- Glass gifts are tough to buy for non-glassies
- encased raku is lovely
- watch the heat when encasing raku
December 27, 2006
December 27, 2006
December 21, 2006
December 21, 2006
- Check for holidays before uploading new beads to ebay
- Sometimes a bead looks better before etching
- Beads are more difficult for me to give as gifts than another home made or store bought gift
- Someone always understands
December 17, 2006
December 17, 2006
- Laws of nature say that a bead that is too hot is attracted to the most attractive bead in the kiln for fusing
- Two wraps of silver can over darken a bead
- Dark Aqua looks nice with Rocio Picasso
- Don’t forget to turn on the ventilation- that’s the only way it does any good to have it
December 14, 2006
December 14, 2006
- Vintage black/raku/system 96 clear in equal parts encasing each other will crack
- Blowing on raku instead of using brass gives a more even color
- One big squish with bras gives circles in raku like chill parts trapped in color
- Asking my husband to help me work out hurts
- Making bracelet kits for a little girl is fun
- Cleaning really does make lost items appear
December 4, 2006
December 4, 2006
- Making Jewelry can be almost as fun as lampworking- given the right circumstances, supplies and star patterns
- Copper blue is amazing or ugly - not an average color
- Setting out to make angels results in no angels
- Maroon and opal yellow are gorgeous
- I need more opal yellow