Jewellery, like posting, has been on the slow side recently. Like, I didn't do anything for several months after the wedding. ( But I've finally done a few bits lately... )
How much is the copper swirly things bracelet and how much would you charge me for matching earrings in copper like the eighth picture? Because pretty! They are supposed to be a Christmas present, but I strongly suspect they will end up as a present for me.
Heh, technically, that is my own precious, to go with my dress for an upcoming wedding, but I can easily make you another one. Probably friends' price would be about $16, earrings $14, because it's quite a work-intensive piece.
You don't hate me, you loooooove me. Like you love your crack dealer. Hehehe. But if you like, I can hang onto stuff till after Christmas or something.
I can't remember how much I was charging for your big crazy ones, so I'll have to look that up again, and then figure it out with semi-precious instead of glass. Gimme a day or two and I will let you know.
In answer to your questions, I use a range of gauges, depending on what I'm making and what beads I'm using. 22 and 20 gauge are particularly useful, but 24 comes in handy when I'm using freshwater pearls, which tend to have ridiculously small holes. But I use 18 gauge sometimes, and 26 and 28 and even 30 sometimes (30 is good to knit with).
The wire I use is generally what you get here (although I originally got it from Parawire, but that proved tricky with international shipping. The silver is silver plated AND enamelled, which has a number of advantages over both silver and silver plate. It's cheaper than silver, doesn't tarnish, and the plating doesn't come off (or at least not quickly - Cosy has a couple of bracelets he's been wearing non-stop, as in never takes them off, for about two years, and the plating and enamel has come off a bit on those. But since he has never takent them off since I put them on (he didn't even want clasps), I'd say it holds up pretty well. I'm quite happy to do custom stuff in
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I've been thinking about starting to do some work in silver plated wire -- at the moment, I use exclusively cheap base metal stuff. I don't know if I'd want to change that for my button necklaces because why use silver plated wire when the buttons are plastic?
However, it might be nice to experiment with the silver for different projects. I would be much more nervous using it, though. I would be nervous making the stuff you make because it's unforgiving to screw-ups (which you obviously don't make!).
Heh, yes, I do, I just chop them up and start over.
Silver is scary, because it IS pretty expensive, and you don't get a huge amount. It's about £17, I think, for ten metres of 0.71mm silver wire (which is a 21 gauge), and and £14 for 142 metres of Supawire in the same size. Personally, I would recommend the Supa or Parawire, because it's a sort of compromise. It's a thick silver plate that doesn't come off, it's better quality than just a normal silver plate, it doesn't tarnish (always an advantage), it's not too expensive, and it looks great.
Have you done much wirework before, or just with the buttons?
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They are supposed to be a Christmas present, but I strongly suspect they will end up as a present for me.
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Let me know if you want them. xxx
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The first one with the leaves have my name on them, and so do these. I'm talking myself out of the others.
Oh, and since the whole world loves my earrings, my friend wanted me to inquire how much it would be for a pair with just moonstone throughout?
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I can't remember how much I was charging for your big crazy ones, so I'll have to look that up again, and then figure it out with semi-precious instead of glass. Gimme a day or two and I will let you know.
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In answer to your questions, I use a range of gauges, depending on what I'm making and what beads I'm using. 22 and 20 gauge are particularly useful, but 24 comes in handy when I'm using freshwater pearls, which tend to have ridiculously small holes. But I use 18 gauge sometimes, and 26 and 28 and even 30 sometimes (30 is good to knit with).
The wire I use is generally what you get here (although I originally got it from Parawire, but that proved tricky with international shipping. The silver is silver plated AND enamelled, which has a number of advantages over both silver and silver plate. It's cheaper than silver, doesn't tarnish, and the plating doesn't come off (or at least not quickly - Cosy has a couple of bracelets he's been wearing non-stop, as in never takes them off, for about two years, and the plating and enamel has come off a bit on those. But since he has never takent them off since I put them on (he didn't even want clasps), I'd say it holds up pretty well. I'm quite happy to do custom stuff in ( ... )
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However, it might be nice to experiment with the silver for different projects. I would be much more nervous using it, though. I would be nervous making the stuff you make because it's unforgiving to screw-ups (which you obviously don't make!).
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Silver is scary, because it IS pretty expensive, and you don't get a huge amount. It's about £17, I think, for ten metres of 0.71mm silver wire (which is a 21 gauge), and and £14 for 142 metres of Supawire in the same size. Personally, I would recommend the Supa or Parawire, because it's a sort of compromise. It's a thick silver plate that doesn't come off, it's better quality than just a normal silver plate, it doesn't tarnish (always an advantage), it's not too expensive, and it looks great.
Have you done much wirework before, or just with the buttons?
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