tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35928201039787308582024-03-12T19:30:18.504-07:00Fire & IceShannon's handmade lampwork beads.Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-47826736313954666832011-08-17T23:48:00.001-07:002011-08-17T23:48:38.110-07:00BHBs - what are BHBs?<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>BHBs = Big Hole Beads. </p> <p>Please, no puns.</p> <p>These beads will fit on any <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Pandora style</span> charm bracelet. They are made on a 5/32" mandrel, <a href="http://www.fireiceglass.ca/FAQ.html" title="Some FAQ about what I do - if you have a question you don't see up there, E-MAIL me!" target="_blank">blanketed then batch annealed for durability</a> (like all my other beads), then cleaned with a diamond reamer. Want to see some?</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/yvdsFAoAhreBexHquDmnznwctGcDazjuDbvkgwGvJnHmvHvtlAsDgddsfmEg/IMG_6541.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6541" height="597" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/yvdsFAoAhreBexHquDmnznwctGcDazjuDbvkgwGvJnHmvHvtlAsDgddsfmEg/IMG_6541.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="711" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/luxvrjbIdclgzgfBiaEHraCIapBnbeddGpDlBaFfImbcyqibFvlfCJAxJGCi/IMG_6620.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6620" height="603" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/luxvrjbIdclgzgfBiaEHraCIapBnbeddGpDlBaFfImbcyqibFvlfCJAxJGCi/IMG_6620.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="750" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/oBvwlcdkaDBInAbgzkoECGepqeEuJGpDhcAsHIiopAtgJGfbcjiednorIzbo/IMG_6457.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6457" height="591" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/oBvwlcdkaDBInAbgzkoECGepqeEuJGpDhcAsHIiopAtgJGfbcjiednorIzbo/IMG_6457.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/CiFidCtgJkAcuJtyamxbaeaiwBpnAdfthgdIoyxJedrydgnwaaACmtoaCHjI/IMG_6463.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6463" height="408" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/CiFidCtgJkAcuJtyamxbaeaiwBpnAdfthgdIoyxJedrydgnwaaACmtoaCHjI/IMG_6463.jpg.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/pDqpGobjjzqjwfulyaHHIHBfdtqeGlfxgxGdDxtmEmJFEJudauDmHfazcbCG/IMG_6479.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6479" height="558" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/pDqpGobjjzqjwfulyaHHIHBfdtqeGlfxgxGdDxtmEmJFEJudauDmHfazcbCG/IMG_6479.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="717" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/uGeiGuoyxyubzpaDmAIkvqfekgcorJbEtmwBbrwxjopkcHxFacvfeDEDGGHo/IMG_6485.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6485" height="576" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/uGeiGuoyxyubzpaDmAIkvqfekgcorJbEtmwBbrwxjopkcHxFacvfeDEDGGHo/IMG_6485.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="951" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/qErlgJsdewCHFtfrFzeaouAiegFDJxlqCFCnAJrsxfsurHduDEDabywsHyDp/IMG_6496.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6496" height="579" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/qErlgJsdewCHFtfrFzeaouAiegFDJxlqCFCnAJrsxfsurHduDEDabywsHyDp/IMG_6496.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="831" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/xjBGttikfyeDuDAdDogjHsaopFBkBhICHvnwjqCJhnFCphvIzCHdxEklAqki/IMG_6523.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6523" height="468" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/xjBGttikfyeDuDAdDogjHsaopFBkBhICHvnwjqCJhnFCphvIzCHdxEklAqki/IMG_6523.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="774" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/uBrlvznsGekeBJgreJabflxBgDbxddolitrCzArDrhyqiHFzCdcFnJlJvCIp/IMG_6530.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6530" height="731" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/uBrlvznsGekeBJgreJabflxBgDbxddolitrCzArDrhyqiHFzCdcFnJlJvCIp/IMG_6530.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <img alt="Img_6533" height="369" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/lqxsvpawFFvmJomvizrumxEjIHBppzvgFsmvqAzEyIDBarxytzfJsunkqlgp/IMG_6533.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="592" /> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/ADGgBfgfdEkayqwxlsgjIzasrIEoGFndIkkBCrGcAcnGFEAvFJArCbCljfGg/IMG_6548.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6548" height="441" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/ADGgBfgfdEkayqwxlsgjIzasrIEoGFndIkkBCrGcAcnGFEAvFJArCbCljfGg/IMG_6548.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="606" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/tbJrFykikyiDEtDmFBwbajscoCviBGyjfqlJawsvopfyEnADEDIFoieBiGzG/IMG_6566.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6566" height="521" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/tbJrFykikyiDEtDmFBwbajscoCviBGyjfqlJawsvopfyEnADEDIFoieBiGzG/IMG_6566.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="708" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/wnucCijvzJggDfyBfsvtfzGjDDIGcoGtwpgHjkjumJtCdzcFkbhvtGryeHAc/IMG_6560.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6560" height="507" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/wnucCijvzJggDfyBfsvtfzGjDDIGcoGtwpgHjkjumJtCdzcFkbhvtGryeHAc/IMG_6560.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="771" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/mevEzmrFCdmcBDGxircdfpJgGaJqGhjixmivlDsnpbDaFhqHiepGsjhyEjCg/IMG_6223.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6223" height="542" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/mevEzmrFCdmcBDGxircdfpJgGaJqGhjixmivlDsnpbDaFhqHiepGsjhyEjCg/IMG_6223.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/gmAcJuHjyGhGmAteymldCnArxGefmAvmJbvoBDuEfdkhaBurjtsGEnhtecrr/IMG_6224.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6224" height="376" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-17/gmAcJuHjyGhGmAteymldCnArxGefmAvmJbvoBDuEfdkhaBurjtsGEnhtecrr/IMG_6224.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://fireiceglass.posterous.com/bhbs-what-are-bhbs">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p> <p>The majority of the above beads are made with silvered glass - this gives them the streaky, multi-coloured effect. </p> <p>I enjoy making these beads. No, really! They're small, take a short amount of time to make, and sets are SO much easier to do with these little ones than larger beads.</p></div>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-78497472939556581012011-08-15T23:35:00.001-07:002011-08-15T23:35:08.656-07:00Some new(ish) beads up on the site.<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>I've got some new(ish) <a href="http://www.fireiceglass.ca/beads.htm" title="Beads up on the site. You could buy some, if you're so inclined." target="_blank">beads </a>on <a href="http://www.fireiceglass.ca/index.htm" title="You know you want to click it..." target="_blank">the site</a> and a couple of shiny things under the '<a href="http://www.fireiceglass.ca/sets_and_jewellery.htm" title="Not just a pretty face - I make stuff, too." target="_blank">Sets and Jewellery</a>' page.<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/yeswhbDozrFhjBGCwhnswIjDJFtyDjyGJhlxagfGcbfGvwAzHEvmkmrChbqf/IMG_6293.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6293" height="912" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/yeswhbDozrFhjBGCwhnswIjDJFtyDjyGJhlxagfGcbfGvwAzHEvmkmrChbqf/IMG_6293.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="771" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/IDAqryrvfBfkzkrEmDfwApDAJisiHvkackhJrsfCqayzJDlyrzBkgydHndfn/IMG_6451.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6451" height="382" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/IDAqryrvfBfkzkrEmDfwApDAJisiHvkackhJrsfCqayzJDlyrzBkgydHndfn/IMG_6451.jpg.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/jtCqooyulwxAwvywuAopjBEldABlEfFrItAqgizjnbtkimornywoBCICGwtx/IMG_6457.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6457" height="591" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/jtCqooyulwxAwvywuAopjBEldABlEfFrItAqgizjnbtkimornywoBCICGwtx/IMG_6457.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/ABgkxgtpzvJxywgllzBDdsHqJqmlGbCttyhDqJljvIhrwqefgslnHnlwooIi/IMG_6508.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6508" height="543" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/ABgkxgtpzvJxywgllzBDdsHqJqmlGbCttyhDqJljvIhrwqefgslnHnlwooIi/IMG_6508.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="850" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/yyifaHqqdDGqishtCjdcHvoxovDadigrhHGAAnikdlftHwsoCgcGmzrCFJEg/IMG_6596.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6596" height="517" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/yyifaHqqdDGqishtCjdcHvoxovDadigrhHGAAnikdlftHwsoCgcGmzrCFJEg/IMG_6596.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/bwiubvctsznwgoDAobjHwJqtsClrigzCbHebnIbvxonHHCqoxgmdahwCBxhI/IMG_6630.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6630" height="819" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/bwiubvctsznwgoDAobjHwJqtsClrigzCbHebnIbvxonHHCqoxgmdahwCBxhI/IMG_6630.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/FBxtskubnrIbwzkkfgADsmdpxdrenjBIqdixnhcjmCjdbbsfsgxgJtmFzoHH/IMG_6634.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6634" height="764" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-15/FBxtskubnrIbwzkkfgADsmdpxdrenjBIqdixnhcjmCjdbbsfsgxgJtmFzoHH/IMG_6634.jpg.scaled1000.jpg" width="1000" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://fireiceglass.posterous.com/some-newish-beads-up-on-the-site">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </p></div>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-85735931647064593742011-08-09T19:26:00.001-07:002011-08-09T19:26:14.996-07:00It's coming together!<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>My website is actually coming together nicely. I've added a <a href="http://www.fireiceglass.ca/FAQ.html" title="Ask me questions and I'll do my best to answer!" target="_blank">FAQ </a>page that I have asked people for their input on, an '<a href="http://www.fireiceglass.ca/about_the_artist.html" title="A bit about me" target="_blank">About the Artist</a>' page with a few details about how I got into the lampworking scene, and a '<a href="http://www.fireiceglass.ca/Lampwork%20101.html" title="Some of the basics">Lampwork 101</a>' page that goes over some of the basic tools of the trade and what they can be used for.<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-09/ecxoxHoGlwAkhCpmxDdjxsazvlwAutGkgxoqFfflcvolgkabCpfcrevlGIeE/IMG_6338.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Img_6338" height="544" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-09/ecxoxHoGlwAkhCpmxDdjxsazvlwAutGkgxoqFfflcvolgkabCpfcrevlGIeE/IMG_6338.jpg.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> </div> </p></div>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-15133408194499979162011-07-09T22:59:00.001-07:002011-07-09T22:59:01.717-07:00Been a while...<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><span style="color: #000080;">It HAS been a while since I last updated, and I apologize for that. After I finished the SFU's PDP last year, I went into over-drive in trying to find employment in one of the local school districts. No excuse, I know, for not doing anything creative. However, my hard work paid off and I was hired on by Langley as a TOC (Teacher On Call) and actually lucked out enough to land a part-time continuing position as a Computer Explorations teacher at one of the nearby schools. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">What does any of this have to do with doing glass work?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Nothing.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">It does, however, have a lot to do with NOT doing glass work. Teaching, please remember, has been a passion of mine LONG before glass was.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">That being said, it's also SUMMER! Summer means that I am out of work (though I did get picked up for another contract in September), and chomping at the bit for creativity!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">Nathan and I have been working on the outside of our place when the weather is good and we are able to sock away some time together to get stuff done around here. We have already put up a new gate (the old one was falling apart). We are putting in a garden area just inside the front gate, put up new fencing around the area the llamas and donkey will be most likely to get their lips around something from the garden, new steps to the sliding glass door, planters, planters, planters...you get the picture, right? I snapped a couple quick pictures of the first two planters I put together. I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm a big fan of colour - bright and bold, if possible. <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/pAeCmgxICyHjGvrGAwoddeavnGEcuaidemBozDqrqmvHicDwxtqFtJuljIEd/Up_to_July_9_2011_130.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Up_to_july_9_2011_130" height="803" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/pAeCmgxICyHjGvrGAwoddeavnGEcuaidemBozDqrqmvHicDwxtqFtJuljIEd/Up_to_July_9_2011_130.JPG.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/fckDmktevxeanayltjftHykvmkEvwmEllbuiihBrECkltifvmCCtzBHrpJpE/Up_to_July_9_2011_131.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Up_to_july_9_2011_131" height="803" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/fckDmktevxeanayltjftHykvmkEvwmEllbuiihBrECkltifvmCCtzBHrpJpE/Up_to_July_9_2011_131.JPG.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://shannonhandel.posterous.com/been-a-while">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000080;">I've also been able to get some torching done recently. Are these all the beads that I've done? Heck no! I haven't had a chance (or the enthusiasm) to get outside and take a bunch of glamour shots of my glass work since I got back into the swing of things. No worries, gentle readers, I will be posting more and more pictures as the summer months progress. For now, please enjoy some eye candy...<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/GwirkDJkpwEAypsCrdttlicckfuBvbkodADFHlrtwEektawtIgwkfaownEoc/Up_to_July_9_2011_119.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Up_to_july_9_2011_119" height="448" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/GwirkDJkpwEAypsCrdttlicckfuBvbkodADFHlrtwEektawtIgwkfaownEoc/Up_to_July_9_2011_119.JPG.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/bcdecpCuGoGHdEFsGqhIutDfDmJHitzwlhucBeiAqjAcHcEqcqItcFfdGopv/Up_to_July_9_2011_120.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Up_to_july_9_2011_120" height="448" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/bcdecpCuGoGHdEFsGqhIutDfDmJHitzwlhucBeiAqjAcHcEqcqItcFfdGopv/Up_to_July_9_2011_120.JPG.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/jxnoqzAqjGBdcjikJaobGeiAajqiDsIxjBqlonblJGpjsmzlgnfDrcDftsDm/Up_to_July_9_2011_121.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Up_to_july_9_2011_121" height="448" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/jxnoqzAqjGBdcjikJaobGeiAajqiDsIxjBqlonblJGpjsmzlgnfDrcDftsDm/Up_to_July_9_2011_121.JPG.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/CewxFgnEahkajEClmmphsuGjyDaaAIosdqkJhocnidfGkzdDeECsrDuzfnpF/bhb-sg1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Bhb-sg1" height="337" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/CewxFgnEahkajEClmmphsuGjyDaaAIosdqkJhocnidfGkzdDeECsrDuzfnpF/bhb-sg1.jpg.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/jIpyJfHaEobbpuiChvismEIciufjmDdxngahcmcADFzdiejibhiyfBzaesCk/cab_focal_2.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Cab_focal_2" height="680" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/jIpyJfHaEobbpuiChvismEIciufjmDdxngahcmcADFzdiejibhiyfBzaesCk/cab_focal_2.jpg.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/enHoyGmzpJIivoepvsvclrgpjjCdgwFwymdniAFgHpkkqdjmlpuGbbGpkcEG/cab_set_1a.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Cab_set_1a" height="380" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/enHoyGmzpJIivoepvsvclrgpjjCdgwFwymdniAFgHpkkqdjmlpuGbbGpkcEG/cab_set_1a.jpg.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/mlqtEJyakGmsDeGulezroItHBrCDxCummpgcmmkcHgfHdlDcxGqobrxgaqwD/cab_set_2.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Cab_set_2" height="349" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/mlqtEJyakGmsDeGulezroItHBrCDxCummpgcmmkcHgfHdlDcxGqobrxgaqwD/cab_set_2.jpg.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/xwDrfgdzIIuvvfGpcstFazpeGvxipIgHunuhnJEsvsAtdqsFqbGcDvEvuzkf/webbing_1.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Webbing_1" height="428" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-07-09/xwDrfgdzIIuvvfGpcstFazpeGvxipIgHunuhnJEsvsAtdqsFqbGcDvEvuzkf/webbing_1.jpg.scaled600.jpg" width="600" /></a> <div class='p_see_full_gallery'><a href="http://shannonhandel.posterous.com/been-a-while">See the full gallery on Posterous</a></div> </div> I've found a great affection for Double Helix's silvered glass. It's expensive, but it does the NEATEST things, especially if used sparingly.<br /></span></p></div>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-25271621611050043412010-08-01T13:50:00.000-07:002010-08-01T13:58:13.561-07:00Storming and a Beach SceneYes!!! I was able to get a few beads done yesterday! I recently purchased a tutorial on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/51862121/taking-reduction-glass-by-storm-lampwork">how to 'storm' silver glass by Amy Kinsch</a> and I was able to get a nice storm out of Double Helix's 'Gaia' glass. It's lightly stormed and I'm hoping that the colours don't change too much after it's come out of the kiln for annealing.<br />
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I likely won't be renewing it because it's been SUCH a pain in the ass. So...I'm going to be posting anything new here instead of there. I find that the websites Google is gracious enough to supply are good enough for me. And the price is right.</span>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-39989452180303162512010-06-19T01:25:00.000-07:002010-06-19T01:25:40.389-07:00How Unpleasant...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Sadly, the woman I did ALL those beautiful beads for never got back to me when I called her eons ago to let her know that her bookmarks were ready. 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I mean, really, how can you go wrong? This set is only in the beginning stages - in the end there will be ten bookmarks, which means 20 beads. My friend has requested them to all be basically the same as they are going to be given to her bookclub people as gifts.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEv3MKcNO40Wu5KgdDUSxozg-smZj9BiceqB29-qn2thlvN3qFP_EABAd_0tWVCm8BHNZ8gUyIhZfI9qHU2SLJJO6zhxNDjXNYmjv9rFEsgBt46t-DJfleHFrx7MRDdWg1WcfHmUqdVI9R/s1600-h/IMG_1852+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365466187002350882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEv3MKcNO40Wu5KgdDUSxozg-smZj9BiceqB29-qn2thlvN3qFP_EABAd_0tWVCm8BHNZ8gUyIhZfI9qHU2SLJJO6zhxNDjXNYmjv9rFEsgBt46t-DJfleHFrx7MRDdWg1WcfHmUqdVI9R/s320/IMG_1852+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2KzY8Af8apoFTrN7EFdi2-S6ergxZ33EdZbkkzr5qSSWgR1TWcBzH8Fk0OHsm9Hf7G4ils6yEJiFrSHPPb1ZvRMTGYI892k4Q9icgjgKl6mWh8ZCoLKeZGChYCNnLb3Uf-D-eHMOoMLY/s1600-h/IMG_1854+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365466178521052242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 293px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2KzY8Af8apoFTrN7EFdi2-S6ergxZ33EdZbkkzr5qSSWgR1TWcBzH8Fk0OHsm9Hf7G4ils6yEJiFrSHPPb1ZvRMTGYI892k4Q9icgjgKl6mWh8ZCoLKeZGChYCNnLb3Uf-D-eHMOoMLY/s320/IMG_1854+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcpmoCSOOJaNVeDDU9VR2fEPzw-31r72pyv_zXnRrgmV7OAvgpYd-eFgAri_58Yk7T3DM-kh6lyPd8fz6GQtnhB9dYO74dEdPWac5N2voz2asGwxvdjagz9NaSeU5ToUbYiBGm3gzrkej/s1600-h/IMG_1851+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365466169626231922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 276px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcpmoCSOOJaNVeDDU9VR2fEPzw-31r72pyv_zXnRrgmV7OAvgpYd-eFgAri_58Yk7T3DM-kh6lyPd8fz6GQtnhB9dYO74dEdPWac5N2voz2asGwxvdjagz9NaSeU5ToUbYiBGm3gzrkej/s320/IMG_1851+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcM4_o7_JY2-QcomD_cOLvlzG2BFqVQJAN8iTf283dtvCIbf5QMmi_wqwvpaORWtG-RxBr-0aiO4em_MAq1idloRQu8qx6I2ZekgUUClcSJr_nMNGB2HeBYfF5JXAl4JutcvM13SNx8Upi/s1600-h/IMG_1845+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365466165472700290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 191px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcM4_o7_JY2-QcomD_cOLvlzG2BFqVQJAN8iTf283dtvCIbf5QMmi_wqwvpaORWtG-RxBr-0aiO4em_MAq1idloRQu8qx6I2ZekgUUClcSJr_nMNGB2HeBYfF5JXAl4JutcvM13SNx8Upi/s320/IMG_1845+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52gvoLYRPSPbDZ_4LrRA_E74zVdB-RxRXH850UIsuyVmmlHAPzWwrTqX8C7BANx18rnuaOwH_d_QPYhVsZLmV88-g2mCbM6XY02RK1cPdKiBb_U08gmGmW_EzZI7Tzb2RDJsE34YnUp4o/s1600-h/IMG_1847+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365466150343369890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 190px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52gvoLYRPSPbDZ_4LrRA_E74zVdB-RxRXH850UIsuyVmmlHAPzWwrTqX8C7BANx18rnuaOwH_d_QPYhVsZLmV88-g2mCbM6XY02RK1cPdKiBb_U08gmGmW_EzZI7Tzb2RDJsE34YnUp4o/s320/IMG_1847+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-14471790616543288582009-07-19T22:04:00.000-07:002009-07-19T22:05:56.687-07:00So far so good...<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Yup - the kiln fired perfectly and everything looked great coming out of it. That's right folks, no more kiln sitting for this gal!</span>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-82800962186428955482009-07-14T13:07:00.000-07:002009-07-14T13:39:41.369-07:00Last beads I did...<div style="text-align: center; font-family: trebuchet ms;">Were made on my birthday...which was about 3 months ago.<br /><br />*sniffle*<br /><br />On the plus side, I should have the kiln firing tonight which means that all the goodies I've made in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">the</span> last while will be ready to be annealed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1QiuMcHxPntTKkFNXlL8y8HqC-LuKUc7LtyCZXciqDAxi8AxVj5XHiwZChAW4hQkAfWChIAYQyR3gdUeO-n_3wlhpgZpbxdXMFT7UteDGMRBzueoGd4xzl8XJV7kO5i46TNsTFSmjVpr/s1600-h/IMG_1668.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1QiuMcHxPntTKkFNXlL8y8HqC-LuKUc7LtyCZXciqDAxi8AxVj5XHiwZChAW4hQkAfWChIAYQyR3gdUeO-n_3wlhpgZpbxdXMFT7UteDGMRBzueoGd4xzl8XJV7kO5i46TNsTFSmjVpr/s320/IMG_1668.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358417994766483698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ2DcTfOLjMQhar1njECMgQvOFRUnQLluUqSHBOWZIGTO6sH0YDQtBtk4n2vSoHe1CfWIV1gQcqaju-w1tI77-RiL23EB0qU5lLi3JcQSB4QXf1RQDfdZW3KeKnviCIOVlGQCIdljz4Sn/s1600-h/IMG_1667.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ2DcTfOLjMQhar1njECMgQvOFRUnQLluUqSHBOWZIGTO6sH0YDQtBtk4n2vSoHe1CfWIV1gQcqaju-w1tI77-RiL23EB0qU5lLi3JcQSB4QXf1RQDfdZW3KeKnviCIOVlGQCIdljz4Sn/s320/IMG_1667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358417988986071698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWMEKeXqcuWUASok0crVRotzQ6INGFJpSqvyt6XVHKbxorKtkEs4zRZcTsYPbpTNKJC8_nl8F4cSP9qARNTCzDYD10GYZLIsd4E2NIgAcMFUNZBD7U7cDwVDEm_sTYXfAeQ4ssvkwgAsX/s1600-h/IMG_1666.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWMEKeXqcuWUASok0crVRotzQ6INGFJpSqvyt6XVHKbxorKtkEs4zRZcTsYPbpTNKJC8_nl8F4cSP9qARNTCzDYD10GYZLIsd4E2NIgAcMFUNZBD7U7cDwVDEm_sTYXfAeQ4ssvkwgAsX/s320/IMG_1666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358417986558114946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa0gEqI28MF2dh1Jyr6vBByyJaPR-VuB0QJYhhdv5AuM7T2JD6L3qUgwqXtfDoMuZvRHBEg1j6jqhR2Hlm-fK41AxQI5zoW-h1q_qHthzA20bewzGJ2nwU93WVWQvV8YcXPPsWJJPXYxp/s1600-h/IMG_1665.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa0gEqI28MF2dh1Jyr6vBByyJaPR-VuB0QJYhhdv5AuM7T2JD6L3qUgwqXtfDoMuZvRHBEg1j6jqhR2Hlm-fK41AxQI5zoW-h1q_qHthzA20bewzGJ2nwU93WVWQvV8YcXPPsWJJPXYxp/s320/IMG_1665.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358417979315224930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay, so maybe the last ones *weren't* done on my birthday...it just feels like that.<br /></div>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3592820103978730858.post-29896287782913453572009-07-10T16:31:00.000-07:002009-07-11T12:15:43.264-07:00Back in the Saddle Again<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Well, not so much 'saddle' as 'behind the torch'.<br /><br />The difference is subtle, but there.<br /><br />I haven't been up to much aside from GETTING MARRIED and getting accepted into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SFU's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PDP</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Professional</span> Development Program...which, taken out of context, doesn't mean a whole lot. Or it could mean all the wrong things. Anyway, it's the last year of educational training that I need to take before I can become a teacher. I'll be hightailing it to the Burnaby campus then be posted out in Maple Ridge and Mission (or something like that...). </span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">I'll post pictures later on the (very) few pieces I've done in the past *cough* months.</span>Fire and Icehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314249262153714244noreply@blogger.com0