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BeJewellery
07-03-2010, 11:01 AM
Now remember I'm still a beginner and after taking the photo I've already noticed a few flaws but.........

Here's my Aquamarine stone set Flower Power pendant.

Constructive criticism welcome .... as long as you do it in a nice way :-D

snow_imp
07-03-2010, 11:04 AM
Oh different - I like it!

elliboo
07-03-2010, 11:44 AM
Oh, pretty :)

lynnm
07-03-2010, 12:54 PM
love it! really must make some settings up, haven't done a thing since I did my course with Chris :dontknow:

caroleallen
07-03-2010, 04:41 PM
No criticism here. I really like it. It can't have been easy to do.

MuranoSilver
07-03-2010, 06:34 PM
Liking that lots!
The swirls really set the stone off and you can easily polish off any tool marks
(if you can even see them when not under Macro mode ;))
Nic xx

Sheltie
07-03-2010, 06:41 PM
Really nice and unusual. I will have to try setting stones sometime

Gemma
09-03-2010, 08:09 AM
Wow! I love it. So unusual

BeJewellery
09-03-2010, 05:51 PM
Thank you for all the lovely comments.

The hardest part was setting the stone, everything I make seems to have a stone setting as I love to you colour. At least i'll be well practised soon!!!

abyjem
10-03-2010, 07:05 PM
Cant see anything wrong with it at all - its lovely!

Dennis
10-03-2010, 09:06 PM
Setting the stone in these unsupported collets can be more easily done by pinching lightlly just above ( but never below) the collar of the stone with round/round or flat/round pliers, first north and south then east and west etc. The trick is to get the stone absolutely level and you seem to have done that really well. For finishing, the setting can be polished with different grades of cup-shaped rubbers on a screw mandrel and a slow running motor.
Hope you won't mind me writng all this' Dennis.

BeJewellery
13-03-2010, 09:45 AM
Thank you for the tips Dennis. I found it quite hard to set the stone as there wasn't much room around the bezel to get my pusher in due to the design.

I like the idea of using a cup shaped rubber to polish after ssetting, I would never have thought of this had you not suggested it. :Y:

Tigerlily
13-03-2010, 04:28 PM
Looks fab to me :Y: xx

Dennis
13-03-2010, 08:09 PM
If you have a tool covered in diamond grit, or one of those gritty metal nail files from Boots, you can run your rotary rubbers on them to improve the shape. It does not harm the tool. Welcome to the Club, Dennis.

Fi Wilson
14-03-2010, 02:00 PM
Oooh, I really like that! Really different.
Fi

Lucy
15-03-2010, 01:31 PM
Awsome pendant! its soooo cute.

One thing though (that I also keep getting told over and over) with round wire, the aim is to keep it looking absoultely perfect with no marks throughout the entire process of making - to avoid havig to do any clean up on the wire and therefore making it out of round. Easier said than done - but just trying to achieve that makes a big difference to the piece. I love to use the plastic jawed pliers.