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Published: 2013-07-10 11:06:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 559; Favourites: 13; Downloads: 1
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Description A friend gave me two ammonite fossils, and said that if I wrapped them in wire, then she could pick the one she liked more, and I would get to keep the other one ^^ (She picked the one one the left in the end)
I tried improvising with some new techniques here, and make them look as different as possible, to make it a bit more interesting.
Used different types of craft wire.
Ammonites are awesome, I now want to find more of them somewhere~
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Comments: 14

bergunty [2016-03-01 19:17:47 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty; wonderful concept!

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Yanagi-no-Yume In reply to bergunty [2016-03-02 23:17:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! They are a bit of a challenge to wrap, not as easy as simply stones.

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TeaPhotography [2013-11-09 10:07:25 +0000 UTC]

I completely adore these! I love the ammonites, but your TECHNIQUE is awesome! I have just bought three different types of craft wire within the last couple of months, to finally teach myself wire wrapping, I have made some rings only, and they hold up well, as I have the basic technique, however, now I need to work on aesthetics.

But you are great at it!

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Yanagi-no-Yume In reply to TeaPhotography [2013-11-10 11:01:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^^ Honestly, I was a bit at a loss how to wrap them. I tried to look at various online pictures for inspiration, but most of them were using the same style of wrapping. And I wanted to have something original, so coming up with a design was a bit difficult XD
Keep practising, this is all it takes. I'm pretty much self-taught as well

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TeaPhotography In reply to Yanagi-no-Yume [2016-03-01 07:22:51 +0000 UTC]

It is definitely original and I really like that about this!
I will keep on keeping on, as much as I can, thank you for the encouragement.


Do you sell your pendants or any of your things anywhere, or are they just gifts for people you know, or just for fun etc.,?

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Yanagi-no-Yume In reply to TeaPhotography [2016-03-02 23:22:40 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. I know you'll be great!

I mostly sell my beading things, either through a local shop, small markets or commissions. I haven't really branched out into larger fairs yet, because the only ones where there is a larger chance of actually selling something charge an arm and a leg for a place, so I have no guarantee that I'll even break even.
Pendants like that are either something I do for fun or something personal - either gifts or commissions again. I don't feel confident enough in my wire wrapping skills to actually sell any of them on a larger scale.

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TeaPhotography In reply to Yanagi-no-Yume [2016-03-09 10:04:43 +0000 UTC]

I would buy a pendant from you, if it was possible for us to do it, (meaning, if I could afford it, and if the transaction could be made,) and make a necklace from it. ???

After all, to me your skills are AMAZING! But more importantly, they are made by you- so for both of those reasons, I *am* interested, if you are.

I would want to keep, (especially the first one, if it worked out)  as something special, something that had your hands and my hands together- a sign of friendship that I was able to keep close to me, to wear, if that doesn't sound too weird? ???

I know some of your pendants shown here, were uploaded long ago, I love so many of them... but I know there is no guarantee you still have them.

???

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Yanagi-no-Yume In reply to TeaPhotography [2016-03-12 19:46:22 +0000 UTC]

You always say such nice things about my work... I would love to make a commission for you! And would feel honoured if you would want to wear it.

I don't exactly know how international payments and shipment work if I send something outside EU (it's been made really easy within the union), so I need to do some research for that.

Yeah, the stone pendants I have here are a bit old and some of those were made as gifts in the first place. I can send you pictures of what I have now on email, or you can tell me if you want something with a specific stone and I'll see what I can do or find.
 

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Kinko-White [2013-07-23 19:05:23 +0000 UTC]

Ооочень красиво и атмосферно!  К аммонитам вообще особое отношение, маленькие спирали времени...

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Yanagi-no-Yume In reply to Kinko-White [2013-07-31 13:31:33 +0000 UTC]

Спасибо большое! Мне как раз удалось получить их еще, так что авось смогу сделать новые )

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itsadamnedeve [2013-07-10 12:51:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow, those look cool~!

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Yanagi-no-Yume In reply to itsadamnedeve [2013-07-10 13:01:47 +0000 UTC]

They are~ I want more ammonites now! But the only ones I ever see on sale are really big, and not suited for jewelry at all... (as well as pretty expensive!)

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itsadamnedeve In reply to Yanagi-no-Yume [2013-07-10 16:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Dammit T^T I hope some tiny ones find their way to you eventually~!

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Yanagi-no-Yume In reply to itsadamnedeve [2013-07-10 17:15:03 +0000 UTC]

Hope so! Don't think they can be just found here. I've found fossils of ordinary small shells and random sea life, but nothing too pretty.

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