It turned out great!
Here's a close up of one of the knobs
I wish we could work together all the time, but one of us has to have a day job so the kids can eat. (Not it!)
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Monday, September 26, 2011
More Collaboration
A couple weeks ago my husband found an ugly little desk at a second hand store. He brought it home and refinished it and then asked me to make knobs for him.
It turned out great!
Here's a close up of one of the knobs
I wish we could work together all the time, but one of us has to have a day job so the kids can eat. (Not it!)
It turned out great!
Here's a close up of one of the knobs
I wish we could work together all the time, but one of us has to have a day job so the kids can eat. (Not it!)
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Spoon Bracelets
As a continuation of my previous posts about collaboration: I thought I should share the finished product ~ I'm super excited about these! Thanks to my master spoon bender, I have over 20 more prepped for me. I just need to figure out what kind of special beads to make for them. :)
This is the first one that made it to "ready to list" status!
It's available here: VedasBeads Lampwork Spoon Bracelet
I have to get cracking on those beads! Thanks again to the incredible man I'm fortunate enough to call my husband!
This is the first one that made it to "ready to list" status!
It's available here: VedasBeads Lampwork Spoon Bracelet
I have to get cracking on those beads! Thanks again to the incredible man I'm fortunate enough to call my husband!
Monday, August 29, 2011
What Doesn't Work
Sometimes answering the question "what doesn't work" is as important as learning what does work. Partly because answering this question means you are trying new things, experimenting with new ideas, and probably well on your way to some fantastic new art work!
As a continuation of my collaboration post: Dusty thought I could do something with the fork and spoon ends that were left over from making the bracelets. So I decided to add glass to the ends and see if I could make fancy hors d'œuvre forks.
It didn't work....
They would have been a little short, but I attempted it anyway as a "would it work" test.
This fork was stainless steel, which is what my mandrels are made of, and I know from experience I can permently stick beads to my mandrels if the bead release breaks. However, in this case the glass shattered on the interior (why it didn't fall off yet I don't know).
Will I try this again? Maybe. Perhaps there is some other way to do it that would have better results.
Will I try other things? You Betcha! I already have 2 more new ideas that will either be abject failures or totally cool successes. Either way ~ another valuable lesson learned at the torch.
As a continuation of my collaboration post: Dusty thought I could do something with the fork and spoon ends that were left over from making the bracelets. So I decided to add glass to the ends and see if I could make fancy hors d'œuvre forks.
It didn't work....
They would have been a little short, but I attempted it anyway as a "would it work" test.
This fork was stainless steel, which is what my mandrels are made of, and I know from experience I can permently stick beads to my mandrels if the bead release breaks. However, in this case the glass shattered on the interior (why it didn't fall off yet I don't know).
Will I try this again? Maybe. Perhaps there is some other way to do it that would have better results.
Will I try other things? You Betcha! I already have 2 more new ideas that will either be abject failures or totally cool successes. Either way ~ another valuable lesson learned at the torch.
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