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12-26-05-02: Two faced molded bead, review of Chop and Toss Natasha beads | 12-26-05 Demo Log Index | |
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norajean_sf:
I'm going to post to the list that we're here and while I'm doing that why don't y'all discuss amongst yourselves what you'd like to see done. brb merrie60us: anybody interested in mini food? rschneiter1963: Hello my name is Bec and I will watch anything hehe leasbeadheaven: being a beader & jewelrymaker, I would love to see some beads norajean_sf: Let's introduce ourselves, first name and location please. norajean_sf: NoraJean, San Francisco rschneiter1963: Bec Marion Iowa leasbeadheaven: Lea in NY kamoe23: Karin, Germany babasbunja: bernie pa merrie60us: Merrie, Boston kamoe23: Lea, I'm a beader too and although would like to see some beads norajean_sf: I have one bead trick I wanted to share, let me get some clay and show you beaders. rschneiter1963: cool kamoe23: cool merrie60us: great' countrylady100ca: Sonya, Alberta, Canada rschneiter1963: what did she do? leasbeadheaven: no clue rschneiter1963: ok merrie60us: what is she doing? rschneiter1963: si she doing a molding? merrie60us: putting white clay on a skewer? leasbeadheaven: oh. i see. she's making a bead mold i think merrie60us: looks like hamburger bun merrie60us: ? leasbeadheaven: never mind. i think i see a face??? merrie60us: Oh yeah kamoe23: Looks like face-molded bead rschneiter1963: wow she has two merrie60us: two what faces? merrie60us: oh yes I see leasbeadheaven: i think i need a description to go along with the demo leasbeadheaven: not sure what i'm seeing rschneiter1963: cant help you kamoe23: I think she give us later a link to read, she did it yesterday so norajean_sf: Ok, this is what I did norajean_sf: I had mini face molds norajean_sf: I have a dozen different little face molds merrie60us: was the white a mini face mold? norajean_sf: I took some raw clay, stuck it on a skewer, dusted the face molds and pressed from both sides for a double face bead leasbeadheaven: oooooh merrie60us: ooh merrie60us: where did you get the mini molds merrie60us: did you make them norajean_sf: the face molds are home made norajean_sf: sculpting mini faces is a pill norajean_sf: I grant you that norajean_sf: but once you've sculpted one, cure it, make a mold norajean_sf: the rest of your life will be simpler merrie60us: do you sell the mini molds? norajean_sf: I'm going to have to start selling, face molds might be a good item norajean_sf: since sculpting is a long slog merrie60us: I would be interested leasbeadheaven: me too rschneiter1963: oh yes I wold love to get some norajean_sf: now I always wanted little beads that had faces on both sides norajean_sf: ok, let's take this to another level norajean_sf: take anything, not just faces, but old buttons or interesting small things norajean_sf: you can make molds of all of them norajean_sf: and do the double sided molded bead trick merrie60us: great idea norajean_sf: just press the two molds on raw clay while the raw clay is on the skewer already rschneiter1963: like them accesorie buttons? norajean_sf: that way you don't deform the raw clay with handling merrie60us: waht do you do about the seams when you put them together? norajean_sf: anything you can think of merrie60us: hmm merrie60us: great possibilities norajean_sf: When you have to two molds pressing the clay. That's when you trim the seam norajean_sf: before removing the molds norajean_sf: keeps the little faces from getting dinked merrie60us: I get it now merrie60us: a little slow today leasbeadheaven: any other suggestions for making bead? norajean_sf: Do you know about the Natasha bead? leasbeadheaven: nope norajean_sf: I don't know what you know yet, so I am just throwing stuff out. rschneiter1963: dont know anything leasbeadheaven: me neither merrie60us: I have been trying to drill my beads after baking but theydon't always come straight kamoe23: Not really norajean_sf: Biz-Archive/Chop/Index rschneiter1963: is that a regular skewer you used? rschneiter1963: and then bake them on it? norajean_sf: Biz-Archive/Chop/Natasha/Index merrie60us: turdy ones right norajean_sf: Biz-Archive/Chop/Beads/Index merrie60us: meant turkey norajean_sf: Turkey skewers and bamboo BBQ skewers. let me get something, brb merrie60us: oh my natasha beads merrie60us: tons of them merrie60us: or just beads tons and tons merrie60us: my my rschneiter1963: what the heck kamoe23: I'm falling from my chair:-O norajean_sf: Let's start with animal cane beads kamoe23: Yes,yes,yes merrie60us: nice norajean_sf: take that giraffe and chop it norajean_sf: to get this norajean_sf: here's chopped tiger rschneiter1963: how do you get teh white to stay whte? norajean_sf: these aren't wet sanded yet merrie60us: Love those animal prints merrie60us: ugh tumble norajean_sf: these are in que to be wet sanded norajean_sf: but I keep them on the skewer merrie60us: I bought a kiddie tumbler works great norajean_sf: to form, to cure, to wet sand, to apply a finish norajean_sf: to store until I'm ready to string the necklace norajean_sf: it keeps my life simple that way merrie60us: so you make all the beads on the skewer or put them on after? norajean_sf: Biz-Archive/Chop/Natasha/Compress norajean_sf: check this out please norajean_sf: I start the bead on a turkey skewer to form, remove from the turkey skewer and put it on the bamboo skewer where it will stay until it gets strung. merrie60us: thanks norajean_sf: All my cane ends and scraps go into the chop that make these beads norajean_sf: I rarely make a bead first. I make other things and have left over cane ends. I chop those and then make beads from my left overs merrie60us: what do you do with all those beads sell them? norajean_sf: this is just a fraction of the left overs after years of doing demos. leasbeadheaven: when you say chop, you don't mean in the food processor, do you? kamoe23: Please, can you tell me what I have to understand for "chop"? norajean_sf: That is the plan. I have someone who is selling some of my older chop beads on eBay. norajean_sf: Ok, let me show you another link. norajean_sf: Biz-Archive/Chop/LayeredBeads-how2 norajean_sf: Check this out and while you do I'll get some canes norajean_sf: Let me know when you've reviewed that page please. I'll start a pot of coffee, brb kamoe23: I'm here norajean_sf: ok merrie60us: Okay norajean_sf: ok norajean_sf: What makes folks faint is for me to tell them to make canes just to chop them up. rschneiter1963: ok norajean_sf: Now let me show you something else. norajean_sf: Biz-Archive/Chop/2002-03/African Mix Group Page norajean_sf: All my African cane efforts that were bad got chopped norajean_sf: that's how this started norajean_sf: I was making animal print, kente cloth, all sorts of African inspired cane and they all sucked norajean_sf: so I chopped them up to toss them together norajean_sf: then they all looked better than before leasbeadheaven: question...how do you make those tiger canes? it looks similar to the leaf cane merrie60us: cool leasbeadheaven: also, those brown beads with the white showing in between norajean_sf: I do a chevron flip with tiger, zebra too blank274 has joined the conference. You have invited blank274 to view your webcam. norajean_sf: This tin on cam here norajean_sf: is what is left from the original African chop norajean_sf: Biz-Archive/Chop/2002-03/African Mix Group Page norajean_sf: Most people do Natasha beads from bad cane efforts. leasbeadheaven: beautiful norajean_sf: I'm saying use your best cane norajean_sf: chop it carefully norajean_sf: don't twist it norajean_sf: then do Natasha beads. babasbunja: very nice kamoe23: Great idea norajean_sf: Ok, I'm going to take the coleus leaf and the leaf cane that were made this week end norajean_sf: and do a layered Natasha bead with them. norajean_sf: But first I need to save log norajean_sf: you all can pop to the loo, get some food and drink and we'll meet back here in 10 minutes leasbeadheaven: ok. brb rschneiter1963: okey doke | ||
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