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Old 2012-05-28, 11:47am
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Thank you for taking the time to make the tutorial, Donna. He's a cutie!
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Old 2012-05-28, 5:38pm
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WOW Donna, he's Ssssweet!!! Thanks for sharing.
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Old 2012-06-10, 1:22pm
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I was just out in the studio, trying this for the first time today. Of course I didn't have the instructions with me and ended up winging it. Yech!

Now I've jotted the directions down and will try again.
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Old 2012-06-11, 7:48am
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Angie that sounds like me with any tutorial. I always leave them inside and after sitting down at the torch think " darn it ohh well I will get it when nature calls, but usually takes a couple of trips inside before I remember to bring it with me" I would love to see everyones little fellow. I hope everyone is having a wonderful time making them.
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Old 2012-06-11, 8:11am
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Donna-Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful tut.It is very kind of you. I do appreciate it. He is sooo cute!!!
Alaska - Thank you so much for do putting this tut in a form that can be printed and taking to the torch. You are awesome.
Soon as I get my studio set back up . I'm going to try this.
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Old 2012-06-25, 8:19pm
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I have yet to take pics but both of my attempts actually turned out pretty well, both the one before I took notes out to the torch and the one after. My biggest challenge is putting the eyes on in a symmetrical way; one of the seahorses looks like his head is falling off to the side. I'll post pics when I've got them -- this is a great tutorial!
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Old 2012-06-27, 1:20am
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I'm so glad you were able to make you a couple of the little fellows. Can't wait to see your pics. A trick I use with the placement of the eyes is Peters Tweezers. I use them to just make a small indent where the eyes go.
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Old 2012-06-27, 1:49pm
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Actually I've got Peters Tweezers but I still manage to get them crooked; I just end up using the tweezers crookedly! Some people, I tell ya....
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Old 2012-06-28, 11:22am
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Thanks for the great tutorial. And thanks for the pdf file. too cool.


OK, just for the record. Seahorses do have two pectorial fins along with a dorsal fin.

Check out this link for homeschooling and you will get information. Or google seahorses and fins. The pectorial fins are not large on most seahorses. For some, they are quite visiable. These fins are generally located close the the crook in the "neck".

But as an artist, who cares.

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Sure you can do whatever you like with it...but I think it's to your disadvantage is why I'm pointing it out.

To me its like a horse lover(regular horses here) looking for a glass horse...and they think you little horse is cute......but why in the heck did you add a 5th leg 0o. Does the artist not even know how many legs a horse has?
Cutting out the true fanboy market here.

but I'm dropping it now... do as you please.
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Thanks Ann DeHoff and Alaska for posting this information and the pic.
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OK, a year later, plus a few weeks, and having your directions printed out in my "to do" folder.

I actually made a couple of these last night. WaHoo. When I got them out this morning, I loved them. Here are the four I did, including the one I cracked. One must take the good with the not so good. Anyway, I loved the colors on the fourth one, so I made another tonight that is now in the kiln.
They are in order left to right of what I did. The first two are NS Violet Medley and Exotic Citris layered over clear. The second two are Caramel with Unobtainium stringer, then thinly encased with clear.

Not great pics, I took them with my Samsung tablet.



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Ann DeHoff they are wonderful! I'm glad that you got a chance to make some of the little critters! You did a wonderful job and I love the colors you chose to make them in. Post more of them as you get them made! Happy Days!
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Old 2013-08-03, 9:25pm
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Thanks. I made a few more. I need to take pics. They are fun to make.
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Wow!!! Love them!
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Old 2013-08-04, 6:46pm
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Thanks Leslie, I'll show them to you next month.

They look WAY better in person. I'm going to try and use my SLR camera. It has a learning curve I haven't mastered yet.
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Love the tutorial and the .pdf's too! Some people are so talented...and I like the little fins...sort of adds something whimsical! Has anyone done any in soft glass yet??
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Old 2013-08-28, 9:32am
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I've always wanted to make a seahorse so I'm very glad to find this tutorial and PDF's. thank you both. I think the side fins are a beautiful touch.
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Love the tutorial and the .pdf's too! Some people are so talented...and I like the little fins...sort of adds something whimsical! Has anyone done any in soft glass yet??
I haven't, but have thought about it. I'd use clear for the base and silver glass encased with clear. I'm thinking Triton and Olympia rain.
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Old 2013-08-28, 6:58pm
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Amazing progression of pics. An understandable way of seeing a sea horse created. Thank you!
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Thanks everyone! I hope you make lots of these and have plenty of fun making them. I have also made these in soft glass! I also used clear as the base, it gives it more stiffness and they turned out great!
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