LOL! I've got to put a couple of the other chains out there with different stones... And yeah, Byzantine is still my absolute favorite...
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Ah, Ich liebe Lapis-Lazuli. Ist einer meiner Lieblingsteine. NΓ€chstes mal bitte unbedingt mit dir selbst als TrΓ€ger, BΓΌste sieht immer so unnatΓΌrlich aus.
Super gefertigt, ich liebe Arbeiten in den Ringe zuammend gesteckt und regelrecht ineinander 'verhΓ€kelt' werden. (Kenne den deutschen und englischen Ausdruck dafΓΌr nicht)
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Danke Dir! Ohje... Selbstportrait. Na, ich werd' mal experimentieren.
Leider weiss ich die deutsche Terminologie auch nicht, aber im Englischen ist es "chain maille" oder "chain mail", die Schreibweise ist nicht konstant.
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Bitte. 
Chain maille?! Ja, das kommt mir jetzt irgendwie bekannt vor, danke auch.
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Thank you so much! Glad you like.
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Thank you! It's a nice winter-piece, I think.
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I had no idea that you could do chainmaile, let alone so beautifully! This is gorgeous!
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Thank you very much! I used to do quite a bit (guess it was kind of a phase) and still manage the occasional piece.
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Worthy of a Trojan princess, indeed! 
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Stunning! I bet it looks wonderful on! I am glad you showed the close up... I might not have seen that subtlitiy otherwise. Nice work. The lapis was a good, classic choice.
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Thank you! I'm glad I have a macro lens now and can actually take some decent detail shots.
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What a lovely piece! It's so beautiful - makes me wishing again to go to Greece for learning Silversmith-work; unfortunately it's impossible now, I can not leave my mother alone anymore. But at least I can see your wonderful work Elly.
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Thank you! I am sorry to hear your Mum needs so much care now. I remember you writing she was ill. But I hope your dream will still come true one day!
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Vielen Dank Elly!
(Ich halt das heute mal in Deutsch weil ich mir bei medizinischen Dingen nie so sicher bin, ob es stimmt... 
Es geht ihr also koerperlich nicht sonderlich schlecht, doch wegen der Verwirrungszustaende ist sie leider nicht mehr in der Lage allein einzukaufen, spazierenzugehen usw. Zwar muss nicht rund um die Uhr jemand (ich) bei ihr sein, doch laenger als hoechstens einen Tag alleinlassen kann man sie auch nicht mehr. Na ja, sie hat im Laufe meines Lebens soviel fuer mich getan, dass ich einerseits froh bin, ihr so einen Teil davon zurueckgeben zu koennen; andererseits waere es mir (und ihr auch, glaube ich) lieber, wenn es auf andere Weise geschehen koennte. Man muss das Leben eben nehmen, wie es kommt.
So, jetzt will ich dich nicht laenger voll labern Elly, nur noch ein herzliches 'Dankeschoen' fuer deine Anteilnahme und die guten Wuensche!
Bis dann
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Ich kann wirklich mit Dir mitfuehlen und muss schon sagen, dass ich es toll finde, dass Du die Verantwortung auf Dich nimmst und Dich um Deine Mutter kuemmerst.
Mein Vater ist derjenige, der uns Sorgen macht. Er hat Lymphoma und dann im letzten Jahr brauchte er auch noch eine Bypassoperation. Ich habe mich da doch sehr mit dem Gedanken auseinandersetzen muessen, was wir denn machen, wenn er nicht wieder richtig auf die Beine kommt. Gluecklicherweise geht es ihm wieder so gut, dass er mit meine Mutter alleine leben kann, aber das ist ja doch nur eine voruebergehende Loesung. Das Bloede ist, dass ich vom Platz und vom Finanziellen mich am ehesten kuemmern koennte, aber ich bin halt in USA. Mein Bruder und meine Schwester haben beide kleine Kinder, wohnen eher schlecht als recht zur Miete und kommen so schon kaum ueber die Runden.
Wir wissen noch nicht wie es werden soll, und es macht mir echt Sorgen. Dir wuensche ich all die Staerke und die Liebe, die Du brauchen wirst, um das Deine zu tun, und dass Deine Mutter sich wenigstens ein bisschen besser einfindet, wenn sie eine neue Routine hat und all die Veraenderungen sich beruhigen.
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It looks great. You have a lot of imagination - and a lot of good taste - at designing jewelry!
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Nice tapering effect on the Byz, Elly.G. I'm glad to see you coming closer into our ring world. BTW congrats on the FAM Artist award nomination!
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Thank you so much! I have a few maille related things, but so far my camera just made a complete hash of them. With the macro lens I recently got I may throw out a few more. And thanks for the congratulations. It was quite surprising they found me...
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It usually takes me 10-20 pics for me to get one good one of my stuff, too much shiny, angles and dimension at the same time. It would have suprised me if they "didn't" find you.
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so gorgeous.
i love the tapered-ness of the byzantine.
that was some good thinking.
and i love the wat the little spherical beads work with the lapis.
isn't 5" a bit short for a bracelet? i thought 7 was standard. or am i full of it?
anyway, i still love the set!
great job!
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You know you're right. Must have been a typo. Thanks for finding it I'll change that, otherwise people might think I'm really a stick-figure.
Thanks for the nice comments about the chain. I like the way it seems to "puff out" this way.
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oh, i thought maybe you just had small wrists....
i wouldn't know, i've got huge hands.
(too many of my father's genes....)
puffiness =happy!
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That's gorgeous...
I don't know if I asked this before, but: do you sell your jewelry/artcraft works, or do you do it for pleasure?
They are truly wonderfull. I'm not at all skilled with those materials you use, even if I love all that involves beads and jewelry.
Sorry for bothering.
I'll tell Lucius to drop by and guive you a massage
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LOL! That's an offer I can hardly refuse!
As for your question, I'm kind of neither fish nor fowl on that issue. I throw a couple of things up on my etsy site once in a while, I will also do commission work if someone specifically asks me for something and is willing to pay the stupid price for the time that goes into a lot of this stuff, but I'm definitely not doing it for a living - I believe one couldn't, not for a decent living anyway. So it's for pleasure, and I have to like a commish to take it.
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I'd love to have one of your jewels, but I really dunno a) what to ask and b) how much it would cost me LOL.
If there's something I like it's to draw jewels. Maybe I could put donw a couple of ideas. I have somy slytherinesque themes gong on
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I'd love to see/ hear about some of your ideas. Maybe we can work something out that you would like that that won't blow the bank...
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