I thought it was about time we had one of these as know Im not the only one who makes cabs and I would love to see some of the lovelies that other people make please
I'll start us off with some recent ones
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5299723719_7af21a85b8_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleonfluff/5299723719/)
sea flower cab set (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleonfluff/5299723719/) by Chameleons Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/chameleonfluff/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5210/5300322456_cab912314b_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleonfluff/5300322456/)
Iberian Summer cabs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleonfluff/5300322456/) by Chameleons Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/chameleonfluff/), on Flickr
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/5100147162_b66e50e49c_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleonfluff/5100147162/)
boro spiral implosion cab (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleonfluff/5100147162/) by Chameleons Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/chameleonfluff/), on Flickr
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1363/5099548173_88bf187155_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleonfluff/5099548173/)
aurora electric cab (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleonfluff/5099548173/) by Chameleons Photos (http://www.flickr.com/people/chameleonfluff/), on Flickr
Fabulous! The boro implosion is just absolutely stunning, sigh ...
Mine were very simple but they're thanks to you originally telling me how ;D
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/5188973477_f8f8fc93e2.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lushlampwork/5188973477/)
Eye Eye! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lushlampwork/5188973477/) by LushLampwork (http://www.flickr.com/people/lushlampwork/), on Flickr
Hmmm......do ring tops count as cabochons with a nut in them? ;D
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5320481894_06ee56206e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparrowinflight/5320481894/)
alcazar-opulence2-large (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparrowinflight/5320481894/) by Little Castle Designs (http://www.flickr.com/people/thesparrowinflight/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5319882903_468d72cbf9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparrowinflight/5319882903/)
alcazar-opulence1-large (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparrowinflight/5319882903/) by Little Castle Designs (http://www.flickr.com/people/thesparrowinflight/), on Flickr
I think they count, Sabine.....and they are stunning!!
Here's a few of mine:
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh238/have-a-beer/cabs-group1.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4780637489_c85c4f9c1e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/4780637489/)
Shiny cab 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/4780637489/) by JulieHB (http://www.flickr.com/people/juliehb/), on Flickr
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1365/4727800302_4254d9b0f3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/4727800302/)
Cabs Galore (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/4727800302/) by JulieHB (http://www.flickr.com/people/juliehb/), on Flickr
Julie, I hadn't seen the metallic cab, it is stunning!
The others are too, and Sabine's and Becky's.
I've just taken pics of a couple:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/5327476646_716dc8547d_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/5327476646/)
Blue eye lampwork glass cab (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/5327476646/) by Flying Bead (http://www.flickr.com/people/flyingbead/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5326866803_6a7b79b018_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/5326866803/)
Green flower lampwork glass cabochon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/5326866803/) by Flying Bead (http://www.flickr.com/people/flyingbead/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5326866589_0fb2d08d7c_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/5326866589/)
Mini red cab (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingbead/5326866589/) by Flying Bead (http://www.flickr.com/people/flyingbead/), on Flickr
These are my cabochons efforts:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2782/4147808606_ddeb0d8e44.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2703/4147807692_4ace94f79e.jpg)
Really loving all the cabs shared here.
I've done some on a cab mandrel and some on the end of a coated mandrel, usually resorting to the end of a coated mandrel when I've already used my cab mandrel or forgotten to prep it!
Here are a couple of mine :) (http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u80/crystalNess_photos/nessdecjan1011061.jpg) (http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u80/crystalNess_photos/nessdecjan1011062-1.jpg)
A few of the ones I've made lately:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5378127927_602f49d67c_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/5378127927/)
Cabochon in swirly blues (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/5378127927/) by JulieHB (http://www.flickr.com/people/juliehb/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5005/5378127925_a7d88e9a5d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/5378127925/)
Cabochon with silver glass and murrini (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/5378127925/) by JulieHB (http://www.flickr.com/people/juliehb/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/5378127921_5f18f22315.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/5378127921/)
Cabochon with silver glass and murrini (http://www.flickr.com/photos/juliehb/5378127921/) by JulieHB (http://www.flickr.com/people/juliehb/), on Flickr
I tried something new with my cabs, so here they are
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5381666628_2573493460.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvergems89/5381666628/)
Floral Cabs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/silvergems89/5381666628/) by SilverGems89 (http://www.flickr.com/people/silvergems89/), on Flickr
Im not quite sure though if the flowers stand off the surface just a bit too far for them to be used in jewellery without them looking like knuckle dusters lol :o
I've been having some cabochon fun too (especially when the bead release gives way and they dance across the bench ::)) Managed to get colour out of psyche!! :)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5394771347_7c0d9b9b80.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37425825@N06/5394771347/)DSC02938 Psyche cabochon_Rosyglowglass (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37425825@N06/5394771347/), on Flickr(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/5395347896_700b8dc074.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37425825@N06/5395347896/)
DSC02935_edited-1.JPG (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37425825@N06/5395347896/) by Rosyglowglass (http://www.flickr.com/people/37425825@N06/), on Flickr
(The red orange black dottie one is a round bead experiment.)