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BeckyNoe
2013-02-09, 12:44pm
I hope this is the right place to post this.

We go to Cozumel, MX every year for our diving vacation, and have learned that the Ecological Society down there that helps to preserve the sea turtle numbers is not governmental funded. They rely 100% on donations to run their program.

What they do and mark the nests (there were 7500 nexts last year) and then help protect them from poachers (as well as the turtles when they come to lay their eggs). After the nests have hatched, they did them up, count the egg shells, and also rescue any late hatchers that are too far down in the nest to be able to get out with out help.

Its a very cool program. I will be making some items to donate to them for sales when the tourists come to their little trailer...and it's little...bout 10 x 10.

Anyone willing to accept a challenge to make some items to donate to help them raise some funds?

We will be leaving for Cozumel on 10/26/2013 so there is some time to get things made and sent to me to deliver.

For more information you can see their Facebook page here

https://www.facebook.com/CozumelTurtles

I can be reached at aussieu@comcast.net as well.

How can you resist helping little guys like this one that we rescued in 2012!!

Becky Noe

KJohn
2013-02-09, 7:26pm
What a nice thing to be involved in. Hope you get a good response!

BeckyNoe
2013-02-09, 7:51pm
Thanks Kristin...me too

Moth
2013-02-11, 10:44am
If anyone wants to make some sea turtles to send to this event, I have a sea turtle tutorial in my shop. If you use coupon code tortuga you will get the tutorial for free! I don't want to make any money from it, but just to help anyone who would like to send some turtles to this fundraiser! Hope it helps.

Here is a link to the tutorial. Don't forget to use the coupon code! It will subtract the price of the tutorial from your cart.
http://store.marylockwood.com/sea-turtle-lampwork-glass-bead-tutorial.html

Be sure to follow instructions on the confirmation page to instantly download your tutorial at the end of checkout. If you have any trouble, just email me and I'll zip a copy over to you. This coupon code will work for all of February!

marla0416
2013-02-11, 10:49am
That is so awesome! What a really nice thing to do. You can count me in. I'm new but willing.

Eileen
2013-02-11, 11:00am
Mary thank you, I was trying to figure out how to make a few, this will help if it's anything like the excellent tutorials I've bought from you in the past!
(Not that I've actually made a dragon or jellyfish bead for example, but I've read them while I get up my nerve, and actually made components of the jellyfish bead)

Afterdark
2013-02-11, 4:24pm
AWWWW that picture is too cute! I'm hooked!!

Mary- you are awesome- if you can give and pay it forward I am gonna do my best to create some turtles to swim to Cozumel too!!

dmmcnair
2013-02-11, 5:27pm
Mary, thank you! I got your tut and have two turtles sitting in the kiln as I type. I will be doing a few more to send to Becky. I love this tut.

KJohn
2013-02-11, 6:24pm
Hi Mary,

Just got your tut too. I'm going through it now. Looks awesome. Thank you!

Mr.Smeeth
2013-02-11, 9:05pm
Im in. Making a bunch of turtles. Glass for the environment. Turtles are awesome. Turtles FTW.

Steve

ginko
2013-02-11, 9:41pm
I will be in Cozumel on a stop on our cruise. We will be there the 1st of November. Will you still be in Cozumel?

Mr.Smeeth
2013-02-13, 5:26pm
Here is a turtle from Marry's tutorial ready to go to mexico. Thanks Marry very cool Idea.

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/539534_4535002009493_1050528660_n.jpg

Steve

dmmcnair
2013-02-13, 9:24pm
That is one beautiful turtle.

Here are a few that I'm sending. Thank you Mary for the tut.

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Sadly one of the others that I was going to send broke a flipper.

Tillie
2013-02-14, 12:33pm
Thank you for the tut, Mary! I'm in! I love Cozumel and diving there. I was in on the Juan Leca push to save Paradise reef. I'm all for saving any part of our marine environment!

BeckyNoe
2013-02-14, 4:14pm
you all are fabulous!! This is going to be so fun to give them all to the eco society there. BTW ..it was brought to my attention (my words not theirs) that i'm an idiot..duh..posting my address and when i will be gone was not so smart :)

That being said...send me a private message and i'll give you my address where to send these amazing donations!!

I have a huge dog show this weekend so won't be able to try my hand at Mary's tut till next weekend.

Becky

BeckyNoe
2013-02-14, 4:15pm
Hey Dawn..no worries on the broken flipper...there are those babies born that have broken or missing flippers as well. We all are not perfect..that would make us all ordinary right!!

Is it salvageable enough that he can maybe still go?

Roo Blaty
2013-02-14, 6:14pm
I have some little "Finding Nemo" type turtles.... I have it on (almost constantly) in my studio :grin:

dmmcnair
2013-02-15, 2:12pm
It is, I can cold work it smooth.

BeckyNoe
2013-02-15, 3:55pm
Roo those definately count!! They are adorable!!

:) Dawn your choice

Roo Blaty
2013-02-15, 7:42pm
Thanks Becky!
They are like little pets almost, so much personality (to me anyway).
I rarely list them for sale...they just sit around and watch me work. But they wouldn't mind a trip to Mexico to help their kin. :lol: (except the baby one, he's too skeeert)

Do you want to pm me that address that you had hanging out for the world to see! :lol:

NeenaG
2013-02-24, 2:23pm
Thanks, Mary! I'm just seeing this. I'm going to try to make some of these to send to Becky.

Pickledkitty
2013-02-24, 3:29pm
Just the push that I needed to buy the jellyfish and dragon tutorials while I was there, thanks Mary!

This is going to have to wait until the three feet of snow here melts so I can put together my studio, but that is okay 'cause you aren't leaving 'til October, right? ;p

BeckyNoe
2013-02-24, 7:57pm
Nope not till October :) can't wait to see what you do. I am hoping to get to my attempts next weekend.

Becky

BeckyNoe
2013-02-26, 3:25pm
ooooo so excited. I just received the first turtles to take to Cozumel and give to the Ecological Society as donations from Steve and beautiful is not a good enough word to use to describe them!

I bought some of his sea murinni to try my hand at a turtle or two and now have some seaweed twisties to use and not give my self a headache trying to figure out how to make them! Thank you Steve..that was very nice of you.

Newbie headaches are NOT fun :)

Becky

BeckyNoe
2013-03-08, 8:05pm
so does anyone have any photos of the turtles they have been making with Mary's tut? I'd love to see them. I will be attempting my first one this weekend, since it will be snowing this weekend. I've received Steve's and they are more fabulous in person then they were in the photos!!

Anyone? Anyone??

Becky

debb
2013-03-09, 12:47am
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Here's my first few attempts. I'm going to try to make one or two each week for the next few months so I have a nice amount to send off :)

BeckyNoe
2013-03-09, 9:08am
those are awesome Deb. I'm going to try my first one today ;)

BeckyNoe
2013-03-09, 3:09pm
Today was my first attempt at Mary Lockwood's Turtle. I bought her tutorial when i thought of this project and don't regret it one bit. Super simple to follow, and so detailed..it's fabulous!!

Too bad the unlabeled rod that looked like amber was actually transparent red or pink of some type.

My fins and head are too big, but I'm happy with this monster of a bead. It didn't crack when i was making it which is good cause I have never had that much glass at the end of my stick before...now it's in the kiln hopefully cooking nicely and not cracking.

I don't have a big kiln yet, so the mini devarti annealer will have to do. Just hope i can figure out timing for cooking it.

Can't wait to do another..but only one at a time will fit in the kiln till my Glass-hive gets here.

Becky

Josephtheterrible
2013-05-24, 7:17am
I love to make turtles. It's as though you are making these critters come to life and each one has it's own personality.

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patienthand
2013-05-28, 4:44pm
I just found this thread. We went to Cozumel as one of the stops on our cruise last month. I have several implosion turtles made, already in my stash.

BeckyNoe
2013-05-28, 5:00pm
Any and all are welcome. Heck anything you can make island, sea, underwater, turtle, fish related is welcome. Any money they make selling them will come in handy!

I'm making a few when ever i can so I have a load to take with me as well. If you all want my address for mailing PM me.

We are leaving Oct 26th. I'll bring back lots of pictures and videos of the little critters you all are helping to save with me!!

marcel
2013-06-17, 11:19am
Here is my Turtle :)

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BeckyNoe
2013-07-21, 6:27pm
Marcel's turtle is AMAZING in person..my non-glass husband was totally impressed with it. Just a reminder, I will be leaving Oct 26th so need to have all donations before then.

I'll try to get a photo of what we have going so far!! They are beautiful!!

Becky

theglasszone
2013-08-14, 9:57pm
I'll try and get something(s) put together before you go... :) I like Turdles! ;)

theglasszone
2013-08-14, 10:39pm
Oh, and you asked for photos of Turtles made with Mary's Tutorial - so here are a few of mine! I love that Tut - so much fun!!!

My first try - with a Turtle and Clown Fish Murrini in there too:

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/theglasszone/Bead%20Photos/Turtle%20Pendants/TurtlePend1.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/theglasszone/media/Bead%20Photos/Turtle%20Pendants/TurtlePend1.jpg.html)

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/theglasszone/Bead%20Photos/Turtle%20Pendants/TurtlePend4.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/theglasszone/media/Bead%20Photos/Turtle%20Pendants/TurtlePend4.jpg.html)

And this one - done in my Davy Jones Locker theme:

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/theglasszone/Bead%20Photos/Turtle%20Pendants/DJTurtle1.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/theglasszone/media/Bead%20Photos/Turtle%20Pendants/DJTurtle1.jpg.html)

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x280/theglasszone/Bead%20Photos/Turtle%20Pendants/DJTurtle6.jpg (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/theglasszone/media/Bead%20Photos/Turtle%20Pendants/DJTurtle6.jpg.html)

:)

BeckyNoe
2013-08-22, 5:53pm
DeAnne those are fabulous!! I can't wait to take these down to them. 65 days and counting down!!

I see where people "bump" threads but don't know how to do it.

Becky

Eileen
2013-08-22, 5:57pm
DeAnne, I love them!

Becky, DeAnne did it, you just post on it. I am ashamed to say I had forgotten, so I am hoping I will remember now to do a few.

angelique_redhead
2013-08-31, 3:46pm
I almost never come out of the Bathroom so I hadn't seen this thread before. I'll have to see what I can do. :love: Angelique

BeckyNoe
2013-09-04, 4:41pm
we are getting closer...52 days...how are your donations coming? Can't wait to see them!!

Tillie
2013-09-09, 5:03pm
I made my first turtle today! I'll be making more each day and have them ready to go before the deadline.

Tillie
2013-09-10, 5:03pm
293378The turtle is it of the oven! He's pretty cute, except for a string of glass that flew across his back and stuck and looks like a crack, but it's not, I promise. I haven't cleaned him up yet, but I'm happy with how he turned out. He told me his name is Lewis.

Pickledkitty
2013-09-14, 8:23pm
I am really struggling on the construction of these. I do them off mandrel boro, but I have a hell of a time getting the fins evenly placed. I normally put a hot gob of glass on the side, mush it and then pull it out with a glass rod to a fin shape. Yesterday I tried the technique of making th fins first and then adding them later. I think I left too much glass to join them on, since there was quite a bit of finessing to get the shape back to acceptable. So what is your technique in adding fins?

BeckyNoe
2013-09-16, 10:25am
Thanks everyone for your contributions...can't wait to get them all..40 days till I leave

BeckyNoe
2013-09-29, 10:41am
Only 26 more days to get your donations to me. Pm me for the mailing address

Tillie
2013-10-02, 4:41pm
I'm hoping that I'll be able to get some more made. Things have not gone exactly as I had planned since I signed up for this. Been getting kicked in the butt on a regular basis, but it will try to get some more made. My last two have looked like crap.

EileenGlass
2013-10-03, 7:43am
Oh I do wish I had seen this sooner. I recently bought Mary's tutorial. I made one I was pretty stoked about. It turns out 3 yr olds are pretty good testers of craftsmanship, the leg snapped off right at the seem. But if it would help I will send it and if I can get any torching in soon I will make more.

BeckyNoe
2013-10-17, 10:05am
9 more days folks. Did anyone else need my address?

BeckyNoe
2013-10-25, 5:37pm
Thought i would share all the turtles and shells and necklaces that were sent for us to take to Cozumel to donate to the Eco society. Janell..yours just made it :) We leave tomorrow morning.

sorry the pic is so bad..cell phone image as all the camera's are packed. I'll follow up when we get back with pics of the generous offerings and what they are helping!

Thank you again,
Becky

Pickledkitty
2013-10-27, 4:03pm
Phew! Glad they made it, and hope you have tons of fun there! Midterm kicked my butt and I nearly forgot to mail them out!

Eileen
2013-10-27, 4:42pm
I'm sorry, but I got sidetracked and didn't make any yet, but maybe you could get an address for us to send them direct to the cause later?
And yes, I'd love to see photos!

Jenne
2014-02-03, 7:15am
I know this thread is old, but it was curious if you'll be going back this year?

angelique_redhead
2014-02-03, 1:09pm
I was wanting to know too since I did make 3 turtles I didn't have time to send before they left for their trip. :love: Angelique

I know this thread is old, but it was curious if you'll be going back this year?

BeckyNoe
2014-02-22, 3:18pm
Yes we go every year. I am hoping to take stuff when we go

MagpieGlass
2017-12-27, 1:33pm
Just found this

WOW!!!!!

Liked their facebook page. Now a good reason to find my way to Cozumel. I love sea turtles.