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Forum: Tutorials 2006-03-17, 8:07am
Replies: 43
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Posted By hummingbird3172
Mary, you are so generous with your knowledge! :)...

Mary, you are so generous with your knowledge! :)

You aren't kidding when you say the trick is to not burn it off! :) I think those snowflake beads were stunning! Nikki is one lucky girl! :)
Forum: Tutorials 2006-03-12, 6:49pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
Gosh, I don't mind! :) There hasn't been a whole...

Gosh, I don't mind! :) There hasn't been a whole lot going on in this subject anyway...lol ;).

Thanks for the kind words about my jellyfish.

Well, if you get your hands on some silver foil you...
Forum: Tutorials 2006-03-12, 3:26pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
LOL (I think I hear Twilight Zone music...

LOL (I think I hear Twilight Zone music playing!)...you see today I bought a bunch of tiny punches today (used for scrapbooking)...I already had some leaf punches, but I got a set that has some...
Forum: Tutorials 2006-01-17, 4:52pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
13874 Is this a little better? ;) ...

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Is this a little better? ;)

Try making a striped cane with transparent colors...kind of like an iris cane. First make a dot of white on your bead...then top with the striped cane...if...
Forum: Tutorials 2005-12-23, 9:56am
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
That is how I do it too! It works best if you...

That is how I do it too! It works best if you melt it really flat before you try and use the tentacle cane. Here are some recent ones that I have done using this method:

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Forum: Tutorials 2005-11-16, 8:21pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
Thank you! I appreciate all of your info..it has...

Thank you! I appreciate all of your info..it has been a great help. I need to get some more aquamarine....I have been going through it like crazy....I had a certain idea in my mind what I wanted to...
Forum: Tutorials 2005-11-13, 3:12pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
Thank you! Actually I did try on one...but by...

Thank you!
Actually I did try on one...but by the time I was ready to do it, I wasn't happy with the jellyfish any more--so I didn't bother. As I improve I am getting very critical of my...
Forum: Tutorials 2005-11-08, 6:42pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
LOL, that's what I do too! Thank heavens for...

LOL, that's what I do too! Thank heavens for naptime!
You're welcome! :grin:

I am just so excited about this jellyfish bead...I couldn't even wait to get it off the mandrel!

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Forum: Tutorials 2005-11-08, 4:18pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
Hulagirl, try making a dot of white and then...

Hulagirl, try making a dot of white and then topping it with a striped cane of opaque white and a darker color (dark amethyst is nice).....then melt it in and poke your tentacle cane into the dot...
Forum: Tutorials 2005-11-02, 6:25am
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
I get so impatient sometimes and then I get to...

I get so impatient sometimes and then I get to where I can't stand trying to shape the bead. I made another jellyfish bead last night.....it was kind of breezy so my flame wasn't great....I have...
Forum: Tutorials 2005-11-01, 3:51pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
Thank you! I do have a kiln...I hadn't...

Thank you!


I do have a kiln...I hadn't thought about reshaping the bead like that....I think I will give it a try...thank you!
Forum: Tutorials 2005-10-31, 12:55pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
Wow, those paperweights are gorgeous! Well,...

Wow, those paperweights are gorgeous!

Well, here is my first attempt:

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I used my scanner and it kind of left a glare on the jellyfish....I am really pleased with how they came out. ...
Forum: Tutorials 2005-10-30, 9:17pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
LOL :oops: Mary, Thank you so much! ...

LOL :oops:

Mary, Thank you so much! Actually....your beads were the ones I was thinking of mainly when I asked the question. I saw some similar ones in 1000 glass beads....wondered how it was...
Forum: Tutorials 2005-10-28, 12:20pm
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
Thanks Lynne! That was what I had in mind for the...

Thanks Lynne! That was what I had in mind for the tentacles...I guess for the body you just make a big blob and stick the tentacle cane into it?..then encase? I can't wait to try this!
Forum: Tutorials 2005-10-28, 10:38am
Replies: 43
Views: 32,337
Posted By hummingbird3172
Jellyfish tutorial?

I have seen several versions of these beads....they usually have several jellyfish floating around with their tentacles behind them....I am thinking that the tentacles may be like a stamen cane, but...
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