Heheheh... If I knew I could sell the holes and give the shell away I would do it! LOL By the bead... I know there is several people sellling Paua beads, (laminated ones), like that and people are paying like $8 for ONE bead! I wish they would stop in, but they may think mine are the fake ones where I price so low? LOL Doesn't bother me one bit... friends are much more fun and important to me. :)
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(laminated ones), like
me one bit...
I'm about to try this with some of my early stuff -- looking at it now, I think it's underpriced.
Celine
Very sound advice, as I have heard this from several other people and I have noticed that my auctions are going really well and I am happy. :) I guess I might raise them a tad when I get my new batch out, because I have been figuring out my cost and what I have made and I will just say that many people got a really excellent bargain. :) I really love trading my Pua the best... much more fun and less stress. lol
Harry
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Not sure if we have these here, but I will check.. Good idea!
Never dawned on me to check these places.. Thank you!
The only stain glass we have in these parts... we call dirt. lol
Yes.. the glass comes out with a frosted look. Not sure what you mean about the rest.
Oh yea... my life would love that in the kitchen. lol I can't work outside, because it is way to cold, but I was thinking of doing this to etch designs later.
Wonderful ideas and thoughts. Thank you so much.
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On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 9:08:57 -0500, Harry wrote (in message ):
Do you have bottle return places where you live? Here in Massachusetts, there is a bottle deposit of $0.05, and there are lots of bottle redemption centers. When DD and I wanted to make root beer, we went to a nearby center and bought the bottles for slightly over a nickel apiece. They had loads of different colored bottles.
Old liquor bottles, especially the ones for fancy cordials, are usually made of colored glass. Ask at your nearby package store (that's Bostonian for liquor store) or trendy bar if they'd save broken or empty colored bottles for you. Or you could dumpster dive on Sunday mornings, when they've thrown out the bottles from a busy Saturday night. (Holiday weekends would be the best)
Old dump sites are pretty good for finding glass as well. Bottle collectors take the intact bottles, but the broken ones are usually left behind and up for grabs.
Are there any stained glass hobby shops around? Perhaps you could get scraps that they have leftover that aren't big enough to sell. Or if you have some newsgroups that are local to your area, how about posting to see if a stained glass artist would give you his/her "mistakes." Or even check the local "pennysaver" newspaper to see if someone is clearing out a basement and wants to get rid of Gramma's stained glass that's just kicking around. If the Pennysaver lets you put in a free "glass wanted" ad, so much the better.
One last thought - if you have any of those Restoration Resource kinds of places that take antique fixtures out of buildings to be torn down, ask if they have any broken colored glass. Lots of old homes had at least one stained glass window, and the recycle places always take them out when the house is being torn down.
Good luck in your search,
Kathy N-V
On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 9:29:44 -0500, Kathy N-V wrote (in message ):
Following up on my own post --- I just took a quick look at Ebay. Search under "Stained Glass Pieces." I think you'll find some good stuff there. For example, one guy is selling 17 _boxes_ of stained glass for under $35. Not too shabby.
On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 9:29:44 -0500, Kathy N-V wrote: A lot of great advice and info! Thank you and I will look into all of this.
Harry
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This does look like a good buy and I will keep an eye on it and see where it goes. :)
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Harry, I love to garage sale with my pennies. Let me know what to look for and I can send it to you .
Oh you are so sweet!!! Thank you very much. Anything glass in colors and if possible at lease 1/8 inch thick or thicker. Glass takes a great beating in a tumbler even with cushion fillers, ( plastic beads ). I will be more than happy to pay for your shipping and maybe even for the items. :) I know the limits of a disability income and it's not easy moving around in the world without cash. lol I think this is why I love trading so much.. but the big bonus of trading is the surprise. :)
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just in grocery stores--try having people save you some liquor bottles, unless its a bother for you to have them around. We break them up and get 'em from a friend. Skye Vodka bottles are cobalt blue, so are some kinds of bottled water. Some kinds are amber, even some light blues I've seen, and dark brown too. Also, places like Micheals, Hobby Lobby, and Joanne's often have glass items in great colors, and these go on 50% sales during the year. Go to cheapo dollar stores, look at the condiments there too--some pepper sauce bottles are colored glass. Sarajane
Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery
Harry,
I have virtually buckets of scrap stained glass. Mostly in nice sized pieces. I missed your post about what you want it for, but if you would like a box maybe we can trade for it.
Let me know if you are interested. Juanita
May fate bless us all according to our deeds.
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I will be on the look out. I'm going out tomorrow garage saling. Also my sister in law has a lot of strange old glass. I will see if she will part with some of it.
WOWSERS!!! Yes...I would be happy to trade with you! It will be about a week before I get some Paua shell out of my tumbler. They are getting there shine right now. Yes.. they come out on the 11th, which is Sunday and I would be very happy to send you out some on Monday. What or how much would you want? be sure you think about the postage before you answer that question. I am not sure how much glass you will be sending or the weight. Might want to fix a box and see what the postage would be first. My tumblers hols: 1st is 3 pound, 2nd is 2-3 pound barrels, and my 3rd tumbler is a 12 pound barrel.
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Thank you very much... and if you find some good glass I will be sure you get some good Paua... might even throw in a few holes. lol
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Harry - -vodka bottles are CLEAR don't let your mind trick you into that one! LOL
Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows
I bet if I empty one I could make it any color I want it to be. LOL I am just kidding and will not go near them.
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Harry,
Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!
I just talked to my sister in law and she said that I can pick up some glass. and also.......
she has some old bottles that are broken too. Woo Hoo! I will get it together and ship it out to you.
Can you email a usps address to send it too?
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