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Forum: Sale Rack 2017-10-30, 2:52pm
Replies: 48
Views: 26,451
Posted By LoriB
I will definitely come too!!

I will definitely come too!!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2014-02-12, 8:54pm
Replies: 18
Views: 4,439
Posted By LoriB
Thanks, guys! I will have to give all those a try...

Thanks, guys! I will have to give all those a try and really appreciate the help! :-)
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2014-02-11, 12:39am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,439
Posted By LoriB
Thanks, CheriB! :-)

Thanks, CheriB! :-)
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2014-02-08, 2:29pm
Replies: 18
Views: 4,439
Posted By LoriB
Smile Thanks so much for all the suggestions! I think I...

Thanks so much for all the suggestions! I think I have some of the Kugler caramel Apple equivalent around here somewhere to try, and if that doesn't work I'll order some of the Reichenbach. I love a...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2014-02-07, 12:33pm
Replies: 18
Views: 4,439
Posted By LoriB
Best Caramel Color for Faux Candies?

Hi, all!
I'm having a hard time finding the perfect "caramel" colored glass for my faux chocolate beads and was wondering if anyone has their favorite color to recommend? I'd like to stay with 104...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-07-26, 7:27pm
Replies: 24
Views: 6,404
Posted By LoriB
Could your flame be slightly reducing? The gray...

Could your flame be slightly reducing? The gray might be coming from that? I've also learned when using CiM semi opals for spacers that they turn opaque on me if I try and go back to keep them warm...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-07-26, 7:22pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,479
Posted By LoriB
Smile Thanks for the advice! I'll have to find some of...

Thanks for the advice! I'll have to find some of the BE clear to try, but I've heard it's not that great, so I might end up having to create my own color recipe with 104 COE after all. *sigh*
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-07-24, 10:04am
Replies: 6
Views: 2,479
Posted By LoriB
Unhappy HELP! Bullseye Incompatibility?

EEK!! I made this set of beads for a customer who wanted them to match Tiffany Blue and two months later, two of them have cracks!?! I wouldn't think they are thermal because I put them in the kiln...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-09-08, 6:11pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,868
Posted By LoriB
Thanks so much for the input, everyone! I...

Thanks so much for the input, everyone! I agree—it looks like this book will be a great one, so I'm putting it on my Christmas wish list! *Ü*
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-09-05, 11:33am
Replies: 9
Views: 3,868
Posted By LoriB
Smile New "Glass Bead Trip" book by Claudia

Has anyone here managed to get their hands on this new book by Claudia yet? I'm anxious to hear if there are a lot of great techniques in it and if you loved it?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-07-16, 10:21pm
Replies: 12
Views: 4,144
Posted By LoriB
Thanks so much for all the great advice and...

Thanks so much for all the great advice and suggestions! I do have some of that Devardi metallic black and was going to break out my Hot Head to give it and the Rembrandt a try. Donna's trick worked...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-07-12, 7:59am
Replies: 12
Views: 4,144
Posted By LoriB
Thanks, ladies! *Ü* I have some Rembrandt,...

Thanks, ladies! *Ü*

I have some Rembrandt, but don't remember it going chrome on me—more green blue. I'll have to try reducing it more and see if I can get the silver!

I tend to get a range of...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-07-11, 10:17pm
Replies: 12
Views: 4,144
Posted By LoriB
HELP!! Best Silver and Gold glass?

Please HELP!! I'm looking for input on what you guys have found to be the best TRUE metallic silver and gold and glass colors? It can be 90, 96, or 104 COE and I need suggestions for glass that isn't...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2012-06-15, 5:20pm
Replies: 291
Views: 193,729
Posted By LoriB
GREAT! I'm already in trouble with hubby for...

GREAT! I'm already in trouble with hubby for being such a big glass "collector"?! hmmm…guess what I'm probably going to be putting into a shopping cart soon?! LOL Any other reactive Lauscha colors I...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2012-06-15, 4:53pm
Replies: 291
Views: 193,729
Posted By LoriB
Ahhhh…I get it now! LOL Thanks so much for the...

Ahhhh…I get it now! LOL Thanks so much for the extra visual, Amber! *Ü* Can't wait to give this a try soon—and I even have one lonely rod of Lauscha Steel Blue I ordered a while ago and haven't tried...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2012-06-15, 4:09pm
Replies: 291
Views: 193,729
Posted By LoriB
Ooh, I've been drooling to learn this technique...

Ooh, I've been drooling to learn this technique for a long time, Amber! Thanks SO much for your generosity in sharing it with all of us! *Ü*

Quick question: when you make your SIS, do you mean you...
Forum: Website help and critique 2012-05-26, 3:14pm
Replies: 16
Views: 17,203
Posted By LoriB
I'm looking into registering a new domain name...

I'm looking into registering a new domain name and just wanted to see if I could get some updates on how people feel about Namecheap and some of the other sites? How can I find out how hard it will...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-04, 10:05am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,800
Posted By LoriB
Thanks, guys! I *thought* figured it out on my...

Thanks, guys! I *thought* figured it out on my own...worked it up high and cool like reds, let it cool a little, then gently struck it a few times until the darker orange streaks went away. They went...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-02, 2:25pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,800
Posted By LoriB
Lemon Meringue help?

I just bought some Vetro Lemon Meringue and love it! But I'm finding that it has a tendency to vary in color from bead to bead and I need to make a large set where the butter yellow shade is...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-13, 9:09pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,151
Posted By LoriB
Thanks so much for the tips and advice, everyone!...

Thanks so much for the tips and advice, everyone! What ended up working best for me was to first reduce in a hard Dragon's Breath just after the glow was gone, but not cool. Then warm up a bit in a...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-03, 12:31pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,151
Posted By LoriB
Becky~No, but I have some carbon that I use for...

Becky~No, but I have some carbon that I use for my bronze metal clay—would that work? And I don't have any trouble keeping the finish on any of my other silver glass though…is Gaia trickier that way?...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-03, 9:56am
Replies: 12
Views: 3,151
Posted By LoriB
Eileen, I always wait until the red glow has left...

Eileen, I always wait until the red glow has left my beads before popping them into the kiln so they don't lose their shape. But that's a great question and maybe a clue for my Gaia problems?!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-03, 9:41am
Replies: 12
Views: 3,151
Posted By LoriB
I was kind of wondering the same thing about a...

I was kind of wondering the same thing about a possible batch problem, Lynie! But I wanted to check here first and see if anyone might be able to clue me in as to what might be the problem with my...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-03, 9:36am
Replies: 12
Views: 3,151
Posted By LoriB
Would you mind sharing a little more particulars,...

Would you mind sharing a little more particulars, Gem? Because I've tried it in so many combos, my head is spinning! LOL For example, do you reduce while it's still glowing, or really cool? In a...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-03, 9:28am
Replies: 12
Views: 3,151
Posted By LoriB
Red face Desperate for Gaia Help!

It's been a really long time since I've used Gaia, and now that I need to make a set of spacers for an order, I can't get it to work at all!! EEK!!

I'm either getting a really blotchy cloudiness,...
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