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Originally Posted by CO_Phantom
Wow! That's so cool that she volunteered her firing schedule and everything!
Those beads are absolutely stunning. I'm going to have to look through my notes from Bronwen's class and find out what she uses as her liquid gold. I'm afraid I'm going to have to get some.
Everyone's examples are gorgeous. I love those dragonfly decals on those beads! Where does one find those again?
-Amy
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You can get the decals at:
http://www.delphiglass.com or
http://www.dichroicpatterns.com
I took a class with Kate Fowle and she said the decals are made of exactly the same gold as the gold that you paint on.
I just want to reiterate that if you use the decals or the gold paint to do some testing before settling on a firing schedule.
I soak my beads with the gold at 1180 degrees for half an hour (that's after a two hour ramp up). And, I use the low fire decals that have a temp range of 1100 to 1140. So my kiln might be slightly off. But that's why you have to test.
I have found that the gold decals soaked at a lower temperature will rub off with a little vigorous scrubbing with a pencil eraser.
But you need to test what works for you and the particular glass you are using.
