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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-11-12, 11:56am
Replies: 35
Views: 12,862
Posted By Art of Hand
I blow my own shards. Some samples of what i did...

I blow my own shards. Some samples of what i did with them:
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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-17, 12:30am
Replies: 46
Views: 16,306
Posted By Art of Hand
I got a container of Toilet Duck about 2 years...

I got a container of Toilet Duck about 2 years ago, and mixed it half and half with water. I have used that container since then when I get 'the haze' on my beads. Under 30 minutes and the haze is...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-05, 11:16pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,010
Posted By Art of Hand
The angle you keep your mandrel/bead to the flame...

The angle you keep your mandrel/bead to the flame also affect the shape of the dot. I often work at an angle of 60 degrees, rather than the 90 degrees (while keeping the mandrel horizontal!)
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-09-24, 12:41am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,479
Posted By Art of Hand
I've also had people requesting vessels for coke...

I've also had people requesting vessels for coke stash.
I use a tampon box in my shop to stash emergency money until I can bank it. Figured not a lot of shoplifters will steal that!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-09-24, 12:28am
Replies: 80
Views: 21,162
Posted By Art of Hand
I used to add graphite powder to my mix.

I used to add graphite powder to my mix.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-09-17, 1:02am
Replies: 61
Views: 21,614
Posted By Art of Hand
A very good thread! I was surprised to...

A very good thread!

I was surprised to read that some of you guys only use a mandrel a couple of times before they are bent/unusable. I am still using my original mandrels (all of 5 years old!)...
Forum: Tutorials 2011-07-27, 11:19pm
Replies: 8
Views: 4,731
Posted By Art of Hand
thanks for the link to my ring tutorial! Pat, if...

thanks for the link to my ring tutorial! Pat, if you need any further help, please feel free to contact me! I love helping where I can :-)
Forum: Free Tutorials 2011-07-19, 1:09am
Replies: 43
Views: 29,248
Posted By Art of Hand
Hi Giovanna I live in South Africa! Come here...

Hi Giovanna
I live in South Africa! Come here :-)
Corina taught a friend of mine to make glass rings on the mandrel. Perhaps you can contact her?

Here is a link to my ring tutorial. I do not...
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-07-14, 11:34pm
Replies: 38
Views: 11,917
Posted By Art of Hand
You are welcome, Beth! I hope you enjoy it.

You are welcome, Beth! I hope you enjoy it.
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-07-12, 6:18am
Replies: 38
Views: 11,917
Posted By Art of Hand
Thank you to everyone that has bought a tutorial.

Thank you to everyone that has bought a tutorial.
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-07-04, 11:23pm
Replies: 8
Views: 7,981
Posted By Art of Hand
Glad to see your tutorial is still available,...

Glad to see your tutorial is still available, Davina. I need to make some more tiger beads :-)
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-07-02, 1:16am
Replies: 38
Views: 11,917
Posted By Art of Hand
Deb! Happy birthday! And than your getting it! ...

Deb! Happy birthday! And than your getting it! I just got in, and is busy shipping tutorials.

Marty Beth thank you very much :-) The square and triangle really just add to your repertoire of...
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-07-01, 4:08am
Replies: 38
Views: 11,917
Posted By Art of Hand
Hi all! thank you for the wonderful response to...

Hi all!
thank you for the wonderful response to my tutorial. I have cleaned the beads that I made, and thought of sending the big hole disc out to someone on Monday.

So, on my Monday morning...
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-06-30, 5:20am
Replies: 38
Views: 11,917
Posted By Art of Hand
Hi All! I have sent out all the tutorials bought...

Hi All! I have sent out all the tutorials bought so far. I am going a bit paranoid here. Should anyone not have received theirs, please let me know! :-)
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-06-30, 12:53am
Replies: 38
Views: 11,917
Posted By Art of Hand
thank you to everyone that has bought a tutorial!...

thank you to everyone that has bought a tutorial! Now I would love to see some discs!!!
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-06-29, 5:02am
Replies: 38
Views: 11,917
Posted By Art of Hand
Everything about Discs

After what felt like months and years, I finally finished my tutorial. This the blurb I used in my Etsy shop:

This is a 79 page PDF tutorial with 154 technical pictures showing you step by step...
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2011-03-29, 12:29pm
Replies: 18
Views: 9,554
Posted By Art of Hand
What a beautiful looking tut! I have not bought...

What a beautiful looking tut! I have not bought it, just looked at the page you showed. It screams professional. Might have to seriously think about getting it :-)
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-25, 4:20am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,939
Posted By Art of Hand
Absolutely! or you could get some of the thin...

Absolutely! or you could get some of the thin plastic tubing that someone sells, for that purpose too.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-24, 4:39am
Replies: 4
Views: 2,260
Posted By Art of Hand
Heat the area on the bead where you want to apply...

Heat the area on the bead where you want to apply the stringer, and work outside the flame, lay the stringer on the bead. either burn off in flame, or snap the stringer off, while still out of the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-23, 3:17am
Replies: 20
Views: 6,369
Posted By Art of Hand
Dale, you are 100% correct. The owners are...

Dale, you are 100% correct. The owners are lovely people, but every time I order from them, I really feel angry for being 'ripped off'. They do not buy the equipment, glass and tools at retail...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-05, 4:03am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,279
Posted By Art of Hand
I am moving away from the manufactured displays. ...

I am moving away from the manufactured displays. Most of it in my shop is handmade ones. I have some busts that a good friend made with wire and papier mache. They attract as much interest as the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-04, 5:24am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,632
Posted By Art of Hand
Hi Barbara, unless you have 22 or 24K gold, it...

Hi Barbara,
unless you have 22 or 24K gold, it is not pure. Like Sterling silver, it will contain silver and I think copper too? the extraction chemicals is highly toxic, and is done in...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-01-20, 5:08am
Replies: 25
Views: 10,610
Posted By Art of Hand
yea, same happened to me. (I use a local brand)...

yea, same happened to me. (I use a local brand) and the container, closed, was sitting next to a mirror. There is an area that is etched.
I now store it away from any glass, in a well ventilated...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-01-05, 4:30am
Replies: 36
Views: 11,731
Posted By Art of Hand
http://deesignedbeads.blogspot.com/2010/06/whirly-...

http://deesignedbeads.blogspot.com/2010/06/whirly-gravity-bead-tutorial.html
and
http://deesignedbeads.blogspot.com/2008/11/one-of-those-days.html
On my blog
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-01-05, 3:41am
Replies: 188
Views: 82,274
Posted By Art of Hand
Aww Larry, thank you SO much for your tips. I...

Aww Larry, thank you SO much for your tips. I HATE using expensive glass, and went back to the normal Effettre clear a while back. I will use your tips to get the glass all sparkly! I have had...
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