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Tag Archives: beads
Picking up the pieces – part 3
Hello, and happy Thanksgiving to you! If you survived the dull prep of part 2, congratulations, you might just be a lampworker. If you’ll recall, we made the 32 posts that the beads will rest on and put them in … Continue reading
Picking up the pieces – part 2
Hello faithful reader, are you ready for some fun!? Ready for excitement?!?!? Ready for some quick paced glass action?? Sorry to disappoint you, but tonight was a ho hum tedious session. I’m still working on the replacement chess pieces, … Continue reading
Picking up the pieces – part 1
The first part of this is a quick vent…. I had a chess set that I had put up for sale to raise funds towards the AGLF, in defense of the law suit yours truly is currently trapped in. … Continue reading
Tempting fate with a good deed
There’s a fantastic organization out there called Beads of Courage (BOC). As a group, they provide beads to children undergoing surgeries (in many cases, MANY surgeries) as a way to help them cope with the process. Starting with a … Continue reading
Set 5 – Bead Chess
I finally got set five finished! This was an interesting one because it took about 3 times as long to make the parts for the pieces than to make the actual pieces. 106 beads 32 posts 32 small and medium … Continue reading
The thumb saver
Recently I’ve been working on a new chess set that requires a whole lot of spacer beads made on a 1/4″ steel rod. Not really being a bead maker, I never realized all the work that goes into getting those … Continue reading
Fusion vs Foster Fire
I’ve got a few years under my belt with glass, but when it comes to beads, I’m still a bit of a newbie. There are plenty of reasons for this; there are a lot of (really talented) folks that … Continue reading