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Council Velvet buttons
Sep. 18th, 2005 02:49 pmJust ordered 4 8x6mm moonstone cabs and plain sterling silver bezel cups. Also ordered thick gauge, 2mm dia. sterling jump rings to solder to the backs to make buttons for the Council Velvet. Hope I got the right size cabs. Spent the $25 gift certificate I got with the Rio Grande catalogs (that's handy).
It's strange to see who's more expensive on what. FMG had more expensive jump rings and tools, but RG had MUCH more expensive cabs and settings. So I got the cabs and bezel cups at FMG, and the jump rings and some neat headpins that I think will make cool elven looking jewelry at RG with the gift certificate. I just realized I'm going to need a burnisher and bezel roller too and I forgot to order them. FMG is more expensive on those, too. Looks like another order at RG.
Gonna go pick up some Chinese food for lunch and come back and start on the BR mockup.
Edit: As far as other jewelry for the Council Velvet, I think I've decided to just purchase the pieces from Noble Collection. 1) I don't really have the time to make a PMC Ring of Barahir and a PMC Evenstar. 2) I'm not sure I'd be able to make intricate pieces like that just yet. 3) I can fix the thing that bugs me about the NC Evenstar by mounting clear Swarovski crystals in place of the blue ones it comes with. I'm told they fall out easily anyway (or at least one person had this problem and I think someone else backed it up with a similar experience).
So, that leaves me with the butterfly cloak clasp (I plan to make a cloak to match the BR since I'll be wearing it in October and November) and I think I'll do a Fellowship cloak clasp to go with a charcoal or black velvet cloak for Chris. I can handle two pieces of relatively simple jewelry, not 4 where two are intricate and detailed. I even already have the wire frame for the butterfly clasp done, just needs soldering (still, has for months).
It's strange to see who's more expensive on what. FMG had more expensive jump rings and tools, but RG had MUCH more expensive cabs and settings. So I got the cabs and bezel cups at FMG, and the jump rings and some neat headpins that I think will make cool elven looking jewelry at RG with the gift certificate. I just realized I'm going to need a burnisher and bezel roller too and I forgot to order them. FMG is more expensive on those, too. Looks like another order at RG.
Gonna go pick up some Chinese food for lunch and come back and start on the BR mockup.
Edit: As far as other jewelry for the Council Velvet, I think I've decided to just purchase the pieces from Noble Collection. 1) I don't really have the time to make a PMC Ring of Barahir and a PMC Evenstar. 2) I'm not sure I'd be able to make intricate pieces like that just yet. 3) I can fix the thing that bugs me about the NC Evenstar by mounting clear Swarovski crystals in place of the blue ones it comes with. I'm told they fall out easily anyway (or at least one person had this problem and I think someone else backed it up with a similar experience).
So, that leaves me with the butterfly cloak clasp (I plan to make a cloak to match the BR since I'll be wearing it in October and November) and I think I'll do a Fellowship cloak clasp to go with a charcoal or black velvet cloak for Chris. I can handle two pieces of relatively simple jewelry, not 4 where two are intricate and detailed. I even already have the wire frame for the butterfly clasp done, just needs soldering (still, has for months).
