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Published: 2006-03-10 07:52:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 32625; Favourites: 989; Downloads: 4930
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This works as a choker or tiara (but it's really heavy!).All fine silver (99.9% silver).
This one was largely experimental, testing my skills with flowers.
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That's such a great compliment! Thank you!
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wow thats really nice! ur really good at this, but pure silver?
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Thanks! 
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haha :/ i like both silvers lol but i usually wear sterling. which one is more expensive, silver?
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Fine silver is more expensive sometimes by up to 25% because of the silver content. Sterling silver only has 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper or other alloys. Fine silver is pure silver, nothing added.
Fine silver tarnishes slower, and is easier to clean and shine. Most people use sterling silver for jewelry because it's harder, but the real secret is that sterling silver is good for casting because it's less expensive (you lose a lot of silver when you cast silver from a wax mold -- which is the most popular method today).
But if you're like me, where you have to make sheets of silver to shape into flowers and leaves, sterling silver will simply break under the pressure. Fine silver will sculp almost like clay.
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*sigh* oh.. only if i was so very rich i would buy it right now! this is very wonderful! it's something that is fit for a princess! keep up the good work!
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Hey, I like that 'fit for a princess', I should keep that in mind when I make all my jewelry.
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well, good luck with all the other jewelries, and i hope it will turn out even greater than this!
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You must be frikkin' rich to be able to afford all that fine silver to experiment with. >_>;
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Rich? No, but I live in Thailand and my uncle is a silversmith so that becomes second nature. I don't have alluminium to work with... we have to import them. At the moment, I'm only limited to silver.
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A CELEBRITY WOULD BUY THIS FOR A TON I PROMISE YOU!!! Get your work out there, and find someone who is really good with classy web design to market these. Honest
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I've been meaning to get a Sales Rep or a PR or someone to help me, but I wouldn't know where to start.
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haha neither do I. I just know what I like
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OK, I'm a writer (And a pretty good one if I do say so myself.) and I can come up with pretty much nothing to say about this. I just find it too beautiful for words. It looks like something Galadriel would wear. *dies.* It's just so gorgeous!!!!
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Thank you so much! 
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Silver is way more awesome than gold, and this piece is stunning.
Definitely worthy of the daily deviation!
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I can't really mass-produce my work, but I do sell on a commission-basis.
Take good care!
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congrats on the DD your work is amazing! *is browsing your gallery*
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Thank you!
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My parent's named me rose (middle name) and I guess that's another reason for liking them
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If I were rich, I'd buy that from you. It's absolutely gorgeous *sigh* Excellent job!
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O_o Wow! That is amazing.
I was reading some earlier comments and I don't think you should melt it down. I bet you could sell it. Its too lovely to destroy. Art like it is too rare these days. If I had the money, I would buy probably buy it (but I also have to overcome my frugal nature, too).
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Hey thanks!
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Um, I was wondering, how did you get it that shiney? And is oxidation (tarnishing) an issue?
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Silver just needs a little tumbling to get it shiny. Because this is silver, tumbling with rice is enough - billard balls are too hard.
Oxidation is always an issue with silver. But fine silver is a little easier to clean than sterling silver. I put my slightly tarnished pieces in the laundery and it's shiny as new.
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Doesn't that remove some of the silver? I've wondered if there is some sort of clear, thin ploymer that could be used to coat silver so it doesn't oxidize and retains it color.
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There is. Silver can either be coated in lacquer or wax to prevent oxidization. As far as I know, the lacquer or wax does wear off and it only makes cleaning the silver more difficult.
Don't worry about removing some of the silver during clearning, it's a very, very, tiny bit.
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Looks like you've got a good hand at making flowers! Looks absolutely magnificent!
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Beautiful job on the details and the design, I wish we could get a better roundabout view of it though!
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Maybe one day, it'll be on a world-wide tour and everyone can see it up close! 
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That would be awesome! XD
I'm glad you didn't melt it down either.
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Very beautiful work if I may say so! 
..........and congrats on the Daily Dev!
Mark
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this is breathtaking. i love metal usage as a medium so i really appreciate the work. this is beautiful. good job.
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This is unbelievably gorgeous... It looks really delicate for being metal. I can't imagine how one would go about silversmithing
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Silversmithing is not too hard. 
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I'm definitally going to have to try it one of these days
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W-O-W This is really a beautiful piece. You have great skill...really you do. This is awesome...wow....
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I'd LOVE to wear that as a tiara.
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I should add comb-teeth so it would work better as a tiara.
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