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No, not THAT kind of quickie ::frown::. I spent all evening doing all the show prep stuff that I know not to put off until the last minute but do so anyway. I always end up cleaning the last batch of beads on the last night, and then they have to be sorted, culled, placed […]
Tags: bead shows, beads, Business, lampwork, organization
I work mostlywith borosilicate glass (better known as Pyrex), which tends to make me a mandrel-killer. These mandrels are stainless steel TIG welding rods so are meant to handle heat…just not the kind of heat I need to make that glass MOVE where and how it’s supposed to move. I burn through 3/32″ mandrels routinely […]
Tags: beads, borosilicate, glass, glass beads, lampwork, lampworking, tools
Last night’s crystal-shaped beads were more successful than they’ve been in the past. Definitely I don’t need to be making encased crystals until I get the unencased ones down, though! These also look better in lighter colors, and in transparent/translucent colors. Also, I love my two Zoozii’s XXL presses (the Kalera XXL and the Straight-Sided Lentil […]
Tags: beads, borosilicate, glass beads, lampwork, tools
Here I am trying to blog every day for a month, four days in, and I have nothing to say. Do we call this “blogger’s block,” akin to writer’s block? Or is it just symptomatic of the entire day, when I couldn’t get moving this morning, was blah all through class, came home and fell […]
Tags: attitude, challenge, glass, glass beads, inspiration, lampwork
Here you go, the best of the lampworking blogosphere this week: Most of us have beloved pets, but sometimes their mischief in our studio can wreak true havoc. Andrea Winkler’s four-legged guest caused quite a panic when he got into her lampworking supplies last weekend. Sheila Morley shares some of her recent murrini experiments at Watch Me […]
Tags: beads, blog bests, Business, color, lampwork, lampworking, synchronicity
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