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Roses-to-Ashes — Mini Weeping Willow *Sold*
Published: 2010-01-03 03:27:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 2312; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 0
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not bad for an hour of work.. I guess.. I still need to smooth out the branches.. they are a little kinked... anyway.. its small.. about 3 inches, maybe 4, tall... copper wire.. and placed on some sort or crystal.. not sure exactly what it is.. its purple but crystal clear in the middle can't see it much in this photo but you can see the clear right at the base of the rootsanywho I will upload you a better picture once I straighten all the branches out.. and hopefully get a better photo of the rock too
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Very cool tree. I know just how difficult it is to make a willow.
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that's neat, I see alot of gemstone wire trees, so this is pretty cool because it a weeping willow *my favorite tree*
If the stone below is purple and clear, if that's what you say and what I think it looks like, It's purple Fluorite. A rare mineral because they closed down so many fluorite mines. *I know this because my brother owns a quartz crystal mine and is a power-seller on eBay* Only a one mine has opened up again.
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Thanks I'm glad you liked it.. Yea my husband told my that's what he though it was too.. I just wasn't sure you know... most of the stones I have used were mined here in TN.. in a zinc mine.. the closed down recently though...
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Yeah, it's Fluorite. 
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An hour east of Nashville.. out in the sticks lol.. Ever heard of Cookville TN? I live about an hour from there
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Yeah I know Cookville. I used to travel from NC to AR because my brother lives out there.
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Beautiful wire work! very smooth and detailed
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Thank you very much!!
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I really like this one! The trunk looks really smooth.
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Thank you!! I still need to smooth the branches out.. they just aren't.. umm "flowing" enough for me..
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I am intrigued by how you twist wire, it looks so smooth. 
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Thank you so very much!!
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It's really hard to get a good balance of size when making wire trees, and this is among the better attempts I've seen. Willows are hard, I think, because of their flexibility. Most other trees, when stripped of their leaves, have branches that are stiff, while Willows go up, and then just dangle, so capturing their movement becomes more difficult. But this is quite recognizable as a willow, through and through.
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Thank you so much for that comment.. right now its being used as an experimental tree for a bit.. I'm trying to see how it would look a little "windswept"
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You're welcome.
It's certainly easier to experiment with wire than with many other mediums.
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Beautifully done. I think weeping willows are the most difficult.
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Thanks.. I totally thought this tree would be easy.. but it wasn't I still have to smooth out the wires.. there all a mess and just look like hanging spaghetti lol
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Thanks!! So happy you like them!!
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I love weeping willows <3 This is looking really well..
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