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Solar system set
Are any of you lampworkers ever going to make a set of beads representing
the 9 planets? The Focal could be a big hot sun. Obviously, everything could not be to scale, but it could be sort of done like when you see mobiles or something. The big Gaseous planets are done bigger and the planets like "our's" are done smaller. I still think this would be just way too cool and have never seen it done. KathyH |
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I started a Solar System bead project over at Wet Canvas over a year ago, I
think. I never got further than Jupiter. LOL! I had always kind of figured I would solve the Saturn dilemma with sterling wire wrapping. -- Tink www.blackswampglassworks.com Sign Up Now For Fall Workshops! Hollows, Vessels & Florals... "Lee S. Billings" wrote in message ink.net... In article , says... Are any of you lampworkers ever going to make a set of beads representing the 9 planets? The Focal could be a big hot sun. Obviously, everything could not be to scale, but it could be sort of done like when you see mobiles or something. The big Gaseous planets are done bigger and the planets like "our's" are done smaller. I still think this would be just way too cool and have never seen it done. Hey, I'd buy that! I might buy *several* of that, to have one for me and others to sell at cons! (I've been thinking in terms of a "solar system" necklace made from stone beads for years. The problem is Saturn.) Celine -- Handmade jewelry at http://www.rubylane.com/shops/starcat "Only the powers of evil claim that doing good is boring." -- Diane Duane, _Nightfall at Algemron_ |
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ha, I just wrote last night in another thread further down that I was making
a solar system necklace for my mom's birthday. I have a gorgeous lampwork sun bead and then the planets are all stones in various colors and sizes and I'm going to use seed beads to make the rings on the planets with rings, and stars, and the asteroid belt, and moons... it's going to be all free-form and artsy. I would have loved to have found beads of the planets with the rings right on them.... but then I don't think I would have gotten so creative in making this thing work. Pam "mkahogan" wrote in message ... Are any of you lampworkers ever going to make a set of beads representing the 9 planets? The Focal could be a big hot sun. Obviously, everything could not be to scale, but it could be sort of done like when you see mobiles or something. The big Gaseous planets are done bigger and the planets like "our's" are done smaller. I still think this would be just way too cool and have never seen it done. KathyH |
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Lee S. Billings wrote:
(I've been thinking in terms of a "solar system" necklace made from stone beads for years. The problem is Saturn.) If you poke around on Fire Mountain's website, in their "projects" department, there are instructions for making a solar system necklace with semi-precious stones. Arondelle -- ================================================== ========= To email me, empty the pond with a net Visit Arondelle's Dream Worlds at: http://www.arondelle.com Read my Blog: http://www.angelfire.com/blog/arondelle/index.html |
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OOOOOOOOOO, cool, I can't wait to see pics when it's done.
If you use any natural stione, Azurite-Malachite would be perfect for Earth. KathyH "Pam" wrote in message news:IsJfb.681131$Ho3.145847@sccrnsc03... ha, I just wrote last night in another thread further down that I was making a solar system necklace for my mom's birthday. I have a gorgeous lampwork sun bead and then the planets are all stones in various colors and sizes and I'm going to use seed beads to make the rings on the planets with rings, and stars, and the asteroid belt, and moons... it's going to be all free-form and artsy. I would have loved to have found beads of the planets with the rings right on them.... but then I don't think I would have gotten so creative in making this thing work. Pam "mkahogan" wrote in message ... Are any of you lampworkers ever going to make a set of beads representing the 9 planets? The Focal could be a big hot sun. Obviously, everything could not be to scale, but it could be sort of done like when you see mobiles or something. The big Gaseous planets are done bigger and the planets like "our's" are done smaller. I still think this would be just way too cool and have never seen it done. KathyH |
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hmmm,
Will have to check that out. KathyH "Arondelle" wrote in message ... Lee S. Billings wrote: (I've been thinking in terms of a "solar system" necklace made from stone beads for years. The problem is Saturn.) If you poke around on Fire Mountain's website, in their "projects" department, there are instructions for making a solar system necklace with semi-precious stones. Arondelle -- ================================================== ========= To email me, empty the pond with a net Visit Arondelle's Dream Worlds at: http://www.arondelle.com Read my Blog: http://www.angelfire.com/blog/arondelle/index.html |
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(I've been thinking in terms of a "solar system" necklace made from stone beads for years. The problem is Saturn.) Celine AHHH a challenge...LOL maybe someday I will get around to it... Cheryl of A HREF="http://www.dragonbeads.com" DRAGON BEADS /A Flameworked beads and glass http://www.dragonbeads.com/ |
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I made a set of marbles with each as a planet, plus the sun. Saturn wasn't
really that hard, but it was a bit wonky. For Mars I used green and reduced it so the copper would come out. I put them in a lidded jar (the kind bath oil beads come in) and etched "some assembly required" on the jar. Here's the pic if anyone is interested: http://prod.bsis.bellsouth.net/coDat...1assembly1.JPG -- There are no mistakes, only unexplored techniques "mkahogan" wrote in message ... Are any of you lampworkers ever going to make a set of beads representing the 9 planets? The Focal could be a big hot sun. Obviously, everything could not be to scale, but it could be sort of done like when you see mobiles or something. The big Gaseous planets are done bigger and the planets like "our's" are done smaller. I still think this would be just way too cool and have never seen it done. KathyH |
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In article ,
says... OOOOOOOOOO, cool, I can't wait to see pics when it's done. If you use any natural stione, Azurite-Malachite would be perfect for Earth. Absolutely! And I figure poppy jasper for Mars, and I've got some pietersite which looks like Jupiter. Neptune would probably be amazonite. But there I sort of get stuck -- none of the other planets have a real recognizable "look". Celine -- Handmade jewelry at http://www.rubylane.com/shops/starcat "Only the powers of evil claim that doing good is boring." -- Diane Duane, _Nightfall at Algemron_ |
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