tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49173190279271477122011-04-21T18:45:24.039-07:00Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958984940021579499noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917319027927147712.post-7703315475899291752008-03-10T22:31:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:57:55.829-08:00

Big hole beads that fit onto Biagi/Pandora/Troll bracelets are my latest obsession. I love the challenge of creating a relatively small bead with a large center that is well-balanced, pleasing to the eye, and comfortable to wear. These bracelets originated in Europe and are based on the add-a-bead concept. There are all sorts of beads to fit these bracelets, from simple ring beads, to beads with

Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958984940021579499noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917319027927147712.post-39798584598837126292008-02-20T21:58:00.000-08:002008-12-10T20:57:56.529-08:00

I've been spending a lot of time recently working on what I call Bread and Butter Beads - sets of 8-10 round spacer-type beads decorated with frit, maybe a bit of silver, and some raking for patterns. In doing so, I've developed a much greater respect for what are often referred to as "spacer beads". It's not so much the individual bead that presents the challenge as it is trying to create 8-10

Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02958984940021579499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917319027927147712.post-36344700059436977102008-01-24T21:39:00.000-08:002008-12-10T20:57:57.292-08:00

I've been thinking a lot about the quest for perfection lately. As a mom and wife, I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that there is no way I can be perfect in this job. As an ER nurse, I don't know that I can ever be perfect, but realistically I can't allow myself to be far from it, not when someone's life may depend on how well I can do something. So that leaves my lampworking, and

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Welcome to the Glass Diaries. My webmistress, AKA my 16yr old daughter, has been after me for some time to "do something" about my blog, and what better time to start that at the beginning of a new year.The new Vetrofond odd lots have just become available, so naturally the first of my New Years resolutions to go out the window was the one that "I won't buy any more glass until I use what I have"

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