Monday, January 24, 2011

Crap - to - Calliope


...or making lemonade out of a lemon.

 It' pretty doggone adorable, IMHO.  I meant to take a picture with a quarter to give an idea of the scale.  The body of the wagon is about as tall as a quarter.



Copper, brass, sterling silver, brooch,  2 1/2" x 1 3/8"  x 1/4" 
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7 comments:

  1. LapoynteJanuary 24, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Man, that cleaned up nice!

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  2. Greg AshbyJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    That is intricate work. It would drive me crazy to do stuff that small and intricate. (Not to mention stubby fingers and fall asleep a lot)
    NICE, cool :)

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  3. Bobi WilsonJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    I am amazed myself at how much I am enjoying this "tedious" stuff.

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  4. Laura GableJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    It is very charming and a beautiful finished quality, Bobi. How very adorable.

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  5. Fort Logan DesignsJanuary 25, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Bobi, well done! You have way more patience than I do. This little detailed stuff is hard for me to do. Beautiful work. Are you soldering the pin onto the back?

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  6. TerrieJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Very cool. It has a nice vintage vibe to it and the detail is extraordinary. So pretty.

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  7. Bobi WilsonJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Wendy, yes, I soldered a pin on the back. It also opens, the whole front pulls out. I made a kind of spring tension to hold it in place but haven;t gotten the "spring" back into it properly after soldering annealed it.
    Terrie, yeah, it's kind of 'steam punk meets Cinderella." :)

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