tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-192003912024-03-13T14:32:11.026+10:00DICHROIC GLASS & ART ~ silvermoonlynHello and welcome to my blog.
As you have probably guessed by now, I am no longer updating here.
Seems I have run out of space and older posts will be removed if I add new ones.
If you would like to see what I am doing now ~ silvermoonlyn on Facebook is where you will find me.
If you see a piece you would like there is a possibility something similar can be remade.
Any questions, I am only an email away.
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cheers ~ Lyn.lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.comBlogger672125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-89814213117757728182013-07-21T06:37:00.000+10:002013-07-21T06:37:43.846+10:00BACK AGAIN....Not quite as quickly as I would like, but things ARE getting back on track at long last :)<br />My desk is now getting messy ~ must mean things are starting to happen....hee hee.<br />
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This picture is the first batch just before they went back into the kiln to be fire polished. </div>
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This hanging heart is just something I was playing with and I will do some more I think. I just need to get some more transparent glass colours to play with. It's about 12cm across, has a gorgeous handmade glass flower head pin by Liz DeLuca @ <a href="http://www.creativeartyfacts.com.au/cubecart/" target="_blank">Creative Arty Facts</a> and hangs on a beaded herringbone rope. <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eJJz-r6L9vg/Uerxd9U2OXI/AAAAAAAAPMg/H3_GF_NKOpU/s1600/July+2013+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eJJz-r6L9vg/Uerxd9U2OXI/AAAAAAAAPMg/H3_GF_NKOpU/s320/July+2013+008.jpg" width="304" /> </a></div>
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I even got my beads out and started having a bit of a play with those :) Just some simple little beaded bails. I quite like these and they are fun to do too!</div>
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That's about it for now ~ time to get off my backside and go and have a shower. I will be adding the finished pieces that are available to my FB page in just under 2 & 1/2 hours if you'd like to check them out. lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-21516676913707772122013-07-01T09:23:00.001+10:002013-07-01T09:24:06.628+10:00WHERE DID I GET TO??????It's seems like just about forever that I've visited my blog, let alone posted anything. <br />
Life throws some strange stuff at you sometimes and it just seems to overtake everything else.<br />
I will do my best to put in an appearance on a bit more of a regular basis and get some semblance of routine back into my life :)<br />
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We have departed the Gold Coast and are now in Mackay and here is the new place of residence. Gary has named the house Humphrey ~ it's a funny old house is Humphrey! Those of you in the land of Oz will 'get' the silliness of the name :)<br />
We also have a resident possum who has been named Harold and he lives in the huge mango tree you can sort of see on the RHS of the picture. I'm sure he wears army boots and is very proficient at tap dancing ~ usually about 2.00am most mornings!! Scared the living daylights out of me the first time I heard him. Funny what you get used to though. Now Gary hears and sees him but I sleep through it most mornings.<br />
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I'm still trying to get things unpacked ~ nearly there. Most of the important stuff is done. My workspace is pretty well good to go. For a change I now know where everything is, my glass is sorted into the different types I use and my desk isn't covered in junk (yet).<br />
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This is looking into the dining room from the front balcony. Nearly all the doors in the house are these double french doors which I think are a bit gorgeous, although these are the only ones that aren't painted white ~ rather peculiar :)</div>
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The road to Mackay and our new place of residence has definitely been a rocky one!!<br />
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actual move went really well ~ thank goodness my youngest sister came up from
Melbourne and helped me to pack sooooooooooo much stuff and then her and
I drove up here together ~ a 2 day trip I am REALLY glad I didn't have
to do by myself. It was actually fun. We stopped at Miriam Vale
overnight, found a great old country pub for dinner, spent the night at a nice clean little motel and then arrived into Mackay 2nd May mid afternoon.
HOT??? You have no idea!! LOL. Thank goodness for air conditioning. I
only hope I survive summer here without turning into too big a puddle...<br />
The month of May was spent mostly without any internet connection at all and in the end not even a phone line. I had heaps to unpack and sort out so all was not really lost. I was getting very cranky by the time the internet was finally back up and running and actually staying on for longer than 15 minutes at a time. So here's me thinking I'm good to go and 2 days later the stupid computer totally carked it. Most of my files and photos were able to be saved but all my bookmarks, passwords, email addresses and the day to day important stuff ....pfffft...gone to who knows where. <br />
So then we move into June and I'm thinking life can get back on track and a semblance of normality (whatever that is...lol.) can resume. Well NO that's just not going to happen is it?? The last four weeks have been spent dealing with some very heavy personal issues and just surviving on a day to day basis. I'm OK :) Lots of big ((hugs)) and many many thanks to those that have helped me with what's happening. I appreciate it more than you can ever know XXXXXX<br />
So now it is the first of July here and all I can say is BRING IT ON!! This week I will be working on getting my store back up and running ~ probably have a big destash while I'm at it!! Out with the old to make way for the new, when there IS some new work to be listed :) My muse has run away on me ~ hopefully just temporarily, and I desperately want to get back to my glass or beading or both, so if anyone knows where she got to could they please send her back???? <br />
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HAPPY JULY!!!!<br />
<br />lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-72273798492928740912013-03-22T08:54:00.000+10:002013-04-05T09:23:08.668+10:00WHAT'S HAPPENING?Heaps and not much!! LOL.<br />
Still playing with my glass and beads albeit in slow motion at the moment.<br />
I haven't posted any new pictures here for ages but if you'd like to keep up to date with what I have been doing ~ I post new pieces every Sunday morning at 9.00am (Qld. time) on to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silvermoonlyn/242195112108" target="_blank">Silvermoonlyn Facebook page</a> I know quite a few of my friends aren't on FB, but it is really quite simple to join if you'd like to keep track of what's happening in my little world of glassy things.<br />
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This is the pile of grinding and engraving I have in the works at the moment : </div>
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And this is just one example of how the spotty ones in the lower part of the picture will look when finished :</div>
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And the ones on the top right hand side hopefully will end up like this one ~ sort of like little dichroic sugar crystals:</div>
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On the home front ~ Gary is up in Mackay working ~ has been since before Christmas and now it looks like we could be on the move soon. Well, we will be on the move, it's just a matter of when and where to!! We have an application in on a house at the moment and fingers are crossed XX XX the Real Estate agent will approve it. It's a funny old place surrounded by cane fields (toads and snakes for friends...lol) but it is in a perfect spot for Gary for work and downstairs it has a huge big rumpus room that himself says would be absolutely perfect for me to set up as a craft room. It will be the first time in over 20 years (since we moved from Melbourne) that I would have somewhere at home to be able to create without tripping over everything because it is jammed into such a tiny space!! Fingers are crossed, prayers are being said, I will even make sacrifices to whatever gods I need to so we can get into this house!! So if you are of a mind ~ keep your fingers crossed for us too please :) It would be very hard knowing who to rent to for sure ~ we had some terrible tenants when we rented our unit out ages ago but we are the BEST tenants in the world and I would rent to us if I was on the other side of things! :)<br />
The only thing I am dreading is packing ~ I have sooooooo much stuff even after getting rid of heaps...*sigh*<br />
Anyway, that's about all my news for now ~ off to have a shower and then get stuck into some engraving.<br />
HAVE FUN!!!<br />
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Edited to add ~ that particular house didn't happen so now we are looking, looking, looking.....<br />
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<br />lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-71584748372242274822013-01-05T10:42:00.000+10:002013-01-05T10:42:48.400+10:00happy happy 2013...YAY!!! 2012 is done and dusted and a New Year dawns. Well and truly dawned, but as usual I'm a bit behind the 8 ball. whoops.<br />
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas or whatever holiday they celebrate and a great New Year's Eve. <br />
Ours was a very quiet one, but that's not a bad thing :)<br />
Gary's dad passed away just after Christmas so life was a lot more subdued than normal. We just kicked back and relaxed, ate too much, talked heaps about family and stuff & listened to lots of music. Gary mucked around on the computer and I mucked around with some beads :)<br />A really good idea if you lose someone you love ~ Gary's step sister made a fantastic slide show with a heap of pictures spanning many many years of his dad's life. They showed it at the service and then all the family got copies on CD. It was brilliant, sort of sad and funny at the same time. And what a great keepsake to have too :)<br />
<br />The annual clean up and cull has started again and if I'm lucky it'll be done by NEXT Christmas!! lol. I finally got rid of all my ceramic stuff ~ I truly can't see me getting back to it in this lifetime anyway and what a liberating feeling that was!! Only problem with doing that is I had a bit more spare space ~ for all of 24 hours...new glass has arrived and filled it up pretty quickly!! ha ha<br />No new glass pieces yet, but there are samples of 'new to me glass' in the kiln and I do have some ideas and experiments on the boil at the moment. I'm thinking it will be a couple of weeks at least before there is anything new.<br />For now, I'm editing photos of cabs and pendants made during the year and will start uploading them to Artfire in the next week or so, attempting to sort out the bomb site that is my studio/work room and in between still playing with microscopic little bits of hollow glass and thread. <br />
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Here's just a few pictures of some recent beady and glass bits.<br />
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This necklace is a bit longer than my usual ~ it's about 55cm long and sits just perfectly with a top or sweater with a round neck. The cab is a gorgeous patterned glass in a satin finish. A pretty simple beading style for the necklace part and the cab has been bead embroidered onto a base and then finished with an ultra suede backing.<br />
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This is the first necklace I made for the above pendant but I made it too short (approx 42cm) and the graduated beads in the front meant the pendant wouldn't sit right. I really didn't want to pull it to bits and it looks really nice just by itself so I think I will send it off to a friend of mine who likes to wear her necklaces a bit shorter. I hope you like it CW :)</div>
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And lastly a pendant I made some time ago that I thought a simple little triangular bail would work with. I like how this came up and I think I may do more pieces like this with the embedded loop. I just have this on a fine black neck wire but it would also work on something a bit heavier ~ either beaded or a perhaps a heavier chain???????<br />
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Now it's time to get moving and get stuck into some more work.<br />
<br />HAPPY THIS YEAR!!!!! I hope it's a healthy, happy and prosperous one for all of us XXlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-33338335646530680592012-12-25T05:58:00.000+10:002012-12-25T05:58:34.218+10:00MERRY CHRISTMAS....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'd like to take a moment to wish all my friends and blog readers a very Merry Christmas.</div>
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Whatever you are doing this holiday season, I hope you have a happy and safe time with lots of love and laughter!!!</div>
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2012 is nearly done and dusted and the New Year is just around the corner. </div>
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My wish is for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2013 for us all. </div>
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I don't think that's too much to ask for ~ universe are you listening???</div>
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*hugs* Lyn.</div>
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Unreal banana peel!! And I thought it was a long time between posts last time!! How slack am I???<br />I really will make a concerted effort to post more often again, but maybe not until after Christmas. And hasn't that snuck up quickly???? It only feels like it was a month ago.. </div>
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Coatings by Sandberg are the BEST dichroic glass manufacturers in the U.S. and every year (for the last few anyway) they have this huge dichroic glass competition with entries from all around the world. It has many different sections in which you can enter ~ and jewelry is one of them....YAY!!!!<br />This is the prime reason I wanted to learn how to bead!! I had this idea for the competition but it depended on me being able to do certain things myself. I had no idea if it would work and actually look alright, so after ripping it out a couple of times I did manage to bring what I saw in my head into being. This is also the very first time I attempted to do bead embroidery.<br />OK ~ enough waffling on and I'll cut to the chase ~ I placed third in this competition with this piece!!!! </div>
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You have no idea how happy I am!!!! Grinning like a total idiot every time I think about it!!!!!</div>
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If you'd like to see the other entries ~ and they are pretty incredible ~ <a href="http://www.cbs-dichroic.com/contests.asp" target="_blank">this link </a>will zoom you over there.</div>
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<br />lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-80209600375769499912012-08-25T19:07:00.000+10:002012-08-25T19:09:22.087+10:00A BIT OF A CATCH UP...Oops, I can't believe it's been so long since I've updated my blog...my bad.<br />
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I've still been doing heaps of glass but mostly just cabs and orders. If you are interested there are quite a few albums on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silvermoonlyn/242195112108?sk=photos" target="_blank">silvermoonlyn page on FB</a>. You don't have to be a member of Facebook to see these, they are set up for public viewing.<br />
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I thought I'd share with you more pictures of what I've been doing after dinner most nights.<br />
I'm very pleased with my progress so far. Funny thing though if someone had said to me 3 months ago that I'd be beading with tiny little beads I would have just about peed myself laughing at their silliness!!! Ah well, never say never!!! LOL.<br />
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The first picture is a bracelet that I really liked the look of ~ it fits (just) but there are issues with the tension ~ a bit loose and a bit too floppy. The second picture, I was playing with pattern and did manage to get my tension right. Only one problem ~ it's too small for my hand. lol.<br />
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Back to the drawing board and playing now with slightly different and larger beads. First one, way too loose with the stitching, but size is pretty good. The second ~ I finally cracked it!! Tension is spot on and it fits!! Bonus :^) I think I might play around with a few different colourways and patterns. Maybe someone else will like them as much as I do (??)<br />
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This next bracelet is from a tutorial by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BettyStephanBeadwork?section_id=6826329" target="_blank">BettyStephanBeadwork</a> on Etsy. Lots and lots beads but I really love how it worked out. It's marginally different to the pattern, but I just had to go with what I had here. It feels divine on :^)<br />
The teal blue one is an adaptation of the base of a rope pattern by Nancy at<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NEDbeads" target="_blank"> NEDbeads </a>also on Etsy. There are a kazillion (seems like) 4mm Swarovski crystals in this baby. For those that know what I'm talking about when I say I had HUGE trouble learning right angle weave, this actually got me past it. The shape of the crystals (suggested by my friend Jo) really helped and it finally just 'clicked'. Now I just have to get my head around doing cubic RAW!!! LOL.<br />
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This pendant is from a kit by the very clever Leayn at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnthelionJewelry" target="_blank">Anthelion Jewelry </a><br />
It's really beautiful in real life and was heaps of fun to make. <br />
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I made a simple necklace for it to hang from.<br />
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Another necklace that just started out with me practising to do a simple beaded bezel around one of my very small cabs. I got a little bit carried away.<br />
I also learnt that fringing might look easy ~ but what a pain in the bum it is!! It's very fiddly.<br />
Nonetheless, I'm happy with what I did and it's now living in the U.S. <br />
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This was my very first attempt at a beaded bezel. It worked out pretty well eventually ~ I ripped out all those tiny little beads on the back and redid them. So then I tried to add a bail. It looked a bit clunky so I ripped it out and did one a little bit narrower. I think I like the new one better. Added a beaded spiral necklace and it was good to go. And I'm very happy to say it is also residing overseas :^)<br />
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I do have a couple of other beading projects on the go, but they are miles away from being finished. I will probably bore you senseless when they are done!! ha ha ha.<br />
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I have a few (glass) pieces that are just waiting on bails, hopefully I can get them done this week sometime and post some pictures.<br />
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Now I'm off to play with beads again.<br />
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HAVE FUN!! And have a great weekend!! <br />
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<br />lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-54251174126372809062012-07-01T18:02:00.001+10:002012-07-01T18:02:11.585+10:00A QUIET WEEK...A very quiet working week from me this week ~ I got some cabochons cut and fired, a pendant finished and wired up, but not a great deal more in the way of glass work.<br />
It was just one of "those" weeks as far as work was concerned! The absolutely hideous weather didn't help much either I might add.<br />
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As you may know I've been playing with beads of a night after dinner and trying to teach myself a few new things.<br />
This bracelet got finished last night while I was sort of watching the footy. <br />
I struggled big time with the weave that makes up the base of this and then, with a lot of help from some Facebook friends and a lot of ripping out and swearing ~ all of a sudden it just clicked. I was one happy little vegemite!!! <br />
175 Swarovski crystals later and some very tiny seed beads it was done. <br />
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Seems like I was on a bit of a purple streak ~ these are a group of cabs for an order. A very unusual colour combination in the glass but I love it!!</div>
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And lastly a wreath pendant (also an order) wired up with 14kt rose gold filled wire. It's such a pretty colour, I think much nicer than yellow gold. </div>
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I did have some absolutely fantastic news though ~ I entered a blog competition by Karen from Skunk Hill Studio. The first prize was this brilliant book she has written on freeform beading and a kit to make one of her awesome bracelets. YAY!!! Doing the happy dance ~ yes I won it and my kit is on it's way across the big pond as we speak. More fun to be had!!!! :^) :^)<br />
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OK ~ back to making dinner for me ~ have a fantabulous week everyone!!!! CYA.......<br />
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A few new engraved pendants from me this last week, quite a few cabs that were posted to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silvermoonlyn/242195112108" target="_blank">silvermoonlyn page</a> on Facebook and more of my learning beading bits.<br />
I'm currently working on photos so I can get some more pieces added to my Artfire store too. <br />
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Some of my latest cabs ~ you don't need to be a Facebook member to see these. Just click the picture and it will whisk you away to where the pictures live :^) <br />
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And experimenting with pretty tiny dichroic glass seed beads. The tubular beading is 30mm long but only 6mm across and the beaded bead is 8mm hole to hole and 13mm wide.<br />
These could be destined to become supporting parts of a piece I'm thinking about entering in a competition later this year ~ maybe......<br />
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Hope everyone is having a great week and not too cold or too hot ~ I don't know what happened to Queensland's "Beautiful one day, Perfect the next" weather ~ I'm freezing my backside off here!!! Hoo Roo.......lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-25459431107132780692012-06-19T08:56:00.001+10:002012-06-19T08:56:44.758+10:00A FIRST TIME...For trying something new.<br />
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Ta Da, I give you my lairy rainbow!!</div>
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They're monster beads (size 6's) and there's one mistake in the thread path, but overall I'm pretty stoked with my Sunday afternoon effort :^)<br />
This is the first time I've ever seriously tried working with beads like this and actually accomplished something. <br />
I won't be making it my focus in my creative life, it was just one of those "have to try" things. I have a few other things I really want to try and get the hang of too ~ we'll see....lol.<br />
<br />OK ~ off to cut some glass for me ~ have a great week all!!!<br />
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<br />lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-8571277051231478502012-06-16T08:06:00.000+10:002012-06-16T08:11:18.662+10:00MIA ~ YET AGAIN...<div style="text-align: center;">
Yes I know hopeless!! lol. I seriously don't know where the time disappears to these days!! I'm thinking it would be nice to be a little kid again when it seemed like at least 2 years between each Christmas and everything just seemed to go a lot slower than it does now. It seems to me you blink and it's 3 days later..*sigh*</div>
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I've not been well again, so that's my excuse ~ it'll have to do. Stupid neuralgia, then I snapped one of my veneers on a tooth so that was a trip to the dentist and much pain ~ purse and mouth!! And then lo and behold the neuralgia comes back. gggrrrrrrrr. It really does make for not feeling like doing too much. So I'm sending it out to the ether ~ please may I have a good run with no dramas and everything going along beautifully???? The rest of the year would be nice :^)</div>
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I was also waiting on new glass to arrive and that kind of threw a spanner in the works for a bit.</div>
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Soooooooo while I waiting I decided to have a bit of a play with just plain black art glass and 22kt gold decals. Some of the resulting pieces are a bit further down in this post. I quite like them ~ even with no dichro anywhere in sight. If you click on the first of those pictures it will take you to the album on Facebook. There you will find a few other pictures as well as the dimensions and prices. I made a few new engraved pendants and got some more listings up on Artfire too.</div>
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Two of the twelve new listings on <a href="http://www.silvermoonlyn.artfire.com/" target="_blank">Artfire</a>. I really love these heart shaped wreaths :^)</div>
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Not too sure why some of these pictures look fuzzy ~ these are some of my black and 22kt gold pieces. </div>
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And lastly a couple of engraved cabs that are just waiting for bails.</div>
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That's it from me for now ~ have a great weekend all!!</div>lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-32522815921960148512012-05-27T13:52:00.000+10:002012-05-27T13:52:16.943+10:00SOME NEW PENDANTS...Ten new pendants from me this week and all but the last one have been engraved.<br />
I do have quite a few more pieced together and waiting patiently for me to get to them, but unfortunately due to me being pretty sick this week they are still waiting! lol.<br />
There were a heap of new cabs done as well ~ they are over on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150803690982109.392830.242195112108&type=3" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> if you'd like to check them out. <br />
If you would like any info on sizes and prices of these, please send me an email and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.<br />
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Now I'm hopefully going to spend the rest of the day getting some new listings up in my <a href="http://www.silvermoonlyn.artfire.com/" target="_blank">Artfire studio.</a> I added some new pieces the other day too if you'd like to drop by and check them out :^)lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-25733513963271460372012-05-20T16:30:00.000+10:002012-05-20T16:30:36.606+10:00ORDERS & OTHERS...<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
OK ~ totally my fault for not checking in and posting for so long, but they're changed it on me again!! It took me nearly half an hour just to find where to write!! Hopeless!! Now I'll have to see if posting pictures works the same way it did......**No it doesn't!! I just lost everything twice over!! grrrrrrrrrrrr.......</div>
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I have finally managed to get some new pendants together. They've been sitting, waiting to be finished while I've been off with the pixies. I have been busy doing stuff though ;)</div>
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The first six of these pictures are orders and then the others are stock that will possibly go to Artfire.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you see something that catches your eye, just shoot me off a message and I can give you the info as to whether it's available or not.</span><br />
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Gary's been away again, and my waking and sleeping hours have been a bit 'A' about but he's home again and I'm aiming to get back into a routine once more!<br />
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I've been flat to the boards with orders and just making cabs for the last couple of weeks. You can see the cabs on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silvermoonlyn/242195112108?sk=photos" target="_blank">silvermoonlyn</a> page on FB if you are interested. You don't need to have a FB account to see the pictures, they are public. You only need to sign in if you want to leave a comment over there.<br />
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I have quite a few new pendants in the works as well, but as yet they haven't seen any bails or wire needed to finish them. I'm hoping to rectify that situation during the week.<br />
Here's a sneak preview of what's on the way :)<br />
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The first two have holes drilled through the glass. <br />
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The next four pictures are ones that have been channelled around the outer edge and are waiting for wire. I have a few ideas to turn a couple of these into complete necklaces, not just pendants.</div>
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And these ones are waiting for glue on bails. The palm tree ones are quite small pendants, they are both under 30mm high.<br />
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<br />lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-48362198781878803862012-04-15T15:40:00.005+10:002012-04-15T16:13:20.910+10:00SOME NEW PENDANTS...I have twelve new pendants to share this afternoon. Some of these pieces you may have already seen, minus the screen printed art work now gracing their glossy little faces and minus the bails.<br />It seems like ages since I've just sat down and glued on bails ~ I suppose three weeks is a long time sometimes...lol.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vBBqZEwGDDY/T4pgejv9ROI/AAAAAAAAO3I/YEdRuGYtGOg/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B198.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vBBqZEwGDDY/T4pgejv9ROI/AAAAAAAAO3I/YEdRuGYtGOg/s200/Apr%2B12%2B198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731499553891108066" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3adVQuOPhmE/T4pgSKbm_tI/AAAAAAAAO2s/fM0yKYHixhI/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B193.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3adVQuOPhmE/T4pgSKbm_tI/AAAAAAAAO2s/fM0yKYHixhI/s200/Apr%2B12%2B193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731499340936445650" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RVgW_Ft69XM/T4pge8eLlNI/AAAAAAAAO3U/ksD4JGyvZC8/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B200.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RVgW_Ft69XM/T4pge8eLlNI/AAAAAAAAO3U/ksD4JGyvZC8/s200/Apr%2B12%2B200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731499560527434962" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j0N6CLv0drw/T4pf-riubvI/AAAAAAAAO2A/JiDe6R5irEY/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B183.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j0N6CLv0drw/T4pf-riubvI/AAAAAAAAO2A/JiDe6R5irEY/s200/Apr%2B12%2B183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731499006227279602" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9z9_phLAz_M/T4pgSXaAaPI/AAAAAAAAO28/b-nlXHyqXUU/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B195.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9z9_phLAz_M/T4pgSXaAaPI/AAAAAAAAO28/b-nlXHyqXUU/s200/Apr%2B12%2B195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731499344419383538" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hWHWmbvoO9U/T4pgR16FHII/AAAAAAAAO2g/A2UT-r4TEQM/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B189.jpg"> </a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OLWNmDUjA94/T4pf-ThWq6I/AAAAAAAAO1w/Ul5FiebIjK4/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B181.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OLWNmDUjA94/T4pf-ThWq6I/AAAAAAAAO1w/Ul5FiebIjK4/s200/Apr%2B12%2B181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731498999779077026" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nrQumhlStOw/T4pgRWocswI/AAAAAAAAO2Y/cyQSRt6XNm0/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B188.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nrQumhlStOw/T4pgRWocswI/AAAAAAAAO2Y/cyQSRt6XNm0/s200/Apr%2B12%2B188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731499327031653122" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eDS29bZ2WjU/T4pf-FMNgmI/AAAAAAAAO1o/a-SvpyH1QEw/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B178.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eDS29bZ2WjU/T4pf-FMNgmI/AAAAAAAAO1o/a-SvpyH1QEw/s200/Apr%2B12%2B178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731498995932299874" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0rYk6ZKWxsw/T4pgRL5dIQI/AAAAAAAAO2M/bDC0PEjbxH4/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B185.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0rYk6ZKWxsw/T4pgRL5dIQI/AAAAAAAAO2M/bDC0PEjbxH4/s200/Apr%2B12%2B185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731499324150194434" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hWHWmbvoO9U/T4pgR16FHII/AAAAAAAAO2g/A2UT-r4TEQM/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B189.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hWHWmbvoO9U/T4pgR16FHII/AAAAAAAAO2g/A2UT-r4TEQM/s200/Apr%2B12%2B189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731499335427103874" border="0" /></a></div><br />These last two pieces are just the most stunning colours, so I decided less was better and left them in all their natural (person made) glory. The blue one has layer upon layer of super sparkly glass and is way more colourful than the picture shows and the pink /lavender one is probably my most favourite multi~layered piece of glass for ages!! If I wore pastel colours it would not be leaving here at all! It truly is a stunner :^)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zvPz7wnzcls/T4pf9pYM5oI/AAAAAAAAO1c/ftOLwWpwDjg/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B179.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zvPz7wnzcls/T4pf9pYM5oI/AAAAAAAAO1c/ftOLwWpwDjg/s200/Apr%2B12%2B179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731498988466398850" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tgCm4tVjX2U/T4pf9eX_5kI/AAAAAAAAO1Q/q7NMRBJPdDo/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B202.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tgCm4tVjX2U/T4pf9eX_5kI/AAAAAAAAO1Q/q7NMRBJPdDo/s200/Apr%2B12%2B202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731498985512756802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div> Also, I have some clearance pieces in my <a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/silvermoonlyn/0/0/217588">Artfire store</a> if you're looking for a little gift and don't want to spend too much ~ perfect for that last minute emergency. I uploaded quite a few yesterday and they are going fast and furiously ~ which is great! I'm gradually going through my stocks here and as I come across more I will add them in over there.<br /><br />And now the time has come for a bit of a nanna nap ~ enjoy what is left of your weekend!!lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-78810963243865309892012-04-11T10:58:00.007+10:002012-04-11T11:26:25.395+10:00NEW SLIDE PENDANTS...I have three new slide pendants to share. <br />I'm loving the pastel colours ~ they are shot full of sparkles and they look pretty amazing in real life. The golden dragonflies on the pink is just so pretty and I really like how the tree of life has come up on the lavender. The new (to me) screen printed black enamel butterflies and dragonflies are also rather special. I'm just waiting on some more to arrive from the U.S. so I can have a play with different colours and types of backgrounds.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LpnIuJSmkHQ/T4TaLyiM_ZI/AAAAAAAAO1A/ONXZiAq3tAw/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B056.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 173px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LpnIuJSmkHQ/T4TaLyiM_ZI/AAAAAAAAO1A/ONXZiAq3tAw/s200/Apr%2B12%2B056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729944522000760210" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qlk3zaRdFmc/T4TaLfXI5gI/AAAAAAAAO0o/o6DIy0mZX28/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B050.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qlk3zaRdFmc/T4TaLfXI5gI/AAAAAAAAO0o/o6DIy0mZX28/s200/Apr%2B12%2B050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729944516854081026" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2nEJwK4dW8/T4TaLpiiocI/AAAAAAAAO0w/7_cZP0F1i2g/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B053.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O2nEJwK4dW8/T4TaLpiiocI/AAAAAAAAO0w/7_cZP0F1i2g/s200/Apr%2B12%2B053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729944519586259394" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Here are some of the cabs that I was doing the other day and never got a chance to get back here to post them. If you follow <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Silvermoonlyn/242195112108">silvermoonlyn</a> on Facebook you would have seen these ones already.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIrlhemSQDc/T4TZC823MsI/AAAAAAAAOz4/Rk-R-IplAiQ/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B099.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIrlhemSQDc/T4TZC823MsI/AAAAAAAAOz4/Rk-R-IplAiQ/s200/Apr%2B12%2B099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729943270641316546" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CI2IDWZ5l7s/T4TZhiXQEGI/AAAAAAAAO0Q/Y8yBevTBOyw/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B104.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CI2IDWZ5l7s/T4TZhiXQEGI/AAAAAAAAO0Q/Y8yBevTBOyw/s200/Apr%2B12%2B104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729943796105351266" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4DYEVWQD0AY/T4TY0TJexxI/AAAAAAAAOzo/8K5NaZfJTwE/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B102.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4DYEVWQD0AY/T4TY0TJexxI/AAAAAAAAOzo/8K5NaZfJTwE/s200/Apr%2B12%2B102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729943018926950162" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JOT2G2_Ejc8/T4TZxPW4nMI/AAAAAAAAO0c/2JNPuPrpfG4/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B112.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JOT2G2_Ejc8/T4TZxPW4nMI/AAAAAAAAO0c/2JNPuPrpfG4/s200/Apr%2B12%2B112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729944065881447618" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PpUTZwui_vU/T4TZPJ-b1AI/AAAAAAAAO0E/7kmIMEPj3jk/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B103.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PpUTZwui_vU/T4TZPJ-b1AI/AAAAAAAAO0E/7kmIMEPj3jk/s200/Apr%2B12%2B103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729943480321168386" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nl7HH8dH9fg/T4TY0CWjT0I/AAAAAAAAOzg/8HmpP2iV5h4/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B108.jpg"> </a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nl7HH8dH9fg/T4TY0CWjT0I/AAAAAAAAOzg/8HmpP2iV5h4/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B108.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nl7HH8dH9fg/T4TY0CWjT0I/AAAAAAAAOzg/8HmpP2iV5h4/s200/Apr%2B12%2B108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729943014418370370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">OK ~ back to the glass grinder for me ~ have fun!!<br /></div></div>lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-39976747760814518682012-04-08T11:38:00.008+10:002012-04-08T12:10:46.884+10:00NEWEST PENDANTS AND CABS...Rather belatedly I have some more pendants and cabs that have been finished.<br /><br />I got majorly sidetracked this week getting an order ready for a gallery in Victoria. It had to be there before Easter and I really had my doubts as to whether I could or not. I am most pleased to say I did it, it arrived in time and my first piece sold pretty well as it was being unpacked. Pretty happy with that!!<br />If I can get a clear run this afternoon doing photos, there will be some more cabs coming.<br /><br />These pendants have been wired up using Argentium silver, some copper and one bronze.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uqa-1oskt60/T4DuKZnVtXI/AAAAAAAAOzI/bXIx5aVLYSc/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B062.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uqa-1oskt60/T4DuKZnVtXI/AAAAAAAAOzI/bXIx5aVLYSc/s200/Apr%2B12%2B062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728840588457260402" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TnoJ_yIEIgY/T4Dt2GtnudI/AAAAAAAAOyY/PALrO0Wxshk/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B078.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TnoJ_yIEIgY/T4Dt2GtnudI/AAAAAAAAOyY/PALrO0Wxshk/s200/Apr%2B12%2B078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728840239785949650" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mo1yxbhM25o/T4Dt1dqr6AI/AAAAAAAAOyA/ddIuWUV4fmc/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B091.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mo1yxbhM25o/T4Dt1dqr6AI/AAAAAAAAOyA/ddIuWUV4fmc/s200/Apr%2B12%2B091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728840228767787010" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1GrhKiCwcm8/T4DuJqtW3II/AAAAAAAAOyw/Omez9KFs-r0/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B073.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1GrhKiCwcm8/T4DuJqtW3II/AAAAAAAAOyw/Omez9KFs-r0/s200/Apr%2B12%2B073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728840575866035330" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdPm8VGKADA/T4Dt1gwUE9I/AAAAAAAAOyI/sPKVLShVxyE/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B082.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SdPm8VGKADA/T4Dt1gwUE9I/AAAAAAAAOyI/sPKVLShVxyE/s200/Apr%2B12%2B082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728840229596697554" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0LAU2WkiKFI/T4DuKDzYHeI/AAAAAAAAOy8/GaxS7Ba5pNM/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B069.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0LAU2WkiKFI/T4DuKDzYHeI/AAAAAAAAOy8/GaxS7Ba5pNM/s200/Apr%2B12%2B069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728840582602169826" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TfYswDkpBJI/T4Dt1ITVr_I/AAAAAAAAOx0/p8Z5alxjamY/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B095.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TfYswDkpBJI/T4Dt1ITVr_I/AAAAAAAAOx0/p8Z5alxjamY/s200/Apr%2B12%2B095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728840223032717298" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-val9-dDSLRE/T4Dt2gqUJYI/AAAAAAAAOyk/owzAC9AhMmQ/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B074.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-val9-dDSLRE/T4Dt2gqUJYI/AAAAAAAAOyk/owzAC9AhMmQ/s200/Apr%2B12%2B074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728840246751405442" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />With these cabs, I think a few will end up having bails added to them and I will then add them to my Artfire studio. These ones have the screen printed decals fired into the glass. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U0Fgz8AZksg/T4DslNHAd-I/AAAAAAAAOwQ/LfpcZV9_4b4/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B020.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U0Fgz8AZksg/T4DslNHAd-I/AAAAAAAAOwQ/LfpcZV9_4b4/s200/Apr%2B12%2B020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838849933637602" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6wsaSzIKQZw/T4DskaEKXbI/AAAAAAAAOv4/-dWWlT1maCY/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B014.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 197px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6wsaSzIKQZw/T4DskaEKXbI/AAAAAAAAOv4/-dWWlT1maCY/s200/Apr%2B12%2B014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838836231495090" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AbtMJIvQb9M/T4Ds5MXWhAI/AAAAAAAAOw4/5gjE1gM9ubA/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B026.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AbtMJIvQb9M/T4Ds5MXWhAI/AAAAAAAAOw4/5gjE1gM9ubA/s200/Apr%2B12%2B026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728839193331139586" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tut_Hd4LOfw/T4DslnUs1UI/AAAAAAAAOwc/vhMfBB_BH6c/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B022.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tut_Hd4LOfw/T4DslnUs1UI/AAAAAAAAOwc/vhMfBB_BH6c/s200/Apr%2B12%2B022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838856970392898" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4AD_wVOBZew/T4DskkWZITI/AAAAAAAAOwE/gMLPzj0eBOA/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B018.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4AD_wVOBZew/T4DskkWZITI/AAAAAAAAOwE/gMLPzj0eBOA/s200/Apr%2B12%2B018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838838992314674" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5_ynP8CiD_4/T4DsmCEZEPI/AAAAAAAAOwo/TDoEU95_6Sw/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B024.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5_ynP8CiD_4/T4DsmCEZEPI/AAAAAAAAOwo/TDoEU95_6Sw/s200/Apr%2B12%2B024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838864149745906" border="0" /></a></div><br />A few of these cabs will probably also have bails added in the coming days.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-obCMsMIRkgA/T4DsWqTADeI/AAAAAAAAOvg/KU53GJ9Jb8M/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-obCMsMIRkgA/T4DsWqTADeI/AAAAAAAAOvg/KU53GJ9Jb8M/s200/Apr%2B12%2B009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838600070532578" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rtXdjM3IVyw/T4Ds6UHDmfI/AAAAAAAAOxk/0fyfIouaZfg/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B048.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rtXdjM3IVyw/T4Ds6UHDmfI/AAAAAAAAOxk/0fyfIouaZfg/s200/Apr%2B12%2B048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728839212590143986" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-609E8RlSEoY/T4DsWJKTOyI/AAAAAAAAOvU/iDFSUCP8Two/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-609E8RlSEoY/T4DsWJKTOyI/AAAAAAAAOvU/iDFSUCP8Two/s200/Apr%2B12%2B008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838591175670562" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T331WPCEmPE/T4DsW1ec9GI/AAAAAAAAOvs/cCl47bzsgtw/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B012.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T331WPCEmPE/T4DsW1ec9GI/AAAAAAAAOvs/cCl47bzsgtw/s200/Apr%2B12%2B012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838603071353954" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8zMw4hElaRA/T4DsVoG72ZI/AAAAAAAAOvI/X1aTt5y-DRk/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B005.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8zMw4hElaRA/T4DsVoG72ZI/AAAAAAAAOvI/X1aTt5y-DRk/s200/Apr%2B12%2B005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838582303185298" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uKRGDXIB-oo/T4DsVRybypI/AAAAAAAAOu8/BiPcqbIwEtU/s1600/Apr%2B12%2B003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uKRGDXIB-oo/T4DsVRybypI/AAAAAAAAOu8/BiPcqbIwEtU/s200/Apr%2B12%2B003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728838576311618194" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />I hope everyone is having a lovely holiday weekend!! <br />HAPPY EASTER :^)lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-61864049282909576592012-03-29T10:09:00.004+10:002012-03-29T10:26:47.382+10:00NEW WIRED PENDANTS, NEW CABS...These are some of the pendants from the other week that I sat down and had a bit of a play with.<br />All wrapped in Argentium sterling silver, two have the addition of stunning little metallic faceted rondelle beads.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-18usFwmZ1bg/T3OpS2eg-hI/AAAAAAAAOuQ/S8cKKcaDlqc/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B175.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-18usFwmZ1bg/T3OpS2eg-hI/AAAAAAAAOuQ/S8cKKcaDlqc/s200/Mar%2B12%2B175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725105692644276754" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J6OsKySmUkQ/T3OpTVWmf0I/AAAAAAAAOus/ndhc74YGrXA/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B183.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J6OsKySmUkQ/T3OpTVWmf0I/AAAAAAAAOus/ndhc74YGrXA/s200/Mar%2B12%2B183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725105700932583234" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JmramxA4mYE/T3OpSkYHs8I/AAAAAAAAOuI/J7znTvDR1Mw/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B171.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JmramxA4mYE/T3OpSkYHs8I/AAAAAAAAOuI/J7znTvDR1Mw/s200/Mar%2B12%2B171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725105687785616322" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VwKhSD8G-mw/T3OpTA3mP8I/AAAAAAAAOug/fHqWUDyOIv4/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B179.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VwKhSD8G-mw/T3OpTA3mP8I/AAAAAAAAOug/fHqWUDyOIv4/s200/Mar%2B12%2B179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725105695433834434" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />And here sees me playing with new techniques again. The first picture is what happens when things don't go to plan ~ dichroic poo!! They looked awful!<br />Gary has always said you can't make strawberry jam from pig sh*t, but in this instance I beg to differ!! LOL.<br />The second picture is the first of the refiring ~ aiming for a major resurrection. Two more firings, a bit more glass and the cabs in the following pictures are some of the results. I have more done now, just waiting on good light to get some more pictures.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QD4vaMWB27M/T3Oo52F90BI/AAAAAAAAOt8/En5yHyLyvfE/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B131.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 191px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QD4vaMWB27M/T3Oo52F90BI/AAAAAAAAOt8/En5yHyLyvfE/s200/Mar%2B12%2B131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725105263044579346" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QEGNi1fi0UQ/T3Oo5YJf0rI/AAAAAAAAOtw/j9WcodfpPvU/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B133.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QEGNi1fi0UQ/T3Oo5YJf0rI/AAAAAAAAOtw/j9WcodfpPvU/s200/Mar%2B12%2B133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725105255006327474" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--d9v3mZppME/T3OolaxYGsI/AAAAAAAAOtM/ErkbdZFkh_8/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B165.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--d9v3mZppME/T3OolaxYGsI/AAAAAAAAOtM/ErkbdZFkh_8/s200/Mar%2B12%2B165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725104912113081026" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gpSjBxXteDU/T3Ook_YYjhI/AAAAAAAAOtA/uy3SQdys29k/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B168.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gpSjBxXteDU/T3Ook_YYjhI/AAAAAAAAOtA/uy3SQdys29k/s200/Mar%2B12%2B168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725104904760495634" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qRqviwMmS9A/T3Oo5NTe2tI/AAAAAAAAOtk/PiVPEDWTZsE/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B162.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 186px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qRqviwMmS9A/T3Oo5NTe2tI/AAAAAAAAOtk/PiVPEDWTZsE/s200/Mar%2B12%2B162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725105252095417042" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PxOyvzA4KgY/T3Oolv2_xxI/AAAAAAAAOtU/vMatLRQz9d8/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B163.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 196px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PxOyvzA4KgY/T3Oolv2_xxI/AAAAAAAAOtU/vMatLRQz9d8/s200/Mar%2B12%2B163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725104917773797138" border="0" /></a><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxhJCIOlzng/T3Ookf92DLI/AAAAAAAAOs0/B4jtl3RMUN4/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B170.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LxhJCIOlzng/T3Ookf92DLI/AAAAAAAAOs0/B4jtl3RMUN4/s200/Mar%2B12%2B170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725104896327683250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Now I'm off to list a few pendants in my Artfire studio and then back to the pliers :^)lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-64522851841122874962012-03-22T08:56:00.008+10:002012-03-22T09:35:06.440+10:00PERSEPHONE...Recently I took part in a Spring swap with a group of artists on FB. Most of them are based in the US, hence the "Spring" theme.<br />This is the piece that I did to send to my swap partner.<br />"Persephone" was the <span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">goddess queen of the underworld. She was also the goddess of spring growth.</span> That's where the idea for this was born.<br />I've made it with pure copper wire and even though it was dead soft, it was a killer on my hands by the time it was done!! Sometimes I really doubt my sanity!! LOL.<br />I used somewhere in the vicinity of 11 metres of 20g wire and about 3 metres of 18g wire, and just a small amount of 14g for the hanger.<br />These aren't the clearest pictures in the world, but you'll get the idea :^)<br />**if you right click the picture and "open in new window or tab" you will get a slightly larger version.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uLTaeD4aRH0/T2pgsgSF1KI/AAAAAAAAOr0/soc5T3a_yy0/s1600/persephone%2B2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uLTaeD4aRH0/T2pgsgSF1KI/AAAAAAAAOr0/soc5T3a_yy0/s200/persephone%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722492594223961250" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HGwwWd5s0y0/T2pgsMZIpnI/AAAAAAAAOrs/UtNbb1AyxF0/s1600/persephone.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 96px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HGwwWd5s0y0/T2pgsMZIpnI/AAAAAAAAOrs/UtNbb1AyxF0/s200/persephone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722492588884797042" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D-NTXqLkpHs/T2pgtKKZpfI/AAAAAAAAOsA/k1qEs9KSPow/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B123.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D-NTXqLkpHs/T2pgtKKZpfI/AAAAAAAAOsA/k1qEs9KSPow/s200/Mar%2B12%2B123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722492605465994738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I also made a little pendant for my swap partner's daughter to go with it. That's the rose quartz and silver one below. The copper earrings were an order to match a necklace I'd done ages ago.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pL6sho8UWII/T2pgtXlMPDI/AAAAAAAAOsM/5vmiM-TUQpk/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B151.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pL6sho8UWII/T2pgtXlMPDI/AAAAAAAAOsM/5vmiM-TUQpk/s200/Mar%2B12%2B151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722492609068022834" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ptPAzZA5V0M/T2pg0TdWImI/AAAAAAAAOsY/doVZ8BUZgYs/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B154.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ptPAzZA5V0M/T2pg0TdWImI/AAAAAAAAOsY/doVZ8BUZgYs/s200/Mar%2B12%2B154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722492728220459618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Two new bracelet and earrings sets, and a bracelet, pendant and matching earrings in my favourite blue shaded glass.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--V5zKy7m9hE/T2pf1ykqSrI/AAAAAAAAOrE/7zH1U730UuA/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B142.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--V5zKy7m9hE/T2pf1ykqSrI/AAAAAAAAOrE/7zH1U730UuA/s200/Mar%2B12%2B142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722491654240881330" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gzC6OkvZIto/T2pf2R-67BI/AAAAAAAAOrQ/GYVXvN1VOV0/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B143.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gzC6OkvZIto/T2pf2R-67BI/AAAAAAAAOrQ/GYVXvN1VOV0/s200/Mar%2B12%2B143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722491662672522258" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PyZIbmlBfWs/T2pf2rJl3ZI/AAAAAAAAOrc/shQz8DxYLhk/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B144.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PyZIbmlBfWs/T2pf2rJl3ZI/AAAAAAAAOrc/shQz8DxYLhk/s200/Mar%2B12%2B144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722491669428166034" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />And then on to playing with "experiments"!!<br />The orange and red cabs were a layering and multiple firing technique I hadn't tried before. I'm very happy with how they worked and more colour combos will follow when I get some more suitable colours in. The second picture is a very high firing technique which results in the "window" effect you see here. These are waiting to be wired up.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BA6m6J0WNxo/T2pfgfjT90I/AAAAAAAAOq4/emrBcDusbG4/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B127.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BA6m6J0WNxo/T2pfgfjT90I/AAAAAAAAOq4/emrBcDusbG4/s200/Mar%2B12%2B127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722491288357697346" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ep_v-cpmRwk/T2pff4nlVqI/AAAAAAAAOqs/AsYSof77W-I/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B138.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ep_v-cpmRwk/T2pff4nlVqI/AAAAAAAAOqs/AsYSof77W-I/s200/Mar%2B12%2B138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722491277906630306" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Some more pendants with channels around the outer edges, also waiting for wire and half a dozen glossy guys waiting for decals.<br /></div></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PRsE1OwO9Gw/T2pffYeqadI/AAAAAAAAOqU/7JX_T37SjOI/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B135.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PRsE1OwO9Gw/T2pffYeqadI/AAAAAAAAOqU/7JX_T37SjOI/s200/Mar%2B12%2B135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722491269279279570" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UHPeYBh-Sbk/T2pffrYDkGI/AAAAAAAAOqg/heqHKXrreQU/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B136.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UHPeYBh-Sbk/T2pffrYDkGI/AAAAAAAAOqg/heqHKXrreQU/s200/Mar%2B12%2B136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722491274351841378" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">And that was pretty much my week and a half!!<br />All going well I'll have quite a few wired up and ready to go pendants next week and maybe some new glass pieces too :^)<br /></div></div>lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-46074652404990207332012-03-12T11:55:00.007+10:002012-03-12T12:47:33.642+10:00SWEET & PETITE...This week saw me playing with some rather smaller pieces than usual. Those that know me, know I am of the bigger is better school of thought, but I have had quite a few requests of late to do smaller ~ so here are a few of them. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y5b05E4Ajp0/T11ZAlRIGFI/AAAAAAAAOp8/Uk4TBV9KZTs/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B058.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y5b05E4Ajp0/T11ZAlRIGFI/AAAAAAAAOp8/Uk4TBV9KZTs/s200/Mar%2B12%2B058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824968369215570" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ycns3BCwWS0/T11ZAGeBssI/AAAAAAAAOpo/DIOHm53cxag/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B049.jpg"> </a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ycns3BCwWS0/T11ZAGeBssI/AAAAAAAAOpo/DIOHm53cxag/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B049.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ycns3BCwWS0/T11ZAGeBssI/AAAAAAAAOpo/DIOHm53cxag/s200/Mar%2B12%2B049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824960101823170" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WzVlMl1ZEkI/T11ZAccmJ-I/AAAAAAAAOp0/PFN4gseAF1U/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B051.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WzVlMl1ZEkI/T11ZAccmJ-I/AAAAAAAAOp0/PFN4gseAF1U/s200/Mar%2B12%2B051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824966001403874" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tstHHul14es/T11YxK5Qq-I/AAAAAAAAOpQ/rxscO4Mw3lo/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B061.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tstHHul14es/T11YxK5Qq-I/AAAAAAAAOpQ/rxscO4Mw3lo/s200/Mar%2B12%2B061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824703591754722" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K_ROffbaNHk/T11Yw7lDCXI/AAAAAAAAOpE/u3ykZBWduqo/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B065.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K_ROffbaNHk/T11Yw7lDCXI/AAAAAAAAOpE/u3ykZBWduqo/s200/Mar%2B12%2B065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824699480443250" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D7QJtX7pq-4/T11Ywr96EHI/AAAAAAAAOo0/3l0WQVKEfX0/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B067.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D7QJtX7pq-4/T11Ywr96EHI/AAAAAAAAOo0/3l0WQVKEfX0/s200/Mar%2B12%2B067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824695289745522" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-94KP5ynZtU8/T11YwZpI5PI/AAAAAAAAOos/PndsdGFxL4I/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B071.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-94KP5ynZtU8/T11YwZpI5PI/AAAAAAAAOos/PndsdGFxL4I/s200/Mar%2B12%2B071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824690370798834" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vh2cl0TR2oI/T11YxZPZARI/AAAAAAAAOpc/at9FIKRLpbc/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B057.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vh2cl0TR2oI/T11YxZPZARI/AAAAAAAAOpc/at9FIKRLpbc/s200/Mar%2B12%2B057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824707442671890" border="0" /></a></div><br />And then back to what I love to do ~ largish engraved ones!! Fairly simple pieces, but a lot of fun to do and wear!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S-yNw-pM7rY/T11YEEeUvAI/AAAAAAAAOoM/Je_D_298YzQ/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B077.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S-yNw-pM7rY/T11YEEeUvAI/AAAAAAAAOoM/Je_D_298YzQ/s200/Mar%2B12%2B077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718823928774048770" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pqCUU9qGIXk/T11YEgpFrjI/AAAAAAAAOoU/Uxze-7nXlO0/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B083.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pqCUU9qGIXk/T11YEgpFrjI/AAAAAAAAOoU/Uxze-7nXlO0/s200/Mar%2B12%2B083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718823936335392306" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ek5rwRonQMI/T11YEBbMPpI/AAAAAAAAOn4/zjZTNAsDaJo/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B085.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ek5rwRonQMI/T11YEBbMPpI/AAAAAAAAOn4/zjZTNAsDaJo/s200/Mar%2B12%2B085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718823927955603090" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2J1B__nuHP0/T11YPJ-VS4I/AAAAAAAAOog/vqfe76Xykks/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B074.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2J1B__nuHP0/T11YPJ-VS4I/AAAAAAAAOog/vqfe76Xykks/s200/Mar%2B12%2B074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718824119229041538" border="0" /><br /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I also had a bit of a play with some wire this week. Not the best pictures in the world and they will need to be redone after I remake the bail on the pendant. I was really happy with how this looks, but not so happy with the sturdiness of the bail. I will re~do it with a slightly heavier gauge wire and I think that will do the trick nicely :^)<br /></div></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7lQLyX2lSHo/T11YD2SZBCI/AAAAAAAAOnw/WT4r3sBAtU0/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B103.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7lQLyX2lSHo/T11YD2SZBCI/AAAAAAAAOnw/WT4r3sBAtU0/s200/Mar%2B12%2B103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718823924965901346" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9SVshYrovYE/T11YDhDaElI/AAAAAAAAOnk/U3Y71F7EhWc/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B102.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9SVshYrovYE/T11YDhDaElI/AAAAAAAAOnk/U3Y71F7EhWc/s200/Mar%2B12%2B102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718823919265911378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>And lastly a picture I found on Facebook ~ I got a big chuckle out of this one!! Sort of a bit like my exercise regime!! LOL.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TthnTO24rrI/T11XvldbBHI/AAAAAAAAOnY/cC_hPaQiQqQ/s1600/walking.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TthnTO24rrI/T11XvldbBHI/AAAAAAAAOnY/cC_hPaQiQqQ/s400/walking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718823576851383410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Have a great week and TTYS :^)<br /></div>lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-43570368155065192012-03-05T10:35:00.006+10:002012-03-05T11:09:01.466+10:00PLAYING WITH NEW DECALS...I've been out of action for most of this last week but I did manage a few fun days playing around with some new screen printed decals, a bit of wire work and trying out some new glass combos.<br />I'm very happy with what I came up with, hopefully others will be too :^)<br /><br />The decals that arrived are made with platinum and/or white and coloured enamels. These are a bit different from what I have seen around and I was rather pleased when they came out of the kiln. For those that may not know, they are fired into the surface of the glass at a pretty high temperature so that they become a permanent part of the piece. These took forever just to get these pics ~ the reflections from the camera were an absolute pain ~ so please take that into consideration when looking at the photos.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H_DHlsVSdKU/T1QMJdIb7II/AAAAAAAAOm8/bGB7osrXJgE/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H_DHlsVSdKU/T1QMJdIb7II/AAAAAAAAOm8/bGB7osrXJgE/s200/Mar%2B12%2B009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716207183618370690" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3FiVNcnTEGs/T1QL9EGqzHI/AAAAAAAAOmY/0loIiHPNU8w/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B1b%2B%25283%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3FiVNcnTEGs/T1QL9EGqzHI/AAAAAAAAOmY/0loIiHPNU8w/s200/Mar%2B12%2B1b%2B%25283%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206970741640306" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2K5e2jUlz5s/T1QL82Ic1nI/AAAAAAAAOmM/74PF03oPAg4/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B033.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2K5e2jUlz5s/T1QL82Ic1nI/AAAAAAAAOmM/74PF03oPAg4/s200/Mar%2B12%2B033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206966991017586" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ux_kLFPs1qs/T1QL9chsDDI/AAAAAAAAOmk/YHVitq3oKt0/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ux_kLFPs1qs/T1QL9chsDDI/AAAAAAAAOmk/YHVitq3oKt0/s200/Mar%2B12%2B003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206977297419314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">These are a couple of pendants that just snuck in ~ ones that weren't completed in previous batches. The deep blue in both of these is waaaaaaaaaay deeper and more violet than a picture would show. Sometimes I really wish I still had my old 35mm camera! Digital ones have some funny little quirks when it comes to getting colours to look "right".<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Bw_0MoEYpU/T1QL9xMxNtI/AAAAAAAAOmw/lkYD4URiOVo/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B016.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5Bw_0MoEYpU/T1QL9xMxNtI/AAAAAAAAOmw/lkYD4URiOVo/s200/Mar%2B12%2B016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206982846822098" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6E1tUn9SiQ0/T1QMJvR6qiI/AAAAAAAAOnI/uZE1pKb56mc/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B039.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6E1tUn9SiQ0/T1QMJvR6qiI/AAAAAAAAOnI/uZE1pKb56mc/s200/Mar%2B12%2B039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716207188489972258" border="0" /></a></div><br />The next six pendants are all using transparent glass I have worked with before, but this time on different coloured backgrounds. The four that I used the red with are absolutely stunning in real life!! I've used either silver, bronze or copper to wrap these.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EXOxe6sN6r4/T1QLiUpd4KI/AAAAAAAAOmA/adLKU4P-rPY/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B013.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EXOxe6sN6r4/T1QLiUpd4KI/AAAAAAAAOmA/adLKU4P-rPY/s200/Mar%2B12%2B013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206511326093474" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JJmn4_NY0zs/T1QLiSmcDvI/AAAAAAAAOlw/7vCCVvRO08Y/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B1b.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JJmn4_NY0zs/T1QLiSmcDvI/AAAAAAAAOlw/7vCCVvRO08Y/s200/Mar%2B12%2B1b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206510776520434" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2O0qFEKdBqw/T1QLKnisEII/AAAAAAAAOlc/oStwC4g6mW0/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B001%2B%25287%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2O0qFEKdBqw/T1QLKnisEII/AAAAAAAAOlc/oStwC4g6mW0/s200/Mar%2B12%2B001%2B%25287%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206104081076354" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YAojg3QW4qY/T1QLKNct5cI/AAAAAAAAOlQ/feS0Q80XDwY/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B001%2B%25285%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YAojg3QW4qY/T1QLKNct5cI/AAAAAAAAOlQ/feS0Q80XDwY/s200/Mar%2B12%2B001%2B%25285%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206097076708802" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LDu7qCLQ4mE/T1QLJ_brMzI/AAAAAAAAOlA/RQnLeCBQWqU/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B001%2B%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LDu7qCLQ4mE/T1QLJ_brMzI/AAAAAAAAOlA/RQnLeCBQWqU/s200/Mar%2B12%2B001%2B%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206093314241330" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DbH5_M5CWEQ/T1QLiPIjwZI/AAAAAAAAOlo/L8uFBKaq1PM/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B001%2B%252810%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DbH5_M5CWEQ/T1QLiPIjwZI/AAAAAAAAOlo/L8uFBKaq1PM/s200/Mar%2B12%2B001%2B%252810%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206509845889426" border="0" /></a></div><br />This last piece started out going to be just a thingammybob to hang off a purse or handbag, but I got hold of some whopper spring ring clasps which are also a great size for a pendant bail, so now it can be either!! Some may remember from ages ago the "window" pendants I made, this is one of those. You can't really tell from the picture very well, but this pendant has an awesome 3D effect. And the emerald green looks fantastic with the antiqued copper!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WbExr6HoF0M/T1QLJe9dm2I/AAAAAAAAOks/1iCsKChDwPc/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B027.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WbExr6HoF0M/T1QLJe9dm2I/AAAAAAAAOks/1iCsKChDwPc/s200/Mar%2B12%2B027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206084597586786" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mk-R_1d3NnI/T1QLJmHhddI/AAAAAAAAOk4/ToZNmgRpiKw/s1600/Mar%2B12%2B025.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mk-R_1d3NnI/T1QLJmHhddI/AAAAAAAAOk4/ToZNmgRpiKw/s200/Mar%2B12%2B025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716206086518830546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Now I'm off to the post office, then back to make a ginormous pot of pasta sauce and with any luck I'll get to play with some glass before dinner time!! Fingers are crossed XX XX<br />Have a fantastic week everyone!!!<br /></div></div>lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-60730458148207968702012-02-26T07:57:00.006+10:002012-02-26T08:34:52.891+10:00SOME NEW PIECES...I managed to get a little bit of time to twist some wire this week ~ these first two pendants have a channel cut around the outer edge and then are wrapped with Argentium sterling wire.<br />I absolutely love how both of these ones have come up :^)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3c1VWuig9t8/T0lZy4SCMLI/AAAAAAAAOhc/sV5dRxNEELg/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B129%2B42%2B38.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 166px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3c1VWuig9t8/T0lZy4SCMLI/AAAAAAAAOhc/sV5dRxNEELg/s200/Feb%2B12%2B129%2B42%2B38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196332932542642" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L5n3dnt7Xvw/T0lZzI5TrkI/AAAAAAAAOho/MOhDaceKyDk/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B125%2B28%2B43.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L5n3dnt7Xvw/T0lZzI5TrkI/AAAAAAAAOho/MOhDaceKyDk/s200/Feb%2B12%2B125%2B28%2B43.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196337392234050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>This week also saw me making some more of the Tree of Life slide pendants and playing with the etching paste to do some new heart ones.<br />I do have more pictures showing alternate views of these slide pendants ~ if any one is interested, just shot me an email ~ the colours are just awesome and REALLY hard to catch in just a single view. I truly love using this glass, even if it is a mongrel to photograph!! lol.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hmfO9jPiVO4/T0lcXbOKTtI/AAAAAAAAOkc/KMaf3HRWsB4/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B154%2B22%2B52%2B24.50.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hmfO9jPiVO4/T0lcXbOKTtI/AAAAAAAAOkc/KMaf3HRWsB4/s200/Feb%2B12%2B154%2B22%2B52%2B24.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713199159810084562" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6qYLL9LKRzM/T0lcXKIVqfI/AAAAAAAAOkQ/YhqqtZ-8emE/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B150%2B24%2B43%2B22.50.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6qYLL9LKRzM/T0lcXKIVqfI/AAAAAAAAOkQ/YhqqtZ-8emE/s200/Feb%2B12%2B150%2B24%2B43%2B22.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713199155222260210" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-omqzRV2G_TQ/T0lavZxBBSI/AAAAAAAAOjo/3epHrv_dMG0/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B136%2B25%2B56%2B30.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-omqzRV2G_TQ/T0lavZxBBSI/AAAAAAAAOjo/3epHrv_dMG0/s200/Feb%2B12%2B136%2B25%2B56%2B30.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713197372713010466" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CtxZruglwsk/T0lavXmxzCI/AAAAAAAAOj4/gu3hPyBJ-Hg/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B150%2B24%2B43%2B22.50.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CtxZruglwsk/T0lavXmxzCI/AAAAAAAAOj4/gu3hPyBJ-Hg/s200/Feb%2B12%2B150%2B24%2B43%2B22.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713197372133198882" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9beEqkLFiq0/T0lavylPO3I/AAAAAAAAOkE/OL7J88yehgA/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B145%2B23%2B43%2B21.50.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9beEqkLFiq0/T0lavylPO3I/AAAAAAAAOkE/OL7J88yehgA/s200/Feb%2B12%2B145%2B23%2B43%2B21.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713197379374496626" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e4yY-haspzI/T0lavAlWX6I/AAAAAAAAOjg/C-kczLyIekk/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B132%2B30%2B51%2B32.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e4yY-haspzI/T0lavAlWX6I/AAAAAAAAOjg/C-kczLyIekk/s200/Feb%2B12%2B132%2B30%2B51%2B32.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713197365953191842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div> These are the heart ones ~ all have a fine silver wire fired in between the layers of glass and then I have wired the silver bails into that. These are all approx. 25mm (1") square, give or take a mm. All going well these will be up on Artfire today or tomorrow.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BCb2mkZsnm8/T0laJtWzTcI/AAAAAAAAOiY/qpE2ny61twg/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B118.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BCb2mkZsnm8/T0laJtWzTcI/AAAAAAAAOiY/qpE2ny61twg/s200/Feb%2B12%2B118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196725136739778" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--pKrwe-9z7Y/T0laKNBozfI/AAAAAAAAOiw/AofkAxwyC1k/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B115.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--pKrwe-9z7Y/T0laKNBozfI/AAAAAAAAOiw/AofkAxwyC1k/s200/Feb%2B12%2B115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196733637905906" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M4loQMRgzgs/T0laKsAVANI/AAAAAAAAOjE/tP1Mwg_LMIM/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B112.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M4loQMRgzgs/T0laKsAVANI/AAAAAAAAOjE/tP1Mwg_LMIM/s200/Feb%2B12%2B112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196741953913042" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oX6JJttubcw/T0lZz9kn_nI/AAAAAAAAOiA/8mvoXq_OjL8/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B122.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 155px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oX6JJttubcw/T0lZz9kn_nI/AAAAAAAAOiA/8mvoXq_OjL8/s200/Feb%2B12%2B122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196351532564082" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SSHPh1B1v6c/T0laKS_IHlI/AAAAAAAAOi8/ymIPN25uV_U/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B113.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SSHPh1B1v6c/T0laKS_IHlI/AAAAAAAAOi8/ymIPN25uV_U/s200/Feb%2B12%2B113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196735237987922" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OJqhBeeJoVg/T0laJ7tQFYI/AAAAAAAAOig/j6zBK4nYYa8/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B117.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OJqhBeeJoVg/T0laJ7tQFYI/AAAAAAAAOig/j6zBK4nYYa8/s200/Feb%2B12%2B117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196728988996994" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zf5DwEk_8nM/T0lauy25Y-I/AAAAAAAAOjU/4seJqR5xcnM/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B111.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zf5DwEk_8nM/T0lauy25Y-I/AAAAAAAAOjU/4seJqR5xcnM/s200/Feb%2B12%2B111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713197362268693474" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m2_nFPBW8Ok/T0lZzqfZJYI/AAAAAAAAOhw/RRWGOYgCi1c/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B124.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 161px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m2_nFPBW8Ok/T0lZzqfZJYI/AAAAAAAAOhw/RRWGOYgCi1c/s200/Feb%2B12%2B124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713196346410345858" border="0" /></a></div> Now I'm off to try and get those pictures done before it gets too black!! The sky is not looking very promising...stupid weather!!<br /><br />Have a great week all!!!! :^)lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-77930798155526606692012-02-19T10:43:00.007+10:002012-02-19T11:19:42.931+10:00PLAYING CATCH UP...<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Better late than never I guess ~ I'm running way behind here!!<br />My whole routine had been thrown severely out of whack in the last week or so as Gary was away working and my sleeping and waking hours had been completely tuned A about!!<br />He's home and now hopefully things will get back to normal :^)<br />This week I've just been trying to sort out pictures and listings (in super slow motion..lol) and haven't actually done anything in the way of actually cutting or firing glass. <br />I'm not too sure what really happened but I completely missed posting these last week.<br /><br />A few engraved pieces, some more of the Tree of Life pendants and a new necklace. These are all listed in my Artfire studio.<br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaXLfDrZPbY/T0BJvIarOuI/AAAAAAAAOfo/MHIrSP8Sxmg/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B058%2B33%2B34%2B26.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZaXLfDrZPbY/T0BJvIarOuI/AAAAAAAAOfo/MHIrSP8Sxmg/s200/Feb%2B12%2B058%2B33%2B34%2B26.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645401567836898" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-774ODl0HHO4/T0BJvXORsSI/AAAAAAAAOf8/F2aOFgoAVYc/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B062.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-774ODl0HHO4/T0BJvXORsSI/AAAAAAAAOf8/F2aOFgoAVYc/s200/Feb%2B12%2B062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645405542363426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4Q-5Ha2rEE/T0BJu4hwwVI/AAAAAAAAOfg/va4nG6tZV_Y/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B056%2B37%2B48%2B34.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p4Q-5Ha2rEE/T0BJu4hwwVI/AAAAAAAAOfg/va4nG6tZV_Y/s200/Feb%2B12%2B056%2B37%2B48%2B34.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645397302591826" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sEE4snp5Pdo/T0BKL8HwdMI/AAAAAAAAOhA/CmMPtu2P7HM/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B088%2B24%2B38%2B22.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 164px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sEE4snp5Pdo/T0BKL8HwdMI/AAAAAAAAOhA/CmMPtu2P7HM/s200/Feb%2B12%2B088%2B24%2B38%2B22.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645896483468482" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lPzUG0ZR12E/T0BJv5h34nI/AAAAAAAAOgE/3jaFcMDZpEM/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B067.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lPzUG0ZR12E/T0BJv5h34nI/AAAAAAAAOgE/3jaFcMDZpEM/s200/Feb%2B12%2B067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645414751363698" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N5vECQ4eCiY/T0BKLa62RkI/AAAAAAAAOg0/MIKc96RxlpU/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B079%2B23%2B37%2B19.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N5vECQ4eCiY/T0BKLa62RkI/AAAAAAAAOg0/MIKc96RxlpU/s200/Feb%2B12%2B079%2B23%2B37%2B19.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645887570953794" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OMBBDrYQEnA/T0BJwEJyHoI/AAAAAAAAOgU/cu1tXDaB46Y/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B071%2B32%2B39%2B22.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 173px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OMBBDrYQEnA/T0BJwEJyHoI/AAAAAAAAOgU/cu1tXDaB46Y/s200/Feb%2B12%2B071%2B32%2B39%2B22.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645417603112578" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XjZaIGS6S2s/T0BKLObxT1I/AAAAAAAAOgo/YxyCps0Qouo/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B077%2B18%2B41%2B17.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XjZaIGS6S2s/T0BKLObxT1I/AAAAAAAAOgo/YxyCps0Qouo/s200/Feb%2B12%2B077%2B18%2B41%2B17.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645884219379538" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wTNNqp3pWXk/T0BKMJmeW6I/AAAAAAAAOhQ/sjl1JjtRWoA/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B086%2B18%2B45%2B19.00.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wTNNqp3pWXk/T0BKMJmeW6I/AAAAAAAAOhQ/sjl1JjtRWoA/s200/Feb%2B12%2B086%2B18%2B45%2B19.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645900101966754" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyAxOs05jNU/T0BKKxVz9WI/AAAAAAAAOgc/orzJloH9Ytg/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B073%2B23%2B47%2B21.50.jpg"> </a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyAxOs05jNU/T0BKKxVz9WI/AAAAAAAAOgc/orzJloH9Ytg/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B073%2B23%2B47%2B21.50.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyAxOs05jNU/T0BKKxVz9WI/AAAAAAAAOgc/orzJloH9Ytg/s200/Feb%2B12%2B073%2B23%2B47%2B21.50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710645876409759074" border="0" /> </a><br /><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/4383091"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eUOBYvr-rPw/T0BJXlahYDI/AAAAAAAAOfU/e9qZOFKigek/s320/Feb%2B12%2B100%2B36.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710644997034958898" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />And finally I have a new section on Artfire ~ NECKLACES. <br />I have just 3 listed at the moment, but there will be more to follow. Not all using dichroic glass either ~ some like this one using other artist lampwork beads and also ones with gemstones and crystals (soon).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/silvermoonlyn/4382981/Paisl275_r257jakum257r299_Artisan_lampwork_bead_necklace_SRA/Jewelry/Necklaces/Wire_Wrapped"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x_2XE6xp9lk/T0BGEGtWyYI/AAAAAAAAOe4/W-qxZqfNfIA/s200/Feb%2B12%2B042%2B54.00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710641363840059778" border="0" /></a><br />The challenge I mentioned that this was created for is now open for voting for the next 2 days. If you'd like to cast your vote and lend me a hand, that would be fantastic!! <a href="http://flamekeepergaj.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/january-february-designers-challenge.html">Here</a> is the link.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Have a fantastic week everyone!!!<br /></div>lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-61729377758047378862012-02-07T11:07:00.008+10:002012-02-07T11:31:15.569+10:00A QUIET WEEK...It was a pretty quiet week on the glass front. A lot of "behind the scenes" stuff happening so just a few pieces finished.<br /><br />This first necklace is for a challenge I entered into using one of my FB friend's most amazing beads. You can find Amy over at Etsy ~ "<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/flamekeeper?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=App_Seller&utm_content=shops&utm_campaign=fb_seller_shop2">Flamekeeper</a>" or on FB ~ "<a href="htthttps://www.facebook.com/flamekeeper.beads?sk=wallp://">Torch By Night Lampwork</a>" Her beads are incredible!!!<br />All of the metal in this necklace is pure copper. I have added faceted opaque crystal rondelles in a sort of soft, bluey mauve and my favourite purple velvet Swarovski crystal bicones.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ekeLu6oR60/TzB66LgQd9I/AAAAAAAAOeY/q7LDF1LAmYE/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B042.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_ekeLu6oR60/TzB66LgQd9I/AAAAAAAAOeY/q7LDF1LAmYE/s320/Feb%2B12%2B042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706195867817506770" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t4jT5QImjoA/TzB6x4Y3DsI/AAAAAAAAOeA/O--OgD_6kEA/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B043.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 179px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t4jT5QImjoA/TzB6x4Y3DsI/AAAAAAAAOeA/O--OgD_6kEA/s200/Feb%2B12%2B043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706195725247254210" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GQ_U8stP2Tg/TzB6yM4LebI/AAAAAAAAOeM/iBehiExJll8/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B039.jpg"> </a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GQ_U8stP2Tg/TzB6yM4LebI/AAAAAAAAOeM/iBehiExJll8/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B039.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GQ_U8stP2Tg/TzB6yM4LebI/AAAAAAAAOeM/iBehiExJll8/s200/Feb%2B12%2B039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706195730747324850" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GQ_U8stP2Tg/TzB6yM4LebI/AAAAAAAAOeM/iBehiExJll8/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B039.jpg"> </a></div><br />I'm still playing around with chemical etching and wire :^) It is way fun!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O0Z6WkzlCfI/TzB52MhwJeI/AAAAAAAAOdc/fUepDgdcx5Q/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B008.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O0Z6WkzlCfI/TzB52MhwJeI/AAAAAAAAOdc/fUepDgdcx5Q/s200/Feb%2B12%2B008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706194699861108194" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mtge1t4N18g/TzB53Zi2_9I/AAAAAAAAOds/uULBgI0FMBo/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B003.jpg"> </a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mtge1t4N18g/TzB53Zi2_9I/AAAAAAAAOds/uULBgI0FMBo/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B003.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mtge1t4N18g/TzB53Zi2_9I/AAAAAAAAOds/uULBgI0FMBo/s200/Feb%2B12%2B003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706194720535281618" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mtge1t4N18g/TzB53Zi2_9I/AAAAAAAAOds/uULBgI0FMBo/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B003.jpg"> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U_jjFNsXIug/TzB51AEZz_I/AAAAAAAAOdQ/st0qeBlRN-E/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B009.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U_jjFNsXIug/TzB51AEZz_I/AAAAAAAAOdQ/st0qeBlRN-E/s200/Feb%2B12%2B009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706194679336914930" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uf98efxV4Yc/TzB7KgvxO_I/AAAAAAAAOek/MgQ5DrCBnkM/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B020.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uf98efxV4Yc/TzB7KgvxO_I/AAAAAAAAOek/MgQ5DrCBnkM/s200/Feb%2B12%2B020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706196148397620210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And this necklace is a "just because" one. I love how this has worked. Antiqued bronze, some amazing crystal beads and a cab set with a CZ.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFKwyc0Iv94/TzB5ezkvQUI/AAAAAAAAOcs/z_uuLkSg9is/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFKwyc0Iv94/TzB5ezkvQUI/AAAAAAAAOcs/z_uuLkSg9is/s200/Feb%2B12%2B021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706194298025754946" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1aBjz7Ugbx8/TzB5fbCxuRI/AAAAAAAAOc8/XNl_Zt1puAU/s1600/Feb%2B12%2B024.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1aBjz7Ugbx8/TzB5fbCxuRI/AAAAAAAAOc8/XNl_Zt1puAU/s200/Feb%2B12%2B024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706194308620728594" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />And now I'm off to do something really thrilling ~ hang out the washing!! Have a great week everyone!!<br /></div></div>lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19200391.post-38362867282198309112012-02-01T08:58:00.005+10:002012-02-01T10:30:47.647+10:00HOW I MAKE BALLED HEAD PINS...These are just a few, quick, "as I went" pictures from the other day.<br />The photo quality isn't the best, but I didn't really want to keep stopping and checking as I went, so I apologise in advance.<br />This is nothing terribly new and exciting, especially for others that already make theirs ~ but this is how I make mine and maybe these pics will be helpful to someone that wants to make their own too.<br />By all means feel free to share, just please link back to this page.<br />Thank you ~ cheers ~ Lyn :^)<br /><br />First of all you will need to assemble a few things to work with. <br />A pair of cross locking tweezers with an insulated handle<br />A piece of polystyrene foam or florist's oasis foam. <br />A metal bowl or container filled with cold water.<br />A torch of some sort (I use a plumbers propane torch, but a brulee torch will also work).<br />Round nosed pliers and a ruler.<br />Pickle appropriate for the metal you are working with.<br />A bowl of water with a couple of spoonfuls of bicarb soda dissolved in it.<br />A rotary tumbler with stainless steel shot, burnishing powder (optional) and dishwashing liquid.<br />A safe place to work!! Hair tied back if it's long, and no loose sleeves or clothing to catch fire!<br /><br />Next on the agenda you need to work out what length of head pins you are wanting to make and then cut your lengths of wire (I'm using Argentium sterling silver here). I allow between 10 & 15mm for the ball and then I cut the wires DOUBLE the length I need. So for 60mm headpins, I have cut the wire into 15cm pieces. (60mm + 15mm) x 2 = 15cm (150mm)<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"></span>.<br />Now poke all those little lengths of wire into your foam block ~ this will save you heaps of time in the long run.<br />Light your torch and then holding one of the wires mid way with the tweezers introduce it to the flame. I hold my wire almost vertical and the little balls are usually in a nice straight line with the wire. You'll find that sweet spot soon enough and the wire will just whoosh straight up onto a lovely little ball. Don't hold it in the actual flame too long or it'll fall off.<br />As soon as the red glow has faded, flip the tweezers over and do the other end. **If you flip it over too early, the ball will either become air borne (ouch ~ burnies!!) or fall to one side ~ not really a good look unless that's what you are intending to do. Let the red glow fade again and drop into your bowl of water.<br /><br />I'm sorry there are no actual torching pictures, but it was a bit hard trying to juggle the camera and hot molten metal.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AkA-Uip5bzQ/Tyh4GzVmhPI/AAAAAAAAOcc/obQZ7xPluR4/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B154.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AkA-Uip5bzQ/Tyh4GzVmhPI/AAAAAAAAOcc/obQZ7xPluR4/s200/Jan%2B12%2B154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703940986320094450" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bU8eoGiIdbU/Tyh0iMY2vII/AAAAAAAAOaI/14dZoWYUu90/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B155.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 141px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bU8eoGiIdbU/Tyh0iMY2vII/AAAAAAAAOaI/14dZoWYUu90/s200/Jan%2B12%2B155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937058854583426" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rBMD-B6RzdU/Tyh0iUwTR0I/AAAAAAAAOaU/yNH2Ulw8tvc/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B157.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rBMD-B6RzdU/Tyh0iUwTR0I/AAAAAAAAOaU/yNH2Ulw8tvc/s200/Jan%2B12%2B157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937061100406594" border="0" /><br /></a></div></div><br />OK, now we have a bowl of nice double ended head pins. Next we find the centre of each piece of wire, grab it with the very tips of the pliers and bend it in half. The wires should just cross a tiny bit. Find a little end of scrap wire (preferably the same metal) and thread through the loops you just made by folding the wire in half.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eeNkzSJBDIw/Tyh0i2ClxxI/AAAAAAAAOag/XuInsuZGKgg/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B158.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eeNkzSJBDIw/Tyh0i2ClxxI/AAAAAAAAOag/XuInsuZGKgg/s200/Jan%2B12%2B158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937070035486482" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xOJqQC-JpVY/Tyh0jO1MpWI/AAAAAAAAOao/gUbJJSqJtsM/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B159.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xOJqQC-JpVY/Tyh0jO1MpWI/AAAAAAAAOao/gUbJJSqJtsM/s200/Jan%2B12%2B159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937076690199906" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lDSRHPVYitM/Tyh0vL0crLI/AAAAAAAAOa4/vtifxmJ51Pg/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B160.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lDSRHPVYitM/Tyh0vL0crLI/AAAAAAAAOa4/vtifxmJ51Pg/s200/Jan%2B12%2B160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937282040179890" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-InmgeMOEO44/Tyh0vNPjVVI/AAAAAAAAObI/M1xPw41xC0I/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B161.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-InmgeMOEO44/Tyh0vNPjVVI/AAAAAAAAObI/M1xPw41xC0I/s200/Jan%2B12%2B161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937282422297938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carefully</span> lower the little bundles into the pickle. Use copper or plastic tongs ~ not fingers! <br />A little note here ~ Argentium doesn't get firescale like regular sterling silver, but it does discolour slightly when you use a propane torch ~ this is why I pickle them. When they look all clean, shiny and brand new, carefully remove them from the pickle and put them into the bowl of water with the bicarb soda. This is to neutralise the acid of the pickle solution.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aiIHM0QmVqM/Tyh0vsbRAJI/AAAAAAAAObQ/HnyKBy6Bqpk/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B166.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aiIHM0QmVqM/Tyh0vsbRAJI/AAAAAAAAObQ/HnyKBy6Bqpk/s200/Jan%2B12%2B166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937290792927378" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v4jgQtXYkbM/Tyh0v1hoPrI/AAAAAAAAObY/DXn5TDnsayA/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B168.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v4jgQtXYkbM/Tyh0v1hoPrI/AAAAAAAAObY/DXn5TDnsayA/s200/Jan%2B12%2B168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937293235535538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You can actually use them "as is" now and give them a bit of a hand polish when you have finished what you are using them for, but what I prefer to do next is put them in the tumbler with stainless steel shot, a teaspoon of burnishing powder, a squirt of dishwashing liquid and cold water.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OYTug0YGdHs/Tyh04BjsNDI/AAAAAAAAOb0/w2fZ342JDcI/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B170.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OYTug0YGdHs/Tyh04BjsNDI/AAAAAAAAOb0/w2fZ342JDcI/s200/Jan%2B12%2B170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937433904362546" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1yJ7M7bnDs/Tyh0wMvq5xI/AAAAAAAAObo/AQtjJ8QXZhQ/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B169.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1yJ7M7bnDs/Tyh0wMvq5xI/AAAAAAAAObo/AQtjJ8QXZhQ/s200/Jan%2B12%2B169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937299468445458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I just run the tumbler for about an hour and voilĂ ~ beautiful shiny headpins, ready to be cut apart and used for whatever your heart desires.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K7QUWjazzaE/Tyh04Z60vfI/AAAAAAAAOcA/n_Wcr84gt_0/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B175.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K7QUWjazzaE/Tyh04Z60vfI/AAAAAAAAOcA/n_Wcr84gt_0/s200/Jan%2B12%2B175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937440443842034" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Grotty looking copper and bronze ones waiting their turn!! Same principles apply :^)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JhKIocMtRgU/Tyh04oE30xI/AAAAAAAAOcI/aPX2m7jlHmA/s1600/Jan%2B12%2B179.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JhKIocMtRgU/Tyh04oE30xI/AAAAAAAAOcI/aPX2m7jlHmA/s200/Jan%2B12%2B179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703937444244083474" border="0" /></a><br /></div>lynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003156842362225286noreply@blogger.com2