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2010-01-25, 9:47pm
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Purple Heart Making Experience
Today I made a handful of purple hearts, which I haven't done in a while. Something funny happened...
I SHOULD be working on inventory for Best Bead in Tucson in about a week but I couldn't. I just couldn't get motivated. Something told me to make purple hearts. I got going and couldn't stop.
I had pulled out my Zoozii heart press that has a tapered edge heart as well as a straight sided one. I had never used it. That is one fun press! You just need to make a cone shape and press with it, which you probably all know.
If you have one, give it a try. Layer some transparent lavender and ink blue...very nice, sweet little purple hearts.
I think they might be my new warm up beads. Will show them tomorrow after they're annealed.
Now I want to get the butterfly one.
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2010-01-26, 4:43am
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I can't wait to see them.
Thanks for the tip on the transparent colors combo -- I was using opaque purple and I can't get it to stay nice no matter what I do, I'll be trying that this weekend. :0)
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2010-01-26, 9:27am
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The ink blue is pretty intense so it often looks almost black. Even over white, if the layers are too thick, same thing.
I like to layer it thinly over any light transparent and it shows it's color better. Even clear is fun.
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2010-01-26, 10:35am
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There's a butterfly tutorial coming out in the next Bead Release.
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2010-01-31, 11:25am
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Excellent! Thanks Robert...can't wait to get it.
So, my hearts didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. Sometimes things look so much nicer in the flame than they do when they're cooled. ::sigh:: But, I said I'd show them so, here they are:
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I do love the shape and the outlining. A solid color would probably be more visually appealing though. That's what I get for trying to get fancy. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. But that's how we get better at it, right?
Anyone else have any purple hearts to show?
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2010-01-31, 11:29am
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Oh, and here's a tutorial I wrote a while ago for making purple hearts:
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2010-01-31, 5:07pm
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Lori I really like those hearts!!!!
And thanks for the tutorial going to check it out now....
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2010-01-31, 5:55pm
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I like those hearts, Lori!! I don't do well making hearts, I may need to try again... And yes, I understand the BoC torch urge, I've shifted sessions to just BoC beads myself. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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2010-01-31, 6:06pm
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Lori, those hearts look pretty good to me. I spent this afternoon figuring out sock monkey beads for a young girl over at Egelston here in Atlanta. I've made lots of butterflies lately, time for a big batch of hearts.
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2010-01-31, 6:22pm
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Please take pics, Robert, your butterflies are great, I'd love to see the hearts also.
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2010-01-31, 8:26pm
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Here's my latest batch of purple hearts. Just have to get something to wrap them with.
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2010-01-31, 8:39pm
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Oh, how lovely! I like the teal and purple one best, nice!
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2010-02-01, 1:07am
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Here's my latest batch of purple hearts. Just have to get something to wrap them with.
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These are great!!! Are those freehand? I can make the horizontal hearts (the one that looks like butt cheeks according to my kids) but I can't make vertical hole hearts at all. I've seen tutorials on it but I can't get mine fluffy or well, let's just say they don't look like hearts. Is there a good press that can be used for either or?
Robert, I'd love so see your sock monkeys!
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2010-02-02, 9:05am
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All of those hearts are awesome!
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2010-02-02, 10:18am
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These are great!!! Are those freehand? I can make the horizontal hearts (the one that looks like butt cheeks according to my kids) but I can't make vertical hole hearts at all. I've seen tutorials on it but I can't get mine fluffy or well, let's just say they don't look like hearts. Is there a good press that can be used for either or?
Robert, I'd love so see your sock monkeys!
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Zoozii's XL Sweetheart preSs was used for mine.
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2010-02-02, 12:00pm
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Nifty! I just started making hearts recently and was really fired up making them for BOC and for Breast Cancer Research...
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2010-02-09, 5:58pm
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Debby and Mary, your hearts are GREAT!
Nikki...girl, don't stress yourself about hearts when you can rock the butterflies! Unless you want to, that is. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. )
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2010-02-10, 4:00pm
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To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I'll keep rocking butterflies and art beads to send in, thanks for the affirmation. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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2010-02-10, 5:20pm
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To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. all such lovelies!! i am finally getting set up to torch in my revamped studio, and Fly~Away hearts have been on my mind for awhile.. here is one from years back....
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2010-02-12, 9:05am
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I love the fly-away hearts! Beautiful as a pendant-style piece!
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2010-02-12, 10:21am
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Great tutorial Lori. I'm planning to make at least one purple heart per torching session.
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2010-02-12, 12:42pm
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That sounds like a super plan, Deb! To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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