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A Torching Good Story

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Random musings on creativity, skill development, online friends, and my creative journey as a part-time lampworker, all interspersed with great eye-candy.

Added on: Jul 4th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: fourtailslampwork
Listed in: Arts Small Business
Tags: art crafts etsy beads glass lampwork

Recent Posts

By the way

Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 21:13 in new product, prismacolor

if you are wondering how some of the Prismacolor turned out ... here's some recent pictures, plus some more chain maille. Happy Thanksgiving, people! Remember all the things you are thankful for ... not just today, or tomorrow, but every day. We a...
Post-Show Musings

Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 13:02 in hats, displays, chain maille, down the street bead show

My friend Julia (Art of the Firebird) and I were at the Down the Street Bead Show this past weekend. The people were wonderful, as always; it is lots of fun to chat with returning customers, new ones, and of course other vendors. I'm always so than...
Adventures in Prismacolor and Copper

Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 10:28 in jewelry, colored pencil, earrings, patina, metalsmithing, prismacolor, lampwork.

Everything happened this month! My Subaru died an untimely but very spectacular death, I caught the (NOT swine) flu, I had unexpected administrative work to do at my university, and I was teaching overloads. Until this Monday I hadn't turned on my t...
Beads of Courage: Butterfly Beads

Posted on Thursday June 4th, 2009 at 06:59 in butterfly, Technique, beads of courage, southern flames

Marcy Lamberson has blogged about Robert Simmons' new take on butterfly beads using white enamel and copper leaf. Robert's beads are the top picture. He's the National Director for Bead Donations for the Beads of Courage program. He also is a wond...
I'm Finally Back . .. with Chunky Discs

Posted on Monday June 1st, 2009 at 07:49 in presses, sedna, frit testing, iron mountain jewelry, disc beads, my sister's socks, crunch beads

*whew!* It's good to be back, having some time to torch. The semester is over, the cold that laid me out flat for nearly two weeks, sleeping 20+ hours a day, has gone, and my Memorial Day guests are a very pleasant memory.The first day back at the ...
Improving Your Photos: Graduated ND Filters

Posted on Monday March 9th, 2009 at 21:56 in Photography, sales, beads, four tails lampwork

What nobody ever tells you when you begin to post your beads or other crafts online is that you are going to have to become a photographer and a Photoshop or GIMP guru as well as a crafter, business person, marketer, and other related occupations. (...