21 Feb 2011
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants, wire weaved pendants
Tags: blue green apatite, garnet, green tourmaline, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Jewelry, Mexican fire opal, silver, silver pendant, tourmalines, wire weaved, wire weaved pendant, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
So I’ve been wrapping a couple of pendants for the past couple of weeks and I have been wanting to make something in line with an amulet. Something different. So with a little weaving and then a little more weaving I have come up with these new two. The first has 2 tourmalines and a Mexican fire opal, the second has a faceted red garnet and blue green piece of apatite.
I am once again addicted to wrapping. Seems like I can’t stop for awhile then I take a break then back to being addicted. Crazy stuff.
Well thanks for stopping by! Hope you get to enjoy the the three day weekend. I know I am. 🙂
22 Feb 2010
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants
Tags: cabochon, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, morrisonite, sterling silver, wire weaved pendant, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Well, no holiday weekend, and rain. No rock fun, other than finishing a couple of wraps. I wrapped a couple of morrisonite cabs that I polished little while back. Here they are.
Hope you had a great weekend!
06 Feb 2010
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants
Tags: chrysocolla, druzy, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, silver, wire weaved pendant, wire wrapped, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
The druzy cabs are awesome. So wrapped in silver they are even prettier. The blues are bright and the crystals very clear. This is a really nice stone to work with. I can’t wait to cut some more. I’m hooked is all I can say. I wore one of these pendants to work and let me just say, it was an attention getter. I love it when people just can’t help but comment on a pendant I’ve made, but all I heard was, love that stone.. yeah, (me too) .. lol. I suppose since I’ve worn it I’ve claimed it.. 🙂
24 Jan 2010
by Raquel
in cabbing, Handmade jewelry, Pendants
Tags: cabbing, cabochon, chrysocolla, druze, druzy cabs, garnet, green, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, malachite, Moldavite, morrisonite, pendant, silver, spinel, sterling silver, Topaz, wire weaved, wire weaved pendant, wire wrap, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant
So I cut the Chrysocolla side of the rock from the prior post. It was a little tough, being that I didn’t want to cut it wrong or lose any of the druzy. I then cabbed it and was really happy with the outcome. I also cabbed a piece Morrisonite that takes a shine like glass with very little effort. Love this stuff. Here’s a few clickable pics.
If you want to buy some awesome druzy, just go to Nuevo Mundo Imports he still has some rough and slabs for now anyway.
03 Jan 2010
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants, Rock finds
Tags: agate, cabbing, cabochon, Handmade jewelry, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, pet wood, petrified wood, rockhounding, rocks, silver pendant, teepee canyon agate, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped
Love these three day weekends.. Wish they were all three dayers. The weather was pretty nice so we got to get out and do a lil rockhounding. Found some nice colored pet wood and just checked out the scenery. I also got to finish a few wraps. Fun weekend so far and another day to go.
Have fun!
28 Dec 2009
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants, Uncategorized
Tags: agate, cabbing, cabochon, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper, silver, silver wire, sterling silver, teepee canyon agate, wire weaved pendant, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Its been so hectic. Getting ready for a small Christmas show and then Christmas itself. The boutique turned out ok and it was really fun. I hadn’t set up for one in quite awhile and it turned out pretty good. I wrapped so many pieces that I burned out for a little while it seems. I didn’t even want to look at a piece of wire. So I cabbed a little, very little, went out and found a few pretty rocks. Mostly red jasper and pet wood. Until a few days ago a friend sent a few awesome cabs and wanted one wrapped. I was back into wire. I couldn’t stop! I’m just grateful it was the weekend since I got no sleep. lol I hope he likes his pendant half as much as I like the cab and slabs he sent me. I even got a lil cabbing in today. Looks like I’m slowly getting back in the swing.
Another long weekend coming up.. yay!
Hope this one was great for you.
19 Oct 2009
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants, wire weaved pendants
Tags: cabbing, dino bone, dinosaur bone, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Jewelry, lapidary, malachite, silver, silver wire, turquoise, weaved, wire weaved jewelry, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Just a little that is. Time has not been a friend, but I have been able to get a few things done. I cabbed a couple of Malachite cabs and although it was messy, I really like this stuff. Its pretty soft material and it takes a good shine. I cabbed a Morgan HIll poppy jasper and dino bone cab but the pictures, didn’t turn out so well. I also wrapped a couple of pendants. A dino bone and a turquoise pendant.
Well hope you had a great weekend and have a great week to come!!
06 Oct 2009
by Raquel
in Uncategorized
Tags: cabbing, cabochon, dino bone, dinosaur bone, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Jewelry, morrisonite, polished rock, silver, silver wire, sterling silver, weaved, wire weaved jewelry, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Still trying to get as many wraps as possible finished by next month. I’m grateful that Thunderbird had their big sale, since I’m almost out of silver wire. I wanted to wrap a few quartz crystals and am currently working on some dino bone wraps. I also fit in a little cabbing, have to have a stone to wrap, right? Here’s what I have finished so far.
Thanks for stopping by!
29 Sep 2009
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants
Tags: bi colored tourmaline, cabochons, flowering tube onyx, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Moldavite, moldavite pendant, polished rock, silver, silver wire, tourmal, tourmaline, velvet o, velvet obsidian, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
So Christmas is only a few months away and I plan on doing a small local show so here is the beginning of a wire wrapping frenzy. Plus I wrapped a couple of pieces of moldavite for a Mom and her daughter.
Here are the pics.
Now on to make more! 🙂
21 Sep 2009
by Raquel
in cabbing, Handmade jewelry, Pendants, wire weaved pendants
Tags: Berrendo agate, boulder opal, cabbing, cabochons, dino bone, dinosaur bone, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, polished rock, rock, silver, silver wire, weaved, wire weaved pendant, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Today was a great day for cabbing. Not too hot and no interruptions. I had a few cuts of dino bone and a couple of others. So I just had to use them up. My saw blade is busted so I have to use up what’s already cut up. I go thru these stages where I really like a certain rock for awhile and then go on to another. But while I’m obsessed its all about that rock. lol Right now its dino bone. Boulder opal is always at the top of my list tho. There’s always time for a boulder opal.
I also finished up a wrap of the Berrendo agate from last weekend. My goal was to showcase the cab since the color is so intense. I also wanted to keep the middle of the cab unobstructed all the way thru where its transparent.
Here’s the pics…
I hope your weekend was wonderful!
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