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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-03-16, 9:25pm
Replies: 8
Views: 4,100
Posted By nikki2kats
Julie, if you are almost done with the encasing...

Julie, if you are almost done with the encasing and it is just the tiniest touch of glass I have had luck with cooling the bead a little then using a tight flame to heat just the bit of glass that...
Forum: Customer Service Kiosk 2013-02-16, 8:20am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,408
Posted By nikki2kats
Phyllis, John (Otter) makes gorgeous flower...

Phyllis,

John (Otter) makes gorgeous flower and leaf murrini and is good at explaining how to apply them for best effect.

Nikki
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-02-09, 8:36am
Replies: 57
Views: 22,271
Posted By nikki2kats
Most of the time hand pulled stringer, unless I...

Most of the time hand pulled stringer, unless I need a lot of volume in the dot, then full rod.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-08-26, 12:19pm
Replies: 38
Views: 10,453
Posted By nikki2kats
Cynthia, would love to get together and torch! ...

Cynthia, would love to get together and torch!

Nikki
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-08-26, 9:20am
Replies: 38
Views: 10,453
Posted By nikki2kats
Deb is right, the flowers are a very straight...

Deb is right, the flowers are a very straight forward form. A lot of torch enameling is done on copper. One of the down sides of copper is that is oxidizes, and the enamel will not stick if there...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-08-26, 9:15am
Replies: 38
Views: 10,453
Posted By nikki2kats
Cynthia, we are in Petaluma. No problem on the...

Cynthia, we are in Petaluma. No problem on the level of knowledge, you already have artistic talent and a feel for how glass behaves :-)

Nikki
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-08-25, 8:29pm
Replies: 38
Views: 10,453
Posted By nikki2kats
If you like torch fired enamel, have a look at...

If you like torch fired enamel, have a look at Deborah Lozier's work, she is amazing!

Nikki
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-08-25, 8:27pm
Replies: 38
Views: 10,453
Posted By nikki2kats
Cynthia, anytime you want a lesson on enameling,...

Cynthia, anytime you want a lesson on enameling, come on down, I've been doing cloisonne and champleve for years and years. Brass is no good for enameling because the zinc in it out gasses creating...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-08-04, 10:22pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,496
Posted By nikki2kats
Here's a second for Ganoksin.com, wonderful...

Here's a second for Ganoksin.com, wonderful community and lots of information.

Nikki
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-08-04, 10:17pm
Replies: 16
Views: 4,892
Posted By nikki2kats
Sue, sending gentle hugs for you and healing...

Sue, sending gentle hugs for you and healing thoughts for Bootsie. Sometimes I just take a break and wait for the muse to come back, sometimes when uninspired I just go to the torch and work on...
Forum: Customer Service Kiosk 2012-08-03, 10:25am
Replies: 22
Views: 4,547
Posted By nikki2kats
^^^This, outstanding customer service and just...

^^^This, outstanding customer service and just the nicest person you could ever meet.

Nikki
Forum: Boro Room 2012-07-14, 9:53am
Replies: 20
Views: 6,129
Posted By nikki2kats
The film is very well done and focuses on the...

The film is very well done and focuses on the development of the artistic movement starting with interviews of early pioneers and moving on to the new generation that is pushing the envelope. They...
Forum: Tutorials 2012-06-30, 4:17pm
Replies: 68
Views: 29,003
Posted By nikki2kats
Really, I wonder what hobbies? I also have been...

Really, I wonder what hobbies? I also have been deep in many very expensive hobbies and I have found the lampworking community in general and especially the LE community to be one of the most...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2012-06-15, 9:24pm
Replies: 291
Views: 193,734
Posted By nikki2kats
Thanks Amber I have always really admired this...

Thanks Amber I have always really admired this bead set!!!!

Nikki
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-04-22, 6:09pm
Replies: 147
Views: 35,551
Posted By nikki2kats
Very interesting conversation guys, thanks for...

Very interesting conversation guys, thanks for all of the thoughts. As others have said, taking a big order can be a very secure source of income for a while, but it would have to be balanced...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-04-13, 9:48pm
Replies: 13
Views: 3,323
Posted By nikki2kats
This. Nikki

This.

Nikki
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-04-13, 8:57pm
Replies: 16
Views: 3,549
Posted By nikki2kats
Franz art glass is where I got my last batch of...

Franz art glass is where I got my last batch of it.

Nikki
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-04-13, 8:56pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,128
Posted By nikki2kats
Morgan repurposed an old enameling kiln of ours...

Morgan repurposed an old enameling kiln of ours by buying a bead door from one of the suppliers, hacking a hole in the kiln door and mounting the bead door over the hole. It has given good service...
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2012-04-09, 8:12am
Replies: 164
Views: 41,982
Posted By nikki2kats
Kim, Congratulations on releasing another...

Kim,

Congratulations on releasing another beautiful tutorial, it was well worth waiting a couple of extra days for it! Looking forward to when I am out of production mode and can experiment.
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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-29, 5:33pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,006
Posted By nikki2kats
Cheri, keep at trying the encasing, it is really...

Cheri, keep at trying the encasing, it is really one of the trickier skill sets and takes quite a bit of practice. Mary/Moth's encasing boot camp tutorial was a huge help to me when first learning...
Forum: Studio 2012-03-28, 10:11pm
Replies: 15
Views: 5,073
Posted By nikki2kats
Another vote for both. Nikki

Another vote for both.

Nikki
Forum: Tutorials to purchase 2012-03-02, 10:02pm
Replies: 164
Views: 41,982
Posted By nikki2kats
Kim it sounds like you have hit on two tutorials,...

Kim it sounds like you have hit on two tutorials, one for the old formulation and one for the new. I would love to see a tutorial of yours on the new Terra, you have a true gift for explaining...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-16, 9:58pm
Replies: 55
Views: 12,030
Posted By nikki2kats
I always wear a mask when pouring or sifting...

I always wear a mask when pouring or sifting enamels. Holding your breath is not enough as the fines in the enamel are very light and will float around for a while. What my mentors taught me with...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-09-11, 10:11am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,472
Posted By nikki2kats
Nance, what a great deal! Linda Darty's book is...

Nance, what a great deal! Linda Darty's book is a good resource, also check with the Enamelist Society and see if there is a local guild or club that you could join. Enameling is a smaller...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-09-11, 9:57am
Replies: 19
Views: 3,682
Posted By nikki2kats
I agree with Deb, suggest that when you first...

I agree with Deb, suggest that when you first make the gather for the maria that you peel the rod to pull all of the scum/bubbles off before you make the maria. This is what I do when imploding and...
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