07 Feb 2011
by Raquel
in cabbing, wire weaved pendants
Tags: cab, cabbing, chrysocolla, drusy, druzy, pendant, quartz, queensland agate, silver, wire weaving, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping, wirewrapp
Super Bowl Sunday, and I get to cab til the game starts. Thats a wonderful day!.
I cabbed a small piece of Chrysocolla drusy that as left from a piece of stone I won on the Taogem forum. It had some amazing blue green or teal colored druse and dark green malachite druse. Its from Nuevo Mundo Imports. I highly recommend them if you want the best chrysocolla and malachite drusy. The crystals are so clear and shiny. Awesome stuff. Its pricey but you get what you pay for. I also cabbed another quartz drusy cab.
I also cabbed a Queensland agate. The Queensland agate has some very nice patterning and layers, plus a little drusy in the middle. Love it!
The icing on the cake?
Green bay won! yay!!
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!
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! 🙂
08 Sep 2009
by Raquel
in cabbing, Handmade jewelry, Pendants
Tags: amethyst, cabbing, cabochon, carnelian, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, lapidary, silver, silver wire, velvet obsidian, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Three day weekends rock, literally. I got some cabbing done and even a little silver work. I need more time, all the time. lol
I had a small slab of Velvet Obsidian, and it was calling my name. The rock has beautiful colors. Its hard to get the pictures just right and capture the pinks and purples. I hope some came thru in the pics I’m about to post. There is also a small cab of flowering tube onyx. I have a very small amount of this rock and its pretty hard to find so I use it sparingly. They all came out with a great shine. I hope you like!
I also hope you had a great weekend..
31 Aug 2009
by Raquel
in Uncategorized
Tags: cabbing, cabochon, coral, fire agate, fire opal, Mexican fire opal, silver, sketch, turquoise, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
This weekend was a great cabbing and smithing weekend. I’m thinking on making a couple of pieces for the contest so that I can hopefully pick the best to enter. I have started the 1st one and have been cabbing so I can start the 2nd. I’m really liking how this one is turning out so far. I’m not sure if posting pics is ok as far as the contest goes, so I’m gonna post the sketch and the pics of the cabs. The sketch is a rough one, just fyi. 🙂 In this piece I’m using the Berendo agate cab from the last post. The only wire was a wrap I finished for a friend. Made out of turquoise, coral and a sapphire.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you had a great weekend!
16 Aug 2009
by Raquel
in cabbing, Handmade jewelry, Pendants
Tags: amethyst, cabbing, cabochon, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Jewelry, Mexican Chevron Amethyst, weaved, wire weaved jewelry, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapping
I love amethyst. I’ve really enjoyed working some Chevron Amethyst this weekend. I worked up a cab last weekend and its a wrap. Today I worked a couple of cabs, but only have one to show. The other was a sacrifice to the wind. I hate it when you get to the last wheel wheel, think yeah it’s looking pretty good then in a quick flash, it’s gone. I looked everywhere but who knows where that cab flew to. I hope to get some more done tomorrow, we shall see.
06 Aug 2009
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants, Poppy Jasper
Tags: cabbing, faceted stone, garnet, leather, Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper, silver, silver wire, sterling silver, weaved, wire weaved jewelry, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapping
Well I received a box from a nice person on the RTH forum. She was kind enough to send a box of leather pieces plus a few gifts. People in the rock hobbies are so kind. I was wanting some of that leather to use to polish boulder opal. I have enough now to last a very, very long time. I’m gonna post some pics. I have also gotten the chance to do a lil cabbing and weaving silver. I have to send a lil thank you, don’t I? 🙂
22 Jul 2009
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, Pendants, Uncategorized
Tags: faceted smokey quartz, faceted stone, fire opal, hibiscus, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Jewelry, Mexican fire opal, Topaz, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Well I have finally finished a wrap. I’ve been taking it sorta easy for a few days, due to my lil accident. Its been ok tho, just a little recharging. This is a piece that you will notice in a prior post that just wasn’t finished. The flower is from outside of my house just like the others.
Thanks for coming by!!
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