Forum: Beads
October 25th 09, 01:41 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 7
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Sorting & Organizing Beads
I'm currently working on my craft room (yes, back *again*!) Since
I've switched to mostly clay, the beads remain where I last sorted
them - tubes of seed beads are in ammo boxes; bags of glass beads...
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Forum: Beads
August 19th 09, 05:41 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,231
new pictures up
Shirley,
I'm oohing and aahing over the pearl necklace/coral technique. Just
stunning!
Cheers,
Carla
On Aug 11, 9:50*am, Shirley Shone
wrote:
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Forum: Beads
August 19th 09, 05:36 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,739
Anyone hate working with specific colors?
For me, it's brown. I've been trying to use it more, with things like
smokey topaz and tiger's eye. But in general, it's a color that turns
me off.
Cheers,
Carla
On Aug 14, 1:32*am, Shirley...
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Forum: Beads
August 8th 09, 12:17 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,028
Let's try this again...
Hi Shirley,
I'm sorry you're feeling poorly, but happy to see you here.
Hugs,
Carla
On Aug 4, 9:36*am, Shirley Shone
wrote:
Hi Carla, waving back at you.
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Forum: Beads
August 4th 09, 09:38 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,028
Let's try this again...
Hello everyone,
Great to still see some familiar names :) I was away for a long while
due to computer problems. When the poor thing (computer) finally up
and died on me, I got a new one...then my...
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Forum: Beads
April 10th 09, 07:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 69
Views: 9,940
OT Can we have a roll call.
Hey Maren :)
What are you making these days?
(I admit I'm having way too much fun (spending way too much time) at
lampwork etc.)
I've mostly been making a mess :) Seriously, bouncing around...
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Forum: Beads
April 7th 09, 07:28 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,771
Big Beads
My LBS is now selling pins for large and large-hole beads. They're like
heavy-duty headpins and eyepins. Of course, now I'm wondering what I
did with the ones I bought a few weeks...
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Forum: Beads
April 7th 09, 07:20 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 69
Views: 9,940
OT Can we have a roll call.
Hey Tina,
And I have beads that I got when I first started buying lampwork that
are colors (pastels) or styles (dots) that just aren't really my
thing. I'm trying to put things like that...
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Forum: Beads
April 2nd 09, 08:57 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 69
Views: 9,940
OT Can we have a roll call.
Whew! I'm back!
I've had stupid computer issues for the longest time, and once they were
all resolved, I couldn't get back into newsgroups (I use Thunderbird,
*not* google).
So many familiar...
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Forum: Beads
July 28th 08, 08:10 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,305
Happy Saturday - what is everybody doing?
It's been much too hot here to even *think* about turning on the oven
for baking clay, or microwaving for fusing. Not much inspiration for
even stringing beads. So...I just finished cutting out...
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Forum: Beads
July 1st 08, 07:11 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,406
earrings,was: Marketing Agents?
When I got a lampworking kit, there was a metal band that fit around the
small MAPP gas cylinder and a C-clamp. I attach it to my kitchen
table and it securely holds the can still. Although I...
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Forum: Beads
July 1st 08, 12:37 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,406
earrings,was: Marketing Agents?
Tina,
I understand your aversion to fire, but if you could stand a creme
brulee torch, it actually only takes seconds to make headpins. You do
have to use fine silver wire instead of sterling,...
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Forum: Beads
June 30th 08, 03:33 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,749
My new SS stuff
Mine is folded up right now and it's not much bigger than a record album
(if you're old enough to remember such things g).
Fortunately, hubby and I are both pretty messy, so we have to be...
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Forum: Beads
June 29th 08, 09:07 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,749
My new SS stuff
That's the one I got. Very easy setup. Unfortunately, I still don't
have the right lights for it. I need to make more money selling
jewelry, so I can afford the lights to take better pictures so...
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Forum: Beads
June 27th 08, 08:10 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 7
Views: 787
cutting glass rods?
Interesting. I'll have to look at one this weekend.
Thanks, Tina!
Cheers,
Carla
Christina Peterson wrote:
I'm not a lampworker, but I'd try a "pipe cutter". It's a little gadget
with a...
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Forum: Beads
June 27th 08, 01:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,379
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Forum: Beads
June 27th 08, 01:43 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 7
Views: 787
cutting glass rods?
I've got one, I just didn't know if it will cut the glass or shatter it?
Thanks,
Carla
Beadbimbo wrote:
Hi Carla,
Get some tile nippers (I think that's what they're called.) They
have...
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Forum: Beads
June 26th 08, 08:24 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 7
Views: 787
cutting glass rods?
Hi all,
So I bought a three-drawer rolling cart to keep all my hot glass stuff
together; and it turns out some of the glass rods are too long to fit in
the drawer, except on an angle, laid across...
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Forum: Beads
June 26th 08, 08:13 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,379
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Forum: Beads
June 23rd 08, 07:41 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,379
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Forum: Beads
May 23rd 08, 08:29 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 2
Views: 361
Ping - Carla?
Hi Patti,
Is that the one in Milwaukee in a couple of weeks? I do have tentative
plans to go, depending on the availability of a friend who drives. I'd
love to meet up while there. I'll check...
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Forum: Beads
May 23rd 08, 08:26 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 7
Views: 653
A crimp in my day -quite literally
Heh, every bracelet I've made in the past three weeks - I finish it with
the clasp attached...and then notice I missed a spacer somewhere.
Cheers,
Carla
Maren at google wrote:
Feeling a bit...
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Forum: Beads
May 23rd 08, 08:24 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,385
My first wire-wrap necklace
Hey Maren,
Depending on the size of the wire, you may want to use half-hard instead
of soft. At 24g, I think it's easier to wrap half-hard; the soft was
too "mushy" and not very sturdy...
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Forum: Beads
May 23rd 08, 08:10 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 2
Views: 578
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Forum: Beads
May 3rd 08, 03:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.beads
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,025
My first fused glass pendants and cabs.
Thanks, Tina :)
I did read that the MicroKiln can be used with PMC, but I haven't tried
it. Unfortunately, PMC is kinda pricey for experimenting with g.
Haven't done anymore yet, but I hope to...
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