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Sanya    Topic opened July 27, 2007, 10:37:37 PM
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Woe is me. I've started down a road that can only end in blood loss and poverty-- making my own jewelery. It seems like only yesterday that I accompanied my friend to that fated store... yes, it was there that it happened.

My mouth went dry. My eyes wide. An iridescent seed pearl, a matte ring in antique gold, a gleaming hematite bead. Before I knew it, I was scooping up the prettiness left and right, my mind overflowing with visions of delicate champagne earrings! Of course she desperately tried to wake me from that shinning spell, but I was too far gone-- I wanted to, no, I NEEDED to make my very own earrings.

And so here I am now days years later, wearing cute eclectic cluster earrings of my own creation, and filled to the brim with pride. So please, share with me your tales of custom jewelery! How you came to make your own, and what you're working on now.

Pictures are especially welcome. 

*sparkles*
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Bunner Reply #1 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 28, 2007, 03:20:37 AM
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Hey! I do that too, sometimes.

Er...I mean... *clears throat and attempts to speak in low, booming voice*
"I'm a manly, man. I don't do any of that girly stuff, like making jewelry and baking cookies."

[Although, I've got a terrible habit of never quite being satisfied with the way things turn out.]

What am much better at, is modifying and upgrading existing jewelry.
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choctaw Reply #2 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 28, 2007, 07:32:53 AM
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I've been getting back into making chainmail jewelry recently, but I'm unhappy with the pinch-cut nature of the rings.
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AmandaZuke Reply #3 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 28, 2007, 11:48:22 AM
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I've been playing with beads and macrame lately, inspired by a friend who runs an Etsy store.  I have a whackload of hematite that needs to be part of something I can wear.  *nodnod*
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Bunner Reply #4 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 29, 2007, 06:04:02 PM
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Hey. I've been requisitioned1 to manufacture a bracelet for a lady friend. Yay me.


1 Read: Threatened with horrible death and or disfigurement, particularly of my groinal region, if I do not comply.
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Lady Malchav Reply #5 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 29, 2007, 08:13:10 PM
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I mostly tinker.  I've made a few things into jewlery of the 'hang this doodad on a chain' variety.  I've made the requisite thread-and-beads friendship bracelets every child who has ever been to summer camp knows.  I want to get into bead and wire work cause there's this really bitchin' new store called 'Off The Beaded Path' that I've simply fallen in love with.  I have these two painted bone donuts (~ 1 1/2 inch in diameter) which I bought some brass 22 gauge wire for, but I've been procrastinating on em cause I am rarely satisfied with anything I make and just know it's gonna be a hassle.
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S*S Reply #6 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 08:27:57 AM
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Post pictures of the cool jewlerry, Sanya  halfsmile
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Zahnnie Reply #7 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 09:10:24 AM
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I *heart* pie (sexily).
I make a MILLION jewelries. I should put up more recent stuff!
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Where are the D&D minis? I have to see where I am!
I've modified some of the jewelry (why does that word look SO funny?) I owe and have a kit full of drilled semi-precious stones that have been yelling at me forever now to make something out of them, but I dont' have any sterling silver or surgical steel posts for earrings.  Anything else makes my ears bleed.
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Zahnnie Reply #9 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 01:17:12 PM
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I *heart* pie (sexily).
http://www.firemountaingems.com/earring_findings.asp
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Zahnnie beat me to it. Fire Mountain rocks.
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Wicked Reply #11 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 01:45:02 PM
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I want to get an engraved Medialert bracelet tag and stick it on a home-made bracelet, because all the ones I've seen out there are either really fugly or really pricy.  Or both.

In the event that I want more than a simple leather or cotton thong, what sorts of thingummies should I be looking at?  I've never made jewelry before but now would be a good time to start.
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Bunner Reply #12 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 01:56:18 PM
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What about an embossed medical dogtag? I've seen 'em on Ebay out there for not too bad.

Edit: If all else fails, we could always tatoo your forehead!
"Warning: Defective. Please return to manufacturer."

*runs*
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Zahnnie Reply #13 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 02:07:28 PM
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I *heart* pie (sexily).
Fire Mountain is pretty much my all around supply type place. Past that there are two local bead shops I do adore.
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Amphisbaena Reply #14 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 08:23:53 PM
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Quote from: Zahnnie on July 30, 2007, 01:17:12 PM
http://www.firemountaingems.com/earring_findings.asp
Aw, if there was only something like that for people who wanted to make their own cufflinks. I don't use much jewelry, but I've been looking for a nice pair.
I only have to glance at that page to feel compelled to make earrings for the people in my life who use them, though. Must... resist... madness... Err...
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Bunner Reply #15 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 08:25:31 PM
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I loves me nice cufflinks. Hard to find, though. Although E-bay has proven useful in that capacity.
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Amphisbaena Reply #16 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 30, 2007, 08:33:33 PM
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Fine and dandy
The ones I find seem to be either super bland, priced at 10 000 SEK because they're made out of diamonds and platinum, or super-tacky and shaped in things like little "moose warning" road signs. I keep thinking I should browse antique stores, but earrings seems to be the thing there too...
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fixer Reply #17 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 31, 2007, 07:05:35 AM
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Of all the jewelry I've made, this seems to be the only piece I have pics of. Which is weird, because I remember taking pics of some others.



All my cool stuff is still in Idaho, so I can't take pics at the moment.
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Zahnnie Reply #18 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 31, 2007, 09:09:33 AM
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I *heart* pie (sexily).
Dat's purty, Fixer!
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Zahnnie Reply #19 in Making your own jewelery... — Posted July 31, 2007, 09:16:01 AM
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I *heart* pie (sexily).




A couple of mine...
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