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It's been so long since I've swung by I confused updates with entries, so I'll appoligize for duplicating if it ends up as inbox spam!

I'm not big on social media, but you'll still find me popping up more on fb @magpiesmiscellanyjewelry, tumblr magpiesmiscellany, and 
magpies_miscellany on instagram than here on dA.

My etsy shop is still magpiesmiscellany.etsy.com. Likewise my (also in need of an update) blog is still magpiesmiscellany.wordpress.com

I haunt pinterest sort of like I haunt here, though I do pin a further assorted miscellany of stuff :) I'm @magpiesmisc over there.
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Hey there, another soldering question. Since all I really need to solder at the moment is the tiny links at the back of bought chains, do any of you know if I could use the lowest temperature jewelry solder with one of those little electric soldering tools they use for electronics and pyrography?

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Hey, as you guys know I make mostly pendants. And a lot of galleries require me to supply chains for them. (One actually required me not to so they could sell their own.) So I've bought bulk chain from riogrande and at trade shows. I'm pretty picky about quality so generally they're pretty nice. Now when I was asked to swap out my pieces currently on display for Spring/Summer I brought in about two dozen pendants, rings and earrings. Almost all of my pieces were rejected, not because of anything with my workmanship, but because they didn't like the chains. I was informed that every link had to be soldered. I don't have a soldering setup, so I just had to take my stuff and go home to a condescending 'you can pay for classes and solder them in class, or find chains good enough.' Now, I've gone through my (slightly too large) personal chain collection, even my nicest gold chains don't have the link attaching the clasp to the chain soldered. And some of my cheapo broken three times why do I bother to fix these are technically soldered.

So ideas for chain alternates? I can't do my viking knit there anymore since again the links aren't soldered, ditto for finishing with ribbons. Most sites don't give enough of an image to see if the links are soldered and I've already bought several dozen chains I now can't use.

I really want to totally tell them where to shove it, but since I'm out of one other place and a third still has my pieces but isn't responding to emails I really can't. So looking for affordable ideas to get together in time for the August jury.

Thanks!

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So I'm not a great photographer as you guys are all aware, but question for you. Does anyone else have trouble getting macros of light objects on dark backgrounds? Be it moonstone pendants on black velvet or dark stone, or white tulips against granite or dark bushes every time I try to take picture of something white or very pale it comes out like one of those blurry photos people promote as evidence of ghosts. Ideas?

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Hey, I was playing with making ribbon flowers again and really wanted to try pansies, but I can't find variegated ribbon at any of the local craft stores. Well, I found one spool of 1 1/2" pale yellow to white in clearance. Which I bought out of principle despite wanting deeper yellow or purple and 3/4" width...  Any affordable sources you guys would suggest?

My other, more costly search. I really need to learn office2010 properly to have something to give my resume some edge. But the program is really freaking expensive. (And I'm always a bit suspicious of the download only that you can get online, for that much money I'd like a guarantee that program will download/be backed up.) So I get the home edition comes with less programs, but are the word, excel and access the same program as the professional? Where do you guys normally purchase your software?



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