Okay....I admit I have been away for awhile

Wow! Who knew that beading could be so addicting! I haven't even gone to the library in 4 weeks. My time is planned around how quickly I can get my tasks done so that I can get to the torch. These are some of my firsts. Had a problem with soot clouding my colors so today I learned how to take apart my hothead and clean it. Voila! No more soot in my colors. I even attempted my first star shape which I passed on to my daughter. She had the camera at work so I couldn't post one yet.

I got excited and interested in the process of bead making because I use them on my necklaces that I crochet.

More later

New Path

So I have started on a new path in life. Exercising my brain by learning the common computer programs like excel and word. But the true passion I have now is flameworking. I adore playing with torches and melting glass into beads. Still working on technique, and I can't seem to keep them from developing stress cracks, but I will not get discouraged. I am having too much fun in the garage at the workbench that my husband, John, built for me for Valentine's Day. It's strange to feel so much support from him. I have never really gotten encouragement from the people that were important to me. But he is curious about every bead and looks over my shoulder as I play. Course that could be because I torched my hand within a week of starting to learn how to do this flameworking thing. But have no fear... I am all healed up. I get to go the Michigan to buy a bead annealer at the end of the month. Maybe that will be the key to stopping the stress cracks. I hope so, or I will have blown $600.00. Yeah, those things aren't cheap. I'll post pics later.

New infatuation

Beads beads beads. It's all about the beads now. Still baking, I really would rather be out in the garage melting glass into beads.

So I have been crocheting necklaces with beads strung on the thread into really beautiful ropes. My grandmother had given my sisters and I some when we were much younger and being teenagers, I never thought about the work and detail that went into them. Sadly she passed away before my interest was sparked. A few years ago, I pulled out the necklace and began wearing in. Next thing I knew, I was in Bead Paradise in Oberlin, buying hanks of different beads, I was online(don't you just love utube) watching videos on how to make this necklace, and so far, I have made probably 7 necklaces. Well, as I looked for inspiration on ebay for the focal beads to accent the ends of my necklaces, I thought..... heck can I do this too?

Back to utube for more video instruction, switch to ebay to order a starter kit and voila....I am addicted to molten hot glass.

Gotta love the hubs...he saw how excited I was and built me a work bench in the garage to set up my station, I am taken back by his enthusiasm for me to be successful in this new endeavor.

So baking has become beads. He is missing the goodies, so every now and then, I will toss in some chocolate anything and he smiles.

If you ever want to look for me on a day off from Macy's, check the garage. If the music is blasting, chances are I am in there, just make sure you put on goggles when you walk in.

wow I was up late baking , of all things, beads