September 21, 2007 by beadreaming.

I signed up for a charm exchange about two months ago in Lampwork Etc. The instructions were to make one inch charms in any media as long as the majority of the charm components were made by the participant. My first idea was to make a tiny dream catcher with wire but thought it might be too fragile…my second idea were love knots (danish knots) in copper wire and made all 25 of them but the wire tarnished a little bit so I decided to go back to the drawing board and since I recently discovered how to work with raku frit, I decided to make these charms. Aren’t they dreamy?

Each of the participants will receive 25 charms (1 from each artist)…can’t wait to see the others!

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September 19, 2007 by beadreaming.

Well, it’s been a while since I added jewelry to my site…so here you have it! I posted new bracelets in fall colors. If you recall, I made the beads last month so they’re finally turned into jewelry. I’m still making more pieces every night so keep an eye on the jewelry pages since I will have new necklaces too.

On the bead front, my DH filled up the gas tank and in the process he also traded it for one of the new propane tanks …well not so new…but new to me . Anyhow, I didn’t have much time to make beads yet but will surely make some this weekend…thinking pendants…any suggestions?

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September 16, 2007 by beadreaming.

Tonight torching session ended quickly…I planned a four hour session but little did I know that I was running out of propane. I should have known when I lighted the torch and felt the garlic smell…that is the signal that the tank is empty, but I just kept going…opening the propane regulator every time the flame got smaller. At least I was able to finish the last bead I was working on! I only got to do a handful of raku beads and a jellyfish bead…We’ll see how they turn out…

Since I couldn’t torch, I took all my bead supplies and made this bracelet. I made the beads a couple of weeks ago. I named it “Ocean Bracelet” since the colors remind me of the sea.

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September 13, 2007 by beadreaming.

I just listed a couple of beads this week on Ebay. The first one is a brown kitty tile. The hole runs horizontally but it’s closer to the top so that the bead always hangs properly (kitty side on the front!)

The second bead is a smiling tabby cat. Both listings end on Tuesday. Happy bidding!

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September 13, 2007 by beadreaming.

Remember those raku beads I posted not so long ago? Well I turned them into a necklace. The picture does no justice to the colors and depth of the beads… Digital picture taking is something I need to work on…for now I blame the camera and the lighting

All the components are Sterling Silver, Bali beads, Swarovski crystal and Hill Tribe silver.

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September 12, 2007 by beadreaming.

I finally managed to take pictures of these puppies I made a week ago. Each pup is made of two pieces (head and body). I made two of them that made the cut…I have to say I have other two lying around my bead box…. Like them? I have two of them for adoption. The pics display the different sides of the bead.  ADOPTED!

Puppy #1

Puppy #2

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September 11, 2007 by beadreaming.

Hello again! I’ve been very busy lately catching up with custom orders and making jewelry so I haven’t had a chance to post anything. I’ve made a couple of glass dogs, more kittens and a few bracelets and necklaces which need to be photographed….I think sometime this week…stay tuned!

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September 5, 2007 by beadreaming.

I just listed these cat beads on Ebay. The first one is made with raku frit on a black base and the second one is made with caramel apple German glass. Happy bidding!

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September 4, 2007 by beadreaming.

Sorry it took so long to post again… I was enjoying a long Labor day weekend. An now off to the first thing in order….Congratulations to Lisa D. from Portland! You’ve won this bead!

I’ll post more beads and stuff later this week. Stay tuned!

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