Star Bead Tutorial

[Jacinthe]

First off I want to acknowledge, that I did not discover the star bead, and didn't figure it out on my own. It was thanks to another tutorial that I can now make mine.

I have to sadly announce that I cannot put my pictures anywhere to keep them up for free anymore.

I am terribly sorry.

[SuzyQ]

Great pictures Sarah! Now I have got to try this. Thanks for a great tutorial.

[Jacinthe]

Great pictures Sarah! Now I have got to try this. Thanks for a great tutorial.

Thank you! And please post your results good and bad here!

And if you have any other questions, Please post them here too :D

I just wish I could have shown more of the 'technique' than what I did, but i would need to have grown two extra arms to do that... ;)


Hugs,
Sarah

[Gwenlori]

Great job Sarah =D> =D>

I can't wait to try those in the am.

Gwen

[paintingwithglass]

Fantastic tutorial Sarah!! =D> =D> =D>

Great step by step and pics!! WTG! :!: :!:

[whimzicalities]

Awesome tutorial, Sarah!!! You've given me courage. I'm definitely going to try it!!!

[boheme']

Sarah - WOW!!!

Fantastic tutorial - you make it look so easy that I want to give it a try. Thank you so much for sharing your star with us. I'm truly inspired. :mrgreen:

[AngelHeart]

Sarah your stars are beautiful! Thanks for the tutorial as I haven't had much success with making stars. Now I will give it another go! :D

[Emily NZ]

What a wonderful pictorial.
Lovely stars Sarah.
Emily

[UCBYCINDY]

Thank you so much for the tutorial...I just go in from the garage...and I am quite impressed how well I did considering it was my first time and only been lampworking since jan.

I can see they will be my new favorite thing to make :P

[Sylvie Anne]

Sarah,

That was a really fantastic tutorial. I love your use of pictures. I know the one thing that really helped me was your advice to flatten the dots. My arms used to go all wonky, now they stay right where I put 'em. Couldn't have done it without you!

[Gwenlori]

I made a star today :lol: :lol: I will post pics in the am.

[sadiesmom]

Sarah ~

That tutorial was Awesome!! Are you sure that was your first tutorial?? Great Job!!

I definitely want to give that a shot after I get back from Florida.

Denise

[Marie]

Great Tut Sarah :D
Your pics are great, can't wait to try it!

[Jacinthe]

You all make my heart soar!
Thank you for the compliments.
I'm hoping this weekend to find time to torch while its light outside and get better pictures even.
And maybe even a goddess tutorial as well.

Hugs,
Sarah

[UCBYCINDY]

That would be great if you could do another tutorial.

It is so nice that you are willing to share your knowledge with use.

Thanks!

[purplelilyone]

You all make my heart soar!
Thank you for the compliments.
I'm hoping this weekend to find time to torch while its light outside and get better pictures even.
And maybe even a goddess tutorial as well.

Hugs,
Sarah


We all love your work! It's great!!!!

[mystykbead]

This is definately a top notch tutorial! AAA+++ Great work sarah

Lindz

[Rose Leslie]

I have tried that before and was very disapointed. Now I see how itis done. WOW is all I can say. Very Very wonderful with the glass interaction. I will try that again tomorrow. Thank you so much. Love it.

[Rose Leslie]

I tried the star. You are good. Two of the arms decided to go flying off into space. [-X Ugh! That is a little more difficult than I thought. So I did it is white and black just to practice. Will go ahead and try again. Just about got the arms pulled on one side. Ha was I fooled. You are sooooo good. Ha! That is one of the things that I will work one. Good tutortial. Hard to do. :tigger:

[Gwenlori]

ok here is my little wonky star :biggrin:

Well I dont know what happened to the seccond pic.

[TroyNC]

Sarah,
Wow! Thank-You!!!
I'm going to try tom....if it works out, I'll post pics on Wednesday :-)

[Emily NZ]

Thankyou Sarah,
the tip to fatten the dots made it so much better for me.
Here is my third ever star using your tutorial for the first time.
Emily

[Jacinthe]

Gwen - *round of applause* You done GOOD! Big hugs! I'm so proud of you! Way to Go!

Emily - *round of applause* Third star only? Awesome! I'm so proud of you! Way to go!

You make me cheer every time I see someone attempt something they haven't tried before and when they succeed because of my help, it makes me jump for joy! I'm So proud of you both! Awesome jobs both of you!

Big hugs,
Sarah

[Jacinthe]

I tried the star. You are good. Two of the arms decided to go flying off into space. [-X Ugh! That is a little more difficult than I thought. So I did it is white and black just to practice. Will go ahead and try again. Just about got the arms pulled on one side. Ha was I fooled. You are sooooo good. Ha! That is one of the things that I will work one. Good tutortial. Hard to do. :tigger:
Oh I'm sorry Rose. I have only had a few stars lose arms, but that is after I'm completely done and then while cleaning. Just remember to keep the whole bead warm, turning in the flame, flashing in the flame, never keeping it still aside from when applying dots, flattening, and raking. Keep that beadie warm!

Hugs,
Sarah

[Sue H-K]

Great tutorial Sarah! I had never thought to do the stripes on my base bead before I added all the dots! Great idea!

Sue

[sarakay]

Sarah,
that's a great tutorial. All the detailed pictures are wonderful. I can't believe you're doing that bead on a hothead torch. :-D

[Virginia]

Hi, great tutorial [-o<
hmmmmmmmmm, maybe I could make a star bead???? ;-) LOL - really great job, much better than my tutorial - just for the fun of it - I thought I would post one of my favorites, ok, I confess - it is an entire page of my favorites! Hope they show up, they made me make them so small - Hi dear - you are shining in the Star department :biggrin:

[Cyndi]

Sarah- Your tutorials are some of the best I've seen!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these to share with all us!

Cyndi

[PattyK]

Outstanding!

Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together! :-D

[Toozygoot]

I just love your star beads! Thanks for a super tutorial! The pics were excellent! If I make anything resembling a star I will post a pic. :-)

pat

[UCBYCINDY]

Thank you again for the great tutorial...I am attaching my first star...not amazing...but I am really proud of it and some more recent ones!!!

Great tutorial...off to try your goddess tutorial know :biggrin:

[kandice]

Stunning bead and fabulous tutorial - than k you for sharing that!

[SadiesJewels]

Hi Sarah,

I only just found this site and have to say that is a truly wonderful tutorial ... so clear and precise! I'm going to give it a go!

Sadie - with another glass forum to check out from time to time!

[choward27]

Sarah - That tutorial is fabulous! I can't wait to try it! And great job to all of you that have posted pics!!

[Anakin's Glass Eye]

Thanks so much for the tutorial. I'm always searching the threads on LampworkEtc.com and Wet Canvas looking for tutorials. I can say this is one of the best. Last night I gave it a try and had fantastic results. Thanks again.

[Jacinthe]

Thanks so much for the tutorial. I'm always searching the threads on LampworkEtc.com and Wet Canvas looking for tutorials. I can say this is one of the best. Last night I gave it a try and had fantastic results. Thanks again.
Please show us! :)

Hugs
Sarah

[Lynn Larson]

I'm going to have to try this! It is incredible, and i have to make 2 color beads for a swap. I hope they turn out :)

[JoDel]

That was awesome, Great turorial, thankyou for sharing that with all of us, Totally Impressed by the tutorial and your Incredible generosity. WOW, So Impressed!!! Monique

[IF-Designs]

great tutorial Sarah! It really helps having all the pictures too :) THANK YOU!

[jazzcurls]

Awesome job Sarah...wonderful tutorial...very clear and concise directions...and the pics really help a LOT!!! Thanks

[Jacinthe]

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful comments on the tutorial. And ask each of you who try star beads after reading this tutorial to post a picture of your beads! We all love to see them!

[beachbeads]

Great tutorial, are you going to put it on your web page?

[Bobby]

I want to thank everyone for the wonderful comments on the tutorial. And ask each of you who try star beads after reading this tutorial to post a picture of your beads! We all love to see them!

That was fun ! ! ! thank you.
Since all of my muses went on vacation ""TOGETHER"" !!!!.................I thought what better time to try something new. Very intense but fun to be in a place that you are new at. I did learn that I really need to straighten the arms before dragging. But what fun I had......................

Thank you again for a very easy to follow tutorial.

Bobby

O.K. where did that picture go ! ! ! ! !

My screen says HTML code is off........does that mean anything.............?
Will try later................

[Bobby]

one more try.

[Aussie*Fire*Beads]

Sarah Thankyou so much for doing this.I have wanted to learn how to make these for such a long time.The tut was so easy to follow and pics are fantastic.
I will give it a go.
Karen :)

[Curly Irish Girl]

OK....dishwasher is emptied - laundry folded - DH on way to golf course and my faithful Big Black Dog Thing and I are on our way to the studio (just out the back door) to try this FABULOUS tutorial!!! Thanks for sharing....isn't that the amazing thing about knowledge - it only has true value when it is shared! While I've shared lots within my healthcare community, I look forward to the day I will have something to share of value to my flamework community!

Again, thanks!

[Jacinthe]

Bobby you done good! Keeping the arms straight its the hardest part, but sometimes using the spin of the arms can give a cool effect too. :-)

Hugs

[BarbC]

Thanks for thaking the time to do all picture! Can't wait to print it off! I am a visual learner so thanks bunches!!! :love:

[fireworm]

Great tutorial!!! Thank you for taking the time to share.

I can hardly wait to try this.

Sincerely,

Katherine :)

[rosemarie23]

Sarah, thanks for posting this. I tried these yesterday. The first one seemed really wonky when I was making it, but it didn't turn out bad at all. I decided to make a bigger one, but when it got time to do the raking, I chickened out. This was a bad decision, I think it look like a Christmas Stocking, with all the stripes and all. But it's BIG.

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[Curly Irish Girl]

The attached photo is my attempt at the Star - they get better with each one - the purple is the most recent. 2534

[Genea]

wow! thats awesome! that would take me half a year to do on a HH lol!

[FiredDesires]

Sarah....I've seen a tutuorial on this star bead before, BUT this one you have posted is absolutely the best ... thanks for all your hard work and sharing. I might have to try one of these puppies.......

oops.....forgot to say "great stars" everyone! I'm encouraged.

[Jacinthe]

wow! thats awesome! that would take me half a year to do on a HH lol!
Genea - nah... the longest time it took me to make one was an hour! and I work on a HH! I love my HH!

Rose - awesome first stars! Don't chicken out next time! :D

Lynn - VERY nice stars! You are moving along really fast! I'll take a pic of one of my newest BIG ones in my hand for you all. ;)

FiredDesires - I learned the star bead from another tutorial on another site as well. But I came here and was asked to make one to help promote the site, and so I did. I took all the pics myself as I was making the bead(s). This is one thing I don't take credit for, there are also pictures and directions in Cindy Jenkins' books about making star beads. :D And there are SEVERAL people who make star beads before me! I just wanted to help my fellow beadmakers anyway I could!


Big hugs,
Sarah

[Tutti-frutti]

Thank you Sarah for the tutorial. i made it. they are so much fun. I need more Practise with the raking.
Katja 3796

[suzanne]

Hi there,

thanks again for the wonderfull tutorial, I just had my first set with a snowflake bead listed

http://cgi.ebay.com/Justmade-lampwork-beads-Aspen-Snowfall_W0QQitemZ5035406373QQcategoryZ34070QQssPa geNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Suzanne

[kpastino]

Thank you so much for the great tutorial, Sarah. Here is my first ever try on the star bead. Took me about 40 minutes on my HH, I was Squeezing my last bottle of MAPP gas and somehow managed to finish the bead before gas runs out.
Kyung

[Jacinthe]

Katja - Great job! Just remember to take your time in doing the raking.
Suzanne - silly woman!
Kyung - you don't want to know how often I have done that samething with my bulk tanks and a star bead! Awesome first one!

[chrisdd]

Sarah, this is a top notch tutorial! Thanks so much. =D> =D> =D>

[brallynadd]

this demo makes me want to scrape up money to get my 02 tank refilled.

[Darelyn]

Hi! I'm new to this forum and have been making beads for about a year. I love these stars! What I've been wondering is how you use them in jewelry. If you thread it horizontally, you don't see the pretty star. Does anyone have any photos of how they've strung these star beads? Thanks!

[Melodie]

Wow! Boy am I glad someone bumped this up or I may have never seen it. Great pictures! This tutorial will make some excellent stars to place on a Christmas tree. My MIL would love something like this for ornaments!

Thanks, you may have just put me on the good DIL list for the rest of next year. O:) O:) O:)

[Jacinthe]

Hi! I'm new to this forum and have been making beads for about a year. I love these stars! What I've been wondering is how you use them in jewelry. If you thread it horizontally, you don't see the pretty star. Does anyone have any photos of how they've strung these star beads? Thanks!
When I hang them in jewelry, I use hang them flat against the neck/chest by using wire, cord or seedbeads to create a pendant hanger.

[Darelyn]

Thank you, Sarah! I'll have to try that out.

[caspertorch]

well, I'm a newbie.... and here's my story... I don' have a pic to post yet... the "thing" is still in the kiln at the studio I go to... I promise to post it so everyone can have a good laugh.... here was my idea.

I "thought" - herein lies the problem -- that I could take this tutorial make it big enough to be a Christmas ornament... so today I went to the studio to try my idea. the first one wasn't so bad, it was smaller, just a biggish bead size, way wonky but a good start.... THE SECOND ONE.... well let's just say 45 minutes later, and 4 rods of glass.... the thing was huge, wonky, as big as my head and weighed as much as my first child!

I'll pick it up friday and thus post my first pic... I hope it makes you laugh as much as it did everyone at the studio...

Great tutorial, thank you so much, I can only hope to be a good enough beader to one day do it justice...
Happy thanksgiving.

[orodrago]

Hey Casper! - Id really love to see it - pretty please?
Cheers,
Lavender

[wendbill]

Here's mine. I want to see the one that uses four rods of glass as well!

[Jacinthe]

well, I'm a newbie.... and here's my story... I don' have a pic to post yet... the "thing" is still in the kiln at the studio I go to... I promise to post it so everyone can have a good laugh.... here was my idea.

I "thought" - herein lies the problem -- that I could take this tutorial make it big enough to be a Christmas ornament... so today I went to the studio to try my idea. the first one wasn't so bad, it was smaller, just a biggish bead size, way wonky but a good start.... THE SECOND ONE.... well let's just say 45 minutes later, and 4 rods of glass.... the thing was huge, wonky, as big as my head and weighed as much as my first child!

I'll pick it up friday and thus post my first pic... I hope it makes you laugh as much as it did everyone at the studio...

Great tutorial, thank you so much, I can only hope to be a good enough beader to one day do it justice...
Happy thanksgiving.
WOW!
4 rods of glass!
That's bigger than I've ever made!
I wanna see that one too!

[Jacinthe]

Here's mine. I want to see the one that uses four rods of glass as well!
Wendy,

Very nice starter stars!
The only thing that I would suggest, would be to try a little less heat and to space your arms a bit more evenly. :D Other than that you are on your way to be a great star maker.

[wendbill]

I definitely have real problems with the symetry/spacing side of things. And heat control? Well I certainly need a lot of practice!

[jknapp]

Thanks very much-- I love looking at these and haven't tried to make any yet.

[Jacinthe]

So has anyone else tried this tutorial especially for the holiday season?

[dla]

Ok, so I'll be "brave" and post my first 4 "stars" ever. If you want to call them that ! lol ! Still, they're mine and I love 'em ! lol ! I actually made them BEFORE re-reading the tutorial. lol ! Something I need to remember to do from here on in - READ THE TUTS FIRST ! lol !
Debbie A. 11395

[dla]

And Sarah - I Forgot, thanks much for posting the tutorial ! It's a good one for sure ! I really did enjoy making these and will make more!
Debbie A.

[FlameDancer]

Sarah, I'm not sure how I have missed this tutorial all this time but I have coveted your star beads ever since the first time I saw one on WC. I can't thank you enough for this tutorial!!!! Girl, you rock:) :) :)

I tried my hand at three of them and if I had more torch time, I'm sure there would be more, lol.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! {{{{{{{{{{{BIG HUGS TO YOU}}}}}}}}

But, I still NEED one of yours...maybe one day:)

[A.Loomis]

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I should have re-read the tutorial again too!! This was my second one, and I like your concentric layers on the base better than my single color base bead... And can you tell I get all freaked out about raking? ugh

LOVE this forum, Loved your tut.....

-Angela

[Shiran (away)]

Step 14
Finally, you have to be very careful with you heat control now, otherwise you just melt everything into each other and lose the points into the arms of the star. You carefully melt in the transparent so you can see the bubble.

http://members.home.nl/sjsglasswork/startutorial/steps/step22.jpg


Hi Sarah,
what a perfect bead!! BEATIFUL!!

[shawnette]

bump

[Jacinthe]

Sorry I haven't checked in here in a bit folks

I'm loving all the stars!

I get a little smile on my face when I see someone trying something new!
I thank each and everyone of you for trying my tutorials. :-)

[Jacinthe]

Phew whee! We are back up and running.
I moved the files to another and forgot I had used them here as the images from my site.

[glassymom]

sarah,
this tutorial is awesome. I'm REALLY new to lampworking and LE but I'm going to give this a try cause either way its practice and will help me learn new things!! If it looks like a star I will post it!! LOL
thanks
sue
lake wales, fl

[dragoncass]

Your tut was great and the pictures are wonderful. You have inspired me to go and try makiinga star:-)

Thanks for sharing

[JMDesigns]

Lovely tutorial and so clear, thanks!

[Julz]

Whaaa, I wanted to see the star of four rods...

Thanks so much Sarah for creating this Tut and the excellent pictures. Now I can try one as I have been admiring yours for sooooo long. I promise I will share. :)

[Beads-on-Toast]

dont laugh
this is my first attempt.
what ya think?

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[Lynn Larson]

Very nice! Great color :love:

[JMDesigns]

I think that it worked nicely!

[Jacinthe]

dont laugh
this is my first attempt.
what ya think?

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PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTY YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beads-on-Toast]

awww thanks you guys

[A_Glass_Bash]

If anyone wants to email me at aglassbash@comcast.net asking for the star tutorial, I put this in to a word document with pictures and Jacinthe (Sarah) listed as Creator and her pictures. I wanted to be able to print it out and take to the shop. LOL It's three pages with all but the first two pictures (which I thought were pretty self explanitory by step 3) I hope this is ok... If not please let me know... Sarah would you like a copy of it??

[Kristina]

this are mine


http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a342/Ellessonbeads/100_4281_1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a342/Ellessonbeads/100_4200_1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a342/Ellessonbeads/100_4187_1.jpg

[JMDesigns]

Kristina, they are lovely!

[A_Glass_Bash]

OMG those are so beautiful. My first attempt WAY didn't look anything like that. It's now a "bead".. I guess I have to get back out there and try again..

[A_Glass_Bash]

OK.. Maybe I am NOT supposed to be a lampworker cause my first attemps have looked NOTHING like those. NOT one dang bit. I am totally so GREEN with envy over all your first attempts. They all look like their SUPPOSED to be stars at least.

[Jacinthe]

If anyone wants to email me at aglassbash@comcast.net asking for the star tutorial, I put this in to a word document with pictures and Jacinthe (Sarah) listed as Creator and her pictures. I wanted to be able to print it out and take to the shop. LOL It's three pages with all but the first two pictures (which I thought were pretty self explanitory by step 3) I hope this is ok... If not please let me know... Sarah would you like a copy of it??
Arlene,
You are a DOLL!
There were a few people asking me if I could do it, and since I had no clue I had been struggling! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a copy of the word document. :D
I could then add a link to my website for it :D

I think everyone has done amazingly with their stars!

And trust me... my first star looked NOTHING like my stars now.
In fact I got so frustrated with the arms that I went and squashed them and made it into a flower bead, which then later went on to crack cause it was too fragile. :P

So don't dispair!

Kristina - your stars are scrumptious!

I really do applaud each and everyone of you for at least trying the stars (even the ones who didn't show their attempts). I wrote the tutorial to help people take that step to try something different and out of their normal playtime regime!

[Kristina]

Thank you for the nice compliments. My Stars was my first stars.
Arlene look on the picture how she made the stars. And make a little bit bigger Dots then it would be better and easier for you.

[Jacinthe]

anyone out there making stars?

[Carols Glass]

These are so beautiful! As soon as I get my concentrator, I will try to make one of these on my Mini cc! I'm so glad I got to see this tutorial. Thank you for posting it and bringing it back to the surface or "bumping" it.

[angie]

Fantastic Tut!!!!
i made one too lol
i would like to see a piece made with these beads.....anyone?

[Jacinthe]

I'll bug Retta... she made some with my stars...

I know that Mary(McDuck) was just wrapping it with a cord

http://sjsglasswork.community-home.com/albums/necklaces/greenwhitenecklace.jpg

is a simple one I made for myself...

[Carols Glass]

simply elegant and simply GORGEOUS! wow, now I really can't wait to make stars. I think I can, I think I can........

[wetnoodle33]

OMG, sorry about the late-ish post, but I honestly couldn't help myself. Those are so wonderful! I've tried making a star before, but I never thought about flattening the dots in order to keep everything under control. Neat! I'm so inspired, I think I'm going to go bug my aunt to go out to my studio with me. My dad won't let me use the torch without adult supervision... :rolleyes:. Ahh well, I'll give them a shot! :-D Fantastic everybody!

~Ryan

[Carols Glass]

I hate to admit this, but I've made about 5 stars and none are worth showing, they are absolutely ugly! I'm getting better, but I have problems with the top of the star popping off and it seems like it's just a certain one that wants to pop over and over. Very frustrating! First, my stars were ugly colors, then they were too big and then, too small. One of these days, I will have one just right and I will post the picture. That is, if I ever succeed!

[Purity]

I had been looking for a tutorial on the star for ages and couldnt believe it when I stumbled across this one. I had to try it straight away! Must admit, didnt turn out the way I had hoped. The arms arent straight, I couldnt figure out how to hold the darn thing while I tried to rake. All in all, its PPP for me *sighs* :D
Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful tutorial and sharing it with the public!

[Beads-on-Toast]

dont laugh
this is my first attempt.
what ya think?

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second attempt

just slightly better me thinks

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o262/beads-on-toast/star.jpg

[Ro]

fantastic tutorial thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
ro

[CO_Phantom]

I tried one the other night. It turned out okay, except that 2 of the points got a little melted in more than the others. And the blutonium I was using got reduced (having torch/oxycon issues...new oxycons on the way!) so right as I was doing the raking at the end, my flame goes to a reduction flame and the blutonium glass turned into an irridescent rust color. Gorgeous color. Just not what I was going for. And certainly not in splotches!!

-Amy

[Beads-on-Toast]

here is another attempt
What ya think?


http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o262/beads-on-toast/starhand1mini.gif

[glassdream]

VERY nice!-I have been a little intimidated about trying those-maybe I'll get brave tomorrow--great job--Vanessa

[BurningScentsations]

I'll bug Retta... she made some with my stars...

I know that Mary(McDuck) was just wrapping it with a cord

http://sjsglasswork.community-home.com/albums/necklaces/greenwhitenecklace.jpg

is a simple one I made for myself...

Jacinthe,

This is a wonderful tutorial, but I'm trying to find out how to wire them up so they will hang nicely.


Anyone know about a tutorial on how to wire up the stars for use in necklaces, like the one above?

I've got a bunch of pulsar/star beads, but haven't come up with a good way to wire them up that looks nice. I'm trying for a nice pendant that I can incorporate onto sterling chains or into custom necklaces.

Anyone have any Ideas?

Thanks,

Lloyd

[gubnavnania]

My attempts :
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u249/gubby_design/jewellery.jpg

[Miss Kate]

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!

Miss Kate

[mary1_$]

Fantastic . Thanks so much.

[uglybeadsneedlove]

your work and profile show that you would be a great person to know, many facinating interests

[Jacinthe]

I want to compliment everyone on their stars and the progress everyone has made!

I am totally honoured and impressed that each of you have taken the time to read my tutorial and to try it out. And not only that, to have the courage to post first tries. :D

Good for all of you and keep up the hard work!

[Donna T.]

Terrific tutorial!! I'll definately be giving this a try! Thanks so much for posting it. Loved seeing everyone's stars.

[lusciouslampwork]

Thanks for the great tut!!! I just pulled mine out of the kiln and I do believe it is worthy of the gallery. Will post later!!

Julie

[Glacier]

Thanks so much for the tutorial! I've been having lots of fun with these. This is the first one that was worth taking a picture of! I
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v38/Glacier1998/bead/jaspendant.jpg
I turned it into a pendant for a friend who is moving away!

[dhare09]

This is so helpful! I will be trying this in my next session. I always wondered how to make them but never took the time to investigate. Thanks so much for the visual details...I am all about it!

[Janel Dudley]

Jacinthe, today I finally tried a goddess, thanks to the tutorial you had posted. I really appreciate it. I will give the star a try asap! -Janel-

[Jacinthe]

Keep up the amazing work everyone!
Thanks for posting your stars in the tutorial.
It makes me smile knowing I've helped someone stretch their boundaries.

Hugs to all and keep melting that glass!

[greenglasscafe]

I have ALWAYS loved the glass stars! Thank you for this tutorial! I love to try to figure stuff out sometimes but then there are those times when you just want to know how it's done! I can't wait to try this!!!

[Paco]

DOH!! flatten the dots!! <G> Well, I tried this tut last night and had amazing (for me) success. The arms are even and straight and the tips went on great and none popped off. BUT, I am having trouble raking the points. How hot/soft should the arm be when I rake? How deep should I put my tool into the glass? This is my first star that actually looks like a star. The other attempts got melted into LARGE multicolored donut beads <G> I will try to post a pic Monday.
This tut was great! Thank you so much Sarah
Dinah

[Virginia]

this is one of the best star tutorials I have seen - if someone is still having trouble - there is a live star tutorial on "you tube" - just type in Lampwork star tutorial. It will show you how you just get the area where you are raking hot -
I am always checking this tutorial to see peoples stars - they are my absolute favorite bead - Thanks again for putting such effort into a GREAT tutorial -Virginia

[Carols Glass]

I need to try making these again. I haven't tried again since I got my Lynx torch. Too much popping with my last torch.

[MerryFool]

Beautiful Tut, Sarah! I've wondered how those beads were made.
It reminds me of a snowflake with the white and transparent.

I can't wait to try this out.
Does it work ok on a HH? How long do you spend on making this bead?

[Ancasta]

Does it work ok on a HH? How long do you spend on making this bead?

I would like to know this also :biggrin:

[Veda's Beads]

Jacinth this was fabulous!! Thank you so much! I just finished making 2 of these and if they come out of the kiln looking like they did going in I think I'm going to be pleased :) I tried this technique once before with horrifying results - so I'm totally stoked about this tut! I'll post pics tomorrow. Thanks again for making it "click" for me!

[HONEYBUNNY72_99]

Yep it can be done on a HH if you can control your heat.just takes
practice.

[Veda's Beads]

Here it is:


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Thanks again - You Rock!

[Carols Glass]

I've been working so hard to make these star beads! I'm getting closer. I have one I may be not too embarrassed to show a pic of as soon as I clean it and take a picture.

I love your star and I love your star bead tutorial.

[Carols Glass]

I've still only gotten this far. My star points are all crooked, my aqua got burned out some, my raking is sloppy, but I really feel like I'm getting somewhere, finally!

[DayDream Beads]

Hey Carol, not bad, looks more like a star then what I would make, it turned out really pretty with the colors you chose.

[DayDream Beads]

Everyone made such pretty stars, I like them all!

[Carols Glass]

Diane, thank you! I am working on a new torch, the Betta as you already know, and there is a learning curve there. I know if I keep at it the star beads would improve. I just get bored so easily and move on to my next victims too soon, lol. I'm going to try making a few more and see what happens. I just wanted to post something because I've been talking about posting something here since this thread started.
Anyways, thanks for saying SOMETHING!

[Carols Glass]

Just to show I'm not giving up on making stars here are a few I've made since I turned down the propane on the betta and am learning to use the pinpoint flame.

[neagle]

Thank you so much, Sarah, for posting this tutorial. The beads are lovely! Can't wait to try it!

[DayDream Beads]

Carol, I love the color combination you used on your stars, they are really coming along from the one you make a couple of days ago, and I really like that one too. Very nice.

I don't want to leave anyone out here, all your stars are very nice too. Can't wait till I'm trying these too.

[Carols Glass]

Thank you, Diane, you made my day!

[TheGlassClover]

I love this tutorial, you did a great job explaining and providing pictures at good points ^^

[coyotesfamily]

For those of you asking if they can be made on a hothead....that is what our lovely Sarah/Jacinthe uses! :)

[carolinesbeads]

Hello Everyone,
I am new to lampworking and this site. I tried this bead last night and it did not turn out well. I am having trouble getting the bands of color even looking and pieces kept popping off. I have only been lampworking for about 2 weeks so perhaps this is above my skill level at this time but I will keep trying:) I am using a HH torch. I love this site and all the tut's and tips. I really appreciate it. Any advice on keeping the arms straight and the stripes even would be great. Thanks again
Caroline

[houligan]

Wow! wonderful tut, thanks. Denise.

[Reenie]

Ive seen the original tuturial on this. The steps are exactly the same as yours. How you did it ...I'll never know.
I've tried this several times but when it comes to melting all the arms...they get all wonky looking!
Then trying to just rake the glass down...forget it.
You did it exactly like the original artist did it and that to me is Fabulous!
I think the artist was J. Salvina????
I could be wrong but she's an LE'r here too!

[swamper]

Ive seen the original tuturial on this. The steps are exactly the same as yours. How you did it ...I'll never know.
I've tried this several times but when it comes to melting all the arms...they get all wonky looking!
Then trying to just rake the glass down...forget it.
You did it exactly like the original artist did it and that to me is Fabulous!
I think the artist was J. Salvina????
I could be wrong but she's an LE'r here too!

Melt slow, slow, slow - and change the direction of rotation - if you keep rotating in the same direction, all the arms will tilt instead of stand up.

[Reenie]

I'm kind of upset on this tuturial. I mentioned the other day that your beads were a perfect example to the original person that made these. I found her tuturial and it IS the same beads so the pictures being shown here are not yours. I think you need to put up something that shows credit for these pictures that you posted because i was under the impression that that you made the star bead shown in the picture.
I don't know why this kind of bugged me and I'm not trying to be a bitch but....It just hit me the wrong way because I thought your star bead was done perfectly and to find out that it wasn't even your attempt at it kind of downed me.

[Carols Glass]

Reenie,
Jacinthe hasn't posted since June.

[FlameDancer]

Irene. I have to point out to you that this thread was started in June of 05. This is a very old thread. And, I know for a fact, that Sarah had been making these star beads long before she posted a tutorial for them, when we were all on Wet Canvas. Who started the star bead...who knows. There's probably different ways of making one. Just I thought you should know.

I'm kind of upset on this tuturial. I mentioned the other day that your beads were a perfect example to the original person that made these. I found her tuturial and it IS the same beads so the pictures being shown here are not yours. I think you need to put up something that shows credit for these pictures that you posted because i was under the impression that that you made the star bead shown in the picture.
I don't know why this kind of bugged me and I'm not trying to be a bitch but....It just hit me the wrong way because I thought your star bead was done perfectly and to find out that it wasn't even your attempt at it kind of downed me.

[dido]

Jacinthe says so in her first post: First off I want to acknowledge, that I did not discover the star bead, and didn't figure it out on my own. It was thanks to another tutorial that I can now make mine.

[rosiescreations]

Those are Jacinthe's pictures.
Her work surface is black.
I remember when she did this.
I really think you owe Jacinthe an apology.
Did you ever think someone stole her pictures?

[Carols Glass]

Melt slow, slow, slow - and change the direction of rotation - if you keep rotating in the same direction, all the arms will tilt instead of stand up.

now that you have given this great advice I am more apt to try it again!

[swamper]

Irene,

Sarah did not originate the star bead but she definately perfected it - she was a bright flame as a novice lampworker working on a Hothead torch. I think she has moved on to another art form.

I can attest to the fact that Sarah did indeed make the star beads in her tutorial -I have 5 of her stars roagk-ed me if you would like pics - please don't make accusations when you don't know what you are talking about.

I personally know Sarah and she is as honest is the day is long and as unassuming as she can be -her motives for posting the tutorial were not for fame or glory but to share with others what she had learned.

[Reenie]

All I mentioned was that if your going to use pictures that were not yours...to just cite the name of the person. That was it.
I was seeing these gorgeous star beads that "sarah" made and I was amazed that the pictures were identical to someone else's. Then I found the original tuturial on this and they weren't only identical....they were the same pictures step by step!
That is why I got upset.
Sarah may be a wonderful glass artist and a very lovely person but I still feel the pictures should be cited as not hers.
I'll find the original webpage that has the tuturial on it.
If indeed it was Sarah's old webpage or something...I promise I will apologize for what I posted.
I didn't mean to offend...I was just trying to figure out why her's weren't any different then the other persons, and then was pretty offended myself to find out that the reason was...it wasn't any different!

[Reenie]

First of all, I apologize.
When I read this tuturial (just the other week) I thought it was a new thread because it was right on top. I was corrected of that mistake by someone who posted that this was indeed an old thread.
The tuturial that I saw was on Calderon's Creations? (Melinda's site) a few years back.
That is where I saw it and that's where my pictures came from.
When I saw this thread and saw the exact pictures used...I felt misled by "Sarah" because Sarah is not Melinda and I thought these were Melinda's beads.
I felt that she should have used her own bead pics that she had made.
I can't find that original page. I have written to Melinda and the creator of the "Star" bead just for verification purposes and to put my mind at ease. (Yes this has upset me)
But if these were Sarah's pictures then yes...I am sooo sorry.
I will apologize directly to her and to everyone here now.
I don't normally make assumptions and if you look at my threads...I'm seriously not a troublemaker. I sure didn't mean to hurt anyone and if I did...for that I'm so sorry.
Please forgive me.
I'll start paying attention to thread dates for now on.
Swamper.....I apologize to you as well.

[FlameDancer]

Hi Irene. I can tell you...these are not Melinda's pictures. I have hers downloaded from a long time ago and they are very different, I promise. I wish my scanner was working, then I could show you the difference.

[FlameDancer]

Here is Melinda's tutorial. I hope it's okay to reference it here.

http://www.cauldroncreations.com/startutorialpg1.html

Edited to add...it looks like the tutorial was written by another lady named Virginia.

[Virginia]

This was my answer to this inquirey and I deffinitely did the tutorial on the other site, but I did not by any means invent star beads. They have been done for a long time. - Anyway - I am going thru the horrid loss of my grandson, and I know that Irene will be sorry she said anything and I hope that this will be the end of the controversy - and THANKS once more for a great Tutorial Sarah!!!

Oh, I hate to break this too you, but that is completely Sarah's tutorial. She did a GREAT job and I admire the detail in her tutorial. Those are Sarahs beads, Sarahs pictures and Sarahs kindness in putting together such a great tutorial. SO, better get to appologising - I think she might have learned from my tutorial, but she was asked to do this, and was very kind to do so, and did a GREAT job. - Sorry! - Virginia

[Virginia]

well, that sounded snippier than I meant it to be :hide: - sorry to you now Irene, didn't mean to sound snippy, just hard to type, am crying again - Lets all make star beads now!!! - Virginia ](*,)

[Virginia]

Those are Jacinthe's pictures.
Her work surface is black.
I remember when she did this.
I really think you owe Jacinthe an apology.
Did you ever think someone stole her pictures?

And, NOPE, I deffinitely did not steal her pictures!!! - V

[Reenie]

Thanks for the clarification Virginia and Krissa. I found the tuturial years ago as well when I first started out. The same pictures. Why do I think that it was "THIS" same tuturial? I thought this was a new thread and that's why I knew it looked familiar but I dunno. Funny things have happened.
I know that Virginia did the actual bead so that is why I was concerned.
But I've apolgized for my mistake and my assumptions and there's nothing else I can do now.
they are wonderful beads and I've tried them before as I mentioned in this thread a few weeks ago.
No....still don't have them anywhere close.
Thanks everyone for not jumping down my throat for the mistake and again, sorry about my goof up. We ALL do have them from time to time!

[Melinda]

most of the tutorials on my site are written by other artists who generously allow me to post them/link on my site. I did not invent the star bead or write a tutorial. I can't seem to make one of the little buggers that I am happy with. Virginia's tutorial and Sarah's tutorial are great.

[swamper]

Irene, huge hugs and kisses all around. I knew that you were not a trouble maker, I was just a little defensive of my friend, Sarah. Glad we got every thing straight with the timeline.

Virginia, thanks for stepping in - I am so sorry for your loss. Hugs and prayers for you and your family.

Melinda, You are the queen keeper of tutorials and I refer to your site often.

[FlameDancer]

Virginia...I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your grandson...how terribly sad. Big hugs to you and your family.

[Virginia]

thanks so much for everyone not letting this tutorial go "yucky" - just keep posting those great star beads - I think I have only made 200,000 of them - ok, an exageration - but once you get them down, they are very addicting - SO, on with the Stars.

(thanks for the kind words about my grandson)

[paintingwithglass]

History-wise...this technique goes back to Sage...you will see her work in lampwork books by Cindy Jenkins and Jim Kervin.

If you go back on Wetcanvas you will note that there were a couple of people, myself included (I have one on here, on my site (which was published in 2002), and a summarized version on Wetcanvas), that wrote step by steps for another lampworker that asked, Tricia, and previously for someone else that asked about creating a star bead...
and then Virginia took it a step farther and added her own flare and style to the star beads and shared her viewpoint on how to create a starbead and wrote a tutorial. Sarah came along after and created lots and lots of star beads too then wrote a tutorial for LE.

I have watched both Virginia and Sarah become obsessed with creating beautiful star beads!
I think we need to know that most styles have a history. It is awesome that you asked about it!! :)

Creditwise for this style of bead...from what I have learned in the beadworld these go back to Sage's Stratified Bead Series.

:)

[Virginia]

http://www.glassartists.org/Gal24118_More_Raked_Stars.asp

Obsessed, who's obsessed - ok, don't click on that link - I might be found guilty - also, don't click on this link
http://www.glassartists.org/Gal24114_Raked_Star_Beads.asp

[paintingwithglass]

http://www.glassartists.org/Gal24118_More_Raked_Stars.asp

Obsessed, who's obsessed - ok, don't click on that link - I might be found guilty - also, don't click on this link
http://www.glassartists.org/Gal24114_Raked_Star_Beads.asp

NOT YOU!! [-(
:lol::lol::lol:

[Lara]

Wow, that got ugly for a while. Perhaps some editing of some posts by the writers need to be done.

[Virginia]

that would be nice - just take out a couple, since it is such a great thread and tutorial - can they do that - since it all got straighted out. I would like my compliment to Sarah to stay - Virginia

[Jacinthe]

Ive seen the original tuturial on this. The steps are exactly the same as yours. How you did it ...I'll never know.
I've tried this several times but when it comes to melting all the arms...they get all wonky looking!
Then trying to just rake the glass down...forget it.
You did it exactly like the original artist did it and that to me is Fabulous!
I think the artist was J. Salvina????
I could be wrong but she's an LE'r here too!

I'm kind of upset on this tuturial. I mentioned the other day that your beads were a perfect example to the original person that made these. I found her tuturial and it IS the same beads so the pictures being shown here are not yours. I think you need to put up something that shows credit for these pictures that you posted because i was under the impression that that you made the star bead shown in the picture.
I don't know why this kind of bugged me and I'm not trying to be a bitch but....It just hit me the wrong way because I thought your star bead was done perfectly and to find out that it wasn't even your attempt at it kind of downed me.



I don't know you Reenie, because I have been gone for a while.
Life has gotten in the way.
But the pictures in this tutorial are MY OWN.
I took them as I made this bead.
I learned to make these beads because of Viriginia, when we were still on Wetcanvas.
She was kind enough then to point out the flatten the dots part to me.
The rest went from there.
It is very well possible that you saw this tutorial linked from another site as well.
I do know that it is linked on a few other sites at least.

I looked at Melinda's site and I know of Melinda's site and that Viriginia wrote that tutorial.
Those beads and my beads don't look at all alike.

I thank you for your apology. I was very upset when I checked into my thread and saw someone accusing me of something I despise.
Stealing someone else's work is one thing I do not agree with. I find it abhorrable. I think it is as low as cheating on your partner.

But we shall move on and I shall forgive you, and life moves on.
And yes I made this tutorial a LONG time ago.
Since I made this tutorial I work on a national 8 and do it less often than I want to.
But that's life... work, kids, and family take a lot out of me lately and leave me little time for fun things like making beads.

I hope everyone can move on from this and remember this was a tutorial posted to help people expand their borders of exploration in the glass bead making art form.

I love all the works of art everyone has been making and posting in this thread to share with everyone.

[Reenie]

Jacinthe,
If you scroll up a few you'll see that I offered you a "complete apology" for my mistake.
I had no idea that this thread was years old and in my mind I had remembered seeing the same beads being made with the same colors and all. I assumed this thread was new and that someone was taking those original beads and giving the tut on their own.
When I figured it out, I apologized.
Since your here now however again I apologize to YOU for my oversight.
Your bead is beautiful and I've tried to make them....still with no success!
I'm sorry that I offended you or assumed anything other that what I should have.
I hope you can forgive me for the mistake.

[Jacinthe]

Jacinthe,
If you scroll up a few you'll see that I offered you a "complete apology" for my mistake.
I had no idea that this thread was years old and in my mind I had remembered seeing the same beads being made with the same colors and all. I assumed this thread was new and that someone was taking those original beads and giving the tut on their own.
When I figured it out, I apologized.
Since your here now however again I apologize to YOU for my oversight.
Your bead is beautiful and I've tried to make them....still with no success!
I'm sorry that I offended you or assumed anything other that what I should have.
I hope you can forgive me for the mistake.


I was editting my post when you posted.
Hope you can read it now.

Hugs

[Jacinthe]

All is well and I am fine now, I should follow my own advice before hitting post and read all messages then post.

Thank you for the compliments and if there is anything I can do to help, please feel free to ask.

I don't hold grudges, especially when it was an honest mistake. :D

[Vicki Ellen]

Jacinthe

Thanks so much for this tutorial. Clear, easy to follow and really good photos. I am relative newbie looking for ideas around making Christmas decorations. I made three wobbly-looking stars yesterday and will churn out a few more this afternoon!

Cheers and thanks again.

Vicki

[Jeri]

Hi guys - you are all pursuing lovely stars, and I think that everyone who writes a tutorial adds a little spin or twist that might help one other beadmaker see things a little differently, or overcome a particular challenge.

Sort of before the huge popularity of WC or LE, I recall that Lisa Walsh was the B and B souvenir bead artist with this style of bead and Sage (of Tom and Sage Holland) taught them to me in a class the year that the Gathering was in Oakland in the early 2000's. The point being, that the idea is around, germinates, grows, and benefits from every artist's hand. Isn't that nice? Jeri

[micsmom]

That is so cool. I can't wait to try it. The pics are wonderful for a very newbie and sooooo helpful. thank you so very much.

[ruffje]

Sarah, I'm brand new to flamework and can't wait until I hone me skills to the place where I can try this. Your pics are incredible, descriptions clear and the bead is beautiful. Thank you for the insparation to keep practicing. If I could only get a nice round soft glass bead. lololol

Joy

[ruffje]

This bead is so beautiful, but I have a question. I don't mean to sound totally ignorant, but how would you mount it to show off the delicate work?

OK, so now all know that I'm in pre-K where flamework is considered. lololol

Joy

[Swirls]

Thank you for sharing the tutorial. Your bead is beautiful! I haven't been too successful in the past. Your detailed pictures will definitely help me.

Linda

[Jacinthe]

Sarah, I'm brand new to flamework and can't wait until I hone me skills to the place where I can try this. Your pics are incredible, descriptions clear and the bead is beautiful. Thank you for the insparation to keep practicing. If I could only get a nice round soft glass bead. lololol

Joy

I've made them on seedbead necklaces, and just put them on leather cords, I bet they would look great on one of those rope necklaces.

Everyone who is working on their stars, I want to compliment you all for your perserverance and in pushing your boundaries. Keep it up!

[jetdesigns]

Just thought I would share with you the beads that I made last night - used your great tutorial!

[Gayetha]

Well done Tania! Thanks guys for bumping this fabulous tutorial! I haven't tried these for ages, must have another go. They make great focal toggles for necklaces and bracelets.

[Reenie]

Beautiful!

[Lynda D. Burpo]

Wow!! That was a great lesson~~thanks for sharing! Beautiful star~~
~~~Lynda

[peaceofglass]

Jacinthe,
Thank you so much for posting the tutorial. It was absolutely awesome! I looked at your pictures over and over, took notes and then set out to try it on my own. My first one was the blue and white bead. It totally boosted my confidence and I just wanted to thank you for being so generous. Jen :grin:176462

[Tutti-frutti]

this was done in 2005 and the beads I made then following this wonderful tutorial, where the only ones I sold to my work buddies and they still wear them.
thanks again Jacinthe for the time spend in 2005.
Katja
i probably showed off my beads in this thread.

[SilverRiverJewelry]

I am really glad this floated to the top! I am new and looking for easy to follow tutorials. The pics and directions are very clear and understandable and I am looking forward to trying this in a week or two (or three lol). Thank you!

[brayjr4484]

Awesome! So easy to follow :) Thanks Alot

[Jacinthe]

this was done in 2005 and the beads I made then following this wonderful tutorial, where the only ones I sold to my work buddies and they still wear them.
thanks again Jacinthe for the time spend in 2005.
Katja
i probably showed off my beads in this thread.

Wow!! That was a great lesson~~thanks for sharing! Beautiful star~~
~~~Lynda

Just thought I would share with you the beads that I made last night - used your great tutorial!

Jacinthe,
Thank you so much for posting the tutorial. It was absolutely awesome! I looked at your pictures over and over, took notes and then set out to try it on my own. My first one was the blue and white bead. It totally boosted my confidence and I just wanted to thank you for being so generous. Jen :grin:176462

I am really glad this floated to the top! I am new and looking for easy to follow tutorials. The pics and directions are very clear and understandable and I am looking forward to trying this in a week or two (or three lol). Thank you!

Awesome! So easy to follow :) Thanks Alot

I want to thank you all for continuing to try something new for yourselves.

That just makes my day everytime i get a chance to come back here and check and see still new people trying out this tutorial.
Please always post what you've made. I love to see them when I get the chance!

Hugs from Holland,
Sarah

[Listenup]

One last bump for the day.

[Jacinthe]

Greetings folks!

This is just a forwarning for anyone who is using this tutorial. The pictures will be unavailable for a short while after my ex's account is totally removed from his old internet provider. He decided to change providers. Luckily i have saved all the pictures and will try and get them uploaded someplace as soon as possible and change the links in the posts about the tutorial.

Thank you sooo much for enjoying this tutorial!

Sarah

[debim]

Thanks Jacinthe, can't wait to see your pictures again. I've been wanting to make more but it's been awhile and I was looking for your tutorial for info and inspiration!

[cakelady]

Thanks I can't wait to see the pictures. GREAT JOB.

[Lizzydee]

:( the pictures wont open for me.....

[Lizzydee]

now...if I had read back a bit from the end here...I would see that they are coming back. I am looking forward to them. Thanks Sarah!

[ellabeads]

My first attempt. Not so good but I will keep trying. Thanks for this wonderful tutorial Jacinthe!! I can't wait for your pictures to be available again.
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[janetcameron]

OK here are some from me. Have fat little bodies and skinnier "arms". I am trying to make them to put on top of stained glass Christmas trees that I make.

[bluemantid]

I know this is an old post, but i read the tutorial and looked at some pics and have officially tried my first star bead. I am working with one of those fireworks bead thingys - ugh no worries - true hh is on the way from mountain glass!! so my first star bead only has 4 legs, it took forever! lol I have a friend at work that wanted some of my wonky practice beads in GA bulldog colors...grrrr...this is VOL country... so i decided to make one for her. I am looking forward to how it looks when it is all cooled and stuff. I dont have a kiln yet.. how do you convince friends that they reaaaaallllyy dont want you beads yet? lol she has been told that if they last a week before cracking or breaking we are all lucky. she dosent care. She has such a momma's heart, and i lover her. I will post a pic here as soon as the thing is cooled and cleaned. THANKS FOR THE TUT!!!

[bluemantid]

It took forever .....

[onebizebee]

lol I just found this post as well! I got a stunning star bead off of ebay not long ago I wanted to see if there was a tut and well here it is! Yahooooo!

[onebizebee]

Here is my first try! 235642

[ellabeads]

It took forever .....

Nice job! I tried this too and have only made 3 of them. The first one is the light blue and white pictured in this thread I think. My 2nd one exploded on me so I gathered all the pieces and squished it into a large cube/rectangle and my 3rd one turned out ok. Maybe a bit better than my first one. They are fun to make and oh so pretty (if they aren't to wonky like mine). I'll have to give this another go.



Onebizebee, your beads are very pretty as well. Nice job!!

[Imaglassgal]

Those look great!

[onebizebee]

Thanks Gaby Now I need to try this in boro!

[bluemantid]

Here is my first try! 235642

OOOOOOOO LOVE the colors!! great job!!!

[onebizebee]

It took forever ..... Good raking skills! I bet that did take a bit of time on that torch!
Where are you in East Tn?

[bluemantid]

Good raking skills! I bet that did take a bit of time on that torch!
Where are you in East Tn?

Im in knoxville - well maryville actually. Close on a house in ktown May 5. Everyone thinks im crazy cause i bought the house because of the amount of studio space i will have. :-\" *giggle* what can i say? im hooked!!! :grin:

[onebizebee]

Congrats on the house and studio space! Yay! win win!!!

[bluemantid]

Congrats on the house and studio space! Yay! win win!!!

Thanks!!!!

[Eileen]

Does anyone know if this is someplace with the photos still intact?
I would love to make these, although maybe I should learn to rake first, LOL!

[Lizzydee]

yes, what Eileen said. :)

[Jacinthe]

Greetings fellow star makers,

unfortunately i am unable to get my pictures saved anywhere that wont cost me money to keep them available.

seems my divorce used up my favours from friends.

But on the good side... Patty is fabulous and is going to make the pictures into a pdf file for me and I will list it on etsy along with the goddess tutorial that is up now.

Big hugs and thanks to anyone and everyone who used the tutorial before, I am terribly sorry that I can't keep the pictures up for free anymore. And i just can't afford the costs of a domain right now.

Hugs from Holland,
Sarah
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[Lyssa]

You can always upload your pictures directly into your thread post here on LWE. I don't store my photos anywhere, I just upload them in my profile, then put a link to them in my post. If you would like instructions, I'd be more than happy to PM you. :)

Greetings fellow star makers,

unfortunately i am unable to get my pictures saved anywhere that wont cost me money to keep them available.

seems my divorce used up my favours from friends.

But on the good side... Patty is fabulous and is going to make the pictures into a pdf file for me and I will list it on etsy along with the goddess tutorial that is up now.

Big hugs and thanks to anyone and everyone who used the tutorial before, I am terribly sorry that I can't keep the pictures up for free anymore. And i just can't afford the costs of a domain right now.

Hugs from Holland,
Sarah
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[Inky]

Would love to see this, have been trying to make them but photos would be a big help.

[Melinda]

I have a website and can host your pics for free. I'll just add them to the other tutorial pages that I have up.

www.cauldroncreations.com

[Inky]

Any hope of these photo's being posted again?

[Hardalee]

It looks like Melinda did host the tutorial - or at least a tutorial. This one is attributed to Virginia L. not Jacinthe. It is the same bead design though.

Here's the link as of 11/25/2011

http://www.cauldroncreations.com/startutorialpg1.html

There are two pages with several examples on the second page.

Happy Beading!

Oh, here's my first attempt
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[Jacinthe]

I am trying to get my tutorial into pdf form folks.
I am gonna contact the one who was working on it for me and see if there is anything she needs.

Sorry for taking so long!

Hugs,
Sarah