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ThundersSilence — silver cherry.bracelet
Published: 2007-09-04 21:07:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 2603; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 19
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a bracelet i still managed to finish before i went off from finland into exchange. the surface still needs to be cleaned off abit more, but it looks alright enough in the photos now... i'm realy happy with this. even though it's much used and really nothing new and probably really boring i always wanted to employ the cherry blossom theme. i like it a lot and know i will actually really be wearing this. on the other hand i'm simply happy with how the hinge and catch came out. there's a slight gap at some part in the hinge i'm not very happy about, but it's not all too bad. after all this was my first hinge so i guess it'll be alright ^^
edit: i added the third picture so the bracelet is not mistaken for a ring anymore. thanks to everybody who told me 'bout that ^^from hinge to catch completely crafted from sterling silver (925) sheet
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thank you! i think i still should have a copy with the instructions for it somewhere... unfortunately it's in finnish though ^^'
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It's a little too thick for my personal taste, but the way it's designed is really great and the cherry blossom texture makes it look special.
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yeah, it's quite sturdy. i agree that it might look nicer in a thinner version, but we had to do this after a certain model so the "thickness" was kinda compulsory.
thank you! ^^
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I see, well in this case you made a even better work cause you managed to make it look great even if you had to make it that thick!
You're welcome.
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oooh, i like. i'd wear this too! *nods*
*not actually fond of wearing jewellery...*
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XD haha, so cool. i'm gonna make you wear jewelry
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Looks great. A clatch is always a piece of art to make.. same thing for the hinge. The pattern of the cherry blossom makes it a unique piece i think.
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thank you! ^^ glad you like it and thanks for the watch as well XD
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very nice work! Would probably have made a good ring too
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yep, probably. i guess i'll try it out some day... thank you! ^^
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you should give it a shot- and then give it to me for christmas!! (heheh)
You're welcome
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Excellent work. A very impressive design
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thank you very much!!
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Very nicely crafted! I love the design on it, was it engraved or cast?
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in a way engraved.. i used a micro drill to "draw" it 
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Very nice! I like the simplicity of the design. Plus, lots of respect for your hinge and catch- they're never all that easy.
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the cherry branch theme may be overused, but this bracelet is beautiful and for sure it does not give that "already seen" feeling.
great job!
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thank you! it's very nice to hear this still works even though the theme is such an ordinary one ^^
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Very nice job. I am assuming it is etched?
The cherry blossom sprigs are a classic and beautiful design. I like them too.
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thank you!! and no... though actually photo etching would have been the fastest way, but since i'm in love with those "micro drills" (however they are really called in english) i just "milled" the picture out with that drill and then colored it with liver of sulfur
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eeeep! Well, a drill is 'sort of' like drawing, but harder. Great job on that.
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yeah... sort of ^^ thanks!
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I really like the branch with blossoms there... very nice design 
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Once again another beautiful piece. This is probably one of your best though. Yes, I watch you because I just love your work. This is stunning.
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thank you so much ^^ it was a challenge and i feel good about it. thought i strive to make another, to get the hinge and catch better, but otherwise this time i also really like it
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You can tell you are a true artist. You are making such huge steps with your work, it's fantastic! Enjoy this first one 'cause it's all yours, the next one you can work out the kinks.
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Damn that's lovely. I thought it was a ring too until I looked really close at it. I think I would have added some stones but it really is best as it is.. So pretty.
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ahhh thank you so much! ^^ yes, i know i really should add a picture of it on my arm, so it's easier to be seen it's actually a bracelet... mhh... in my opinion stones would not suit so well here, i think the picture of the cherry branch would stop being the main focus, if i added stones.
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I know. I just have the bad habit of adding bling bling to everything. 
But seriously it's very lovely the way it is. And I want one too. But maybe with some vanamo-flowers.. Do you think you could make me one when you come back to finland?
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mhh.. it would be basically possible. the problem is just that it's quite much work and i'm not sure how much i could take for it... otherwise of course i would need the training
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mhhh i made the first on about 5 days, some of them only having working hours in the morning... so i think about 30 hours. i do think i should get the second done faster though, since i have some practice now, and you will need it a bit bigger quite probably, so the clasp is not as hard to do as it was now... so, 10 hours less for yours... it's hard to say...
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Humm. Pricing is always a bitch. 20 hours would be two and a half work days.. Darn. I'm beginning to feel that what ever it will be, it'll be way over my budget 
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now, let's see when the time is around... i anyway feel i should make a second one stat of next year, simply because in this one are a few things i know i should do differently when making another. i would probably have wanted about 120 for it, but as i said. let's see next year how much time i really need for it, and then we can talk again 
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Okay. Let's talk about it next year.
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nice! I haven't attempted that kind of clasp yet! looks daunting
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^^ it's the usual clasp we use here for this kind of stuff. it was a challenge because it was really small (the whole thing is only 16cm circumference since i made it for myself and i have terribly small wrists)
thank you!!
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