13 Sep 2009
by Raquel
in Cuts & cabs, Handmade jewelry, Pendants
Tags: agate, Berrendo agate, cabbing, dino bone, dinosaur, dinosaur bone, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, red agate, thunder egg, wire weaved pendant, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
I got to cab for a short while today. I was wanting to polish up some of the Berrendo agate slices from a few weeks ago and I couldn’t find them. I had put them away. So away that even I couldn’t find them. Finally after going thru all my other lil slabettes and I have a few, It dawned on me just where I had stashed the Berrendos. Well by that time I only got to cab a couple of things. The Berrendo of course and a slice of a thunder egg I picked up last summer in NM. I am also going to add pictures of the Dino bone wrap I finished last weekend.
Have a great week!
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!!
09 Jul 2009
by Raquel
in cabbing, Handmade jewelry, Pendants
Tags: agate, cabochon, faceted stone, fire agate, flourite, garnet, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Iphone, moss agate, peridot, pietersite, pink botswana agate, polished rock, porcelain jasper, seraphinite, tourmaline, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Well its been a great few days of cabbing and wrapping silver. Ok a lil shopping added to the mix made for a great little vacation.
I wrapped a few faceted stones and I’m really enjoying the shine they put out. Its almost to the point I want to learn how. Almost because of the price of a faceting machine.
Well here’s a few pics of some cabs. They are pietersite, 2 seraphinite, turtella, moss agate, flourite, a pink botswana agate, and a porcelain jasper. The wraps are peridot, garnet, and blue green tourmaline.
As for the shopping I upgraded my Iphone. I had wanted to since the new 3gs was unveiled, but every time I had visited the Apple store or AT&T store they were out. Not this time, yay! I like the camera and have had no issues, but I really hadn’t expected any. On my last one I was pushing the limit on memory space, so with the upgrade I have lots more room. My husband was still using his 2g so he got the hand me down 3g and was happy with that. His 2g will be a nice itouch or back up phone if its ever needed. Still love my Iphone. 🙂
Until next time…
06 Jul 2009
by Raquel
in Handmade jewelry, wire weaved pendants
Tags: agate, cabochon, fire agate, http://wordpress.com/tag/jewelry/, Mexican fire agate, Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper, peridot, silver, silver wire, Topaz, wire weaving, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
The weekend was a long and beautiful one. I hope you all had a really nice holiday. As usual it went fast.
I’ve been looking for some kind of inspiration and I stumbled on a blog by Twisted sister art. Well this lady is just amazing. Her style is unique and inspiring.
I did get a chance to do a lil cabbing and wire wrapping. I’ve been trying to change wrapping style a bit, but I’m gonna have to practice. I tend to get bored easily and I like a good challenge.
The cabs are peridot, garnets, fire agates, Topaz and Morgan Hill poppy jasper. As for the wrapping. Ok the first one, I’m still on the fence about. Reminds me of a tadpole. 🙂 The peridot one I like better. But then again its closer to my original stuff. So Let me know what you think of the tadpole. Here are few pics.
Thanks for taking a few minutes to stop by. ☮
26 May 2009
by Raquel
in Cuts & cabs, Handmade jewelry, Pendants, wire weaved jewelry
Tags: boulder opal, cabbing, cabochon, royal sahara jasper, slabs, wire weaved jewelry, wire weaved pendant, wire weaving, wire wrapped jewelry, wire wrapped pendant, wire wrapping
Its been great, the one extra day. Every weekend should be three days. Got lots done the cabbing in the last post. Even finished a couple of wraps. I was looking thru the slabs and pieces of rock I had because the cabbing contest on the gemstone board and found the RSJ slices. Well take a look at one of the slices, what do you see?
Here they are:
Well hope you had a great weekend!
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