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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2017-03-25, 12:43pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,689
Posted By ejralph
Are you working outside in a shed or garage? They...

Are you working outside in a shed or garage? They hate humidity. I worked in a shed and our damp UK weather wasnt great for my ones. In the end, i moved them into the house and would use a long hose...
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2012-11-12, 9:27am
Replies: 8
Views: 10,376
Posted By ejralph
Thank you so much! Emma

Thank you so much!

Emma
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2012-11-09, 5:50pm
Replies: 8
Views: 10,376
Posted By ejralph
Oh thank you for the compliment Becky! I...

Oh thank you for the compliment Becky!

I find I have less time for clay these days, it is true! I actually make beads from polymer clay, glass and ceramic clays. I keep thinking I should just stop...
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2012-11-06, 2:13am
Replies: 8
Views: 10,376
Posted By ejralph
Oh thank you DeAnne! Emma

Oh thank you DeAnne!

Emma
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2012-11-05, 5:16pm
Replies: 8
Views: 10,376
Posted By ejralph
Oh thank you Angie! Anyone who has a...

Oh thank you Angie!

Anyone who has a mustachioed axolotl for an avatar is my sort of person - so very flattered you like the look of my beadies!

Emma
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2012-11-05, 12:27pm
Replies: 8
Views: 10,376
Posted By ejralph
Polymer Clay Tutorial - Illuminare Beads by Emma Ralph

Hi all

I'm not sure if I am allowed to post here about my polymer clay tutorial? But I know that many people here like to dabble in polymer clay as well as glass.

Just wanted to let you all...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-04-25, 12:05pm
Replies: 11
Views: 3,748
Posted By ejralph
Really for any pricing, your wholesale price...

Really for any pricing, your wholesale price should be the one you work out first - as this is the least you can afford to sell to anyone for and still cover costs. The retail is then X percentage...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-12-23, 8:43am
Replies: 9
Views: 4,275
Posted By ejralph
Have you tried renaissance wax? Emma

Have you tried renaissance wax?

Emma
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-07-27, 11:04am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,474
Posted By ejralph
I'm in the UK and have received many such boxes....

I'm in the UK and have received many such boxes. It is worth you making a note of the tracking number on your customs label (probably some letters and numbers and ends with a US)

Even though...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-06-24, 11:03am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,772
Posted By ejralph
I have a lump very similar - would be interested...

I have a lump very similar - would be interested to know the going rate as I could be tempted to part with it!

Emma
Forum: Website help and critique 2011-05-29, 1:15am
Replies: 7
Views: 5,788
Posted By ejralph
My online store is based on Zen cart too - been...

My online store is based on Zen cart too - been using it for years and found it very good. My shipping prices are all based on weight and order destination. It also has a useful function to estimate...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-10, 5:05pm
Replies: 29
Views: 6,054
Posted By ejralph
I could have written that post - just like you, I...

I could have written that post - just like you, I bought a tub back soon after I started making beads some years ago and haven't even made a dent in it hardly. Love Alice's. I tried various other...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-02-07, 5:39pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,928
Posted By ejralph
I had a similar thing with my kiln at one point....

I had a similar thing with my kiln at one point. I would turn it on, it would chatter and click for a bit, but then just cut out

Turns out one of the wires to/from the relay was not secured...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-11-10, 12:22pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,302
Posted By ejralph
Not privatised yet - although it may be headed...

Not privatised yet - although it may be headed that way.

Lots of "modernisation" changes already taken place though. Don't get me started. Don't get me started on how a £300 million + annual...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-11-09, 4:12pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,302
Posted By ejralph
Remember that the UK has incredibly low...

Remember that the UK has incredibly low thresholds for having to pay import duties.
If you value your package on the customs form above £18 (approx $28), the recipient will need to pay import duty,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-11-02, 4:26pm
Replies: 69
Views: 16,067
Posted By ejralph
I was told I would never be able to sell my beads...

I was told I would never be able to sell my beads online and if I wanted to be taken seriously, I would need to sell at shows and stop "demeaning" the "art form" with online selling!

Took me about...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-08-14, 7:28am
Replies: 30
Views: 7,797
Posted By ejralph
Despite the actual meaning of Bugger - it still...

Despite the actual meaning of Bugger - it still isn't what I would consider a rude word here in the UK if used in certain contexts.

For example - telling someone to "Bugger off" is a lot less rude...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-07-15, 12:21pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,420
Posted By ejralph
Would love to hear your tips on this particular...

Would love to hear your tips on this particular if you cared to share!

Emma
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-06-13, 12:26pm
Replies: 30
Views: 5,302
Posted By ejralph
Well, I must say I agree. But I first saw it...

Well, I must say I agree.

But I first saw it being used by Martin at one of the shows - I have no idea if he still uses it or not, now he sells other normal releases I would imagine he would demo...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-06-13, 9:50am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,302
Posted By ejralph
I bought it from them ages ago - never even used...

I bought it from them ages ago - never even used it as the instructions were pretty poor and I am mentally lazy. So, I don't use this release, I was just saying it does exist for those who doubted. ...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-06-13, 7:32am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,302
Posted By ejralph
P&T 'w website is next to useless. I mean, they...

P&T 'w website is next to useless. I mean, they are a glass rod manufacturer of very long standing in the UK but don't do anything to promote their products online to us UK beadmakers. I can only...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-06-13, 6:29am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,302
Posted By ejralph
Ah well I found my kit! There is no branding...

Ah well I found my kit!

There is no branding or anything, just something put together by Plowden and Thompson (english glass rod manufacturers - who have been teaching beadmaking etc a long while)...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-06-12, 3:02pm
Replies: 30
Views: 5,302
Posted By ejralph
there is some type of wax based release - I have...

there is some type of wax based release - I have some somewhere, although never got around to trying it out. I have seen it in use though - one of our main glass suppliers here was using it when they...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-05-13, 10:41pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,151
Posted By ejralph
I am cheap - I only have one cattwalk press and...

I am cheap - I only have one cattwalk press and like Jaci didn't want the hassle of a base for just that.

I just duck-taped a couple of metal L brackets to the desk and it works fine.

Emma
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-04-25, 11:02pm
Replies: 20
Views: 6,265
Posted By ejralph
I tried a different brand of bead release once...

I tried a different brand of bead release once which resulted in loads of cracked beads. Cracks all along the mandrel as though they were thermal. So I know bead release issues can cause these...
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