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Forum: Studio 2008-03-06, 12:04am
Replies: 30
Views: 8,436
Posted By Bohemibeads
Cool rack! Im so jealous. My DH just made my...

Cool rack! Im so jealous. My DH just made my second box with PVC holders inside.....but Im thinking (uh oh, watch out!) that he should make me one like YOURS!

Nikki, who's happens to be OCD...
Forum: Studio 2008-03-05, 7:39pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,030
Posted By Bohemibeads
Hi and welcome!! :waves: As someone who has...

Hi and welcome!! :waves:

As someone who has only been lampworking for a short time (7 mos), and who is still using her hothead torch and mapp gas, it would seem to me that you should be getting a...
Forum: Studio 2008-03-04, 5:34pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,356
Posted By Bohemibeads
Wow Shari......really awesome!! We still in the...

Wow Shari......really awesome!! We still in the planning stages for mine so I'll have to show my hubby your pics when he comes home!

Drooling about the studio and temps (70's!)...
Forum: Studio 2008-03-04, 5:30pm
Replies: 15
Views: 3,844
Posted By Bohemibeads
Looks awesome! That exactly how I described the...

Looks awesome! That exactly how I described the one I wanted to my DH! :D

My hubby and I are still working on a real studio for me. Right now, Im in a covered porch with a fan and an open...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-03-04, 5:20pm
Replies: 19
Views: 26,598
Posted By Bohemibeads
Thanks Bob! :) Actually.... Ive noticed...

Thanks Bob! :)

Actually.... Ive noticed that!!! :D
Forum: Tutorials 2008-03-04, 5:05pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,363
Posted By Bohemibeads
Thanks for the great tips, Emily. Ive heard of...

Thanks for the great tips, Emily. Ive heard of using a mandrel but thought it would ruin one of my mandrels. Glad to know I can get the glass off of it when Im done. Im gonna try it! :)
Forum: Tutorials 2008-03-04, 4:59pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,363
Posted By Bohemibeads
Thanks for all the great advice, Alyssa!!! I...

Thanks for all the great advice, Alyssa!!! I agree, quality is better than quanity. It looks like I sometimes pull too soon... and other times, too late. I guess I just need to PPP! :)




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Forum: Tutorials 2008-03-04, 4:52pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,363
Posted By Bohemibeads
Im right there with ya! I developed fibro after...

Im right there with ya! I developed fibro after I started lampworking, and then had to start all over and learn again because my hand function changed quite a bit.... but like you, Im way too...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-03-03, 7:38pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,492
Posted By Bohemibeads
It can be kind of difficult sometimes to find...

It can be kind of difficult sometimes to find exactly what your looking for based on the "subject" (some are quite deceiving), and then there is the endless number of threads and pages.... <sigh>
...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-03-03, 6:46pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,492
Posted By Bohemibeads
OMG... I cant believe I actually missed that one!...

OMG... I cant believe I actually missed that one! (doh!)

Toni, I really, really thank you! :)
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-03-03, 5:22pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,492
Posted By Bohemibeads
Question Striking & Reducing

Im sure this topic has been posted more than once, but can anyone explain the difference, and when do you do either of them?

Ive been playing with some frit, raku, and silver glass..... and alot...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 11:17pm
Replies: 16
Views: 6,201
Posted By Bohemibeads
Cool Ooooh purrrrrrrrrrty! Thanks for the tip! Im...

Ooooh purrrrrrrrrrty! Thanks for the tip! Im definitely going to try that next time I order more glass. I just wish I would have thought to ask about the moonstone *before* I went on my monthly...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 9:40pm
Replies: 16
Views: 6,201
Posted By Bohemibeads
Speaking of CIM.... I thought I read...

Speaking of CIM....

I thought I read somewhere (short attention span!) that the Halong, Peacock and Sirrus rods were kind of difficult to work with/strike? Can someone like me with a HH work...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 9:38pm
Replies: 16
Views: 6,201
Posted By Bohemibeads
Wink Thanks! I have to keep my eye out for some of...

Thanks! I have to keep my eye out for some of that French 104 glass. Sounds really pretty.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 9:36pm
Replies: 16
Views: 6,201
Posted By Bohemibeads
Smile I remember seeing the Halong when I was cruising...

I remember seeing the Halong when I was cruising CIM's site for Cirrus. I'd love to see what it would look like when both are used/mixed in a bead.... I bet its gorgeous! :)
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 2:25pm
Replies: 16
Views: 6,201
Posted By Bohemibeads
Yay! Thanks! Im going to put that on my list for...

Yay! Thanks! Im going to put that on my list for my next glass purchase, and try it out!!! :)
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 1:45pm
Replies: 16
Views: 6,201
Posted By Bohemibeads
Smile "Moonstone" (milky-opal) glass????

Hi! :waving:

Does anyone know if Moretti (Effrette) or the other COE104 glasses make a moonstone type of glass? Ive had a love affair with moonstones for as long as I can remember.... you know,...
Forum: Tutorials 2008-02-22, 10:42am
Replies: 37
Views: 11,363
Posted By Bohemibeads
Talking I was thinking about the gravity issue, and did...

I was thinking about the gravity issue, and did try it (again, I didnt wait long enough before pulling), but I think I will be more successful if I apply the other suggestions to it as well.

Im...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 12:52am
Replies: 156
Views: 62,727
Posted By Bohemibeads
WOW! Im almost speechless! LOL. Im in...

WOW! Im almost speechless! LOL.

Im in total "awe" of you all! I think at best, I have maybe 20 different colors, if that. After reading everyone's post..... I think I *really* need to go...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 12:44am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,758
Posted By Bohemibeads
::coming out of lurking mode:: Hi~ Sorry to...

::coming out of lurking mode::
Hi~
Sorry to butt in but I happened to come across this thread and had to read it! Im still pretty new to drawing with a stringer, and I never would have thought to...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-02-22, 12:31am
Replies: 15
Views: 3,617
Posted By Bohemibeads
Currently I use Moretti, and frankly I think its...

Currently I use Moretti, and frankly I think its sort of crap, at least for encasing a whole bead, but I havent tried anything else yet.

I heard someone mention Diamond Clear. Who makes this,...
Forum: Tutorials 2008-02-21, 11:23pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,363
Posted By Bohemibeads
Smile Makes perfect sense! I hadnt thought about...

Makes perfect sense! I hadnt thought about heating more of the rod or tipping it so I can get a longer and thicker stringer. Im going to try out your suggestions (especially watching when the glob...
Forum: Tutorials 2008-02-21, 9:43pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,363
Posted By Bohemibeads
I guess it would have to be, huh. <g> Im not...

I guess it would have to be, huh. <g> Im not sure what my problem is. In the beginning I was pulling too soon and got hair-thin stringers, then I read I needed to let the orange glow cool and then...
Forum: Tutorials 2008-02-21, 9:36pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,363
Posted By Bohemibeads
8-10ft Stringer

No way! Holy cow, Anne! That is some stringer! :shock:

Im lucky if I can get mine to be more than 4 inches long, LOL
Forum: Tutorials 2008-02-21, 9:34pm
Replies: 37
Views: 11,363
Posted By Bohemibeads
Smile Re: Pull- it (now: converting a personal fan)

I'll have to try and see if I can find that thread. Sounds like it would be something that would work well for me. Thanks!


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