May showcase

[Crazy Woman]

Thank you, Ginger. I'm honored to be invited back this year for the second time. If sales go well, maybe ~~~ crossing fingers ~~~~ Next year.

[crowkar]

Hi Everyone...here is a little pendant I made with the Faux Dicro technique...white core bead, silver foil, transparent greens, raku spirals...Reminds me of the Beatles song...Octopuses Garden.

Rebecca...yummo...those cupcakes are very cute.
Leslie...congrats on the sales...whoot whoot!

This tuesday, we pick up our star beads from 2 weeks ago....if any turned out decent I'll show them....this week we are doing tree frog beads....fun. I need the stringer control practice.

[Crazy Woman]

karen, cool bead.... I need to try some more faux dichro too.

[ddbeader]

karen that bead is wonderful! Is there a place on line that describes the faux dicro technique? would love to try it..

[Ellen Altamore]

Karen - very cool bead. I love the "curlies."

[crowkar]

Thanks everyone.....

Diane....I don't know if it's on line anywhere....I will write up my notes for you and send them......probably in a week or so if that's ok.....

Thanks again everyone!

[ddbeader]

Karen that would be great., thank you. No hurry. When you get a chance.

[gingery]

Diane,
I failed to expain something when I told you about copper and brass....the copper looks great with cool color beads. A friend made me a bracelet with blues and greens with copper and I always get compliments on it. If I wasn't image impaired, I'm post a pic. I also have a purple bracelet done with copper but I don't think it is as attractive. I think the purple is too warm for the copper.
Hope that helps.
I love silver too, but lots of people can't afford it now and there are good options out there if you look.
Best,
ginger

[Dream Fire]

Great beads keep them coming!

I made some reactive COE 90 Murrini last week. I made this test bead to see what they would do.Test bead s are so ugly you just kind of have to love them like a spotted pup.
I just stuck them all over the bead encase not encased reduced the raised ones they have the lustre glass in them.The shine doesn't show well in this picture. I think my fovorite is the blue ones and then the brown
I like to test them and see what they are going to do before I use or sell them.This is so big it's like looking at them with a microscope.
forgive the bubbles it's just a test bead and at this size well any tiny bubble will look huge


Now I need to use them on a pretty bead
Sam

[ddbeader]

nina thats a great way to see how they behave or not behave... lol.. great bead!

ginger thank you so much..I will keep that in mind! I appreciate the help..

[B-Todd]

I hadn't made beads in over two weeks, so today I kicked my tail out to the bead shack and managed to make two....not the best, but not to bad.

[ddbeader]

They look like the BEST... to me.. so Beautiful!

[Ellen Altamore]

Belinda - are you kidding? I feel like I could go for a walk right into those beads. The depth amazes me. Nicely done.
Here is a disk necklace that was a special order for a customer.

[Crazy Woman]

Belinda ~ You've not lost your touch. Beautiful trees.

Ellen ~ What a fun summery necklace.

[gingery]

Ditto what Leslie said!
ginger