Posts by casjsa (12)

Chain Maille (18 posts) - Posted On : 24 Oct 2006 09:32 PM Edit Post | Report Spam

I took my Niobium creations to a market last Sunday. It was sold in a flash, tourists just love it and have never heard of it before. (cas gives very brief explanation of what it is) lol. I have a helm chain ring on middle finger of right hand with niobium in it, its been tumbled twice, its been on there for 6 weeks, washing up, washing cars, dogs, floors etc, no damage to the colour. I must say Im very impressed. I also have orders for bracelets in the pink, which is hot pink. Now back to work for me, I have next market in 10 days and hardly any stock woo hoo. Cas xxx

Christmas is on its way (24 posts) - Posted On : 12 Oct 2006 08:24 AM Edit Post | Report Spam

Thanks so much Skittles Cas xxx

Christmas is on its way (24 posts) - Posted On : 08 Oct 2006 12:59 AM Edit Post | Report Spam

OOOh, this is the other one. Cas xxx

Christmas is on its way (24 posts) - Posted On : 08 Oct 2006 12:58 AM Edit Post | Report Spam

I love Christmas but I wasnt selling jewellery last year. This year so far I have two Christmassy types of earrings. What do you think ? Cas xxx

Chain Maille (18 posts) - Posted On : 29 Sep 2006 06:29 PM Edit Post | Report Spam

Hi cass, I used the niobium and Im totally hooked. It doesnt scratch and I asked around and found that you can tumble it for about 30 mins without any damage, which I did with great results. (see pic attached). Its not cheap though $50AUD for one troy ounce which equates to about 350 rings x 3mm ID.

Do you have a craft website/blog? (83 posts) - Posted On : 29 Sep 2006 03:45 AM Edit Post | Report Spam

I only have a picture trail at the moment but all are welcome to have a look. Go to www.picturetrail.com/casjsa Cas xxx

Chain Maille (18 posts) - Posted On : 16 Sep 2006 07:36 PM Edit Post | Report Spam

The vibrant colours are what got me interested too. Ive taken on board what you said about being brittle. I will coil it carefully and I think I will wear a bracelet for a while before marketing this stuff, just to see how it wears. I wonder if it was sprayed with wax, whether it would last better ? Not that I want to have to go doing that. I have no idea what the niobium actually is though. I thought it was a metal that had been electrically charged so as to change the structure therefore the colour of the metal ? Do you know more than me on that one ? The only thing I dont want happening is to sell something with this metal in it and have it come back to me as inferior. Cas xxx

How do you store your beads? (36 posts) - Posted On : 15 Sep 2006 05:06 PM Edit Post | Report Spam

I have rings to store rather than beads but I store them in drawer systems much like those used in garages to store nuts and bolts. I also would like to take a photo and show it. Jan, can I do this through photobucket ?

Where is everyone located? (99 posts) - Posted On : 15 Sep 2006 04:57 PM Edit Post | Report Spam

Im from the Gold Coast in sunny Queensland Australia. Hi alwaysnever and jan in Brisbane and hi everyone else, lovely to meet you all.

Chain Maille (18 posts) - Posted On : 15 Sep 2006 04:55 PM Edit Post | Report Spam

Well I guess I get to kick this section off lol. Thanks Jan for all your work on this. Im a chain mailler of about 18 months. Im happy to share patterns, sites and info and always on the look out for new ideas. I am at this moment awaiting delivery of anodised (coloured) rings from the US to experiment with and its almost as much fun as choosing crystal colours. Has anyone tried these before and do you get any ruboff of colour? Cas xxx

Upcoming Swarovski fall/winter 07/08 products (9 posts) - Posted On : 15 Sep 2006 03:49 AM Edit Post | Report Spam

I just love that Vintage rose colour Jan. Reminds me of Mateuse pink champagne. When do you think we will see these new things in Australia ?

What are you favorite Swarovski bead/colour (12 posts) - Posted On : 15 Sep 2006 03:45 AM Edit Post | Report Spam

My very favourite colour of Swarovski is Sapphire. But I do love Blue Zircon, Peridot, Chrysophase, Fuschia and Silk. So many gorgeous colours. I tend to use mostly 4mm & 6mm bicones and a range of colours in the 4mm pearls.