I'm back! AND new bracelet...AND where can I find....?

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Hi all,

Hubby, DD, and I took an overnight trip to Charleston, while he was on vacation this last week. Fri., I spent the day with a wire friend, and he and DD went to the Aquarium and to the IMAX.

My friend, Lynn, taught me how to make these bracelets that she does. Her hubby recently took up lampwork, so we were going back and forth with wire and beads, while I was teaching him some techniques. I can't think of a better way to spend the day! What fun. I wish I had a few people close by to sit and do wire or beadwork with!

Anyway, here's the bracelet I made out of jade stones:

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a close up:

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anyone know where to find small square cabs like these? Now, I have a lot of posts to catch up on!

Kandice Seeber · Accepted Answer

Welcome back!**Awesome** bracelet!  I have no idea about the square cabs - have youchecked ebay?

Beadbimbo · Answer

Thanks Kandice!Yes, I've been looking under square cabs, cabochons, cabachons, jewels,tiles...........  I'm about to go up and play with the kiln and see if I canmake some glass ones I like!I guess I'll have to hunt around for someplace that sells them.  Oval cabswould work too.

Barbara Otterson · Answer

BarbaraDream Master  "We've got two lives, one we're given,the other one we make."  Mary Chapin Carpenter

Christina Peterson · Answer

I really like that bracelet!For stone cabs, I think looking under lapidary would be your best bet.  Ifyou have a Lapidary Journal, I'd check some of the advertisers in it.And yes, glass cabs would be beautiful.  But since the nature of fused glassis that it tries to draw itself up into a round ball, it might not have goodenough corners.  I think fused glass is also cut (with some sort of saw?)and then refired briefly (as in fire polish), but I've never seen how that'sdone.Tina

bluemaxx · Answer

Gorgeous bracelet! I wish I would work with wire as well as you do!

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- 2 pages of opaquesquare stones. eBay seller bconklin: She has a few auctions for flatback stones... and these are gorgeous! Coral & Silver!

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MargieK · Answer

/waiting, waiting--Margie auctions:

Shirley Shone · Answer

That is wonderful, so very classy.ShirleyIn article , Beadbimbo  writes

Barbara Otterson · Answer

And yes, glass cabs would be beautiful.  But since the nature of fusedglass     Glass will draw up on itself only at full fuse for anextended time period.  Cut it the size you want.  If youwant to fuse 2 layers (as in putting a layer of clear overdichro), cut  a tad smaller.    Keep an eye on it as reaches fusing temp.  Crashcool to annealing temp. as soon as the 2 layersjoin.  Don't let the sides round out.   Done that way, no band saw, no need to firepolish.BarbaraDream Master  "We've got two lives, one we're given,the other one we make."  Mary Chapin Carpenter

Christina Peterson · Answer

Thanks, I knew I didn't know much!Tina

Beadbimbo · Answer

Well, I  made some tonight and have started working on my 2nd bracelet.  Andyes, I watched them carefully to get them to the point where the edgesrounded, but the squares didn't!

Beadbimbo · Answer

Thanks Linda!

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