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April 13, 2006
Never a 'day off'...
One of the things I was working on behind the scenes yesterday was a 'flower poker' like C put on her site the other day...I had written to her and said "i wanna poker, dammit!" and she laughed and said 'you can make one yourself' and I had to reluctantly admit that yes, i could, but its so much easier to just buy one and be done with it (otherwise, why would we all go to restaurants when we could eat the food we have at home, right?)...So, I grabbed a mandrel, whacked it in half and ground down the edges...granted, mine are nowhere near as pretty as the ones Steve makes, but then I'm not a skilled metal worker as he is, I just used my bench grinder and tried not to kick too many sparks onto my thumbs...I made 3 beads, and these were the two best, so I glued them on...I'm gonna give them a test run at the torch to see how well they go..and no, I don't plan to hone in on her market for these, I just wanted to make them for fun..and now I have...lets see if they can make a decent bead, tho!!
While you might not hear from me, it doesn't mean I'm not working...now that I'm feeling better, I'm getting the house back in order and am back at the torch...I like taking time to play with ideas and see where they take me...Yesterday I had the idea of using the same Hipster Doofus 70's colors and making hollows with them...which is trickier than it looks, cause opaques are softer than transparents and can collapse easily...Each bead is a bit different in size and shape, they'd be a super cool necklace 'as-is' or you can make each a focal on a chain or leather...I wouldn't use them on your wrist - too much clacking, and the walls of these beads are thin (strong, but thin), so don't risk it...There are 2 sets of the 'pip' beads (why pip? I dunno...)that match, so buy the whole shebang and go designer-crazy!
Posted by Donner at April 13, 2006 02:36 PM
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What is a poker bead used for?
Posted by: Mary at April 13, 2006 05:15 PM
its a tool that is used to poke holes in the center of flowers, or to cut a rib into the center of a petal...the beads on these pokers are just 'handles'...the metal part is the tool/useful part..
Posted by: donner at April 13, 2006 05:50 PM
I wanna poker, dammit!
It's very pretty, Donna....:D
Oh and guess what! We actually had a sunny day today. I sat outside and pulled some weeds. It made me think of you. Not the weeds...the "gardening". :D I miss Brini Maxwell.
Posted by: loribeads at April 13, 2006 10:35 PM