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I just took a small picture frame from the dollar store and put tape on the
sides & ends. -- Debbie (New Mexico) Bead Ornaments: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079814&pathID=724394 Polymer Clay: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079769&pathID=724393 Beading: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079557&pathID=724392 "~Candace~" wrote in message om... It's on my list of things to try, and soon! I need to find a decent piece of glass first. I, for one, am glad you're having a dry spell with quilting. It means more lovely eye candy for me! hahahahahah! "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Aww.. thanks Candace! This is just what I needed. Im going thru a dry spell in quilting, as in, I dont want to sew right now, and needed to get back to clay. All it takes sometimes is finding a fun new technique and an appreciative audience. Are you planning to give this a shot? Whats really nice is if you dont like how it turns out after you flatten it, you can give it a few more larger swirls under the plastic and re-bicone the ball, then reflatten. Its exciting... but now my hands are tired and Im almost out of mud. :-( Diana -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. "~Candace~" wrote in message . com... yum yum yum yum yum yum yum! did I mention yum? -- ~Candace~ Orphan Beads ~low cost and bartering for the financially challenged beader~ http://snipurl.com/6s4t Princess Auctions ~please see for most current updates and auction information~ http://snipurl.com/8s8o "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... These are so much fun, its hard to stop! I made a simple bullseye cane of pink and green for Lisa's beads and then used the leftovers on the oriental styled ones. The gold ones are mud, practice, practice, practice.. Thank you for looking, Diana http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lunamom44/my_photos in the clay folder -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. |
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Sjpolyclay wrote:
I've found it much easier to keep the edges crisp by baking and then drilling. A hand held works, in a pin vise--but my dremel and shaft are even better, with it used as a drill press. I made a jig to hold the beads with one of those blue sponge things meant for making stamps with a light bulb for heat---its a bit tougher plastic than a regular sponge. I made a very careful slit, absolutely straight and 90 degree angle to the flat bottom. Stick a bead in there and it closes up to hold it while you drill, and fits several sizes of the lentils. Uh.....what? You're talking to the tool-impaired here Not to mention space-impaired. I wish I had somewhere to set up a bench where I could use a drill press. I've used a pin vise after baking, but I found I needed to make lots of extra beads, to make up for the breakage. I even tried just marking where I wanted the holes to go with a pin before baking, then drilling afterwards. I almost never get them (the holes) to line up, though. I'll be drilling merrily along and get half way done. Then I'll start from the other side, to go halfway through...and end up coming out the side of the bead BTW, Sarajane, I've been to your website and seen your clay work. Your stuff is *awesome*. I love the ladies hands. Cheers, Carla |
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Ooh.. cant wait to see them! Thanks for the tip. I knew it had to be a
fairly simple reason the darn things were going unround on me. Diana -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing.' "Sjpolyclay" wrote in message I've been doing these too---and if you hold the tile/glass piece with two hands during the round-round swirling, it gives you more consistantly round beads, not ovals. Ovals happen when you are going farther in one direction (minutely) than the other. I'm doing these lentils, baking, and then appliquing my Japanese Girl canes onto the fronts. I'll post pics when I get my scanner working--its been a bad machine month! Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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I saw Desiree's jig on her pages, sounds like youre using a similar set up.
Id consider doing this too but for two reasons, my dremel died (after 20 years use) and I dont really want to make beads. LOL. Ok.. so these are fun, but I'm not sanding and buffing and doing all those things that make them look professional, as yours always do. So, Ill poke them ahead of time and take the consequences. I do like the idea of chilling them a while tho... How is the lampwork idea going? Diana -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. "Sjpolyclay" wrote in message ... Yep, I put the holes in before they go in the oven. I've found it much easier to keep the edges crisp by baking and then drilling. A hand held works, in a pin vise--but my dremel and shaft are even better, with it used as a drill press. I made a jig to hold the beads with one of those blue sponge things meant for making stamps with a light bulb for heat---its a bit tougher plastic than a regular sponge. I made a very careful slit, absolutely straight and 90 degree angle to the flat bottom. Stick a bead in there and it closes up to hold it while you drill, and fits several sizes of the lentils. Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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Isnt that fun, cause the ones I like the most are the ones with the white in
them. Maybe because it reminds me of ice cream with butterscotch swirls? I appreciate the comments. :-) Diana -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. "Debbie B" wrote in message ink.net... I like the gold ones. I have some just like them but without the white. LOL When I have mud I usually just mix some translucent with sparklies in it and they turn out pretty good. -- Debbie (New Mexico) Bead Ornaments: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079814&pathID=724394 Polymer Clay: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079769&pathID=724393 Beading: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079557&pathID=724392 "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... These are so much fun, its hard to stop! I made a simple bullseye cane of pink and green for Lisa's beads and then used the leftovers on the oriental styled ones. The gold ones are mud, practice, practice, practice.. Thank you for looking, Diana http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lunamom44/my_photos in the clay folder -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. |
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I forgot about using jewel cases for this. Cool....I may give it a try
sooner rather than later then. The gold ones are mine? Woohoo! Thanks hon. I'll either let J know or e-mail ya "Diana Curtis" wrote in message news I'm using a piece of plastic that came from a CD case. Its small enough to fit my hands nicely, and the little edges help me hold it level. Sooz is never going to let me forget I make beads you know. Hmmph... to fiddly to sand and buff. Ill leave that up to you guys. If you ever feel like IM on yahoo my thingy.. id? is lunamom44 Diana, getting ready for a nap in sunny WI btw... those gold beads are cured now.. if you feel like taking on the sanding, buffing process theyre yours... just tell J thats its ok to give me your addy. :-) -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. "~Candace~" wrote in message om... It's on my list of things to try, and soon! I need to find a decent piece of glass first. I, for one, am glad you're having a dry spell with quilting. It means more lovely eye candy for me! hahahahahah! "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Aww.. thanks Candace! This is just what I needed. Im going thru a dry spell in quilting, as in, I dont want to sew right now, and needed to get back to clay. All it takes sometimes is finding a fun new technique and an appreciative audience. Are you planning to give this a shot? Whats really nice is if you dont like how it turns out after you flatten it, you can give it a few more larger swirls under the plastic and re-bicone the ball, then reflatten. Its exciting... but now my hands are tired and Im almost out of mud. :-( Diana -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. "~Candace~" wrote in message . com... yum yum yum yum yum yum yum! did I mention yum? -- ~Candace~ Orphan Beads ~low cost and bartering for the financially challenged beader~ http://snipurl.com/6s4t Princess Auctions ~please see for most current updates and auction information~ http://snipurl.com/8s8o "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... These are so much fun, its hard to stop! I made a simple bullseye cane of pink and green for Lisa's beads and then used the leftovers on the oriental styled ones. The gold ones are mud, practice, practice, practice.. Thank you for looking, Diana http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lunamom44/my_photos in the clay folder -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. |
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I do the holes pre-bake too. I use a leather needle, and I go all the way
thru to the toher side, until the tip of the needle barely pokes out, then I go in from that side, and I've not had any trouble with it--and I get nice smooth holes. Now, if I had a drill, I might try post bake drilling. "Carla" wrote in message ink.net... Sjpolyclay wrote: I've found it much easier to keep the edges crisp by baking and then drilling. A hand held works, in a pin vise--but my dremel and shaft are even better, with it used as a drill press. I made a jig to hold the beads with one of those blue sponge things meant for making stamps with a light bulb for heat---its a bit tougher plastic than a regular sponge. I made a very careful slit, absolutely straight and 90 degree angle to the flat bottom. Stick a bead in there and it closes up to hold it while you drill, and fits several sizes of the lentils. Uh.....what? You're talking to the tool-impaired here Not to mention space-impaired. I wish I had somewhere to set up a bench where I could use a drill press. I've used a pin vise after baking, but I found I needed to make lots of extra beads, to make up for the breakage. I even tried just marking where I wanted the holes to go with a pin before baking, then drilling afterwards. I almost never get them (the holes) to line up, though. I'll be drilling merrily along and get half way done. Then I'll start from the other side, to go halfway through...and end up coming out the side of the bead BTW, Sarajane, I've been to your website and seen your clay work. Your stuff is *awesome*. I love the ladies hands. Cheers, Carla |
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Omg that sounds delish, Sarjane! I wanna see!
"Sjpolyclay" wrote in message ... Are you putting holes in before baking? I found that slowing at the very end is helping me get nicely rounded beads. Sometimes Im getting ovals. I've been doing these too---and if you hold the tile/glass piece with two hands during the round-round swirling, it gives you more consistantly round beads, not ovals. Ovals happen when you are going farther in one direction (minutely) than the other. I'm doing these lentils, baking, and then appliquing my Japanese Girl canes onto the fronts. I'll post pics when I get my scanner working--its been a bad machine month! Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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oohhh that I can do!
Thanks, Debbie "Debbie B" wrote in message ink.net... I just took a small picture frame from the dollar store and put tape on the sides & ends. -- Debbie (New Mexico) Bead Ornaments: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079814&pathID=724394 Polymer Clay: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079769&pathID=724393 Beading: http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid5079557&pathID=724392 "~Candace~" wrote in message om... It's on my list of things to try, and soon! I need to find a decent piece of glass first. I, for one, am glad you're having a dry spell with quilting. It means more lovely eye candy for me! hahahahahah! "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... Aww.. thanks Candace! This is just what I needed. Im going thru a dry spell in quilting, as in, I dont want to sew right now, and needed to get back to clay. All it takes sometimes is finding a fun new technique and an appreciative audience. Are you planning to give this a shot? Whats really nice is if you dont like how it turns out after you flatten it, you can give it a few more larger swirls under the plastic and re-bicone the ball, then reflatten. Its exciting... but now my hands are tired and Im almost out of mud. :-( Diana -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. "~Candace~" wrote in message . com... yum yum yum yum yum yum yum! did I mention yum? -- ~Candace~ Orphan Beads ~low cost and bartering for the financially challenged beader~ http://snipurl.com/6s4t Princess Auctions ~please see for most current updates and auction information~ http://snipurl.com/8s8o "Diana Curtis" wrote in message ... These are so much fun, its hard to stop! I made a simple bullseye cane of pink and green for Lisa's beads and then used the leftovers on the oriental styled ones. The gold ones are mud, practice, practice, practice.. Thank you for looking, Diana http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lunamom44/my_photos in the clay folder -- Heart and soul can make up for technical lacking in any form of art, but let the heart be lacking and all the perfection means nothing. |
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Sjpolyclay wrote:
snip I'm doing these lentils, baking, and then appliquing my Japanese Girl canes onto the fronts. I'll post pics when I get my scanner working--its been a bad machine month! Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com I hear ya, Sarajane! My computer is about seven years old. When we first turn it on, it makes grinding noises...could be the hard drive. Ouch! Can't afford a new computer right now...I need a job first! My scanner *and* my printer are behaving badly, but it might be because wires inside the computer are coming loose. My son said that there are so many wires inside the tower, and he's afraid to go inside for fear that he'll screw up something else. (He's done it before, but he's reluctant to do it now.) Oh! My digital camera batteries (both sets) are getting flaky. Either that, or it's the charger. I don't know anyone with a digital camera who I can ask to charge the batteries for me (as a test), so....I'm bummed out right now. Think I'll have a (white chocolate) Kit Kat; that should make me feel better (temporarily)! Cheers, Turtlelover |
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