Bobble Pics!
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rhienellethNow that all the bobbles are in the hands of their intended recipients, I can finally post pics of them! (Ok, I'm 90% certain they are in the hands of all their recipients. celli, if for some reason you haven't yet received yours, send me an e-mail to let me know and I'll investigate. I mailed them a week ago, so the post master has no good excuse not to have delivered them.) I
Warning: this post is going to be highly picture intensive. There's no way around that, with five bobbles x 2-3 pics apiece. I'll make liberal use of the LJ cut, though.
xlana's prompt was "pretty spring pendant":
The focal briolette is an extremely sparkly, clear peridot, and to add a touch of rainbow,
the rondelles are peridot, amethyst, and blue topaz. Funny story (to me): I had shaped
this pendant and added all the rondelles before I realized it was a 'J' shape, which
happens to be the first letter ofxlana's name. :) And of course, I used argentium
silver, so this won't tarnish.
quiet_rebel's prompt was "midnight moon ring":
For hers, I chose a pretty kyanite rondelle, which ranges in color from silvery white,
to brilliant blue. It is no accident that the wire forms a "star" shape over the rondelle,
and I used blue goldstone for the rounds on either side. It's hard to tell in pictures,
but goldstone has tiny sparkles in it, and blue goldstone in particular has always
reminded me of the night sky. :)
kistha's prompt was "blue, green, ocean", and she gave me leave to pick what form her bobble would take. I chose a bracelet:
Here is another example of kyanite. These flat blue ovals have a deeper color
than the rondelle I used for the midnight moon ring, but you can still see the
silvery streaks common in kyanite. For the green I used peridot rondelles, as
these in particular have always reminded me of parts of the ocean that are
that deep, translucent green. And yes, I also made the toggle to match.
poohmusings gave me the prompt "spring pastels, ring":
She also wanted smaller stones, so I went with this 5mm amethyst rondelle
and the very small peridot rondelles for accent. (I love the look of this lavendar
and green together.) The swirl around the amethyst is pretty sturdy, but the
line of rondelles could be warped by too much pressure. Experience wearing
a similar design has taught me that's it pretty easy to "warp" the wire right back,
though. And in hindsight, I probably should have hardened this piece by
heating it in the oven. Karen, if you wish to do that, it's pretty easy, and I can
e-mail you how to do it. Still, despite my warnings, this ring is a lot sturdier
than it looks. :)
**celli, if you haven't yet received yours through some quirk of the postal system, feel free to scroll past and wait to see your bobble in person.**
celli's prompt was "bright, silly", and nothing says silly to me quite so much as some big, dangly earrings. I can't help it, I'm a child of the 80's. :D Don't get me wrong, I love big dangly earrings, but there's no denying they are kinda silly.
These are crystal and wire, with rainbow-y colors for spring. Blue and
yellow and green, with blue topaz briolettes at the bottom. Very swingy. :)
And that's all the bobbles in this round. Look for me to offer this again in a few months. :)
celli, if for some reason you haven't yet received yours, send me an e-mail to let me know and I'll investigate. I mailed them a week ago, so the post master has no good excuse not to have delivered them.) IWarning: this post is going to be highly picture intensive. There's no way around that, with five bobbles x 2-3 pics apiece. I'll make liberal use of the LJ cut, though.
xlana's prompt was "pretty spring pendant":The focal briolette is an extremely sparkly, clear peridot, and to add a touch of rainbow,
the rondelles are peridot, amethyst, and blue topaz. Funny story (to me): I had shaped
this pendant and added all the rondelles before I realized it was a 'J' shape, which
happens to be the first letter of
xlana's name. :) And of course, I used argentiumsilver, so this won't tarnish.
quiet_rebel's prompt was "midnight moon ring":For hers, I chose a pretty kyanite rondelle, which ranges in color from silvery white,
to brilliant blue. It is no accident that the wire forms a "star" shape over the rondelle,
and I used blue goldstone for the rounds on either side. It's hard to tell in pictures,
but goldstone has tiny sparkles in it, and blue goldstone in particular has always
reminded me of the night sky. :)
kistha's prompt was "blue, green, ocean", and she gave me leave to pick what form her bobble would take. I chose a bracelet:Here is another example of kyanite. These flat blue ovals have a deeper color
than the rondelle I used for the midnight moon ring, but you can still see the
silvery streaks common in kyanite. For the green I used peridot rondelles, as
these in particular have always reminded me of parts of the ocean that are
that deep, translucent green. And yes, I also made the toggle to match.
poohmusings gave me the prompt "spring pastels, ring":She also wanted smaller stones, so I went with this 5mm amethyst rondelle
and the very small peridot rondelles for accent. (I love the look of this lavendar
and green together.) The swirl around the amethyst is pretty sturdy, but the
line of rondelles could be warped by too much pressure. Experience wearing
a similar design has taught me that's it pretty easy to "warp" the wire right back,
though. And in hindsight, I probably should have hardened this piece by
heating it in the oven. Karen, if you wish to do that, it's pretty easy, and I can
e-mail you how to do it. Still, despite my warnings, this ring is a lot sturdier
than it looks. :)
**
celli, if you haven't yet received yours through some quirk of the postal system, feel free to scroll past and wait to see your bobble in person.**celli's prompt was "bright, silly", and nothing says silly to me quite so much as some big, dangly earrings. I can't help it, I'm a child of the 80's. :D Don't get me wrong, I love big dangly earrings, but there's no denying they are kinda silly.These are crystal and wire, with rainbow-y colors for spring. Blue and
yellow and green, with blue topaz briolettes at the bottom. Very swingy. :)
And that's all the bobbles in this round. Look for me to offer this again in a few months. :)
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Date: 2007-04-23 07:16 pm (UTC)I think we may just be kindred spirits!
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Date: 2007-04-23 07:00 pm (UTC)And I am still so pleased you liked yours. :-)
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Date: 2007-04-23 07:12 pm (UTC)pesterask for another. :)Still love my ring. Am wearing it now and can't stop looking at it. Although heating it to make it stronger might not be a bad idea considering what a klutz I am.
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Date: 2007-04-23 07:18 pm (UTC)Hmmm. If there's enough interest, I may make this a monthly thing.
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Date: 2007-04-23 07:11 pm (UTC)You are too good at this!
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