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I have a question about that also.......I tryed to make a bead with Amy's tut but used colored base dots with clear over top......and in the end it didn't turn out very well.....would this be because i might have overlapped the clear too much into the last color and then it made the clear and clear dots meld together?
But that is a great suggestion....i will do what i normally do put put a clear dot over the last transparent dot i make.......should i go over the dot or just on the dot?
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I would try a dot of clear smaller than the one you put it on. I have not tried this so I don't really know just a guess.
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cool...i will try it ,.....thanks 
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Yes I love this tut !!!
Thanks Amy for sharing this with us
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Hi Storm! Sorry this post is so late in getting back to you. You know, it's hard to say what went wrong (maybe by now you've conquered it though).
A couple of things:
One, in my personal opinion, the petals look best when they're opaque with a transparent layer over it (but not just clear - an actual color).
Two, some colors just aren't made for a petal bead. I've tried to make some petal beads where I thought they were going to turn out great, and blech!!!! You just have to find the right color combos.
Let me know if you have any other questions - I WILL check back!!!
Thanks again everyone!
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Janet's bead has very concave dots of color. Mine never turn out like this but i do like the look. How does one go about making dots like this where the underneath color bends like that.
Small white dots with more color on top?
big white dots with less color on top?
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Okay Storm! This is what you should do to get that look. Use my tutorial to guide you in how large the dots should be, and after you melt them in and you go to put the transparent layer over it (again - not clear - use a transprent color to make it look its best) don't cover the whole white spot. Leave just a fraction of white showing. And after it's all done, and you finally wrap it all in clear, it'll really pop out.
Hope that helps!
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I think we should do a bead exchange solely based on this tut.... I can't wait to get another torch so I can do it again.
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I'm up for that!
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Wow, I'm finally coming full circle and just bought this tut! I've wanted to try this for long time...and am SO GLAD Amy is still offering it! Yay! Looking forward to seeing how it's done; I think I'm finally ready to try it!
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Thanks Amy.....I have not been at the torch for a while but i will have to try this. it makes sense I will just have to be careful placing my dots
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I am sad...I was thrilled to get my tutorial and got right onto it. Well the bead came out beautiful! Why am I sad?? It split into 6 pieces. The only thing I can figure is I used Lausha clear- the rest was all what was called for. I always thought that they were compatible. Or is it something else I did??
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you have to keep your bead warm the entire time....the first few cracked n me too
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Thanks! I will try again- Do you think the Lausha clear had anything to do with it?
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I agree with Pat. Any clear should be ok. Just make sure you keep your bead warm the entire time...if a clear cracks this type of bead then it usually does not break in pieces, it just looks cracked on the surface.
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Bummer! That's so frustrating. Especially because this bead is very time-intensive.
I have to say though, in the long run, better to "play it cool" with this bead than let it get too warm. If it gets too warm, the petals and lines on the bead will start to shift, and you won't get those crisp, vertical lines from the petals.
How did it feel while you were working it? Did it seem like you were trying to work it on the cool side? Or did it totally surprise you that it broke? Also, did it break in the kiln?
You know, I have had a couple of beads that broke like that when I mixed Lauscha with Effetre. I know technically, it doesn't make sense, since they both have the same COE, but it was the only thing I could think of that could have made the bead crack. It wasn't clear though that I was using at the time - it was transparent peach. I wonder if there are just goofy batches or something out there - I don't know. I know it should work just perfectly.
Hope you have more luck with it - But like I said, I like that you're working it on the cool side. In the long run - once you find that perfect temp - your bead will be amazing!!!
Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions!
Thanks,
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Or maybe it wasn't heated enough at the very end before popping in the kiln.
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Well thanks for all the suggestions! I believe I was working it on the cool side and then heated it pretty good in order to melt all of the casing I had put on. Yes- it broke in the kiln- is that a clue what I am doing wrong? I haven't had the time to try again yet- I wanted to make sure I didn't make the same mistake first Renee
PS Encasing is not my strong point- I had several beads crack that day. I have a Paragon SL3 and I think I may have programed my cooling down stage wrong. It works for all my beads except when I encase
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Wow, pretty beads, I will have to check back when I get some beady money to spend to get a tut.
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I have never really been a huge bead fan, I know, sad isn't it, but these are the prettiest beads I have ever seen!!!
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just got the tut (great, quick response -I love how you have that set up Amy) Cant wait to get to the torch and try it. I'm up for a bead exchange also. Will be out of town till February, but will check in to see if an exchange is motion (if not by then I will do it -=laffin=-)
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I love this tut! I made three beads, exactly as instructed in the tut, but I too used Lauscha clear and they all cracked. I made two more but with moretti clear and they didn't crack. When using Lauscha, I warm the bead evenly before putting it in the kiln, I anneal at a higher tempature, and I put it in the kiln glowing. My beads still crack when combining glass.
I was whining about cracked beads on this forum, and Carolyn and a few other folks gave me advice that saved my sanity! Only use Lauscha with Lauscha. It has saved me lots of frustration.
The moretti isn't clear enough to make this bead pretty IMO- as when there are bubbles....they are so obvious. I made some with Precision, it was better, but still wasn't as clear as I wanted. I am trying to collect enough colors of Lauscha to use only Lauscha. This works for me since I have a huge stash of Lauscha clear that I need to use with something. I also ordered some Aether to use with my other 104 glass. I can't wait to try it!
Good luck!!
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Just got mine. Now have to wait for the temp. to rise enough to go to the garage and fire up! Thank you, definitely something to look forward to.
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Oh Amy shame on me!!! I purchased your tutorial just before Christmas I think. 1) I have yet to thank you, so THANKS HEAPS for finally putting this together and 2) have yet to try it 
Tomorrow for sure, thanks again, it's very well written and easy to follow
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Those are gorgeous beads - thanks for sharing - I have the tutorial but haven't tried it out yet - you have inspired me to get on it!
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Love this tutorial! Haven't done the rainbow yet, but using the technique have been messing around with different colors. Here are the first three results.
First one done with opaque reds and yellows and striking reds and yellows for the transparent portions. The other two needed a bit more clear on the one end to cover the opaques. I think the middle one, I grabbed a softer white, maybe anise white, by mistake, as it did bloom where exposed.
Have not figured out how to get the final shape more oval or barrel shaped as opposed to round/doughnut - Michael
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FINALLY!!!!
Ok, so it's only 3 different blues, but I'm happy with it.
Ok, so not really, if it were perfect, THEN I would be happy with it. SO, what does that mean? I'm happy with my progress, how's that?
(thinking I should delete all this and just start over but I'm too lazy)
Be kind ok?
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Nita: you rock!!! I need to get to this tutorial - maybe this weekend!!
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