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New for October! - 10/10/2009 3:15:13 PM

BeadedHeron

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I have a big pile of stuff on my desk to photograph and list.

I'll start with this which is my current favorite...

Earth Day Necklace

Every day is Earth day when you're wearing this scrumptious necklace! Photos will never do it justice but I've tried...

I made the lampwork focal bead specifically to go with the bronzite stones, crystal cut black onyx, petrified wood beads and african brass I used in this 21 inch long necklace and the result is a stunning piece that gets a lot of praise over it's beauty.

The lampwork glass focal bead is 1 1/2 inches (3 1/2cm) long by about 1 1/4 (3cm) inches wide. My lampwork beads are made by me in my studio in northern Wisconsin, near the shores of Lake Superior. Each bead is lovingly hand made by me, one at a time, using rods of Italian glass that I melt in the flame of a torch. My beads go directly from the torch into a hot kiln where they are properly annealed to reduce stress in the glass, helping to insure that the beads are durable and will last many lifetimes. They are glass, however, and must be treated as such for this to happen.

This necklace is strung on C Flex 49 strand coated beading wire and brought to a close using sterling wire protector guardians, and sterling crimp beads and crimp covers to ensure durability and pleasing aesthetics. A sterling toggle completes the piece.

Earth Day

This necklace is listed on ETSY at the moment and is headed to my website tonight!

I have bunches more things to show you...soon come

Stephanie

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RE: New for October! - 10/10/2009 4:29:36 PM

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Nice earthy tones, Steph. Love the focal bead. You are getting really good with that torch of yours!

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RE: New for October! - 10/10/2009 4:50:24 PM

BeadedHeron

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Hi Carolyn and thank you! I am loving the organic beads lately. a lot!

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RE: New for October! - 10/10/2009 4:51:21 PM

bafiedel

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Very October-y More, please.

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RE: New for October! - 10/10/2009 5:00:25 PM

GreenBiscuit

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I need to stay OUT of your ETSY store. No, really.

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RE: New for October! - 10/10/2009 5:51:23 PM

Robin47

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Nice work, Steph!!

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RE: New for October! - 10/10/2009 9:50:12 PM

BeadedHeron

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Hi Beth, more is coming! I've literally got a pile in front of me. I also have some simple little pendants on leather that I had a bright idea for to unveil tomorrow!!!

Hi Donna. you don't have to stay out of my etsy store, really! Guess where I went shopping today? Oh, it's initials are B S.

much more new stuff to come!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'm on a roll now so it's coming soon!

Hi Robin, thanks! I've been hard at it! I didn't have much to show during my crazy summer but I did spend considerable shop time cozying up to my torch and playing around with ideas and things. I have some fun new presses I learned to use, some of those beads will be here in this thread soon... I have some to show...anyway, I spent a lot of summer fooling around with color reactions and stuff like that and I think I'm getting better at putting it all to use!

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