AD: Something's stirring in the Great Black Swamp - Tink

These are wonderful, Tink! Good vibes headed your way for the meeing.

Looks like your auction is doing well for it's first day. :=)

-- Margie

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Doi! Forgot to say, I hope it all goes according to plan, your's of course. Are you back yet?

-- Margie

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I'm back. Exhausted. Flabbergasted. Did I say exhausted?

I did it. I really did it! I'm being granted everything I asked for, and more besides! I had asked for $500 for glass. They said they did the math and felt that $2,000 was more appropriate! Tools, a second torch, a new kiln, a new camera, ads in Bead and Button, The Gathering, my training with Robert Mickelsen, a ventilation system, boro glasses, an oxygen generator, a natural gas line for my torch, books... Too much to mention.

And they thanked me for the opportunity to work with them. Can you beat that????

And then they took me to dinner :-)

LOL! How did you KNOW??? I'd been saving them to wear today. Even borrowed a pair of Prairieson's huge wool socks to wear with them in case they were prone to give me blisters, but no probs. Yes. They were afraid. Very afraid.

Yeah, right. I think they thought I was (ick) *cute*.

Oh Tink! That sounds wonderful. I'm so happy for you and you deserve it!

Will you still have time for us? LOL. I want to come see your setup sometime.

Starlia

Come play ANYTIME!!!

You can bet I'll take you up on the offer sometime. If we move to Tennessee I'll be close enough to drive.

I can't tell you how I would love that, sweetiepie! We all miss having Kathy around (she's been gone a WHOLE WEEK already!) so it would be wonderful to warp... um... taint.. err.... hang out with someone new!

Holy crap, you hit the lottery, lady! That it so exciting!! Weeeeeeeee Couldn't happen to a nicer or more talented person.

-- Margie

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WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! I'm seriously thrilled for you, Tink!! Can hardly wait to see what you will produce now!

Me either. I want to see what you pull out of your new glory hole! Hehehe

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Tink" :

]And then they took me to dinner :-)

LOL!!!! how on earth did you manage to stay in your chair?????

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

's not what you take, when you leave this world behind you;it's what you leave behind you when you go. -- Randy Travis

WOO HOOO!!! YAY Tink!!!

I can't wait to see what all you create now!

I'm so happy for you!!

WOW!!!!!!! Thats GREAT!!!!! Way to go!! Can't wait to see what starts flying outta your studio now!

Marissa

I'm so THRILLED for you, Tink! I actually felt nervouse for you today. This news has made my day. Brook says congrats too!!

Congratulations Tinks!!!!! Your work is so pleasing to look at and I would kill to own some.

I can't believe I missed this one!

I think I mentioned once that you're my new role model, Tink :) Congratulations! This is lovely to see and I can't imagine it could have happened for anyone who deserves it any more than you do.

Laura

Yikes! Do they allow glass beads in JAIL???? I don't think murder will be necessary. LOL! I just put another set up on eBay.

Thanks so much for your praise... Now that the dog and pony show is over, there's a little part of me wondering if I've bit off more than I can chew. Reading your words makes me feel POWERFUL!