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November 11, 2004
When things go wrong - improvise...
UPDATE: I didn't expect ya'll to want these bracelets since I know you prefer to buy your beads and string them how you see fit...But, Dayna isn't the only one who's asked if they are for sale - so...I will post some Buy Now buttons on them later tonight...that way you have all day to decide if you want one...Check back about 8:00pm CST tonight for the buttons...
Yesterday was 'one of those days'...i felt like something was wrong and I'm glad I stopped making beads when I did - when I took the beads out of the kiln this morning and inspected them, nearly half had dings or 'kisses' on them - from where they sat in the kiln and melted ever so slightly to one another. I could easily break them apart, and you can barely see the ding, but *I* know its there, and cannot honestly sell the bead in that manner...So back to the drawing board today, to re-do half of yesterday's work...Why does that happen? I can make 80 beads that all survive, and yet sometimes things don't go right...Its why when I tell you 'If everything goes well, your beads will be ready tomorrow', I'm not just kidding...sometimes kiln gremlins find their way in and screw everything up...
So...
I did the next best thing - I strung beads and made bracelets...I guess I just felt like that was what I needed to do, I don't know...maybe its intuition - I can tell when things just don't feel right, so I move onto something else...and I'm very tickled at how these bracelets turned out, especially since the budget bead jar was recently decimated at the Trunk Show...I did use a couple of strands that I'd hidden away (ie: not taken to the trunk show) and I'm glad I did...my favorite bracelet is the Whiskey Blend - I love those beads and no one seems to appreciate them like I do, so I'm happy to be able to wear them myself...
So what's up for today? Time to get back on the torch and see if I can finish what I started yesterday...I can only hope...!
Posted by Donner at November 11, 2004 12:44 PM
Comments
DONNA,
I LIKE THE WHISKEY BLEND BRACELET BEADS ALSO.
THOSE COLORS ARE A FAVORITE OF MINE ALSO.
JUDY
Posted by: JUDY CULBERSON at November 11, 2004 11:18 AM
So... can we buy these dingy bracelets???
Posted by: Dayna at November 11, 2004 12:09 PM
Donna, the Whiskey Blend is my favorite too :)!!
Posted by: Vanda White at November 11, 2004 02:01 PM