First Attempts

[Despo Debs]

Hello Again

thougth you'd all like a little chuckle at what happened during my first attempts here at "Alderley, stead fast on the edge";

Kit came, over welming excitment form me Debs, even invited a bewellered post man in to look at my jewellery making station! 
Unpacked goodies,
Rubbed mandrels, undid bead realese, looked a little watery but i thought, hey, this is a kit, forget about what the books say and yoghurt.  Dipped mandrels in, left to dry, dipped mandrels in left to dry, dipped mandrels in left to dry, I've not gone mad (already there) I did it three times for luck! of which i need plenty..

Set torch up, conected to propane, (this didn't go quite to plan, had to visit local tool place, where the man had never heard of what i was trying to tell him, which only compounded my fears that I infact am mad!)
Finnal after much a do, i was sat opposit my beloved torch, power on, ignintion, 5,4,3,2,1, blast off........
Errm, yes well, couldn't seem to get the glass in the correct position, had to keep looking over the top of my did-um, glasses, eventually a pea size blob was happening, introduced mandrel, "voila" a lovely glowing orange bead, YEPeeeeeeeeee.
only not so yepeee, when i came to take the beads of, yep,
"No, no,and thrice no"
welded sold to the mandrel, oh dear, off to bed...

decided to open second tub of bead realese, and that was the consistencey of yoghurt,  lesson learnt.

Had to play around with the flame, the regulator, the posistion of the hot head, all tips that I so how managed to find on this here sit, "Thank you very much", said in the Elvis Presley way, but then most to you maybe to young to know about Elvis Presley?

My beads are not quite symmetrical, but not far off.
I still can't seem to melt what i would call a disirable about of glass, but i will keep practising.

the ivory clour glass that i soo like, had faint brown lines? are they burnt?
love and peace
Debs

[MadelineBunyan]

Well done! welcome to the madness! Mad yes, Alone? no!

perhaps your thin bead release just needs a good mix, sometimes it solidfies in the bottom and is watery on top? no amount of shaking will mix it sometimes it needs a good prod, with a mandrel or similar.

Ivory does that. if you want a smoother creamier ivory colour use the light, if you want more of the marbley caremel yum-ness, use the dark. dark is also more reactive when you put it with stuff like turquoises.

I'm sure some hothead users will come in with more specific hothead advice.

oh, and well done, you've made your first decorative plant stakes! get an aloe plant for your workspace, stick em in the pot!

[rocky]

Hee hee, Debs. I did enjoy reading your exploits. I can just imagine the postman's face

There is sooo much to discover ahead, a journey that doesn't stop either I am looking forward to seeing some of your beads

Thank you for sharing and welcome to the spiral towards even more madness!!

[Kaz]

Ooooh Debs - you in Alderley Edge? Near me? I'm on Heyes Lane!
Kazx

[awrylemming]

Aaah, good times!  I remember doing most of that    The parcels are never less exciting, the blobs get better. Any rubbish beads (that come off of the mandrel), stick em in your bead release, as it helps when you shake the pot to mix it.
My postman still thinks I'm mad, B&Q do too, and so do all of my friends.  Good, innit?  
You are going to have loads of fun with this  

[Despo Debs]

10 out of 10 for those of you that manged to pick the bones out of my spelling, Awful.

Kaz, Our house is in Fairlight, East Sussex, and its called Alderley, blimey, had no idea there was a placed Called Alderley?
Stead fast on the edge because we are one road back from the cliff, have to go as my Ol' mannington wants to get ont he PC
love and peace to all
-x-

[Kaz]

Haha - I actually live in Alderley Edge in Cheshire - yes, it is a place. Famous for it's mystical edge and caves and also its proliferation of Premier Leaggue footballers and the accompanying WAGs!!!!
Good to meet you anyway even if you are so far away - and loved your story!
Kazx

[beadysam]

Caves, I didn't know there were caves?  Any good?

[Zeldazog]

Debs, I thought you meant Alderley Edge too - although I didn't know it had caves either (I knew it had a glut of WAGs)

Great read though!

[hollergrafik]

Debs you should write a blog with your beady beginnings, really entertaining reading.

[SilverGems89]

Haha - I actually live in Alderley Edge in Cheshire - yes, it is a place. Famous for it's mystical edge and caves and also its proliferation of Premier Leaggue footballers and the accompanying WAGs!!!!

MTV even made a whole show about Alderley Edge (yes i watched it  )

[DragonflyLynne]

Hello Debs! I thought you meant Alderley Edge too 

[MadelineBunyan]

Debs you should write a blog with your beady beginnings, really entertaining reading.

I'd so read that! would be great to see your creative beady journey and written like you do it would be a great read and laugh!

[Hotglass28]

I had a chuckle too at your first post. 

I agree that you should get a blog going too.

Denise

[flaming beads]

Lol...that was a lovely read.. ...everyone who knows me, thinks i'm mad, so you're truly not alone!!...my posties also know and smile politely..
Look forward to seeing some of your creations..