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aliciaed in crafty_tardis

Tardis Pendant

Sep 03, 2008 00:34

Hi. I just learned of this community over the weekend at Dragon*Con. Here's a fused glass Tardis pendant I made. It's a little on the large side for a pendant -- 2.75 inches tall. But, you know, larger on the inside.

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jewelry, glass, tardis

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givemethewhip September 3 2008, 05:15:58 UTC

That's a great pendant! I love the bright blue, and I love seeing everyone's crafts here. I wish I had more time to get back into crafting, because I would seriously love to make a lot of the projects on the site. Unfortunately, I'm stuck overseas in a 14-hour-a-day job, with no craft stores to be found.

I still get my Who-foo craft fix, though! I didn't make the pendant below myself, except in so far as I redrew the design, chose the gems, and 'supervised' the local jeweler. But hey, it's still crafted by someone! It's silver with peridot, citrine and blue topaz, and I love it just a little too much. :)

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aliciaed September 3 2008, 05:21:21 UTC

I don't blame you for loving it! It's awesome. I bet you get comments on it every time you wear it.

Thanks for the comment. :)

michelf September 3 2008, 06:50:02 UTC

Nice design!

I bet I know where you got it! :D

givemethewhip September 3 2008, 08:50:54 UTC

Gee, ya think? ;)

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michelf September 3 2008, 07:25:45 UTC

Adorable.

You could always hang it from your rear-view mirror!

paxieamor September 3 2008, 11:35:49 UTC

Wow... that is absolutely fantastic.

penwiper337 September 3 2008, 13:00:44 UTC

Eeeee, so glad you made it here! It was lovely meeting you at the con, and your pendant is just adorable and so nicely made.

aliciaed September 3 2008, 16:23:24 UTC

Thanks for the welcome. It was a pleasure and an inspiration to meet you and see your excellent costume work.

choperena September 3 2008, 14:44:59 UTC

Ooo, nice! How does fused glass work, though?

aliciaed September 3 2008, 16:29:07 UTC

Fused glass starts in a big sheet and is cut into smaller pieces and shaped on a grinder. Then it's cleaned and put into the kiln where it's fired up to about 1500 degrees. It's cooled slowly and annealed for strength.

There is a larger more detailed version of this on my blog. The letters were done with glass in powdered form mixed with a solution of CMC. This was my first attempt using white powder with CMC and it didn't hold the shape very well. I have another of these ready to go into the kiln and will try to improve the lettering situation. This one is almost 7 inches tall (and is not a pendant!).

http://aliciascolors.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/and-i-shall-call-him/