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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-12-01, 6:06pm
Replies: 15
Views: 5,764
Posted By paulinabeads
If you keep it under 2cm thick and under 100 gr,...

If you keep it under 2cm thick and under 100 gr, it is $2.48 to the US. I think it is called Light Packet. The minute you put it into a box the price skyrockets. The secret is the bubble envelope.
Forum: Tutorials 2012-07-18, 8:03am
Replies: 8
Views: 6,206
Posted By paulinabeads
Laura Sparling has a tut: ...

Laura Sparling has a tut:

http://www.beadsbylaura.co.uk/BBLDownloads.htm

I have a couple of hers and they are well done.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-08-22, 6:34pm
Replies: 29
Views: 6,436
Posted By paulinabeads
Jennie, hey glad you like them. I spend a lot of...

Jennie, hey glad you like them. I spend a lot of time figuring this one out: here's what I do with metallic black. High oxy flame, but small flame. melt carefully - the rod will sparkle a bit. ...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-08-22, 9:42am
Replies: 29
Views: 6,436
Posted By paulinabeads
here's Effetre Metallic Black: ...

here's Effetre Metallic Black:

http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.178720890.jpg

Sorry that it's a link (hope it works) but I couldn't figure out how to get the photo out of Etsy, since I...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-08-06, 9:38am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,958
Posted By paulinabeads
mine are all slightly different too. some have a...

mine are all slightly different too. some have a wider ring of transparent and some not so much. mind you - I only have 5 rods left. :(
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-08-03, 11:18am
Replies: 14
Views: 3,286
Posted By paulinabeads
Kimberly: thanks for those tips. I think maybe...

Kimberly: thanks for those tips. I think maybe I don't work it hot enough at the start. I've got a ton of effetre orange so I'll play around a bit. thanks again!

DebbieP: yeah 96 is fine. ...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-08-03, 9:27am
Replies: 14
Views: 3,286
Posted By paulinabeads
If you go to the CIM website and find Clockwork...

If you go to the CIM website and find Clockwork .... hey I could post a link .....

http://www.creationismessy.com/color.aspx?id=20

there is a section at the bottom that gives testers' feedback....
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-08-03, 8:33am
Replies: 14
Views: 3,286
Posted By paulinabeads
thanks everyone. Clockwork it is! Love those...

thanks everyone. Clockwork it is! Love those beads, Joy.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-08-02, 8:39pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,286
Posted By paulinabeads
transparent orange suggestions

Calling all colour experts!

I am looking for a reliable, consistent transparent orange. One that doesn't go cloudy, translucent or reddish, but stays see-through and the same orange all...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-06-27, 5:40pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,282
Posted By paulinabeads
I have that problem when I am near the bottom of...

I have that problem when I am near the bottom of the container. I think what happens is that every now and then I add a bit of water to thin it down and gradually through the life of the container...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-27, 7:46pm
Replies: 27
Views: 8,902
Posted By paulinabeads
things get complicated in Canada. the bubble...

things get complicated in Canada. the bubble envelope, complete with the beads inside, can only be 1.8cm thick for the cheapest postal rate. ($2.36 to the US). you can't use a little box inside the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-20, 8:59pm
Replies: 46
Views: 10,363
Posted By paulinabeads
I've kinda decided that trying to use them...

I've kinda decided that trying to use them productively often turns out unproductively. I use a lot of time to get a mountain of fuglies. I now close my eyes and swoosh the huge pile into the...
Forum: Tutorials 2010-12-31, 2:15pm
Replies: 219
Views: 63,316
Posted By paulinabeads
I have Kim's Color Archive. Man oh man. Just to...

I have Kim's Color Archive. Man oh man. Just to scroll through the photos is enough to give me hot flashes. Anyway - to answer your question(s) - most of the glass used is fairly mainstream such...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-10-31, 11:18am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,647
Posted By paulinabeads
I use a pick-up tool with a claw grabber on the...

I use a pick-up tool with a claw grabber on the end. this is a gizmo sold in tool stores. it is meant to pick up screws that drop behind a workbench (for instance). they are super cheap - like in...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-10-20, 7:50pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,376
Posted By paulinabeads
speaking of Effetre metallic black: Here's...

speaking of Effetre metallic black:

Here's what I do: I find it likes oxygen and I usually use a fairly oxy rich flame. a small, cool flame. wind it on and shape. take it out of the flame,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-09-27, 9:11pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,271
Posted By paulinabeads
Lauscha has several transparent green greys (or...

Lauscha has several transparent green greys (or grey greens). a suggestion would be Thuringean forest olive, and also smoke grey is kinda greenish.

Flame Dame has thuringean and smoke: ...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-08-12, 9:28pm
Replies: 10
Views: 3,550
Posted By paulinabeads
I list whenever it fits into my schedule. Then I...

I list whenever it fits into my schedule. Then I relist (or renew) sporadically throughout the day. I've given up trying to figure out a best time; I don't think there is one, really. I do,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-08-07, 8:53am
Replies: 17
Views: 7,118
Posted By paulinabeads
I tried a little stripe of SIS on a Bullseye base...

I tried a little stripe of SIS on a Bullseye base bead. The little stripe of SIS snapped right off while I was cleaning them. and it had appeared to be well melted in. I'd say 90 is too big a...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-07-23, 8:10pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,248
Posted By paulinabeads
On the Lauscha Canada website (otherwise known as...

On the Lauscha Canada website (otherwise known as Rock and Something or Other in Edmonton) they have some photos.

http://www.lauschacanada.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=21_22

On the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-05-26, 7:19am
Replies: 18
Views: 3,758
Posted By paulinabeads
Welcome to the glass obsession! When I started,...

Welcome to the glass obsession! When I started, sans kiln, I just used a fiber blanket. My practice beads were pretty small - under 12mm. I used the beads for jewelry for myself and I don't recall...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-05-12, 6:51pm
Replies: 17
Views: 3,941
Posted By paulinabeads
I think you maybe want Iris Dense Blue Reduction...

I think you maybe want Iris Dense Blue Reduction by Reichenbach. #RL 3206C.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-04-24, 3:43pm
Replies: 22
Views: 6,243
Posted By paulinabeads
I agree with the original poster. I ordered...

I agree with the original poster. I ordered metallic from Frantz back in Feb or so and got wonderful silvery peacock-y metallic (when I work it right). I got enthused and thought I'd order more. ...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-12-02, 10:53pm
Replies: 15
Views: 3,975
Posted By paulinabeads
I read somewhere that having a fixed bead could...

I read somewhere that having a fixed bead could potentially be a problem if the metal expands. The bead could crack. Maybe it isn't even true scientifically but it sounded plausible to me. I have...
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