another drool list...*whimper*

[fallen_ikon@yahoo.com]

I think these are just so cool:

http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Arrival-of-Fall-Lentils-5-Lampwork-Beads_W0QQitemZ5022425853QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

magical:

http://cgi.ebay.com/SPIglass-lampwork-SOUL-WINDOWS-focal-bead-4WC-BHV_W0QQitemZ5022119261QQcategoryZ34070QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I love this color combo:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ivory-Red-Silver-Scrolls-5-Tab-Lampwork-Beads_W0QQitemZ5022405275QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

oh..my..god.

http://cgi.ebay.com/leighbeads-Nightflowers-Lampwork-Bead-Focal-4WC_W0QQitemZ5022236127QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

this one is unusual..I like it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Polychrome-Beads-Lampwork-Painted-Lady-Focal-4WC_W0QQitemZ5022400538QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

I love everything she does:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Curved-Boro-Focal-Bead-Lampwork-by-Lily-Rose-JD-BHV_W0QQitemZ5022350012QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

beads like this are my weakness. seriously. if something says
"silvered", "ivory", and any shade of blue or purple, I will instantly
be overwhelmed by the desire to buy it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BUBBLEBEADER-LAMPWORK-BEADS-SILVERED-AQUA-JEWELS_W0QQitemZ5022336147QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem

meep!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Serengeti-Sunset-Lentils-Lampwork-Beads-tt-BHV-4WC_W0QQitemZ5022321393QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

my other weakness..beads that have glyphs and runes:

http://cgi.ebay.com/CELINE-lampwork-beads-RAKU-HUNT-pillow-lentils-BHV-10_W0QQitemZ5021823384QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem

this is just awesome...and huge! I'd bid if I could possibly make
something with it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Amozoo-beads-Petroglyph-Bull-2-375-inch-massive-focal_W0QQitemZ5021888576QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

oh mah gawd....just kill me now!

http://cgi.ebay.com/K-O-Lampwork-Beads-Tribal-Raku-9-Beads_W0QQitemZ5022235986QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem


then bring me back from the dead so you can kill me again...

http://cgi.ebay.com/CF-Lampwork-GRANDFATHERS-NECKPIECE-21-BEADS_W0QQitemZ5022017138QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

at this point I'm just a zombie, shambling around groaning
"beaaaaaaads..."

http://cgi.ebay.com/CD-Lampwork-Rustic-Raku-Tile-bead-set-9_W0QQitemZ5021930787QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem

I might need this guys to keep me company, in my undead state:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Artificer-Pumpkin-Head-Ghosts-Lampwork-Beads-9-BHV_W0QQitemZ5021923647QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

-Amber.

[Fragile \Joseph\ Warrior]

Thanks for the yummy list, Amber. (I love having all the neat auctions just
laid out for me!)

Can someone explain the "raku" technique in this set? Just an overview
will be okay. Is it a frit? A mix of colors? A metal? ???


> at this point I'm just a zombie, shambling around groaning
> "beaaaaaaads..."
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/CD-Lampwork-Rustic-Raku-Tile-bead-set-9_W0QQitemZ5021930787QQcategoryZ34070QQrdZ1QQcmdZV iewItem


Thx,
Giselle (STILL not on the torch ARGGHH!!!)

[fallen_ikon@yahoo.com]

I'm pretty sure it's a frit. I'm not a lampworker, though, so I
couldn't say for sure.

-Amber.

[JavaGirlBT]

Yup, it's a color of glass (Reichenbach #108) that is sold under the name
"Raku Jitterbug".
-Ellen

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> I'm pretty sure it's a frit. I'm not a lampworker, though, so I
> couldn't say for sure.
>
> -Amber.
>

[Fragile \Joseph\ Warrior]

"JavaGirlBT" > wrote in message
...
> Yup, it's a color of glass (Reichenbach #108) that is sold under the name
> "Raku Jitterbug".
> -Ellen

You wouldn't know who sells it, would you? It's gorgeous. Someday... when
my OXY CON GETS HERE... I would like to try it.

Giselle (STILL WAITING-----------3wk+-------------- ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!)

[Dr. Sooz]

Giselle said:
"Someday... when my OXY CON GETS HERE... I would like to try it.
Giselle (STILL WAITING-----------3wk+--------=AD------
ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!)"
~~~~~~~~~~
Obviously a conspiracy to torture you. I do NOT approve.

[JavaGirlBT]

Val Cox has it in frit and in cane form most of the time. Her site is
www.valcox.com .
-Ellen


"Fragile "Joseph" Warrior" > wrote in message
...
>
> You wouldn't know who sells it, would you? It's gorgeous. Someday...
> when my OXY CON GETS HERE... I would like to try it.
>
> Giselle (STILL WAITING-----------3wk+-------------- ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!)
>

[Kalera]

Olympic Color Rods: they sell it under the manufacturer's name of "Iris
Orange" and it's #108 in their Reichenbach section:

http://glasscolor.com/colors/reichenbach_opaque.aspx

Also available in cane:

http://glasscolor.com/lampworking/reichenbach_cane.aspx



Fragile "Joseph" Warrior wrote:
> "JavaGirlBT" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Yup, it's a color of glass (Reichenbach #108) that is sold under the name
>>"Raku Jitterbug".
>>-Ellen
>
>
> You wouldn't know who sells it, would you? It's gorgeous. Someday... when
> my OXY CON GETS HERE... I would like to try it.
>
> Giselle (STILL WAITING-----------3wk+-------------- ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!!)
>
>

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

[Stephanie]

http://glasscolor.com/lampworking/zoozii_kaleras.aspx


Are these really named after you or is it a freaky coincidence??

[Dr. Sooz]

Kalera invented them. (the shape)
~~~~~~~~~~~~
http://glasscolor.com/lampworking/zoozii_kaleras.aspx
Are these really named after you or is it a freaky coincidence??

[Kalera]

Hehe yes, the shape is named after me but only because I couldn't find
the correct mathematical name for it!

Dr. Sooz wrote:
> Kalera invented them. (the shape)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
> http://glasscolor.com/lampworking/zoozii_kaleras.aspx
> Are these really named after you or is it a freaky coincidence??
>

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

[Stephanie]

Kalera invented them. (the shape)
.................................................. ....


Ahhhhhhh :D. I thought maybe it was to honor Kalera because she is such
a great lampworker. I was close!!!

[Dr. Sooz]

Steph says:
"I thought maybe it was to honor Kalera because she is such a great
lampworker."
~~~~~~~~
No, that's a cult.........climb on the bus, just for a minute......no
pressure......

[Polly S.]

Dr. Sooz wrote:
> Steph says:
> "I thought maybe it was to honor Kalera because she is such a great
> lampworker."
> ~~~~~~~~
> No, that's a cult.........climb on the bus, just for a minute......no
> pressure......
>

I think someone said it earlier to Jerri... but as it *is* appropriate
it bears repeating.

PIMP :)


--
Polly
--
don't spook my groove...
--

[Kalera]

LOL! :D

Dr. Sooz wrote:
> Steph says:
> "I thought maybe it was to honor Kalera because she is such a great
> lampworker."
> ~~~~~~~~
> No, that's a cult.........climb on the bus, just for a minute......no
> pressure......
>

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

[Kalera]

You'ze sweet. :D

Polly S. wrote:
> Dr. Sooz wrote:
>
>> Steph says:
>> "I thought maybe it was to honor Kalera because she is such a great
>> lampworker."
>> ~~~~~~~~
>> No, that's a cult.........climb on the bus, just for a minute......no
>> pressure......
>>
>
> I think someone said it earlier to Jerri... but as it *is* appropriate
> it bears repeating.
>
> PIMP :)
>
>

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

[Dr. Sooz]

So HEY cult leader.....where are today's Monday Madnesses?!?!?!?!?!?
~~~~~~~~SHRIEEEEK~~~~~~~~

[Kalera]

I JUST DID IT! :D

Dr. Sooz wrote:
> So HEY cult leader.....where are today's Monday Madnesses?!?!?!?!?!?
> ~~~~~~~~SHRIEEEEK~~~~~~~~
>

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

[Dr. Sooz]

oops, you're right. Monday Madness is up.
(I'd like to lobby for more PAIRS, and ones you're in LOVE with)

[Kalera]

Heh heh heh... guess what I did TODAY?

I made pairs for the express purpose of making pairs... ooh la la! I
will have a bumper crop of pairs next Monday! :D

Dr. Sooz wrote:
> oops, you're right. Monday Madness is up.
> (I'd like to lobby for more PAIRS, and ones you're in LOVE with)
>

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

[Dr. Sooz]

Oh YAYYYYYYY! I've been buying on eBay from ____ _____ lately......the
right sort of thing for my aesthetics, right size, etc. (No I'm not
sharing info. I do enough of that on the Links List to clear my karma)

I'm so excited!!!! I was thinking (maybe to just put a bug in your
ear): the caged swirlies would look so great on a really really dark
bead background, even black........I have such beautiful pairs from you
already that I can't give them up. I need some to sell. But......I
probably won't want to give ANY of them up, and....gulp.....~sobbing
and running away~
~~~~~~~~~~
Lola sed:
"I made pairs for the express purpose of making pairs... ooh la la! I
will have a bumper crop of pairs next Monday! :D"

[Kalera]

Mmmm black... that sounds nice! I've only recently discovered that I
like black.

Dr. Sooz wrote:
> Oh YAYYYYYYY! I've been buying on eBay from ____ _____ lately......the
> right sort of thing for my aesthetics, right size, etc. (No I'm not
> sharing info. I do enough of that on the Links List to clear my karma)
>
> I'm so excited!!!! I was thinking (maybe to just put a bug in your
> ear): the caged swirlies would look so great on a really really dark
> bead background, even black........I have such beautiful pairs from you
> already that I can't give them up. I need some to sell. But......I
> probably won't want to give ANY of them up, and....gulp.....~sobbing
> and running away~
> ~~~~~~~~~~
> Lola sed:
> "I made pairs for the express purpose of making pairs... ooh la la! I
> will have a bumper crop of pairs next Monday! :D"
>

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

[Polly S.]

Dr. Sooz wrote:
> oops, you're right. Monday Madness is up.
> (I'd like to lobby for more PAIRS, and ones you're in LOVE with)
>


OMTP

DITTO

BINGO



(as much as I love Kalera's focals and sets I always click on the pairs
link first!)


--
Polly
--
don't spook my groove...
--

[Polly S.]

Kalera wrote:
> Heh heh heh... guess what I did TODAY?
>
> I made pairs for the express purpose of making pairs... ooh la la! I
> will have a bumper crop of pairs next Monday! :D
>
> Dr. Sooz wrote:
>
>> oops, you're right. Monday Madness is up.
>> (I'd like to lobby for more PAIRS, and ones you're in LOVE with)
>>
>

gee thanks <whimper> make us wait!


:)

--
Polly
--
don't spook my groove...
--

[Dr. Sooz]

Polly says:
"BINGO
(as much as I love Kalera's focals and sets I always click on the pairs
link first!)"
~~~~~~~
I think it's Easy Money, the pairs thing. You don't have to make up a
set -- all that endless matching and balance. Just two. As long as
they're lovelies, it's a big market, in my humble opinion. (Read this
whole post before replying.......)

Earrings sell well for jewelry designers -- cheaper to buy for
customers, easiest bits to wear. I think everyone wears earrings; at
least among the women I know, even if they forego bracelets or a
necklace on a casual day, they'll still wear earrings.

I've been trying to make earrings a lot lately, and I don't want to buy
a larger set of lampwork every time I make a pair. Sometimes, yes, I
do. But I need to make a lot more earrings than I do sets of jewelry
(parures or demi-parures), and I don't have the money to run around
eBay or elsewhere buying more-than-2-bead sets when all I need are two
beads. I just don't have the dough!

Give us pairs. I know lampworkers say pairs don't always sell well --
I think there are several reasons for that. One is I don't think
lampworkers are as in love with the pairs they make as they are with
the sets they produce. That shows -- we feel it, we see it; the lack
of passion. So we share it, and we don't buy them.

I've seen lampworkers selling sets of pairs in one auction -- like
maybe three sets of pairs, or four, in one grouping. I don't know how
those sell because I've never followed the auctions to their end, and I
haven't bid on them. But I would think you'd have to be just as
careful with the pairs you grouped together as you would with any set
you sell. This is why I haven't bought any of those sets-of-pairs
auctions -- they weren't grouped beautifully. They just seemed thrown
together. I didn't find them appealing -- just haphazard.

It seems to me (on the outside of lampworking as I am) that the glass
artist just isn't as interested in pairs as they are in other beads
they make. I think if they became more interested, it would work
better.....as long as they keep the beads small enough that they don't
weigh down the earlobes too much! I made one pair with few beads
besides the lampwork twins, and the recipient said she loved them --
but they were hard to wear because of ear-stretch!

So I think if the care is there, they will sell. Like hotcakes. I
*WANT* to buy pairs, and I do -- when I find pairs worth buying. (I
can only speak for myself here.) I even would be eager to buy pairs
that went together but didn't match perfectly -- say, a pair the same
size and colors, but different surface designs. I'd LOVE that. Give
us the good stuff and you'll always make a sale.

[Christina Peterson]

I like sets. And I like innies (encased, frit, boro, etc) better than
outies (surface decorations). Many innies have random reactions to mixed
glasses. I guess I should call that "controlled random". And I can get a
bunch of pairs. But with surface decoration especially, I always look for
sets that have pairs.

By the way, Sooz, those Iris Buchholtz (pink) "tadpoles" look very nice as
earrings. Just one single one at the end of an earwire.

Tina


"Dr. Sooz" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Polly says:
> "BINGO
> (as much as I love Kalera's focals and sets I always click on the pairs
> link first!)"
> ~~~~~~~
> I think it's Easy Money, the pairs thing. You don't have to make up a
> set -- all that endless matching and balance. Just two. As long as
> they're lovelies, it's a big market, in my humble opinion. (Read this
> whole post before replying.......)
>
> Earrings sell well for jewelry designers -- cheaper to buy for
> customers, easiest bits to wear. I think everyone wears earrings; at
> least among the women I know, even if they forego bracelets or a
> necklace on a casual day, they'll still wear earrings.
>
> I've been trying to make earrings a lot lately, and I don't want to buy
> a larger set of lampwork every time I make a pair. Sometimes, yes, I
> do. But I need to make a lot more earrings than I do sets of jewelry
> (parures or demi-parures), and I don't have the money to run around
> eBay or elsewhere buying more-than-2-bead sets when all I need are two
> beads. I just don't have the dough!
>
> Give us pairs. I know lampworkers say pairs don't always sell well --
> I think there are several reasons for that. One is I don't think
> lampworkers are as in love with the pairs they make as they are with
> the sets they produce. That shows -- we feel it, we see it; the lack
> of passion. So we share it, and we don't buy them.
>
> I've seen lampworkers selling sets of pairs in one auction -- like
> maybe three sets of pairs, or four, in one grouping. I don't know how
> those sell because I've never followed the auctions to their end, and I
> haven't bid on them. But I would think you'd have to be just as
> careful with the pairs you grouped together as you would with any set
> you sell. This is why I haven't bought any of those sets-of-pairs
> auctions -- they weren't grouped beautifully. They just seemed thrown
> together. I didn't find them appealing -- just haphazard.
>
> It seems to me (on the outside of lampworking as I am) that the glass
> artist just isn't as interested in pairs as they are in other beads
> they make. I think if they became more interested, it would work
> better.....as long as they keep the beads small enough that they don't
> weigh down the earlobes too much! I made one pair with few beads
> besides the lampwork twins, and the recipient said she loved them --
> but they were hard to wear because of ear-stretch!
>
> So I think if the care is there, they will sell. Like hotcakes. I
> *WANT* to buy pairs, and I do -- when I find pairs worth buying. (I
> can only speak for myself here.) I even would be eager to buy pairs
> that went together but didn't match perfectly -- say, a pair the same
> size and colors, but different surface designs. I'd LOVE that. Give
> us the good stuff and you'll always make a sale.
>

[Polly S.]

Dr. Sooz wrote:
> I think it's Easy Money, the pairs thing. You don't have to make up a
> set -- all that endless matching and balance. Just two. As long as
> they're lovelies, it's a big market, in my humble opinion. (Read this
> whole post before replying.......)
>
> Earrings sell well for jewelry designers -- cheaper to buy for
> customers, easiest bits to wear. I think everyone wears earrings; at
> least among the women I know, even if they forego bracelets or a
> necklace on a casual day, they'll still wear earrings.

I'm still a newbie enough that I've only recently begun to make more
earrings and bracelets... but enough that I am finally beginning to
'see' beads with those designs in mind as well.

But as far as Kalera pairs I still see necklaces... more than using a
focal but lighter and more delicate than using a set. Like this one from
way back... http://snipurl.com/gzxe (sorry for the repeat, just giving
an example!)

I love that necklace *so* much that I gravitate to her pairs for
different designs in that same vein. But I recently used a pair of
Kalera's small tubes and after a few days of looking at the necklace I
dismantled it. :( The design just did not do the beads justice.
Sometimes I seem to be working against part of my nature... to keep from
making pieces that are too austere or disciplined. But its getting easier.

<snip some good stuff>

<mantra> Earrings... earrings... more earrings. :) Guess I just need a
creative shift in thinking sometimes! Thanks for the kick!

> So I think if the care is there, they will sell. Like hotcakes. I
> *WANT* to buy pairs, and I do -- when I find pairs worth buying. (I
> can only speak for myself here.) I even would be eager to buy pairs
> that went together but didn't match perfectly -- say, a pair the same
> size and colors, but different surface designs. I'd LOVE that. Give
> us the good stuff and you'll always make a sale.


--
Polly
--
don't spook my groove...
--

[Dr. Sooz]

Tina said:
"By the way, Sooz, those Iris Buchholtz (pink) "tadpoles" look very
nice as earrings. Just one single one at the end of an earwire."
~~~~~~~~~
I was thinking that too! -- or two, at 2 different lengths of delicate
chain.