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MaureenKennedy
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2007-06-15, 12:20pm
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Putting beads back on mandrel after annealing.
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4,408
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MaureenKennedy
I am confused about what you are trying to...
I am confused about what you are trying to accomplish? If a bead has cracks, the mere fact of re-introducing them into a kiln and raising temperature to annealing temp will not heal cracks. The...
Forum:
Tutorials
2007-02-12, 4:52pm
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252
Now accepting Tutorials for LE Donations UPDATED!!
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71,400
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MaureenKennedy
As a suggestion - perhaps Karen can put up a web...
As a suggestion - perhaps Karen can put up a web page showing a tutorial done the way she envisions all the tutorials should be like? This should eliminate a lot of the confusion on the various...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-12-12, 3:06pm
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Fireworks torch
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5,419
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MaureenKennedy
Quite frankly, it is an inferior torch to the...
Quite frankly, it is an inferior torch to the Hothead. It burns cooler, and clogs up easily and no way you can unclog it - can only be done by mfgr. Most distributors stopped carrying it for those...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-11-06, 2:49pm
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25
When you make a "Maria" at the end of a glass rod...
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MaureenKennedy
I call it Mar-eye-yah - like the song.
I call it Mar-eye-yah - like the song.
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-10-29, 2:36pm
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7
Need help?
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2,413
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
How about encasing ivory with clear?
How about encasing ivory with clear?
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-10-22, 5:11pm
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4
Fish Pink???
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2,173
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Swanseafarm - be sure to tell us what torch you...
Swanseafarm - be sure to tell us what torch you use. I have loads of these rods which I have been too cheap to throw away and always get gray colors using either a minor or midrange burner with oxy...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-09-27, 4:50pm
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Cutting Murrine
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MaureenKennedy
REgardless of nipper style, it's best to hold the...
REgardless of nipper style, it's best to hold the murrine rod in left hand with nippers in right hand. When you cut the cane, put your finger at the end of the cane (with pressure) just as you cut -...
Forum:
Tutorials
2006-09-22, 2:46pm
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Roses,are red.....
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6,609
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MaureenKennedy
http://www173.pair.com/mirish2u/rosestut.htm
http://www173.pair.com/mirish2u/rosestut.htm
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-06-27, 2:26pm
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15
Newest Italian colors
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4,221
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MaureenKennedy
Hi Everyone - I finally torched the glass into...
Hi Everyone - I finally torched the glass into spacer beads last night and this is the results.
Clear - I think perhaps the washcloth I was using to wipe down clear was contaminated - so I used a...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-06-26, 4:09pm
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Newest Italian colors
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4,221
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Someone pm'd me saying their bubblegum pink looks...
Someone pm'd me saying their bubblegum pink looks like the 256 above - so all I can say is that I got the glass direct from Frantz last thurday and I typed above descriptions looking at the rod with...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-06-26, 3:45pm
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15
Newest Italian colors
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4,221
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MaureenKennedy
Newest Italian colors
I am surprised that not many people have posted about the latest colors from Italy via Frantz art glass - so I thought I would pop my reactions to them here in Family Room.
As I mentioned briefly...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-03-20, 4:51pm
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25
Help
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5,377
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
I have found with the newer hotheads, you must...
I have found with the newer hotheads, you must open their knob almost all the way open before they will ignite. Keep in mind that there are at least 4 different "types " of hotheads out there, as...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-02-02, 4:45pm
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68
Share your tips & tricks
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17,255
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Thanks so much for the hair ponetail suggestion -...
Thanks so much for the hair ponetail suggestion - I can't tell you how many bits of rubber band I have had to scrap off a rod~!
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-02-02, 4:19pm
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5
Any quick safe ways to..
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1,960
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MaureenKennedy
How about just pointing a hot hair blower on the...
How about just pointing a hot hair blower on the container? Or pouring it in a metal container and just putting in 250 degree oven?
Forum:
Torch Questions
2006-01-29, 6:36pm
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Experiments Gone Awry
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5,011
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Well I made some clear hollow beads and thought...
Well I made some clear hollow beads and thought how neat to stuff them with aluminum foil - Not. In crimping up the aluminum to get inside the holes, it was so crushed there was no sparkle left to...
Forum:
Torch Questions
2006-01-19, 6:48pm
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Experiments Gone Awry
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5,011
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MaureenKennedy
Experiments Gone Awry
I was viewing all the lovely beads in the Gallery today, thinking about all my beads that I think are so horrible from attempts to come up with "something" new and I got to thinking perhaps we need a...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-01-17, 9:06pm
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68
Share your tips & tricks
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17,255
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Use a can of air to spray into your hollow bead...
Use a can of air to spray into your hollow bead to clean out release and water that spots the interior.
I never used the tailstock thing, instead I use my cheap marver with wire handle, and rest...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-01-09, 7:49pm
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help, how is this made???
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MaureenKennedy
Non-sequitor - why would anyone put such a grungy...
Non-sequitor - why would anyone put such a grungy looking penny next to such a pure crystal clear heart?
Forum:
Torch Questions
2006-01-09, 7:35pm
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7
Fashback Arrestors
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3,320
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
If you have ever had a flame travel down your...
If you have ever had a flame travel down your hose, as I did once, you would have it at the torch end. Thankfully I was wearing my leather apron and it did no damage to me. So I put mine on the...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-01-09, 7:24pm
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3
Encased silver foil - what did I do wrong?
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2,238
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Silver foil WILL turn yellow if the clear casing...
Silver foil WILL turn yellow if the clear casing is very hot. That is why in beads that Michael Barley makes that have "windows" he uses the palest aqua tint transparent rod, and that keeps the...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2006-01-07, 1:08am
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47
watercolor look on flowers
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13,233
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
I have found if mix clear transparent with...
I have found if mix clear transparent with opaque it will give a wispy look to the petals. I believe I read that if you sprinkle like white enamel ontop of your opaque base and then your regular...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2005-12-23, 7:04pm
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16
The Great Color Changing Act
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4,057
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Gee Glasser - you are getting reactions most of...
Gee Glasser - you are getting reactions most of us would die to get! LOL
Usually the amber looking striking red - has a line running through the entire rod - so sometimes you can tell it's red...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2005-12-20, 6:31pm
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18
Where can I get this nifty tool?
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4,372
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Their home page indicates their production people...
Their home page indicates their production people are Czech artists. I saw alot more tools I would like to have, such as that graphite marver at an angle for shaping long tube beads, that smaller...
Forum:
Tutorials
2005-12-16, 5:12pm
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49
Wanted: Peacock feather tutorial
Views:
19,239
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
Here's a bead I did in the peacock feather style....
Here's a bead I did in the peacock feather style. Next time I ever do one, I think I will try the drag of the glas down to the bead hole. I started with big dot of turquoise, then pea green and...
Forum:
Safety
2005-11-28, 4:32pm
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26
Glass Slivers in EYE
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7,211
Posted By
MaureenKennedy
I was fixing something with instant glue when the...
I was fixing something with instant glue when the little bottle (metallic and not the now acrylic bottles) developed a leak and spurted instant glue into my eye. Naturally it glued shut. 911...
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