Things seem to be happening in twos. At least when it comes to me making things. Here’s two more bracelets I just finished up.
Purples and pinks, my favorite colors!!
Two Blue Bracelets
I got these done this weekend…..
I know the back side of the white paper has printing on it but I was too lazy to take another picture or edit it out. I know I should spend more time on my photos but then that would take away time from making things. It’s either priorities or laziness….
Two More Ladder Bracelets
Here’s the last two ladder bracelets I made. These will be the last I make before the craft show. They have been a hit this season.
Three More Ladder Bracelets
I did well and sold all the ladder bracelets I had previously made. I wanted more to sell at the next craft show so I’m making more of them. Good thing I have a stock of buttons already made up.
Hopefully I’ll be able to make a few more up before the show.
Something Different
Well, kind of. I’ve been making those goth girl beads and decided to try it in a pendant. Here’s the results:
It still need to be string on a chain or something so it can be worn. I haven’t figured out what I want to string it on yet. Probably something simple, like a black leather necklace so it doesn’t take away from the pendant part.
Two More Ornaments
I tried a few more ornaments last night. The first one I made turned out great. The color was nice and dense and the frit showed up nicely. But when I went to stick it in my kiln, I found my mandrel was too long and wouldn’t fit. In my attempt to try to save it, I dropped the whole thing on the concrete floor. While disappointed, it did give me a chance to inspect the wall thickness a bit closer. I’m always afraid that I will make them too thin. After that, I made these two. They ended up smaller than the first one and the frit colors don’t show up as much but I’m happy with them.
I used some kind of transparent frit applied to the outside. The colors don’t show up but I do like the texture. This happens because frit is a different COE than the base glass I’m using.
This one turned out kind of cool. It’s on the smaller side. The colors really glimmer when held up to the light. Wonder what it would look like on a real Christmas tree.
More Big Hole Beads
I got these beads cored with sterling silver tubing yesterday.
They all use different base colors and all of them I used different colors of frit on. Some have a floral look to them. I think I have enough to sell at the next craft show now.
More Key Chains
Still making stuff for my last craft show. The goth girl beads seem to be a big hit so I made three more key chain.
The nice thing about making the key chains or key finders is I get to use my leftover beads from previous projects. They start building up and don’t really go with anything. It’s kind of fun looking through my stash to find beads I’ve made a long time ago that will work.
First Ornament
There is a thread on Lampwork Etc. about making ornaments that I’ve been following. Most people use borosilicate glass for ornaments since it is less fragile. I don’t have the right torch for making anything bigger than a bead in boro glass so I tried it with the soft glass that I usually use. Since this was my first one and I didn’t think it would turn out very good, I used a cheap color that I knew could take the heat. Unfortunately, it didn’t blow out to a lighter color. I also put way too much frit on the outside. Also the wrong color frit. The only thing that shows up is the texture the frit got when I blew it out.
Since I didn’t have any ornament caps, I used a cork and glued a piece of wire in for the loop. I plan to make more, the only problem is my kiln is too small so I can only make a few in one torching session.
Two Ladder Bracelets
I’ve been making bracelets like crazy this week. I made two more double ladder bracelets with glass buttons.
One has jasper round beads and the other uses yellow moss jasper beads.
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