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Kreszentia
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-10-27, 7:18am
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webbing intense black?
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8,938
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Kreszentia
I second that you have to se hairfine stringers...
I second that you have to se hairfine stringers and what Melissa said: heat seriously, let cool, then heat again.
Bye
Kreszentia
Forum:
Sale Rack
2013-10-14, 1:33am
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31
The Single Most Important Step An Artist Can Take
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10,369
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Kreszentia
Doug, you are just wonderful. I thought back...
Doug, you are just wonderful.
I thought back and forth around everything and did decde NOT to buy a new camera but instead use the one my husband has (and is willing to share). It's a several...
Forum:
Sale Rack
2013-10-12, 2:15am
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31
The Single Most Important Step An Artist Can Take
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10,369
Posted By
Kreszentia
Whow, thanks, Doug! THAT is a lot of helpful...
Whow, thanks, Doug!
THAT is a lot of helpful information for someone like me. I have a 10 year old PAS digicam with awful menu structure that keeps me from making adjustments to exposure and so on...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-10-09, 12:36pm
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12
Any News about Vetrofond production?
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4,743
Posted By
Kreszentia
Thanks, Mike and all others for answering. ...
Thanks, Mike and all others for answering.
As I understand we can not even be sure that the normal Vetrofond colors will be produced again. Sad.
Bye
Kreszentia
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-10-06, 3:17am
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12
Any News about Vetrofond production?
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4,743
Posted By
Kreszentia
Any News about Vetrofond production?
Hi together,
does anyone know if Vetrofond glass is still be made or will be made again?
I have been reading that they went out of production at the end of last year and that maybe someone else...
Forum:
Boro Room
2013-09-28, 11:17am
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338
Fume Quest
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84,741
Posted By
Kreszentia
Oh - oh - just found this thread - everything is...
Oh - oh - just found this thread - everything is wonderful but I like this one especially, it looks magic to me. If you want to get rid of the "bummer" send it to me to dispose of it properly (by...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-08-12, 3:52am
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10
Using beach sand in lampwork beads
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3,502
Posted By
Kreszentia
It also depends on the glass. I made two years...
It also depends on the glass. I made two years ago, one moretti black, just a little sprinkle of beach sand and encased in Moretti clear and another one (same size etc.) with a Moretti white base....
Forum:
Customer Service Kiosk
2013-07-14, 1:44am
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38
Didymium bench mount shield...
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21,124
Posted By
Kreszentia
Eileen, I have the normal one with the stand and...
Eileen, I have the normal one with the stand and I find that it protects my face from the heat efficiently.
For others who may use glasses: I absolutely recommend the shields over the glasses. You...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-05-12, 2:47pm
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10
Oxalis?
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5,154
Posted By
Kreszentia
Hi, just for info because some people think...
Hi,
just for info because some people think of something medical when they hear oxalis: it's the latin name of common wood sorrel.
That plant (like rhubarb) contains oxalic acid and should not...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-10-14, 2:38am
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34
Poll:
Do you label your stringer?
Views:
12,169
Posted By
Kreszentia
I voted sometimes because I do not always sort...
I voted sometimes because I do not always sort them and I don't label the single stringer. I have a system simimlar to Lorraines but because I have hundreds of different colors I recently started to...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-10-14, 2:30am
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34
Poll:
Do you label your stringer?
Views:
12,169
Posted By
Kreszentia
I voted sometimes because I do not always sort...
I voted sometimes because I do not always sort them and I don't label the single stringer. I have a system simimlar to Lorraines but because I have hundreds of different colors I recently started to...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-10-13, 8:06am
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31
White anice
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11,761
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Kreszentia
Anice white also has a nice effects on stringer...
Anice white also has a nice effects on stringer decoraions or dots of some opaques - like lauscha olive and some more: the decorations get a darker line or dot in the center. Unfortunatey I do not...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-10-01, 2:40pm
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31
White anice
Views:
11,761
Posted By
Kreszentia
I love anice white - beautiful reactins with...
I love anice white - beautiful reactins with hairfine stringers of dense black, try copper green and rubino oro aso and cook istreally good, let it run, you'll get colors and webbings beyond...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-09-21, 1:49pm
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11
Using bead release to make a thicker mandrel?
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3,177
Posted By
Kreszentia
I did this with and without success. Depends on...
I did this with and without success. Depends on your bead release, I had the release cracking with one type and with another type everythung went fine. I don't remember which did what ...
...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-09-15, 1:12am
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148
Poll:
Who has NOT REALLY burned yourself?
Views:
49,900
Posted By
Kreszentia
I voted thid degree. I'm too busy with other...
I voted thid degree. I'm too busy with other things to torch often so it may give a false impression when I say I torch since 2004. In the beginning I managed to burn the tip of a fingernail (bad...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-09-11, 2:24pm
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32
czech glass rods
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14,286
Posted By
Kreszentia
Lovo, love love their denim blue, but I se it...
Lovo, love love their denim blue, but I se it only by itelf because I read that there may be compatibility issues. May be there aren't but I don't want to try.
Kreszentia
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-08-11, 1:09pm
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20
what to use in place of ivory?
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5,651
Posted By
Kreszentia
Oh, I really couldn't live without Effetre Ivory,...
Oh, I really couldn't live without Effetre Ivory, especially dark ivory.
And this thread teached me something, I didn't know: that the word "schlepped" exists, thanks, Elizabeth. As I'm from...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-06-22, 2:06pm
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15
"Big Hole" Beadmakers Question
Views:
6,362
Posted By
Kreszentia
I coat them with a thick enough layer or dip them...
I coat them with a thick enough layer or dip them twice. I guess this makes it easier for the water to soak between bead and mandrel and lossen the bead release. Or whatever may be the reason, it...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-06-10, 12:30pm
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156
Poll:
How Many Colors - Soft Glass Only
Views:
62,898
Posted By
Kreszentia
pphhhhhhhhhh ... I voted 180+ a while ago....
pphhhhhhhhhh ...
I voted 180+ a while ago. Now I made a sort of inventory and counted: 421 colors - partly only one rod of it to try (whoch I still did not). I must be crazy.
Kreszentia
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-29, 6:50am
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108
tool to loosen a stuck bead
Views:
52,620
Posted By
Kreszentia
I use one of those as a last resort if I can't...
I use one of those as a last resort if I can't get a bead of otherwise. I guess I can save four out of five stuck beads.
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2011-09-12, 3:03pm
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20
Silver Glass Question Please...
Views:
5,890
Posted By
Kreszentia
Cynthia, just wanna let you know that this...
Cynthia,
just wanna let you know that this is a veerrrrrrryyyyyyyyy beautiful bead.
Bye
Kreszentia
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-10-26, 12:44pm
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8
How do I do off centered lentils?
Views:
2,502
Posted By
Kreszentia
Amyyyyyyy :-)))))) Lisa, Amy, Shawnett, I'll...
Amyyyyyyy :-))))))
Lisa, Amy, Shawnett, I'll try the slumping method. The "adding glass to the lower half" ist what I already tried and doesn't work too well for me (maybe a lack of PPP too).
...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-10-25, 12:54pm
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8
How do I do off centered lentils?
Views:
2,502
Posted By
Kreszentia
How do I do off centered lentils?
Hi together,
I have a large lentil press (a bit largr than 1.5 inches) wuth the mandrel hole running not through the middle but off center. I know how to make a regular lentil by making a football...
Forum:
Tutorials to purchase
2010-09-24, 4:40pm
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36
Corina's New Tutorial
Views:
14,254
Posted By
Kreszentia
I just read it - very detailed fool proof...
I just read it - very detailed fool proof instructions - love her style of explaining things.
I absolutely recommend it ...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2007-04-04, 9:00am
Replies:
6
Any tips on encasing?
Views:
2,647
Posted By
Kreszentia
Hi, I had the same problems with Lauscha....
Hi,
I had the same problems with Lauscha. Now I use Vetrofond instead and I like it, it's softer. You might try it.
Bye
Kreszentia
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