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February 22, 2007
- I’m glad I don’t have to cut my own mandrels
- I can fill a kiln twice in one day
- I can make small beads
- Vintage purple is a great color
- Etching makes beads so much more touchable
- Copper green can be used with darn near anything
- I’m not a fan of test beads, I’d rather commit to the unknown
- I can sell sets
- Sets make for a lot more extras
- I should do more shows
- Some people are just funny
- Vintage purple works well with ivory and copper green
- Etched copper green glows in a spacer
February 20, 2007
- I can make sets
- I sure hope people like sets with larger than average beads
- Red copper green is so much cooler looking before it’s melted in- it starts red, melts to green and etches out nicely
- I want one of the kilns that’s really long and I wouldn’t have to stack beads if I’m making lots of smaller beads
- I feel guilty if I make a computer game do something I don’t agree with in real life- but I still like to virutally take over the world
- Staying up late enough to empty the full kiln leaves a disappointing morning
February 19, 2007
- Kronos on petroleum green is not as cool as I had hoped
- I need to work on slowing down my clear application and not letting it scum- I loose too many beads to impatience
- I want to make furnace beads
- I don’t like reducing reduction frits
- Checkerboard patterns on organics are not a good mix
February 18, 2007
- Thick dipped mandrels crack more easily
- When working a transparent - if you see a crack in the release form underneath the base of the bead, it’s time for plan B
- If release breaks and curls up the side of thebead, there is little hope for the bead
February 15, 2007
- I need to start hearts earlier next year
- Marbles are addictive
- Furnace marbles can be huge and huge fun
- 2.5 inches looks like a lot in a marble
- Organics with orange look ok in real life and terribly over contrasted in photos
- the front of the kiln is hot
- Don’t try to twist off a broken bead
February 12, 2007
- I am running out of mandrels- I must abuse them
- I need to try more bead release formulas
- There is very little as frustrating and working on the third layer of encasing on a bead and seeing a line for scum lay down on the bead
- Silver inside a bead not treated exactly right can muck up encasing
February 10, 2007
- It is still possible to have an entire kiln full of uglies
- I can see invisible welding supply stores
- Shards short cut- put the bottom of a hollow bead into cold water and wait for it to blow up into a large, thin bubble
February 9, 2007
- I need to get the latest Glassline with Angelina Beadalina’s article on faces
- I forgot how much fun hollows are
- I need to work on realistic eyes and placing the white
- Beads made completely of silver glass feel completely decadent
- Hollows take up a lot of room in the kiln