I've searched the world over...

[VickiK]

This is probably old news to you guys and alot of you might even have them, but I just read a tutorial by Sandra Saylor Seaman and in it she said her favorite lentil shaper is a pair of Oneida ice tongs from Target. Wwwweeelllll, I went to Target and about two dozen other places, then came home and search the web for them and I can't find them anywhere. Does anyone know where I can get some? I love the shape of the bead in her tutorial, which BTW is also beautiful!!

Thanks!

[Three Muses Glass]

My local Target didn't have them either. Some people have luck at Bed, Bath & Beyond. I didn't, but some people do. :-P I think Jamey Lynn at www.howacoglass.com had them on her site, but I'm not sure.

[Beadbug]

You can get some with the bucket. Is this this the shape you are looking for?

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=bxgy_cc_text_a_1042042/602-7636686-6949459?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B00004RC5L

[VickiK]

I didn't have any luck at Bed, Bath & Beyond either. I did find a set with a cork screw, tongs that kinda looked like they might be these and some other stuff. I just didn't want to have to pay for the whole set when I only need the tongs. Especially when I wan't even sure they were the ones. I've never actually seen them, so I'm not positive, but I don't think they have the teeth around the edge - I think they're just smooth.

I just went to Jamey Lynn's site and those are just like the ones in the set I saw at BB & B, but they're out of stock!! :cry: Sounded like she only had a limited supply. Maybe she'd be willing to share where she found them?

[jokersdesign]

This is probably old news to you guys and alot of you might even have them, but I just read a tutorial by Sandra Saylor Seaman and in it she said her favorite lentil shaper is a pair of Oneida ice tongs from Target. Wwwweeelllll, I went to Target and about two dozen other places, then came home and search the web for them and I can't find them anywhere. Does anyone know where I can get some? I love the shape of the bead in her tutorial, which BTW is also beautiful!!

Thanks!

Can you post a link to the tutorial by Sandra Saylor Seaman you read?

[VickiK]

It's in the Nov-Dec issue of Step by Step Beads. I looked on their web site but couldn't find it, maybe because it isn't a back issue yet. It's on a beautiful lentil shaped bead with blues, copper green and silver leaf.

[kpastino]

hmmmm, think I found it. just PMd you.
Kyung

[laurellanestudios]

This is ironic...I took a private class with Sandy last month and have been searching for those tongs ever since! If you find them at a national chain, please share!! (Oh, and they didn't have teeth, were smooth, and I'm not positve they were made by Oneida.)

[Lynn Larson]

I have tried the ice tongs, and didn't like them. I use a lentil marver, and it seems to work better, for me. You don't get the sharp edges that you do with a press.

[VickiK]

This is ironic...I took a private class with Sandy last month and have been searching for those tongs ever since! If you find them at a national chain, please share!! (Oh, and they didn't have teeth, were smooth, and I'm not positve they were made by Oneida.)

She stated in the tutorial that they were Oneida (that's the only way I know). I did get some off Ebay yesterday, the seller was "wikpm" I think. I looked all over for these things. Couldn't find 'em - I don't know if they've been discontinued or what.

If these don't work out, I'm getting some Tapley's. I just thought since I'm pretty new, I'd try the cheaper alternative first. Plus I love the flat shape of the bead in her tutorial. Where did you take a class with her?

Hope you can find some!

[laurellanestudios]

Sandy offers classes in her home near Reading, PA. She was very laid back and a pleasure to work with.

[kpastino]

Sorry about that but I saw that on ebay and the seller had only one. So I couldn't give the link to the world since Vicki was asking first.

This is ironic...I took a private class with Sandy last month and have been searching for those tongs ever since! If you find them at a national chain, please share!! (Oh, and they didn't have teeth, were smooth, and I'm not positve they were made by Oneida.)

[Rebekah]

I've searched the world over and thought I found true love, you met another and pfft you were gone.

Sorry...been staring at this thread for a while wanting to do that.

Rebekah

[VickiK]

LOL!!! I thought the same thing right after I posted it!