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My 1st Chance to see Beads made!!!
I have been gone for over a week now. I went to my mothers house for a week
with my daughter. It is one of those small towns where everyone knows everyone. My dad knew the people who owned a rent house next to them and she makes glass beads. So my dad asked if we can go out to her shop and watch her make beads. She gave me a run down on the basics in saftey. She made a couple of beads that she had on order for a show while I got to watch. She made a bumpy bead and a bead that was flat with several colors layered on top of one another. (I am not sure if there is a technical term.) Then placed them in her kiln. She took me inside to show me some of her other beads she had finished. Normally she puts in 6 hours at the torch and then makes jewelry in the afternoon from the beads that she creates. The name of her company is "Bead Safari." I don't know if any of you have heard of her. She has sold some things on Ebay, but mainly sells at shows. OK I am hooked. Since I have seen her all I can think about is this bead and that bead. Would this technique work. What would happen if I put these colors together? How could I layer different colors for different effects. I am so excited. She made it look easy. Although, I know it takes a while to master. Let me think about if this is a career choice for me. I have loved playing with fire since I was very little, and I love beads. hmmmm Yep this seems cool. I will have to wait maybe a few more years. I have a 2 1/2 year old at home and don't currently have the space for a studio. My daughter will be going to school this august for 2 days a week. MAYBE?!?!?! I will have to consider this as a future business endevour. -Amy http://www.empressbeads.com |
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I will have to consider this as a future business endevour. -Amy This is just my two cents, Amy, so feel free to disregard If I were you, I would NOT "consider this as a future business endevour." Instead, I would consider it as something I might want to devote a lot of my play time to, for starters. Only then, after I saw how much time, effort, money, etc, I could devote to it, and assuming I was any good at it, would I consider it for a business endevour. ~Candace~ Orphan Beads Low cost and bartering for the financially challenged beader http://snipurl.com/6s4t |
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Heh heh heh
Another one bites the dust and another one gone and another one gone and another one bites the dust... You'll find lots of help here. And at www.artglassforum.com, www.ISGB.org, and www.wetcanvas.com. -Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.snipurl.com/kebay Empress Beads wrote: I have been gone for over a week now. I went to my mothers house for a week with my daughter. It is one of those small towns where everyone knows everyone. My dad knew the people who owned a rent house next to them and she makes glass beads. So my dad asked if we can go out to her shop and watch her make beads. She gave me a run down on the basics in saftey. She made a couple of beads that she had on order for a show while I got to watch. She made a bumpy bead and a bead that was flat with several colors layered on top of one another. (I am not sure if there is a technical term.) Then placed them in her kiln. She took me inside to show me some of her other beads she had finished. Normally she puts in 6 hours at the torch and then makes jewelry in the afternoon from the beads that she creates. The name of her company is "Bead Safari." I don't know if any of you have heard of her. She has sold some things on Ebay, but mainly sells at shows. OK I am hooked. Since I have seen her all I can think about is this bead and that bead. Would this technique work. What would happen if I put these colors together? How could I layer different colors for different effects. I am so excited. She made it look easy. Although, I know it takes a while to master. Let me think about if this is a career choice for me. I have loved playing with fire since I was very little, and I love beads. hmmmm Yep this seems cool. I will have to wait maybe a few more years. I have a 2 1/2 year old at home and don't currently have the space for a studio. My daughter will be going to school this august for 2 days a week. MAYBE?!?!?! I will have to consider this as a future business endevour. -Amy http://www.empressbeads.com |
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Well, that's a good point. I do it for a living, and I spend about 60
hours a week working to earn what I used to make working 40 hours a week in a retail store. It's not a big moneymaker, but hey, if you love it you love it. -Kalera http://www.beadwife.com http://www.snipurl.com/kebay Candace wrote: I will have to consider this as a future business endevour. -Amy This is just my two cents, Amy, so feel free to disregard If I were you, I would NOT "consider this as a future business endevour." Instead, I would consider it as something I might want to devote a lot of my play time to, for starters. Only then, after I saw how much time, effort, money, etc, I could devote to it, and assuming I was any good at it, would I consider it for a business endevour. ~Candace~ Orphan Beads Low cost and bartering for the financially challenged beader http://snipurl.com/6s4t |
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"Empress Beads" wrote in message ...
OK I am hooked. Since I have seen her all I can think about is this bead and that bead. Would this technique work. What would happen if I put these colors together? How could I layer different colors for different effects. I am so excited. She made it look easy. Although, I know it takes a while to master. -Amy http://www.empressbeads.com Ah, another one into the fold. It is a lot of fun, I hope you are able to lampwork, I really enjoy it. Lara |
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