Tuesday S&T

[jkittels]

HI! All...I didn't see another one for today...so, I thought I'd start us out. Just got off the eliptical machine and am getting a good jump on the day!

Here is a sample from my new torch...OH HOW I LOVE MY BARRACUDA!!!
BORO....Isn't it fun?

Julie

[dread]

Love the boro
Thought there would me more this morning
Anywho - my weekend of classes at the shore , finding that my pipes had burst during the winter in my condo and leaving after cleaning up at 2am Saturday morning to go to a hotel before the first class on saturday
Learned how to sandblast and airbrush - the first is airbrushing and working inn paint mattes to do a study of shadow and no trace lines - my six minute eggs(thats how long they were inthe kiln) and some sandbast samples on plate and flash glass.

[Teri.p]

Julie - what gorgeous colors - love your beads!!

Deborah -- those are amazing,.... what a great class it must have been!

Inspiration for these came while mowing my yard, looking at the dandelions and violets among the green grass...

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/23019-040219zz.jpg

Teri

[GinnyHampton]

Good morning - GREAT pretties today!

Here are a few new focal-type beads. Two hearts and a big red & raspberry bumpy bead :)

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/16244-mangoheart.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/16244-periheart.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/16244-raspberry.jpg

[Judy in MN]

Here's a necklace I made with the first boro beads I made. I thought they'd look good with amber and gold, so I chose some faceted amber beads I've been hoarding, and played around with the design a bit until I got what I liked:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/10802-amberneck1.JPG and http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/10802-amberneck2.JPG

Finally, a couple bracelets a friend commissioned for his SO's birthday:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/10802-barry.JPG

Judy in MN

[Jamn!]

Here are some of my latest.. I had someone send me a picture of the set by Jan Harris that were off the scale HOTTTTT (orange, pink, yellow and edp??) and they wanted my beads with those colors. Not sure what to charge though.

Julie Love those boro!!
Deborah Those are really interesting and cool!! I would love to see them in person!! and get a close up!
Teri Those are really pretty beads!
Ginny Lovely delicate colors!
Judy Love those boro too!! :)
The first set is what I put together for the custom order,, the second are the leftovers and the third is my new love!!! Caramel beads!!
Have a great day everyone!

[Moth]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/24464-pinkmarbledfloral2o.JPG

[cindy's studio]

Gorgeous!!! You are all in the summer swing of things! Love the vibrant colors!
Here are mine...

[lvideki]

Wow! Great beads everyone!!

I have a few I would like to share. The first set is boro... and the first free form bead. The rest are all Bullseye!

Leslie

[beadreamer]

So much inspiration today!

Here is my contribution...

[Norma623]

Busy day! Love the heart shapes....my daughter has been BEGGING me to work on that shap and I have tried, but not with the success I see here! Great work everyone! Great colors! :clap:

I took the plunge today and became a real member - you all help me so much by sharing your ideas! Anyway - here is an example of what I've been up to....

[GinaJ]

Wow, spring must really be in the air! So many beautiful colors and beads!
Good work, everyone!!!! :clap:

[wiccakid]

Oooooooooooooooo, I love all the colors today!!
This set was born of playing around with opal yellow (my all time fave) and copper green.

[Briatha]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Nov-2003/17321-LoveSmilie.gifAwesome work everyone...the colors and shapes just knock my socks off!http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/22-Nov-2003/17321-LoveSmilie.gif

[nicker]

WOW everyone..just the pick me up I needed!

Abby...those blue's have a very oceany feel to them.

Deborah....my Dad sandblasts and love it! You are going to have a blast...pardon the pun!

Teri....I wish my lawn looked like that!

Ginny..nice hearts I like the purple.

Judy....very cool first boro...amber is so warm.

Jamn....HOT summer sun girl!

Mary.....your flowers are DA BOMB!

Cindy...very southwestern...my favorite color scheme.

Leslie...awsome, but I do miss your horse creations.

Mary...very cute dog!

Norma...I LOVE the wire design! Very unique!

Melanie..reminds me of the beach...I may go there today and ponder things.


Here is mine I am still into vessels..I just can't decide if I should ebay some??

[isle-of-cats]

Beautiful beads everyone!!! :clap:

I love the copper green and opal yellow ones!! Gorgeous!!

Here are two sets that I have been working on for the past couple days...

[lvideki]

Leslie...awsome, but I do miss your horse creations.




Thanks Nicole! I miss doing the horses too.... I haven't fused in over a month though because it has become to hard on my hands. (the grinding part)

Hopefully it will be better soon!

Leslie

[mhartjen]

Wonderful eyecandy everyone! Here are a few of mine for today ... Marna

[koregon]

Hey everyone...thanks for the eye candy today...its nice to be back and see what you are all up to.
First beads back at the torch...I kept looking at the sand being eatten up by the waves in Mexico...stong right by shore...it will suck you right in...the sand is darker than here in Oregon and of course the water is bluer....so these are Sand 'n Sea....the color combo was on my mind the whole time back.

[nicker]

Leslie...I didn't realize that was the reason... I hope it gets better soon I so loved those pieces.

Marna..is that a hummingbird I see! Awsome!

Kaye..... totally sand & sea.....that stringer is very cool!

[CLabora]

Wow!!!! Gorgeous beads yall!!! Human creativity - ahhhhhh!!!!

So here I present to you my first hollow bead - I am facinated by hollows - something about making the two ends meet, and patching all the holes and then long and behold seeing the glass take a beautiful smooth shape... almost as good as chocolate!

And.. the other pictures... well it is not a bead made into the form of a cake - it is the cake my sweet daughter baked and decorated for me for mothers day - had to share - melted my heart...

[isle-of-cats]

And.. the other pictures... well it is not a bead made into the form of a cake - it is the cake my sweet daughter baked and decorated for me for mothers day - had to share - melted my heart...

Very beautiful bead!

OMG!!! That cake looks gorgeous and delicious!!!!
Your daughter must love you bunches :D

Could ya Fedex me a slice? LOL

[CLabora]

Sunday had a bead show here in KC, and was sharing a booth with a fellow co-worker. I was telling her how my kids never really celebrated mothers day, and bu hoo hoo poor me :crying: , etc. etc. etc, and well that I should not complain because after all I guess I had brought them up that way.

But... when I got home both my kids were there and I was received by a Pizza dinner, the amazing cake and a beautiful card :clap: . I guess I must be a good mom :angel: - it was amazing.

About a slice - are you kidding me - it is all gone!! Otherwise of course!

[Katiefl]

Great beads today everyone...

Yum, I want a slice too please, looks so yummy!!


Heres my little contribution today.

[Lampburke]

Cecelia, what a decorating job on that CAKE!!! I am in AWE of the sides. And since I live in the same town you do, I'll be over later to ask your daughter to show me how to DO-OO that! :evil:

[ldiamont]

What a great day for bead porn!! Cake porn too (Atkins-carb-starvation-diet drooling going on here!!)

I finally did a fish. I tried to do them with fins sticking up and on the sides but kept failing miserably. I was trying to do a fish for the bead swap on AGF. I used my pillow masher and then heated the edges and squooshed them back to make the fins. The lip on the black one got screwy (on the side you can't see) so I guess I will keep him. The other I will send along with my other beads for the swap.

[AmyK]

Melanie! You solved my mystery of the mismarked rod! I got a rod from Arrow Springs marked Purple (EDP) and it was a yellowish ivory color:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/34286-romanticagal.jpg
I just used the last of the rod and now I know what it was!

[AmyK]

Ooopps wrong pic:
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/11-May-2004/34286-romanticasmall.jpg

[wiccakid]

Melanie! You solved my mystery of the mismarked rod! I got a rod from Arrow Springs marked Purple (EDP) and it was a yellowish ivory color:
I just used the last of the rod and now I know what it was!

Opal yellow is the BEST! You need to be patient with it to get all it's colors to come out, but it is so worth it when it works. :) :) :)

[AmyK]

Opal yellow is the BEST! You need to be patient with it to get all it's colors to come out, but it is so worth it when it works.

I just called it Custard since I didn't know what it was! It has ivory, pink/peach and yellow tones...very nice! I'm so glad I know what it really is!

[Peg]

Wow!!!! Gorgeous beads yall!!! Human creativity - ahhhhhh!!!!

So here I present to you my first hollow bead - I am facinated by hollows - something about making the two ends meet, and patching all the holes and then long and behold seeing the glass take a beautiful smooth shape... almost as good as chocolate!

And.. the other pictures... well it is not a bead made into the form of a cake - it is the cake my sweet daughter baked and decorated for me for mothers day - had to share - melted my heart...

Nice hollow.
Great job on the cake. Lattice work takes a lot of time and patience to do. Her writing is very neat and nice, also. Peg M

[CLabora]

Thanks - yes - she took a couple of cake decorating classes at a Hobby Lobby ) local art/craft supply store) last year. I guess that is our family tradition thing - making cakes. Ever since she was pretty little (9yrs) she used to bake cakes out of her own initiative. And from there she started making fancy cakes - I have this great book with very complicated recipes, and everytime it is the bithday of one of her friend she get the book out and tries new things. Of course there is the usual - 'You should not have tried to make a recipe for the first time when you have to make a cake' - lecture at midnight when she is freaking out becuase something is not working!
Ahh!!!! Family tradition!
And now my sweet little girl is graduating from High school and off to college she goes. :crying:

[Peg]

Thanks - yes - she took a couple of cake decorating classes at a Hobby Lobby ) local art/craft supply store) last year. I guess that is our family tradition thing - making cakes. Ever since she was pretty little (9yrs) she used to bake cakes out of her own initiative. And from there she started making fancy cakes - I have this great book with very complicated recipes, and everytime it is the bithday of one of her friend she get the book out and tries new things. Of course there is the usual - 'You should not have tried to make a recipe for the first time when you have to make a cake' - lecture at midnight when she is freaking out becuase something is not working!
Ahh!!!! Family tradition!
And now my sweet little girl is graduating from High school and off to college she goes. :crying:
Did she see the wedding cake 5/4 in the Lobby? She might enjoy seeing it. I messed around over a week deciding what I wanted to do and made things ahead. I usually only take an hour or two to make a wedding cake, but this was special as its was for my daughter. Labor of love as your daughter's beautiful cake was. Peg M