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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;spirit-of-shiloh, post: 15365, member: 32&quot;]Oh Pat,those Czech pendants are to die for <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> Love the emerald green especially.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":cat:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I would LOVE to copy some of those designs.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I strung sterling necklaces I used liquid silver and added real coral and turquoise beads and a sterling feather or other fetish.</p><p><br /></p><p>In silversmithing pendants,rings or bangles,I only used beads made of turquoise, coral,half drilled pearls,or sterling balls mostly. I did do a few sterling pieces with 14K gold. I should have taken pics of my stuff I made but I didn&#039;t, just the left over junk I played around with.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did make this simple sterling ring and cut a piece of 14K off a broken bangle that my late husband gave me and rounded it then soldered it together. I always wear it for memories.It was the first piece of jewelry he gave me.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]3726[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]3727[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]3728[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]3729[/ATTACH] The little packet below has some sterling feathers and sterling necklace spacers.</p><p>The end clamps are to solder on to a chain necklace.</p><p>Also the little viles are jump rings of various sizes that I made by winding around dowels then using a jewelrs saw to cut.</p><p>The sterling stuff is a sheet to make the base for rings and pendants and the different wires are ring and bracelet shanks and decorative bezels to burnish around set stones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before I leave this earth I want to get back into silversmithing.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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