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"Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... What about Ester? GROAN ! That was awful. Clever but truly awful. 8¬) -- Jackdaw collector of junk, trivia and bright twinkly things. Foiled on http://www.jackdaw-crafts.net Polly S. wrote: Diana Curtis wrote: Barbara, or may I call you Barb? Does the 6# test come in monofilament as well as braided and if so which is the right stuff for seed bead work? Diana, you may call me Di ;-) You're just so silly... {{{hugs}}} Polly just don't call me cracker!!! -- don't spook my groove... icq 13968113 http://saxoncreek.com/ |
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Jackdaw wrote:
"Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... What about Ester? GROAN ! That was awful. Clever but truly awful. 8¬) squeal of delight JACKDAW!!!! Are you the very same Jackdaw from alt.crafts.professional? I wonder about you often, and miss you, but the "ladies" in that group are just intolerable to me. Are you still carving? Where may I see your work? I have long ago lost your link due to reformatting. -- {{{{{HUGZ!}}}}} ^,,^ Miracle, in Yuma, Arizona, remember? __________________________________________________ _____________________________ Posted Via Uncensored-News.Com - Accounts Starting At $6.95 - http://www.uncensored-news.com The Worlds Uncensored News Source |
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If you think that one is good you will love the nickname a gal on RCTQ
wanted me to consider: Dina Sewer ...that gal's nickname is Polly Ester. I cant claim credit for either but I am glad to pass along the pain. Diana Jackdaw wrote: "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... What about Ester? GROAN ! That was awful. Clever but truly awful. 8¬) |
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"Miracle Smith" wrote in message ... Jackdaw wrote: "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... What about Ester? GROAN ! That was awful. Clever but truly awful. 8¬) squeal of delight JACKDAW!!!! Are you the very same Jackdaw from alt.crafts.professional? I wonder about you often, and miss you, but the "ladies" in that group are just intolerable to me. Are you still carving? Where may I see your work? I have long ago lost your link due to reformatting. -- {{{{{HUGZ!}}}}} ^,,^ Miracle, in Yuma, Arizona, remember? Coo!! What a welcome. Yes it's me and I still do "carve". You can see my work at http://www.jackdaw-crafts.net tho the site keeps changing as I tweak it. I have an exhibition of my pictures in Birmingham this month. ( UK ) so I have my fingers crossed. I lost a lot of my old addresses when my pooter crashed. Nice to hear from you. -- Jackdaw collector of junk, trivia and bright twinkly things. Foiled on http://www.jackdaw-crafts.net |
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Polly, are you using sandpaper chips or tumbling grit?
I still use the tumbler if I've got a lot of beads to do at once. Lately, though, I only end up making like five-ten beads at a time. The Tide stainbrushes take care of sanding those pretty quick work. Cheers, Carla Polly S. wrote: Diana Curtis wrote: What about Ester? hehehe as long as I don't have to wear it!!! Oh! I finally started tumbling some beads!!! When I told vj, her reaction was wonderful... I still laugh when I think about it. She did not know you could tumble clay and responded accordingly... panicked and horrified that I would try such a thing!!! It was sweet and priceless! I also learned that timers do no good when you turn them off and then ignore or don't reset them!!! No harm done, as it was just to remind me to check them. Two hours later, when I remembered, they were good. I'm doing a finer tumble tonight. This is time consuming but still easier than hand sanding, and not as messy as I expected!!! |
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Carla wrote:
Polly, are you using sandpaper chips or tumbling grit? I still use the tumbler if I've got a lot of beads to do at once. Lately, though, I only end up making like five-ten beads at a time. The Tide stainbrushes take care of sanding those pretty quick work. I tried using sandpaper chips (400 then 600) and saw little improvement so I tried using the finer of the tumbling grits, even though I read this would be messy. I've gone through 2 steps and am very happy... one more step with polishing grit to see how far I can take them! I was wondering about the Tide stainbrush... Doesn't it have a large head on it? If so, isn't it hard to hang onto the beads. And assuming you can change/modify it, how? and what do you use? belated permission to pick your brain??? -- Polly -- don't spook my groove... icq 13968113 http://saxoncreek.com/ |
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Jackdaw wrote:
http://www.jackdaw-crafts.net tho the site keeps changing as I tweak it. I have an exhibition of my pictures in Birmingham this month. ( UK ) so I have my fingers crossed. I lost a lot of my old addresses when my pooter crashed. Nice to hear from you. Beautiful work and a nice website there Jackdaw!!! I loved all your work .... and it looks like the icons are small enough for pendants!!! -- Polly -- don't spook my groove... icq 13968113 http://saxoncreek.com/ |
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I use the grit, too, even though I had read that it can get imbedded in
the surface of the clay. AFter polishing with polyurethane, though, I kinda liked the texture-y feel. Now it depends on what I plan on doing with the beads Yeah, the stain brushes require some modification, but it's pretty simple. The brushes snap off and underneath is a little plastic disc that spins around. I put sticky velcro (hook side) on that, then cut circles (about the size of a quarter) out of sanding sponges and put the velcro (loop side) on that, and stick it to the brush handle. When the sandpaper wears out, I cut out another circle and velcro it on. I was lucky enough to catch them on sale, too, so I have four, for four different grits; that way, I just go through the process with each brush and don't have to change the sandpaper while I'm working. I use this baking rack with pins (http://tinyurl.com/6cppo), and leave the beads on the pins until I'm done with the sanding and buffing; makes 'em easy to hold on to. Whew! That's a long post for a Sunday morning Cheers, Carla Polly S. wrote: Carla wrote: Polly, are you using sandpaper chips or tumbling grit? I still use the tumbler if I've got a lot of beads to do at once. Lately, though, I only end up making like five-ten beads at a time. The Tide stainbrushes take care of sanding those pretty quick work. I tried using sandpaper chips (400 then 600) and saw little improvement so I tried using the finer of the tumbling grits, even though I read this would be messy. I've gone through 2 steps and am very happy... one more step with polishing grit to see how far I can take them! I was wondering about the Tide stainbrush... Doesn't it have a large head on it? If so, isn't it hard to hang onto the beads. And assuming you can change/modify it, how? and what do you use? belated permission to pick your brain??? |
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Jackdaw wrote:
Coo!! What a welcome. Yes it's me and I still do "carve". You can see my work at http://www.jackdaw-crafts.net tho the site keeps changing as I tweak it. I have an exhibition of my pictures in Birmingham this month. ( UK ) so I have my fingers crossed. I lost a lot of my old addresses when my pooter crashed. Nice to hear from you. Oh my gosh- your work is better than ever! I'm sort of glad I never got a Jasper picture, because your "Pussums" clock is just too darling! I've got to look at everything there in a bit- you really have some beautiful things. I'm so glad you popped in here, and good luck in Birmingham this month!! -- {{{{{HUGZ!}}}}} ^,,^ Miracle __________________________________________________ _____________________________ Posted Via Uncensored-News.Com - Accounts Starting At $6.95 - http://www.uncensored-news.com The Worlds Uncensored News Source |
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Following up a little on the fishing line usage. I looked at Fireline,
but it seems to be somewhere between thread and wire. Knots well, but can get kinked up if bent too much. It's probably better for seed bead usage. I wound up buying some Stren Super Braid (40 lb strength/10 lb diameter), which feels almost like cotton thread, knots extremely well. It's too thick to use for seed beading, but I think for polymer clay + assorted beads from E size on up, it will work quite well. --- http://www.FenrirOnline.com Computer services, custom metal etching, arts, crafts, and much more. |
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