Webcast 12.2.08
Are we having fun yet!? 
We broke out the enamels last night for this first bead. Remember your face mask! Started with a transparent pale amber base shaped into a bi-cone shape. Then covered it in red and white enamels. Finished it off with raised black nebula paisleys and thin trailing lines.
The real colors didn’t show up to well with the black nebula in the photos. The blue is much brighter in person.
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Tonight’s free bead is this organic, chunky encased ivory, black and silver foil bi-cone. The pattern underneath is very neat. Good luck to all those who will be in he drawing tonight!
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I got a new toy! I’ve been wanting to get a flat lapidary machine for awhile now. I finally broke done and bought me one. We didn’t make the pyramid during the live broadcast but had to show it off anyway. This is the first piece we played with on the new toy.
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We did however make a bead last night that will be ground down and turned into a window bead. It has a green core that was encased in black and then rolled in powder frit. I am going to grind off the back and front creating windows to the inner green. Its about half done at this point, just has to be polished.
Here is the before photo. The after photo will probably be shown tomorrow if all goes well
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Tonight at the torch we will probably be focusing on creating more beads to be cold worked on the flat lap. My mind is all a flurry with ideas!
~Joe~
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Love the first one, Joe, and I’m anxious to see what you do with your flat lap! Keep up the great work!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Who’s first? not me! Nice to see the beads not on cam mode! They look so different then when I see them live and on web cam. You are so FUN Joe! This is a great thing for me right now! YEE-HAW!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I’ll take 2nd!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Oh Joe - the enameled bead turned out great!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Love the beads, LOVE the show!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Can’t wait to see what you do with the flat lap. The bicone turned out nice!
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I’m so jealous! I want a flat lap so bad. Can’t wait to see the innards. Thank you for doing the enamel bead. I need to break mine out again. I got my shards today! Yippee! They’re gorgeous.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Thanks for another great show! Beautiful beads!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
ok ok its my turn to win
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Lovin’ #1 & #3…envying you the flat lap
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I’m thinking of getting a flap lap so looking forward to seeing how you use it! Lana
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I can’t wait to see the window bead after you take the lap to it. Hope your leg is ok!?!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Love that pyramid!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
great beads! I love the flat lap pyramid!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
It was great watching you last night! I’ve been watching a bit tonight too
Can’t wait to see more of the flat lap work!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I always learn something! Those enamls are some kind of cool!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Thank you for sharing!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Awesome Joe! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I can’t wait to see the raku bead after you grind it!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I always wondered how the window beads were done. I learn something new(actually, lots of things) every night!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
That pyramid bead is stunning! OH! I can just imagine what I would make with it! The window bead sounds very interesting, I can’t wait to see it. Sorry you burned your finger
Your very artistic, you make my jewelry seem like crap! lol
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 pm
That pyramid is awesome. The enamel bead is really pretty too.
December 4th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Your Paisley Bicone is just gorgeous. As is the pyramid and “window” bead. I cant wait to get a look inside it! Congrats to Renee for snapping up the organic bead on offer today too
December 4th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Can hardly wait to see the finished window bead. Beautiful enameled bead.
December 5th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Thanks Joe!! I got to watch for the first time wednesday night and it was great!! I looked around your site for the beads you made but no luck, guess you haven’t finished them yet! Hope I can get back again soon to watch! It was great to see a different way to make shards.
December 5th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
All of your beads are absolutely gorgeous! I can’t wait to order some, although, I do hope you pickme for a free bead!
December 6th, 2008 at 12:17 am
I missed last night! I’m here watching tonite though. Thanks Joe for all you’ve taught me so far!
Reenie