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I melted stuff and made beads today!
Finally got around to breaking out my enamel bead making kit from Pam
East/Pinzart. Anywho, I made 5 beads before the baby woke up, all small and white. 4 of them have a really good oval shape and of those, 3 are pretty scorched in spots but one is almost acceptable. All in all - not bad for a first try! I could have spent all day at that torch, too. Guess I'll just keep on practicing and practicing until I've got something to show y'all that won't be embarassing! And then the enamel bead BFNRing starts, LOL. -- Barbara www.penguintrax.com eBay: pnguintrax Justbeadsenguintrax 0 /O\ Need web hosting? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com |
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I'm glad you're having fun, Barbara. Please don't be embarrassed about
showing your stuff, it's so much fun to see people evolve in their work. Making beads is addicting, and beadweaving, and buying beads, and stringing beads, and touching beads.... Enjoy! Regina "Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message ... Finally got around to breaking out my enamel bead making kit from Pam East/Pinzart. Anywho, I made 5 beads before the baby woke up, all small and white. 4 of them have a really good oval shape and of those, 3 are pretty scorched in spots but one is almost acceptable. All in all - not bad for a first try! I could have spent all day at that torch, too. Guess I'll just keep on practicing and practicing until I've got something to show y'all that won't be embarassing! And then the enamel bead BFNRing starts, LOL. -- Barbara www.penguintrax.com eBay: pnguintrax Justbeadsenguintrax 0 /O\ Need web hosting? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com |
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"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote: Finally got around to breaking out my enamel bead making kit from Pam East/Pinzart. Anywho, I made 5 beads before the baby woke up, all small and white. 4 of them have a really good oval shape and of those, 3 are pretty scorched in spots but one is almost acceptable. All in all - not bad for a first try! I could have spent all day at that torch, too. Guess I'll just keep on practicing and practicing until I've got something to show y'all that won't be embarassing! And then the enamel bead BFNRing starts, LOL. -- Barbara Cool, what fun! -- -Kalera --------- http://www.beadwife.com auctions at http://www.snurl.com/1sfe |
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Vicki,
It will take practice to get good at it, but the initial technique is pretty easy. Check it out at : http://www.pinzart.com. -- Barbara www.penguintrax.com eBay: pnguintrax Justbeadsenguintrax 0 /O\ Need web hosting? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com "vj" wrote in message ... vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Barbara Forbes-Lyons" : ]enamel bead making kit that actually sounded like something someone like me could do. almost. ----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com (Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com ----------- It's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you; it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis |
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Here's a brief description:
Cut a piece of copper tubing to length and heat it. Roll it in finely powdered enamel (acts as a flux) - melt it. Repeat 1-2 more times. Then start adding larger pieces of enamel and melt it in. Add colors and swirl, shape, etc. Cool for several hours in warm vermiculite. -- Barbara www.penguintrax.com eBay: pnguintrax Justbeadsenguintrax 0 /O\ Need web hosting? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com "vj" wrote in message ... vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Barbara Forbes-Lyons" : ]It will take practice to get good at it, but the initial technique is pretty ]easy. Check it out at : http://www.pinzart.com. i did. but i misunderstood how it was done. **pout** oh, well - i can just keep buying! ----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books) http://www.booksnbytes.com (Jewelry) http://www.vickijean.com ----------- It's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you; it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis |
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Can't wait to see what you do! I saw Pam at a bead show one time, and the
enamel stuff looked really fun. If I weren't into lampwork already, I'm sure I'd have wanted to do it! -- Jerri www.beadbimbo.com To subscribe to the Beadbimbo mailing list, send a blank email to: "Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message ... Finally got around to breaking out my enamel bead making kit from Pam East/Pinzart. Anywho, I made 5 beads before the baby woke up, all small and white. 4 of them have a really good oval shape and of those, 3 are pretty scorched in spots but one is almost acceptable. All in all - not bad for a first try! I could have spent all day at that torch, too. Guess I'll just keep on practicing and practicing until I've got something to show y'all that won't be embarassing! And then the enamel bead BFNRing starts, LOL. -- Barbara www.penguintrax.com eBay: pnguintrax Justbeadsenguintrax 0 /O\ Need web hosting? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com |
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