Finally got around to breaking out my enamel bead making kit from Pam East/Pinzart. Anywho, I made 5 beads before the baby woke up, all small and white. 4 of them have a really good oval shape and of those, 3 are pretty scorched in spots but one is almost acceptable. All in all - not bad for a first try! I could have spent all day at that torch, too. Guess I'll just keep on practicing and practicing until I've got something to show y'all that won't be embarassing! And then the enamel bead BFNRing starts, LOL.
I melted stuff and made beads today!
Dec 29, 2003
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I'm glad you're having fun, Barbara. Please don't be embarrassed about showing your stuff, it's so much fun to see people evolve in their work. Making beads is addicting, and beadweaving, and buying beads, and stringing beads, and touching beads....
Enjoy!
Regina
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Barbara Forbes-Lyons" :
]enamel bead making kit
that actually sounded like something someone like me could do. almost.
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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Regina" :
]Making beads is addicting, and beadweaving, and buying beads, and stringing ]beads, and touching beads....
seconded!
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Cool, what fun!
Vicki,
It will take practice to get good at it, but the initial technique is pretty easy. Check it out at :
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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Barbara Forbes-Lyons" :
]It will take practice to get good at it, but the initial technique is pretty ]easy. Check it out at :
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i did. but i misunderstood how it was done. **pout** oh, well - i can just keep buying!
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Here's a brief description:
Cut a piece of copper tubing to length and heat it. Roll it in finely powdered enamel (acts as a flux) - melt it. Repeat 1-2 more times. Then start adding larger pieces of enamel and melt it in. Add colors and swirl, shape, etc. Cool for several hours in warm vermiculite.
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Barbara Forbes-Lyons" :
]Cut a piece of copper tubing to length and heat it. Roll it in finely ]powdered enamel (acts as a flux) - melt it. Repeat 1-2 more times. Then ]start adding larger pieces of enamel and melt it in. Add colors and swirl, ]shape, etc. Cool for several hours in warm vermiculite.
thanks, Barbara. somehow, i got it in my head all wrong. it's the working with the torch i'm not ready for. i had an image in my head that was ALL wrong!
maybe someday.
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Can't wait to see what you do! I saw Pam at a bead show one time, and the enamel stuff looked really fun. If I weren't into lampwork already, I'm sure I'd have wanted to do it!
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