tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post5533225978958005116..comments2023-10-05T11:21:55.316-04:00Comments on Artybecca: Another entry in the hollow bead sweepstakesartybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-62607700579586567892013-11-07T21:36:30.076-05:002013-11-07T21:36:30.076-05:00I have covered the forms with a thin layer of clay...I have covered the forms with a thin layer of clay and cured it first, just to hold the shape. Then I covered them with thicker pieces of clay to make the outer layer. I don't get hyper about the occasional fingerprint...I don't care if someone knows an actual human made the bead they're looking at.artybeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-28354101686798759492013-09-18T19:26:34.114-04:002013-09-18T19:26:34.114-04:00The shapes are awesome, Rebecca. I was a little co...The shapes are awesome, Rebecca. I was a little confused at first with the arrows, etc., but I figured it out and covered most of them with scrap clay. My question would be how to cover with a veneer without getting tons of fingerprints (trying to join the edges of the pyramid or diamond, for example) and having to sand forever. When you make the beads you antique, how do you avoid paint ending up in fingerprints, etc.? Thank you so much for sharing those PDFs!!Barbara P-Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761221800764132411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-12930484629065501562013-09-06T20:09:10.795-04:002013-09-06T20:09:10.795-04:00These are so pretty!!These are so pretty!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17341512692799564419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-71229793176898660462013-09-06T09:16:22.257-04:002013-09-06T09:16:22.257-04:00Very cool idea and it's a good springboard for...Very cool idea and it's a good springboard for exploration. I love your comment: “They are free because I did not invent geometry!” Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02091050847275877325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-28527261593001775682013-09-05T11:26:01.845-04:002013-09-05T11:26:01.845-04:00Wow! This is so generous of you to share these! Th...Wow! This is so generous of you to share these! The beads are all lovely! I love the etched canes. Also cool was the fact that I could download from your Dropbox directly into mine. I didn't know that was possible.Doreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547061196358823744noreply@blogger.com