I have been working with turquoise this week trying to duplicate a reaction from another set of beads I made~ Here I paired it with elektra in an effort to get the creamy colors of ivory without the black reaction line~ I reduced to bring out the copper reds and then encased them in clear and shaped them into pillow beads.
Oh and here we are in my dungeon oh I mean studio :) Yes it is messy right now bleh... I usually keep it nice and tidy and never have this much glass out at once.
When I went to Frantz I bought glass that is to long to fit into the storage space. I am cutting it in half with the torch and putting them away as I have time and room. Who would ever think there isn't enough room? hehehe... :P
Time to kick it up a notch!!! I have two shows to prepare for, one is this coming weekend!!! I will be in Lincoln City in front of the Cultural center with a bunch of other people from Etsy! I am really excited to do this show and I hope all goes well~ Pray for great weather and small winds. Oh and of course that the event is hugely successful for everyone involved!!
More later~
Kris

Men who love babies and the women who love them. Matt is such a terrific Grandpa. He has more maternal instinct in his little finger than a lot of women I know (self included) Truly he is a gem with the wee ones! Alena came to play last weekend and we had sooo much fun having her over. She is very easy going and reminds me a lot of her dad when he was a baby~
I had a lot of custom requests this week so that is what I have been focusing on. Also I am preparing for a show in Lincoln City Oregon on September 1st. So let the preparation hustle begin :) I will keep you all updated on my progress and I will post a link with more info about the location and time of the show. Just in case anyone wants to drop by and say "Hi"
Gotta run again!
Kris

Vetrofond River Rock~ I still haven't decided what to do with this one :) Lemon Ice and Terra
Some more of these~ unetched and shiny :)
Whooeeey has it ever been sticky steamy and muggy here lately. Blech! We usually manage to avoid that in the Pacific Northwest. If it rains a little it normally just cools things down and gives us all a chance to freshen up a bit. Not last weekend, in fact Matt and I actually went to see two movies over the weekend just to get out of the hot muggy. We never do that :) I think we probably average a movie every six months or so. We watched Harry Potter and it was allright. We also watched Transformers and that was some seriously action packed and riveting entertainment. I wasn't really very excited to see it and went mostly for Matt. I am so glad I did it was really a great show :) The mugginess is gone now and it is warm and sunny again at least until this weekend when they have promised us some more rain. I have a few custom orders this week and I am anxious to get started. Rainy and cool weather will be perfect for flameworking~

I made some silvered stringer this week. This is done by heating the tip of a glass rod and then rolling it onto some fine silver foil. The glass rod, wrapped in foil that has been burnished on, is then heated in the torch flame some more until the silver "burns off" The heating continues until the end of the rod kind of balls up. Then it is removed from the flame, cooled for a second or two before you grab the tip and give it a gentle downward tug, creating a thin silvered stringer. I made mine with the Vetrofond odd lot River Rock. Here I applied it to Copper Green and superheated each bead so the silver would really work some magic. Then I gave them the briefest bath in etching cream and they feel just like cool silk... Bliss~

Love these!!!

I have been playing with copper foil and some of the new colors and this is my favorite set by far this week!

Post and run~

Seeya!!!

Ready for a little fun in the sun? Sweet chocolate and turquoise :) yummmeeee~
A cool Forest Green Cube

Well I turned 41 last weekend and I am still alive and kickin'~ TJ and Kendra brought Aleena for a dip in the pool. Is she just the cutest in her hat and bikini or what? We had a wonderful day, Matts' Grandma and Uncle Dave came up from Little Rock (Wa) Mom and Milo came out and Chelsea brought Jaxson over to play with Sammy. Matts' sister Jill even made a surprise appearance. It was great to see everyone. The weather was fabulous, we are back to grey and rainy now though with a thunderstorm here and there just to keep you on your toes :)

My dad sent me a gift certificate for Frantz Art Glass and I can't wait to go and use it!! Boy talk about the "Perfect" gift hehehe... Now I just need to take some time for myself from my crazy schedule so I can use it.

Maybe next week...

Kris