Introducing Myself

Hello All,

I thought it was about time I introduced myself into this group as I
have certainly popped my head in many times during the last few years.
My name is Jill Matheson and I am a lampwork glass bead maker. I was
selling my glass beads under the user ID of puff-md (now la.jill) on
eBay for a couple of years. I am taking a break from the torch for a
while and focusing on polymer clay. I've worked with polymer for
about four years making small sculptures. I thought it would be easy
to make beads out of the polymer - well, it's been fun, but I would
not say it was easy! I am currently making disk/lentil shaped beads
and it's fun until after the baking part of it - the sanding, buffing
and polishing, not to mention drilling a hole side to side through a
disk shaped object is pretty work intensive, as I am sure many of you
already know.

I look forward to being a part of the group - I will have questions
and perhaps I will even have some answers.

Bye for now, Jill

Hi, Jill!

"Jill" wrote in message
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Hello All,

I thought it was about time I introduced myself into this group as I
have certainly popped my head in many times during the last few years.
My name is Jill Matheson and I am a lampwork glass bead maker. I was
selling my glass beads under the user ID of puff-md (now la.jill) on
eBay for a couple of years. I am taking a break from the torch for a
while and focusing on polymer clay. I've worked with polymer for
about four years making small sculptures. I thought it would be easy
to make beads out of the polymer - well, it's been fun, but I would
not say it was easy! I am currently making disk/lentil shaped beads
and it's fun until after the baking part of it - the sanding, buffing
and polishing, not to mention drilling a hole side to side through a
disk shaped object is pretty work intensive, as I am sure many of you
already know.

I look forward to being a part of the group - I will have questions
and perhaps I will even have some answers.

Bye for now, Jill

Hi Jill and welcome.

--
Starlia Klopman
www.klopmanstudios.com


"Jill" wrote in message
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Hello All,

I thought it was about time I introduced myself into this group as I
have certainly popped my head in many times during the last few years.
My name is Jill Matheson and I am a lampwork glass bead maker. I was
selling my glass beads under the user ID of puff-md (now la.jill) on
eBay for a couple of years. I am taking a break from the torch for a
while and focusing on polymer clay. I've worked with polymer for
about four years making small sculptures. I thought it would be easy
to make beads out of the polymer - well, it's been fun, but I would
not say it was easy! I am currently making disk/lentil shaped beads
and it's fun until after the baking part of it - the sanding, buffing
and polishing, not to mention drilling a hole side to side through a
disk shaped object is pretty work intensive, as I am sure many of you
already know.

I look forward to being a part of the group - I will have questions
and perhaps I will even have some answers.

Bye for now, Jill

Hi Jill! Be sure to post links to your auctions... I want to see your
polyclay work!

-Kalera
http://www.beadwife.com
http://www.snipurl.com/kebay


Jill wrote:
Hello All,

I thought it was about time I introduced myself into this group as I
have certainly popped my head in many times during the last few years.
My name is Jill Matheson and I am a lampwork glass bead maker. I was
selling my glass beads under the user ID of puff-md (now la.jill) on
eBay for a couple of years. I am taking a break from the torch for a
while and focusing on polymer clay. I've worked with polymer for
about four years making small sculptures. I thought it would be easy
to make beads out of the polymer - well, it's been fun, but I would
not say it was easy! I am currently making disk/lentil shaped beads
and it's fun until after the baking part of it - the sanding, buffing
and polishing, not to mention drilling a hole side to side through a
disk shaped object is pretty work intensive, as I am sure many of you
already know.

I look forward to being a part of the group - I will have questions
and perhaps I will even have some answers.

Bye for now, Jill

Hi Jill, and welcome

I'm a recent clay-addict, still practicing making swirled lentils. I
put holes in before baking, and have better luck with lentils than I've
had with round beads, sometimes.

Cheers,
Carla

Jill wrote:

Hello All,

I thought it was about time I introduced myself into this group as I
have certainly popped my head in many times during the last few years.
My name is Jill Matheson and I am a lampwork glass bead maker. I was
selling my glass beads under the user ID of puff-md (now la.jill) on
eBay for a couple of years. I am taking a break from the torch for a
while and focusing on polymer clay. I've worked with polymer for
about four years making small sculptures. I thought it would be easy
to make beads out of the polymer - well, it's been fun, but I would
not say it was easy! I am currently making disk/lentil shaped beads
and it's fun until after the baking part of it - the sanding, buffing
and polishing, not to mention drilling a hole side to side through a
disk shaped object is pretty work intensive, as I am sure many of you
already know.

I look forward to being a part of the group - I will have questions
and perhaps I will even have some answers.

Bye for now, Jill

Welcome Jill! I look forward to seeing some of your work.

--
Jerri
www.beadbimbo.com

Hi Jill !!!


"Jill" wrote in message
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Hello All,

I thought it was about time I introduced myself into this group as I
have certainly popped my head in many times during the last few years.
My name is Jill Matheson and I am a lampwork glass bead maker. I was
selling my glass beads under the user ID of puff-md (now la.jill) on
eBay for a couple of years. I am taking a break from the torch for a
while and focusing on polymer clay. I've worked with polymer for
about four years making small sculptures. I thought it would be easy
to make beads out of the polymer - well, it's been fun, but I would
not say it was easy! I am currently making disk/lentil shaped beads
and it's fun until after the baking part of it - the sanding, buffing
and polishing, not to mention drilling a hole side to side through a
disk shaped object is pretty work intensive, as I am sure many of you
already know.

I look forward to being a part of the group - I will have questions
and perhaps I will even have some answers.

Bye for now, Jill

Welcome, Jill!! I've not worked with poly clay but have seen
several programs on the Carol Duvall show. They always make the
holes before baking.

Anna W. in Tx


"Jill" wrote in message
om...
Hello All,

I thought it was about time I introduced myself into this group
as I
have certainly popped my head in many times during the last few
years.
My name is Jill Matheson and I am a lampwork glass bead maker.
I was
selling my glass beads under the user ID of puff-md (now
la.jill) on
eBay for a couple of years. I am taking a break from the torch
for a
while and focusing on polymer clay. I've worked with polymer
for
about four years making small sculptures. I thought it would
be easy
to make beads out of the polymer - well, it's been fun, but I
would
not say it was easy! I am currently making disk/lentil shaped
beads
and it's fun until after the baking part of it - the sanding,
buffing
and polishing, not to mention drilling a hole side to side
through a
disk shaped object is pretty work intensive, as I am sure many
of you
already know.

I look forward to being a part of the group - I will have
questions
and perhaps I will even have some answers.

Bye for now, Jill

welcome to the group Jill.
Roxan
"Jill" wrote in message
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Hello All,

I thought it was about time I introduced myself into this group as I
have certainly popped my head in many times during the last few years.
My name is Jill Matheson and I am a lampwork glass bead maker. I was
selling my glass beads under the user ID of puff-md (now la.jill) on
eBay for a couple of years. I am taking a break from the torch for a
while and focusing on polymer clay. I've worked with polymer for
about four years making small sculptures. I thought it would be easy
to make beads out of the polymer - well, it's been fun, but I would
not say it was easy! I am currently making disk/lentil shaped beads
and it's fun until after the baking part of it - the sanding, buffing
and polishing, not to mention drilling a hole side to side through a
disk shaped object is pretty work intensive, as I am sure many of you
already know.

I look forward to being a part of the group - I will have questions
and perhaps I will even have some answers.

Bye for now, Jill