I make a new Copper Fibula (brooch)

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I make a new Copper Fibula (brooch)

Postby Marco ManX on January 23rd, 2010, 6:48 pm

Hi folks,
this time using the rest of last Torque http://www.kelticos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1001
I have made this:
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what do you think?
Now I am qiute bored of my old plaid wool blanket..... *rolleyes* so:
Can you tell me the misures and form of your cloaks? please *wink*
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Re: I make a new Copper Fibula (brooch)

Postby Marco ManX on January 23rd, 2010, 7:18 pm

It takes me a quarter of an hour
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Re: I make a new Copper Fibula (brooch)

Postby Becky Watkins Tien on January 24th, 2010, 8:54 pm

Your fibula is very lovely. *smile* I only wonder about it being a different shape than most I've seen, but maybe you're working on a different time period than I am. What was your inspiration?
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Re: I make a new Copper Fibula (brooch)

Postby Dave Budd on January 25th, 2010, 5:26 am

nicely phallic *biggrin*
I like that one I may have to do something similar ion iron next time I'm out demonstrating
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Re: I make a new Copper Fibula (brooch)

Postby Marco ManX on January 30th, 2010, 6:42 pm

thanx friends

Dave Budd wrote:nicely phallic *biggrin*
I like that one I may have to do something similar ion iron next time I'm out demonstrating


it is really easy, phallic you are right *rolleyes*
consider teat procreation for all cultures was something magic http://images.google.it/images?rlz=1C1C ... CBgQsAQwAA
so good work!
Becky Watkins Tien wrote:Your fibula is very lovely. I only wonder about it being a different shape than most I've seen, but maybe you're working on a different time period than I am. What was your inspiration?

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