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2009-07-29, 10:43am
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Any ideas what caused this?
I did not plan those cool bubbles in this bead. I grabbed a piece of regular old aqua stringer and it turned gray and ugly on the surface of my bead, so I encased it. The stringer must have been covered with some sort of dust or dirt because I haven't cleaned my work bench for a looong time. Anyone know how to purposely get this effect?
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2009-07-29, 10:58am
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I can't help you Mandy, but I sure do love that bead!
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2009-07-29, 11:01am
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Maybe try dusting a stringer with a bit of baking soda before encasing?
Love the bead too! *s*
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2009-07-29, 11:06am
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I'm with Sharon on trying to evoke that effect; I have also found that clear Moretti stringers that have lots of little bumps along the length have a tendency to bubble like this. I may try purposely putting little nicks (with a bastard file might do it) or a rough edge along the length of a stringer and that might make all those "tiny bubbles" appear when encasing.
It's a lovely bead - awesome "adversity to advantage" mentality and diligence!
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2009-07-29, 11:43am
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Looks like some of my bubbly Lauscha - it boils when I melt it, even when I work it cool. Maybe I need to think of it as adding interest to the bead - lol!
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2009-07-29, 3:28pm
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I always get that when I use the cut end of a clear rod. The cut ends are bubbly. I don't know if that helps - could you imagine buying bundles of clear so you can use the first 1/4" of the rod?
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2009-07-29, 10:05pm
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If you want to purposely create bubbles take sandpaper and run it down your rod/stringer.
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2009-07-29, 10:18pm
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could it be a seeded glass stringer? Moretti has seeded glass in clear, amber , pink and aqua
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2009-07-30, 4:35am
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Hey Joe, that's an interesting idea. I'm going to try that later today. thanks,
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2009-07-30, 6:10am
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Mandy,
I make a pendant I call a "galaxy swirl" and part of the process is intentionally boiling clear or light aqua. It looks similar to the effect you have.
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2009-07-30, 7:13am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AvenueBeads
If you want to purposely create bubbles take sandpaper and run it down your rod/stringer.
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My thought exactly!
Make sure you wipe it down with alcohol afterwards to clear off the dust from the paper.....
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