Etching question

I hate it when things have flaws. And usually don't see them right away.

I got a free-style goddess bead, that turned out to be more of a vessel.
And then I saw cracks in it. I figure the thing to do is fill it with some
kind of glue to stabilize it, probably E6000, and wrap it because it has no
hole. Actually the wire-wrapping seemed like a good design idea before I
saw the problems.

A week or two before, I had gotten a set with another bead with a crack.
That one seems sturdy enough not to be a problem for breaking. I guess what
I need to do is drop it a few times to find out if it will break.

Tina


"bluemaxx" wrote in message
...
Thanks, sweetie. I am totally bummed out about it breaking... and it
only
fell about 12 inches to the floor!

But I might just go ahead and glue it together and maybe string some SS
wire
with more beads around the crack that will show after I glue it. I
really
don't want to grind down the glass with a Dremel... I'll prolly hurt
myself
the way my luck goes. lol "You'll put your eye out with that thing."

--
hugs,
Linda
Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx


"Valerie" wrote in message
...
: Oh that SUCKS!! Sorry to hear that Linda. :-( They sound really cool!
:
: --
: Valerie
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: http://www.valeriebeads.com
: http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
:
: I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: . ..
: Well, the necklace is not meant to be... as I finished wire-wrapping
the
: small shells and started attaching them to the winged heartwork
lampwork
: bead, I dropped it and one of the wings broke off. sobbing It
only
: fell on carpet! And two layers of carpet at that... the installed
carpet
: and another rug I have on top of the carpet.
: (((((((((((((((((((((((
:
: So now I need to find out how to grind down the broken wing... part of
it
: broke off very cleanly from the heart bead, leaving only a small
portion
: of
: the wing at the top of the bead that's really sharp.
:
: Perhaps my Dremel tool would be able to grind down the broken part of
the
: wing? Then I can etch the whole heart... err... the lopsided,
one-winged
: heart. lol
:
: Ah, well.... another bead for the trash bin. But it's killing me
cuz
: the
: wings on the heart were so pretty!!
:
: hugs,
: Linda
: Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
:
:
: "Beckibead" wrote in message
: ups.com...
: : Wow that sounds cool
: :
: :
: : Becki
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

Hi, sweetie. )))) What a lovely offer! I'd love to just grind off
the whole wing of that part of broke off.... I can then do some
wire-wrapping over the ground down wing thanks to Tina's idea. )))

I'll email you later.

--
hugs,
Linda
Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx


"Valerie" wrote in message
...
: If you're worried, send it to me. I've been drilling through glass for
years
: (sea glass!) and it won't phase me. ;-) Email me if you'd like me to and
: I'll give you my addy. I'll send it back when it's done.
:
: --
: Valerie
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: http://www.valeriebeads.com
: http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
:
: I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: ...
: Thanks, sweetie. I am totally bummed out about it breaking... and it
: only
: fell about 12 inches to the floor!
:
: But I might just go ahead and glue it together and maybe string some SS
: wire
: with more beads around the crack that will show after I glue it. I
: really
: don't want to grind down the glass with a Dremel... I'll prolly hurt
: myself
: the way my luck goes. lol "You'll put your eye out with that thing."
:
: --
: hugs,
: Linda
: Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
:
:
: "Valerie" wrote in message
: ...
: : Oh that SUCKS!! Sorry to hear that Linda. :-( They sound really cool!
: :
: : --
: : Valerie
: : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: : http://www.valeriebeads.com
: : http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
: :
: : I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: : -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: : "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: : . ..
: : Well, the necklace is not meant to be... as I finished
wire-wrapping
: the
: : small shells and started attaching them to the winged heartwork
: lampwork
: : bead, I dropped it and one of the wings broke off. sobbing It
: only
: : fell on carpet! And two layers of carpet at that... the installed
: carpet
: : and another rug I have on top of the carpet.
: : (((((((((((((((((((((((
: :
: : So now I need to find out how to grind down the broken wing... part
of
: it
: : broke off very cleanly from the heart bead, leaving only a small
: portion
: : of
: : the wing at the top of the bead that's really sharp.
: :
: : Perhaps my Dremel tool would be able to grind down the broken part
of
: the
: : wing? Then I can etch the whole heart... err... the lopsided,
: one-winged
: : heart. lol
: :
: : Ah, well.... another bead for the trash bin. But it's killing me
: cuz
: : the
: : wings on the heart were so pretty!!
: :
: : hugs,
: : Linda
: : Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
: :
: :
: : "Beckibead" wrote in message
: : ups.com...
: : : Wow that sounds cool
: : :
: : :
: : : Becki
: : :
: : :
: :
: :
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

Sorry to hear about your Goddess, Tina. Try putting the other bead
into the freezer and see if it breaks when you take it out... I heard that
tip awhile back when I wanted to check on some cheap Indian lampwork that I
had.

And your wirewrapping idea is fantastic! I'm gonna have to borrow that
when I get around to working with the broken winged heart. ))))

--
hugs,
Linda
Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx


"Christina Peterson" wrote in message
...
:I hate it when things have flaws. And usually don't see them right away.
:
: I got a free-style goddess bead, that turned out to be more of a vessel.
: And then I saw cracks in it. I figure the thing to do is fill it with
some
: kind of glue to stabilize it, probably E6000, and wrap it because it has
no
: hole. Actually the wire-wrapping seemed like a good design idea before I
: saw the problems.
:
: A week or two before, I had gotten a set with another bead with a crack.
: That one seems sturdy enough not to be a problem for breaking. I guess
what
: I need to do is drop it a few times to find out if it will break.
:
: Tina
:
:
: "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: ...
: Thanks, sweetie. I am totally bummed out about it breaking... and it
: only
: fell about 12 inches to the floor!
:
: But I might just go ahead and glue it together and maybe string some SS
: wire
: with more beads around the crack that will show after I glue it. I
: really
: don't want to grind down the glass with a Dremel... I'll prolly hurt
: myself
: the way my luck goes. lol "You'll put your eye out with that thing."
:
: --
: hugs,
: Linda
: Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
:
:
: "Valerie" wrote in message
: ...
: : Oh that SUCKS!! Sorry to hear that Linda. :-( They sound really cool!
: :
: : --
: : Valerie
: : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: : http://www.valeriebeads.com
: : http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
: :
: : I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: : -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: : "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: : . ..
: : Well, the necklace is not meant to be... as I finished
wire-wrapping
: the
: : small shells and started attaching them to the winged heartwork
: lampwork
: : bead, I dropped it and one of the wings broke off. sobbing It
: only
: : fell on carpet! And two layers of carpet at that... the installed
: carpet
: : and another rug I have on top of the carpet.
: : (((((((((((((((((((((((
: :
: : So now I need to find out how to grind down the broken wing... part
of
: it
: : broke off very cleanly from the heart bead, leaving only a small
: portion
: : of
: : the wing at the top of the bead that's really sharp.
: :
: : Perhaps my Dremel tool would be able to grind down the broken part
of
: the
: : wing? Then I can etch the whole heart... err... the lopsided,
: one-winged
: : heart. lol
: :
: : Ah, well.... another bead for the trash bin. But it's killing me
: cuz
: : the
: : wings on the heart were so pretty!!
: :
: : hugs,
: : Linda
: : Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
: :
: :
: : "Beckibead" wrote in message
: : ups.com...
: : : Wow that sounds cool
: : :
: : :
: : : Becki
: : :
: : :
: :
: :
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

That shouldn't be too hard. :-)

--
Valerie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://www.valeriebeads.com
http://valeriebeads.etsy.com

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
-Michelangelo Buonarroti
"bluemaxx" wrote in message
. ..
Hi, sweetie. )))) What a lovely offer! I'd love to just grind off
the whole wing of that part of broke off.... I can then do some
wire-wrapping over the ground down wing thanks to Tina's idea. )))

I'll email you later.

--
hugs,
Linda
Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx


"Valerie" wrote in message
...
: If you're worried, send it to me. I've been drilling through glass for
years
: (sea glass!) and it won't phase me. ;-) Email me if you'd like me to and
: I'll give you my addy. I'll send it back when it's done.
:
: --
: Valerie
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: http://www.valeriebeads.com
: http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
:
: I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: ...
: Thanks, sweetie. I am totally bummed out about it breaking... and it
: only
: fell about 12 inches to the floor!
:
: But I might just go ahead and glue it together and maybe string some
SS
: wire
: with more beads around the crack that will show after I glue it. I
: really
: don't want to grind down the glass with a Dremel... I'll prolly hurt
: myself
: the way my luck goes. lol "You'll put your eye out with that
thing."
:
: --
: hugs,
: Linda
: Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
:
:
: "Valerie" wrote in message
: ...
: : Oh that SUCKS!! Sorry to hear that Linda. :-( They sound really
cool!
: :
: : --
: : Valerie
: : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: : http://www.valeriebeads.com
: : http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
: :
: : I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: : -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: : "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: : . ..
: : Well, the necklace is not meant to be... as I finished
wire-wrapping
: the
: : small shells and started attaching them to the winged heartwork
: lampwork
: : bead, I dropped it and one of the wings broke off. sobbing
It
: only
: : fell on carpet! And two layers of carpet at that... the installed
: carpet
: : and another rug I have on top of the carpet.
: : (((((((((((((((((((((((
: :
: : So now I need to find out how to grind down the broken wing...
part
of
: it
: : broke off very cleanly from the heart bead, leaving only a small
: portion
: : of
: : the wing at the top of the bead that's really sharp.
: :
: : Perhaps my Dremel tool would be able to grind down the broken part
of
: the
: : wing? Then I can etch the whole heart... err... the lopsided,
: one-winged
: : heart. lol
: :
: : Ah, well.... another bead for the trash bin. But it's killing
me
: cuz
: : the
: : wings on the heart were so pretty!!
: :
: : hugs,
: : Linda
: : Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
: :
: :
: : "Beckibead" wrote in message
: : ups.com...
: : : Wow that sounds cool
: : :
: : :
: : : Becki
: : :
: : :
: :
: :
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

Ok, then. )))) I just emailed you about a set of beads on your
website, too. ))))

--
hugs,
Linda
Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx


"Valerie" wrote in message
...
: That shouldn't be too hard. :-)
:
: --
: Valerie
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: http://www.valeriebeads.com
: http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
:
: I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: . ..
: Hi, sweetie. )))) What a lovely offer! I'd love to just grind
off
: the whole wing of that part of broke off.... I can then do some
: wire-wrapping over the ground down wing thanks to Tina's idea. )))
:
: I'll email you later.
:
: --
: hugs,
: Linda
: Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
:
:
: "Valerie" wrote in message
: ...
: : If you're worried, send it to me. I've been drilling through glass for
: years
: : (sea glass!) and it won't phase me. ;-) Email me if you'd like me to
and
: : I'll give you my addy. I'll send it back when it's done.
: :
: : --
: : Valerie
: : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: : http://www.valeriebeads.com
: : http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
: :
: : I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: : -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: : "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: : ...
: : Thanks, sweetie. I am totally bummed out about it breaking... and
it
: : only
: : fell about 12 inches to the floor!
: :
: : But I might just go ahead and glue it together and maybe string some
: SS
: : wire
: : with more beads around the crack that will show after I glue it. I
: : really
: : don't want to grind down the glass with a Dremel... I'll prolly hurt
: : myself
: : the way my luck goes. lol "You'll put your eye out with that
: thing."
: :
: : --
: : hugs,
: : Linda
: : Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
: :
: :
: : "Valerie" wrote in message
: : ...
: : : Oh that SUCKS!! Sorry to hear that Linda. :-( They sound really
: cool!
: : :
: : : --
: : : Valerie
: : : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: : : http://www.valeriebeads.com
: : : http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
: : :
: : : I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: : : -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: : : "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: : : . ..
: : : Well, the necklace is not meant to be... as I finished
: wire-wrapping
: : the
: : : small shells and started attaching them to the winged heartwork
: : lampwork
: : : bead, I dropped it and one of the wings broke off. sobbing
: It
: : only
: : : fell on carpet! And two layers of carpet at that... the
installed
: : carpet
: : : and another rug I have on top of the carpet.
: : : (((((((((((((((((((((((
: : :
: : : So now I need to find out how to grind down the broken wing...
: part
: of
: : it
: : : broke off very cleanly from the heart bead, leaving only a small
: : portion
: : : of
: : : the wing at the top of the bead that's really sharp.
: : :
: : : Perhaps my Dremel tool would be able to grind down the broken
part
: of
: : the
: : : wing? Then I can etch the whole heart... err... the lopsided,
: : one-winged
: : : heart. lol
: : :
: : : Ah, well.... another bead for the trash bin. But it's
killing
: me
: : cuz
: : : the
: : : wings on the heart were so pretty!!
: : :
: : : hugs,
: : : Linda
: : : Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
: : :
: : :
: : : "Beckibead" wrote in message
: : : ups.com...
: : : : Wow that sounds cool
: : : :
: : : :
: : : : Becki
: : : :
: : : :
: : :
: : :
: : :
: : :
: :
: :
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

got it! Looks like we're in synch right now. lol!

--
Valerie
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://www.valeriebeads.com
http://valeriebeads.etsy.com

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
-Michelangelo Buonarroti
"bluemaxx" wrote in message
...
Ok, then. )))) I just emailed you about a set of beads on your
website, too. ))))

--
hugs,
Linda
Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx


"Valerie" wrote in message
...
: That shouldn't be too hard. :-)
:
: --
: Valerie
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: http://www.valeriebeads.com
: http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
:
: I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: . ..
: Hi, sweetie. )))) What a lovely offer! I'd love to just grind
off
: the whole wing of that part of broke off.... I can then do some
: wire-wrapping over the ground down wing thanks to Tina's idea. )))
:
: I'll email you later.
:
: --
: hugs,
: Linda
: Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
:
:
: "Valerie" wrote in message
: ...
: : If you're worried, send it to me. I've been drilling through glass
for
: years
: : (sea glass!) and it won't phase me. ;-) Email me if you'd like me to
and
: : I'll give you my addy. I'll send it back when it's done.
: :
: : --
: : Valerie
: : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: : http://www.valeriebeads.com
: : http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
: :
: : I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: : -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: : "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: : ...
: : Thanks, sweetie. I am totally bummed out about it breaking...
and
it
: : only
: : fell about 12 inches to the floor!
: :
: : But I might just go ahead and glue it together and maybe string
some
: SS
: : wire
: : with more beads around the crack that will show after I glue it.
I
: : really
: : don't want to grind down the glass with a Dremel... I'll prolly
hurt
: : myself
: : the way my luck goes. lol "You'll put your eye out with that
: thing."
: :
: : --
: : hugs,
: : Linda
: : Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
: :
: :
: : "Valerie" wrote in message
: : ...
: : : Oh that SUCKS!! Sorry to hear that Linda. :-( They sound really
: cool!
: : :
: : : --
: : : Valerie
: : : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
: : : http://www.valeriebeads.com
: : : http://valeriebeads.etsy.com
: : :
: : : I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
: : : -Michelangelo Buonarroti
: : : "bluemaxx" wrote in message
: : : . ..
: : : Well, the necklace is not meant to be... as I finished
: wire-wrapping
: : the
: : : small shells and started attaching them to the winged
heartwork
: : lampwork
: : : bead, I dropped it and one of the wings broke off. sobbing
: It
: : only
: : : fell on carpet! And two layers of carpet at that... the
installed
: : carpet
: : : and another rug I have on top of the carpet.
: : : (((((((((((((((((((((((
: : :
: : : So now I need to find out how to grind down the broken wing...
: part
: of
: : it
: : : broke off very cleanly from the heart bead, leaving only a
small
: : portion
: : : of
: : : the wing at the top of the bead that's really sharp.
: : :
: : : Perhaps my Dremel tool would be able to grind down the broken
part
: of
: : the
: : : wing? Then I can etch the whole heart... err... the
lopsided,
: : one-winged
: : : heart. lol
: : :
: : : Ah, well.... another bead for the trash bin. But it's
killing
: me
: : cuz
: : : the
: : : wings on the heart were so pretty!!
: : :
: : : hugs,
: : : Linda
: : : Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx
: : :
: : :
: : : "Beckibead" wrote in message
: : : ups.com...
: : : : Wow that sounds cool
: : : :
: : : :
: : : : Becki
: : : :
: : : :
: : :
: : :
: : :
: : :
: :
: :
: :
: :
:
:
:
:

Oh man, that's awful! It was sounding so promising. Do you have any
photos of it anyway?

Oh, I know.... I was just sick when it happened. (( And no, I took
it all apart, so I don't have pics. But Valerie is kindly going to try to
grind down the broken part of the wing, and if it survives that, I'm going
to be wirewrapping it again and embellishing the heart ... maybe with other
Czech glass hearts, to hide the broken off wing part. We'll see...

So many plans, so little time!!
--
hugs,
Linda
Tucker-cat photos: http://www.picturetrail.com/bluemaxx


wrote in message
ups.com...
: Oh man, that's awful! It was sounding so promising. Do you have any
: photos of it anyway?
:

But Valerie is kindly going to try to
grind down the broken part of the wing, and if it survives that, I'm going
to be wirewrapping it again and embellishing the heart ... maybe with other
Czech glass hearts, to hide the broken off wing part. We'll see...

I hope for the best :-) It's funny, sometimes the best solutions come
from the worst problems.

So many plans, so little time!!

Hehe! I need more lives to accomplish the lifetime of stuff!

Best,
Christine