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WeirdWondrous — Moonstone Necklace
Published: 2010-10-13 13:33:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 3320; Favourites: 154; Downloads: 54
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Silver, sweetwater pearls, glass and a moonstone.Made for a friend's wedding along with an elven looking, matching circlet. Suprisingly comfortable!
..Oh, how I hated soldering those thin bits.. should have gone all-out with wrapping instead. Or learn to solder better before trying this
Soldering and wire-wrapping. 2008.
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Thank you! One of my first larger pieces for commission.
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Thank you so much! It was a while back I made this and I am thinking about a more detailed remake of the set.
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You are very welcome! I will keep an eye out for your future projects! <3 I am Maja's friend (LISA) from Georgia, USA by the way! 
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Aww, noo! Don't! I want my things to make people happy, not to cry!
(thank you!)
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Oh wow, you are so talented! I wish I could make jewellery like you
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OMGoodness!! this and all your other jewelry looks incredibly amazing and unique. it's like my ideal jewelry i would love to own, but never knew existed xD it's like the fantasy type jewelry i would dream up or think about or design, but can't have cuz i dunno how to make it xD but you actually can and did!! you have incredible talent!! i really wish i could learn how to make top notch things like this!! if i could, i would love for you to be my mentor xD hehehh jk jk
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Wow, what a comment! Made my day! Thank you so VERY much! Aww!
Also, if there is anything you would like to know of what I thought about a piece, what I used and how I made it, just ask, ok?
Aww.. Yay.. aww again! Thank you!
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teehee, awwo, im glad i could make your day ^.^ heh, and i meant every word of what i said
and woohoo!! that's really nice to know :3 i really wanna learn, teehee. i can see a lotta of what you do is like wire wrapping or wire art, and stuff, but some of the metal looks like it's welded or something xD and how in the world do you make the metal frame for the biggest moonstone in the middle?? 
p.s. ur signature or whatever that thing is under every1's comments made me giggle xD
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Well, to be honest, I don't do much wire-wrapping.
I work a bit with loose rings and pearls and gem beads, but real wire-wrapping I never dried to any larger or advanced extent. This crown is a sample of one of my few wrapped items, but the joints is largely soldered, even on this fine wire-frame.
Most of the things you would find in my galleries are pierced out of a silver sheet, buffed/hammered to shape and then soldered into place. I rarely use finished pieces but start from scratch with every item. There are some exceptions but very few.
The setting for the drop-shaped moonstone in the middle is a stip of silver, shaped after the drop and soldered shut, then soldered to a base-plate to a backed bezel-setting. I then shaped the base plate, drilled holes in it and set the gem.
The gem actually broke in half while I was working on it, but thanks to the raw edges and milky colour of it I could fit the pieces together again and mend it with jewel glue. It doesn't show on the surface any more.
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ahha, oh wow. i really wish i knew what you were talking about xD your incredible knowledge and use of terminology juss shows how pro u are, and on a skill level WAY beyond me xD i mean, i dun even know what solder means u_u i think i will need a bit more experience and gain a little more knowledge before i can attempt jewelry of this high standards. i am planning to take a metal-shop type class someday, so ill probably have to wait till then when i can learn to solder, buff, and hammer metal sheets 
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Sorry aboyt the late reply. Christmas season is mad if you work with making people's x-mas presents!
feel free to ask me anything at anytime, if you like I'll try to keep me to easier terms!
Merry x-mas and stuff!
/Sarah the
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teehee, oh noes, dont worry, i know exactly what you're talking about
and thnx, i might take you up on that offer sometime
and a Happy HoHo Day to you to!! ;D
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so elegant! This would make a really nice piece for a wedding.
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It did!
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well, elven princesses have babies too!
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I love pearls! nice design. I like the chain details
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It is adorable but I'd be afraid to wear it. Clumsy people like me should be kept away from delicate things like this.
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Gorgeous piece of jewellery! very beautiful work
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