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Onyx, Carnelian and Silver

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For this one I decided to make a relatively simple bail that wouldn't interfere with the etching on the donut. I didn't want it too plain so I accented it with a bright orange carnelian marquise briolette.

After making the bail it still wanted to let the donut spin a little bit. Because of the design on the donut I didn't want that to happen, so I decided to utilize one of my worst enemies. The dreaded superglue. (I hate using glue in jewelry. lol). I only put a couple little spots on the back, so it isn't noticeable. So far it seems to be holding the bail in place well enough. The only problem now is that I wanted to oxidize the wire to balance out the contrast between the stones. Now, with the superglue, I'm not sure I can. I only wish I had thought of that _before_ I glued it. lol

The etching in the stone was done with a diamond bur on a dremel.
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700x700px 293.14 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
4 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Mar 20, 2011, 8:28:08 AM
Sensor Size
1mm
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magpiesmiscellany's avatar
Looks great.

For lesser evils I'd suggest epoxy. It's thicker so harder to use discretely but less likely to get everywhere.