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    Default Yes I have been at it again :0)

    This time it was an 1860 pair of quite hideous sugar tongs that got the chop.

    Bowls of the tongs cut off flattened out hammered for texture and bezel set with a pair of labradorite cabs.



    Labrador ears by kwant, on Flickr

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    They're beautiful - well done! I do like hearing about your 'recycling' - very imaginative

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    Thanks Louisella, there are two rings on my bench waiting to have a stone set on each of them, a nice bit of sheet and the ugly bits, all rococo and florid, will, I think be melted down. I did in fact make them into earrings too but they are really heavy and just not my thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kwant View Post
    I did in fact make them into earrings too but they are really heavy and just not my thing.
    I am sure they would look very becoming on you!

    Lovely bit of magic on those sugar tongs - my pickle forks still look like pickle forks! Speaking of which, did you enjoy your last lot? lol

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    Hmmmm well they were alright Wallace but for some reason they left the roots on, which was kind of well unusual to say the least.

    Am I right in thinking it was you who one some cake?

    Ah yes I see now it was you :0)
    Last edited by Kwant; 14-05-2012 at 05:49 PM. Reason: just seen a post with the info

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    Not sure that even I could carry these off, I would end up looking like Hinge and or Brackett, plus they weigh a half ounce each.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kwant View Post
    Hmmmm well they were alright Wallace but for some reason they left the roots on, which was kind of well unusual to say the least.

    Am I right in thinking it was you who one some cake?

    Ah yes I see now it was you :0)
    prefer tea and scones P



    couldn't you break them down further - there is a nice bit of space there for a littlle gemstone to go in......... damn, I am the one who sets the little gemstones!


    can just see an opal or two there Cornelius

    speaking of winning, hope your goodie bag is a good one. Will be sending you some little flints soon, just need to get to the post office..... maybe I can do that in the morning before I get to the office. lol
    Last edited by Wallace; 14-05-2012 at 09:27 PM. Reason: spelling, it is always the spelling! lol

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