To the boro bead fans (market research)

It rained yesterday so I spent most of the day inside. One of my "chores"
was sorting, cutting and labelling some new boro colors I bought way back in
June. It got me to thinking....

Most of the boro beads I've made have had some or a lot of light in
them....spaces with transparency someplace or other. Same goes for a lot of
boro beads by other artists. These seem to be really good sellers, too.
But....is there a market for more opaque, color-right-on-the-surface beads?
I have a bunch of cool solid colors and I'm trying to decide whether to just
use them as small accents or whether to go all out and make really
color-intense beads. My personal bias is towards color AND light, but I know
it's not a good thing to get locked in.

So, whaddya all think?

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KarenK
Desert Dreamer Designs
http://members.cox.net/desertdreameraz/
Ebay Sto http://www.stores.ebay.com/desertdreamerdesigns
JustBeads: http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=DesertDreamer

I think your instincts are right on. I love the interplay of light and
color in your boro beads. And considering the wide variety of your recent
beads, I don't think you truly need to worry about getting locked in!

Elise

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"Karen_AZ" wrote in message
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It rained yesterday so I spent most of the day inside. One of my "chores"
was sorting, cutting and labelling some new boro colors I bought way back
in
June. It got me to thinking....

Most of the boro beads I've made have had some or a lot of light in
them....spaces with transparency someplace or other. Same goes for a lot
of
boro beads by other artists. These seem to be really good sellers, too.
But....is there a market for more opaque, color-right-on-the-surface
beads?
I have a bunch of cool solid colors and I'm trying to decide whether to
just
use them as small accents or whether to go all out and make really
color-intense beads. My personal bias is towards color AND light, but I
know
it's not a good thing to get locked in.

So, whaddya all think?

--
KarenK
Desert Dreamer Designs
http://members.cox.net/desertdreameraz/
Ebay Sto http://www.stores.ebay.com/desertdreamerdesigns
JustBeads: http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=DesertDreamer

Most of the boro beads I've made have had some or a lot of light in
them....spaces with transparency someplace or other. Same goes for a lot of
boro beads by other artists. These seem to be really good sellers, too.
But....is there a market for more opaque, color-right-on-the-surface beads?

I prefer the ones with transparency, myself.....
~~
Sooz
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"Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John
Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links
http://airandearth.netfirms.com/soozlinkslist.html

For me, personally, it's all about color and light. I seldom buy opaque
beads.

Tina


"Karen_AZ" wrote in message
news:NkIcb.1837$hp5.312@fed1read04...
It rained yesterday so I spent most of the day inside. One of my "chores"
was sorting, cutting and labelling some new boro colors I bought way back
in
June. It got me to thinking....

Most of the boro beads I've made have had some or a lot of light in
them....spaces with transparency someplace or other. Same goes for a lot
of
boro beads by other artists. These seem to be really good sellers, too.
But....is there a market for more opaque, color-right-on-the-surface
beads?
I have a bunch of cool solid colors and I'm trying to decide whether to
just
use them as small accents or whether to go all out and make really
color-intense beads. My personal bias is towards color AND light, but I
know
it's not a good thing to get locked in.

So, whaddya all think?

--
KarenK
Desert Dreamer Designs
http://members.cox.net/desertdreameraz/
Ebay Sto http://www.stores.ebay.com/desertdreamerdesigns
JustBeads: http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=DesertDreamer

For me it's all about color. Try different approaches and see what kinds of
feedback you receive.

I am absolutely smitten with boro that looks like this:
http://snurl.com/2h03

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Tink

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I am absolutely smitten with boro that looks like this:
http://snurl.com/2h03

Oh oh oh I wanna know what that light blue-gray color is, in from the right!
Yum!!!


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KarenK
Desert Dreamer Designs
http://members.cox.net/desertdreameraz/
Ebay Sto http://www.stores.ebay.com/desertdreamerdesigns
JustBeads: http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=DesertDreamer

locked in??? you???
**sigh** have you looked at the VARIETY on your e-bay site lately???

LOL thank you for the reality check (and Elise, too). To me it feels like
I'm doing the same old thing, but I guess it's really thingS.

I rewarded myself by obsessing over silver foil yesterday afternoon. Damn
fine stuff! I made the DUH! discovery that a lot of the coloring is just the
rubino and silver reacting, and here I'd thought that the ivory I use
underneath was more mission-critical. Lots of others knew this, it was a
lightbulb moment for me. I got the result over ivory so I just stuck with
that. Off to swat myself with a 2x4.

After I list auctions....the beads came out great (just peeked). Film (and
listings) at 11.


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KarenK
Desert Dreamer Designs
http://members.cox.net/desertdreameraz/
Ebay Sto http://www.stores.ebay.com/desertdreamerdesigns
JustBeads: http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=DesertDreamer

For me, personally, it's all about color and light. I seldom buy opaque
beads.

THAT is exactly what drew me to glass in the first place! I was having fun
with polyclay, but it's all opaque and that got to be frustrating. Now, if
only someone could come up with a substance that you could color-mix like
clay but be transparent like glass. If only!


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KarenK
Desert Dreamer Designs
http://members.cox.net/desertdreameraz/
Ebay Sto http://www.stores.ebay.com/desertdreamerdesigns
JustBeads: http://www.justbeads.com/search/ql.cfm?s=DesertDreamer

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"Tink" wrote:

I am absolutely smitten with boro that looks like this:
http://snurl.com/2h03

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Tink

Those are really nice, and remind me of the conclusion that I came to
recently; it's not that I don't care for boro, it's that I don't care
for the same-old boro look that you see everywhere. I like a lot of the
"out of the box" boro I've seen lately.

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