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May 24, 2008
Sometimes things just go right...
I decided to try something new yesterday...I've been able to make multiple spacers on mandrels for awhile, and sometimes I make 2-3 regular beads on a mandrel, if they are simple enough and don't require a lot of manipulation...but I've never made multiple squeeze beads on a mandrel before...because the squeeze press is just one long piece of brass, I can make the squeeze bead as long or short as I wish...mostly a make the regular sized bracelet beads one at a time on a mandrel..but last night a tiny little light bulb went of in my tiny little brain (also known as being a dusty brain at times), and I tried making two squeezes at a time on one mandrel...since I don't have to worry about fitting each bead into a well, like a lentil press, I figured I could make them far enough apart so that when I squeezed them, they would turn out ok...and i was right...
this morning I pulled last night's beads and they turned out great...I like doubling my output by simply making two on one...they are easy to make beads, but they turned out really nice...I made the 'stones' beads - the ones that have the red or blue dots on them and look like a stone...i've had folks pick them up at shows and ask where I got the rocks and how did I drill the holes in them...I try to explain that they are glass, and they look at me, and hear what i say - and then ask where I got the stones...its rather amusing...
We've been in the southwest part of Austin looking for more stones to put in our garden and we hit the jackpot...a stone place that has literally tons and tons of the kind of flagstone we've already got (we've learned its called 'oklahoma flagstone' and the color is 'chocolate/gold')...we want to order a couple of palettes and have it delivered, probably in a couple of weeks after I get back from my trip...might as well get it when you see it, right? and we might not need a whole palette now, but we will eventually, especially once we start working in the backyard more...
tonight I'm putting together all the hooha I need for my B&B classes and I'm gonna ship it to the hotel ahead of time..probably most of my clothes as well...if American is gonna charge me for my suitcase, I'd rather ship it up and not hassle w/ in on the plane...but I'll carry my bracelets/beads with me (and they are rather heavy) cause if those went missing, that would be bad...I can always buy new clothes or tools if those go missing, right???
Posted by Donner at May 24, 2008 04:58 PM