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James and Cyndi View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 12:42 AM Post #1
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144	Well, Ive been trying for some time now to get some pics uploded of the gifts I made Cyndi for V Day. Dont know if its just me? Sorry, but yall will have to wait to see my awesome work I guess. -------------------- CP Lifetime Members

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Crusty View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 08:01 AM Post #2
Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915	Odd... Works for me. Looking forward to seeing what you made! -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558 CP Lifetime Member

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Feb 16 2016, 10:28 AM

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Feb 16 2016, 10:30 AM

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Denise View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 10:32 AM Post #5
Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,189 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4	I would also love to see some of your work James! It might be that your trying to put too many pics into one post, causing the upload size to be too big? Max single upload size is 20MB. Try to just post one pic at a time and see if that helps. We will be patiently waiting to see your awesome work. -------------------- Education is the key to the future, and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥

EMac View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 10:34 AM Post #6
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949	Very cool! I'd love to learn this metal work, smelting, yada yada. How'd you learn? -------------------- Lifetime Member opera non verba "All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer." ~Niccolò Machiavelli Ref Code: EM448

Denise View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 10:35 AM Post #7
Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,189 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4	Well that was a short wait! You were posting them when I was posting my reply. Very nice work James, I bet she loves it!! -------------------- Education is the key to the future, and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥

James and Cyndi View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 10:41 AM Post #8
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144	not done with pics. cant load the finished pic at all. pc wont load anypics tried different browser. multiple attempts on phone worked one at a time periodically. -------------------- CP Lifetime Members

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Feb 16 2016, 10:43 AM

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swizz View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 10:43 AM Post #10
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	WOW, that is nice! What is the cab made of? -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

James and Cyndi View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 10:46 AM Post #11
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144	ok lighting was not so good for the finished pic, but anywhoo. the stone is Azurite in Granite from the Karakorum Range. I just finished a Metalsmithing I class at Denver School of Metal Arts. Not cheap but was worth it. have a pic of some earings coming soon......i hope. -------------------- CP Lifetime Members

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Feb 16 2016, 10:47 AM

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swizz View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 10:51 AM Post #13
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	again.... WOW! You are very talented. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

James and Cyndi View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 10:51 AM Post #14
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144	wow i feel like i just ran a marathon. dont know why im having such a problem. its happened since the beginning of the month ive have been quite frustrated. switching back and forth between my pc and phone. cant post text on phone or pics on pc? -------------------- CP Lifetime Members

swizz View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 11:18 AM Post #15
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	I upload my pics from the phone (and pc) to Flickr, an image hosting site. Once the pics are stored there... Flickr has editing software that rivals about anything. The site provides a BB link for each of your images that you can simply copy... and paste into your threads here. I admit I never got the hang of uploading and posting images here using the CP site host feature. Flickr is pretty easy and painless, free. Tons of storage. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

MikeS View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 11:20 AM Post #16
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265	Beautiful work James! I hope you get the technical difficulties ironed out. Not sure why it would be doing that. --------------------

James and Cyndi View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 11:33 AM Post #17
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144	Thanks everyone. I kept getting an Authorization Mismatch error even if the pics actually uploaded? Along with some other difficulties just uploading, would say failure to upload file too big one time then work fine the next but not post? Im at a loss of words really. Like I said never had an issue until start of Feb. Been trying to post these pics since Sunday. -------------------- CP Lifetime Members

Rockytop View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 12:32 PM Post #18
Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 22-April 11 From: San Luis Valley Member No.: 17,143	Those are really nice looking pieces, congrats. My nephew works for NASA and took up metalsmithing/jewelry making as a hobby. Keep up the good work and keep posting your pics.

EMac View Member Profile	Feb 16 2016, 01:48 PM Post #19
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949	Those are definitely cool. You got me looking at metalsmithing now; looks like a few options around here for that. I'd really like to learn smelting/refining, but can't find much by way of instruction. I'm reading through CM Hoke's book from 1940 now, but there's a big difference between reading how to do something and actually doing it. -------------------- Lifetime Member opera non verba "All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer." ~Niccolò Machiavelli Ref Code: EM448

CP View Member Profile	Feb 17 2016, 11:32 AM Post #20
Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3	Very cool James, nice work. Look forward to seeing your future work in metals too, lots of talent and technique to complete projects like that. Sweet! Dang frustrating on the upload issues though, darn it! The server did have some problems for a couple days at the first of the month, and we thought it's been working fine since on our end here. But now I've just tried to upload a larger pic myself and had an issue with size/space error ......I'll go poke around in the forum settings some more and or go into tech support and see if they can help, that's always so fun....... We'll get it figured out though, sorry for the difficulties. -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator www.ColoradoProspector.com IF YOU USE IT, THE GROUND PRODUCED IT! MINERS MAKE "IT" HAPPEN!!

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Apr 4 2016, 08:03 PM

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Here are my latest works

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Apr 4 2016, 08:06 PM

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swizz View Member Profile	Apr 4 2016, 09:22 PM Post #23
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	Beautiful works James!! I recognize the ring as Malachite, excellent cab and setting. Not sure of the other two minerals but they are also stunning choices. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

James and Cyndi View Member Profile	Apr 4 2016, 09:57 PM Post #24
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144	Thanks swizz. Meant to get to that just got side tracked for a bit. I didn't make the cabs if you were wondering. The ring is Malachite, pendent is a Sucker Creek Jasper and the braclet is Rhodocrosite. -------------------- CP Lifetime Members

Denise View Member Profile	Apr 8 2016, 07:16 AM Post #25
Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,189 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4	Fantastic work James! Those turned out great!! -------------------- Education is the key to the future, and participation opens the door to opportunity. Discover your prospecting independence & success! ColoradoProspector.com Owner/Webmaster Core team member ♥

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Jun 16 2016, 11:07 AM

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Finally got my studio semi up and going. I think I have decided on a makers mark. And, was able to get a couple projects done before my trip to Tahoe.
Back of braclet

Utah lace opal braclet

Utah lace opal pendent

Tahitian pearl earings

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swizz View Member Profile	Jun 16 2016, 11:10 AM Post #27
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Jun 16 2016, 11:12 AM

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Did my 1st wire wrap pendent projects yesterday.
Colorado Amozonite and Biggs Jasper. Turned out pretty well for no practice. Went straight for sterling.

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EMac View Member Profile	Jun 16 2016, 11:59 AM Post #29
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949	These are awesome man! Well done. -------------------- Lifetime Member opera non verba "All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer." ~Niccolò Machiavelli Ref Code: EM448

Crusty View Member Profile	Jul 5 2016, 03:04 PM Post #30
Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915	Thanks for bringing the bracelet to show this weekend; amazing piece!! -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558 CP Lifetime Member

James and Cyndi View Member Profile	Jul 7 2016, 10:12 PM Post #31
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144	QUOTE (Crusty @ Jul 5 2016, 04:04 PM) Thanks for bringing the bracelet to show this weekend; amazing piece!! Thanks. I didn't know she even brought it. It is better looking in person. -------------------- CP Lifetime Members

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