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on “Butterfly Dance”:“Very intriguing. This piece just has so much going on! I don't think I could do…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Nancy's back with another beautiful bracelet. Copper & green...perfect.…” read »
on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:“Very pretty! The blue is so saturated and vibrant.…” read »
on “Lots of Copper”:“Yay! What a great neighbor! I especially like the 1st pair w/ the patina and the…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Stunning!!…” read »
on “Yellow Dragonfly”:“Where did my capital "I's" go??? They were there when I was typing...why would they turn…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“I totally understand...but sometimes i let it sit for awhile where i cant see it. Then…” read »
- on “Evergreen Copper”:
“Ditto ditto everyone else. Love that hammered copper focal!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Wow lucky you! I would probably get into doing metal working if I got that as…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“The bead weaving part is awesome. The whole necklace is very different and I like that.…” read »
on “In The Garden of Olives”:“P.S.--its so hard to tell in the pics what color the stones in the pendant are--they…” read »
- on “In The Garden of Olives”:
“Beadinggma: the metal in this piece is antique gold color. I got the pendant on…” read »
- on “Butterfly Dance”:
“This is just lovely! I love the design, especially the bead weaving...well done!…” read »
on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“FYI...I decided to host a little give away of a wire wrapped briolette necklace on my…” read »
on “Aurora Damask”:“About the swellegant patinas.. not hard just difficult to determine when you are done letting it…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Thanks, ladies! If you do give the tutorial a try out and have a minute…” read »
on “In The Garden of Olives”:“Beautiful pendant and chain goes well with design. What kind of metal is it?…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“Thanks Deb, nice to know you know how I feel about a redo. I am…” read »
on “A Green Cuff”:“Love this green with copper. Awesome!…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
“Very pretty!…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“Love the new shapes, Nancy. This gift will be keeping you busy for quite awhile!…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“Beautiful!! I just went & looked at your tute. While I haven't tried it yet I…” read »
on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:“Oooh, I love the look of that wire against the glass. It makes me think of…” read »
on “Raspberry and Cream!”:“Great colors…” read »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“LOVE IT!!…” read »
- on “Yellow Dragonfly”:
“I do like it. Not as much as the blue but aqua blue is my fave…” read »
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“Lovely set!…” read »
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on “A Green Cuff”:“FABULOUS!!!
…” read »- on “Blue Bird of Happiness in Brass”:
“Beautiful!…” read »
- on “Blue Velvet Wraps”:
“These are pretty!…” read »
- on “Evergreen Copper”:
“Lovely!…” read »
- on “Recycled Blues”:
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- on “In The Garden of Olives”:
“LOvely !…” read »
- on “Lots of Copper”:
“These are adorable!…” read »
- on “A Green Cuff”:
“Love this Nancy!…” read »
Handcrafted Amazonite Unakite Copper Ring
About this design:
Needed a new copper ring so threw together amazonit and unakite. The combination seemed to work really well...
www.violetcollection.etsy.com
Components:
Amazonite, Unakite, and CopperAdditional Images:
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Add your thoughts!
On Jul 10, 2011 at 3:18 am #
FaeryGoth Chick says:You did a great job Violet!
On Jul 10, 2011 at 10:21 am #
Chicky Zee aka Alice says:Awesome!
On Jul 11, 2011 at 8:01 am #
Wemai Coffee Chick says:Nice!!!
On Jul 11, 2011 at 5:55 pm #
Jeannes Gems - Gem Chick says:You “threw” this together????
Fabulous! Love the stones! The band is gorgeous!
On Jul 11, 2011 at 7:40 pm #
Cuban Queen Crazy Chick says:Ooh, nice! Pretty stones!
On Jul 11, 2011 at 10:58 pm #
MoonBell says:Lovely. I really like the braided look to the band.
On Jul 13, 2011 at 12:08 am #
Purple Chick aka Violet says:Thank you so much , my friends !!
On Jul 13, 2011 at 12:31 pm #
Little Round Chick says:You “threw together” a marvelous design. Love it!
On Jul 18, 2011 at 7:16 pm #
Eeka Mouse says:I am VERY impressed.
On Jul 24, 2011 at 10:58 pm #
Classy Chick JbyJill says:Love, love, love!!!
On Sep 15, 2011 at 8:06 pm #
Laurie LC says:Is there a specific technique to your band? How do you keep it so tight and flat?
Love the ring and colours!
On Oct 09, 2011 at 10:37 am #
Beads247 says:I am crazy about this band design, please give us a clue how? Beautiful design work!