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seed-of-january In reply to pinknikki [2009-11-13 19:09:28 +0000 UTC]

thank you very much
do you know how to make swirled lentil beads? it all happens by itself during the swirl process

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pinknikki In reply to seed-of-january [2009-11-14 21:05:53 +0000 UTC]

I actually don't! XD Any tutorials you know on how to explain?

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seed-of-january In reply to pinknikki [2009-11-15 09:07:03 +0000 UTC]

sure here is one of them: [link]
I just typed 'swirled lentil beads' in google search, there are a lot more ( of course) but this one is really good
please contact me again, if you don't understand or got more questions, I'm happy to help

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seed-of-january In reply to so-adorkable [2009-08-10 08:18:17 +0000 UTC]

thank you ^__^

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seed-of-january In reply to DarkFireRaven [2009-08-09 17:57:09 +0000 UTC]

Aaawww thank you
yeah more lentil beads to the world

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DarkFireRaven In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 18:09:24 +0000 UTC]

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-08-09 11:58:37 +0000 UTC]

thank you
sometimes brain wrecking seems to pay off I got lots of good comments on those, I lost my self-judgement so I'm more than happy that they are so well received

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 14:46:19 +0000 UTC]

They're fabulous! Experimenting pays off, yes?

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-08-09 15:50:47 +0000 UTC]

thanks I hope so
now I just need another brilliant idea for the marshmallow beads

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 20:54:53 +0000 UTC]

Did the comet idea not work out?

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-08-09 21:00:04 +0000 UTC]

I don't have such tiny chains and my threads are either too thin or too thick
I extra bought tigertail but that didn't work out either
maybe some cute chiffon ribbon would work, what do you think?

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 21:05:17 +0000 UTC]

Oh noes, I can sympathise! Technical difficulties suck big time

Chiffon ribbon sounds good, I think

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-08-09 21:10:54 +0000 UTC]

I feel a little disabled sometimes and think that all the good supplies are not available in germany
why did it take soo long to get those fimo ideas to germany? and you can't buy all the supplies for that either, like molds and pigments and...
maybe I get those chiffon ribbons I'm fantasizing of

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 21:26:28 +0000 UTC]

I know how that feels! We also struggle to get good supplies and cool stuff here. And to import costs a fortune. Sigh.

I hope you manage to find some ribbons. I have some thin organza ones - I can send you some with the ATC if you like?

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-08-10 15:16:54 +0000 UTC]

oh yesterday I was quite down but today I'm singing and doing a happy dance 'cause I struck gold I found a tiny store today which have a wiiiideeeee selection of all sorts of ribbons yaya and cheap, what could I wish more I bought some champagner and pink organza ribbons and hopefully it will look good once the marshmallow is on it
I really really appreciated your support but for this time I'm more than good with what I found - I would have felt bad anyway, because you already send me some many nice things and I can't make it up to you

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-10 19:15:36 +0000 UTC]

Wheee! That's awesome!

Aww, you don't need to worry about that I have more beading supplies than any sane person could ever need, so I love sharing them with talented artisans!

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seed-of-january In reply to Athalour [2009-08-11 14:18:42 +0000 UTC]

that's too nice of you
so you are the 'artisan social aid' for stranded or limited artists

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Athalour In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-11 15:05:09 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, only sometimes

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seed-of-january In reply to colourful-blossom [2009-08-09 08:17:05 +0000 UTC]

thank you

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seed-of-january In reply to alx123094 [2009-08-09 08:11:22 +0000 UTC]

yeah christmas in july - that's when I made them - took me that long to think about the earring

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alx123094 In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 09:50:19 +0000 UTC]

well it came out stunning

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seed-of-january In reply to alx123094 [2009-08-09 09:57:44 +0000 UTC]

Aaawww thank you

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alx123094 In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 10:07:02 +0000 UTC]

your welcome

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seed-of-january In reply to k-r-y-p-t-o [2009-08-08 17:27:27 +0000 UTC]

Dankeschön - das hat mich vlt hirnzellen gekostet
meinste der rote draht wäre besser? mir ist nur aufgefallen, dass der rote, den ich auch für deine kordel benutzt habe und den ich hier zum aufhängen des swirls benutzt hab, zu rot ist, bzw das rot des swirls ist mehr pink, oder so

du meinst wie ich den swirl darin so gleichmäßig mache? tja das wüßtest du wohl gerne nee also ich hab mir vorher ne cane gemacht und davon scheiben runtergeschnitten beim swirlen werden die streifen dann automatisch so schön man muß nur rechtzeitig aufhören zu swirlen

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k-r-y-p-t-o In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-08 17:44:25 +0000 UTC]

hum...gute frage...ich denke, das müsste du ausprobieren und halt gucken, wie das rot hinterher aussieht. tolle hilfe, was!?

hast du sehr schön geswirlt!

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seed-of-january In reply to k-r-y-p-t-o [2009-08-08 18:05:17 +0000 UTC]

*hhhhmmm joa dann warte ich einfach ob du evtl roten draht bekommst - ich hab ja noch n stück cane übrig vlt probiere ich dann auch n neues arrangement, ich könnte mir noch gut diese glänzenden roten rocailles dazu vorstellen, was meinst du dazu??

hihi danke - probiers doch auch mal

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k-r-y-p-t-o In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-08 18:27:49 +0000 UTC]

was waren nochmal glänzende rocailles!? immer diese fremdwörter. ich könnte mir da auch so nen kleinen roten svarowski stein gut vorstellen.

ich überlass das swirlen lieber dir. mir ist ja schon das lollipop swirlen zu anstrengend

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seed-of-january In reply to k-r-y-p-t-o [2009-08-08 19:03:05 +0000 UTC]

na diese kleinen platt-runden perlchen, die du mir in dem caramell besorgt hast
für so nen kleinen svarovski reicht mein geld nicht

vom swirlen bin ich immer wieder begeistert, is aber viel leichter als das lollipop trullern - ehrlich

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k-r-y-p-t-o In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-08 19:16:53 +0000 UTC]

achso...na, sach das doch gleich
ja...schade das svarovski so teuer ist. würde bestimmt super aussehen.
"lollipop trullern" hahaha

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seed-of-january In reply to k-r-y-p-t-o [2009-08-09 08:57:54 +0000 UTC]

hast du eigentlich schon mal lollipops gemacht? kann mich garnicht daran erinnern
bei mir wird nämlich die schnur immer total dünn weil ich solange rolle, damit die unterschiedlichen farbstränge dünner werden und am schluß hab ich dann so ne mini schur, die man nicht mehr zum lollipop machen kann

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k-r-y-p-t-o In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 14:56:38 +0000 UTC]

ja..ich hab den lollipop für fred gemacht. und genau das problem hatte ich auch.

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seed-of-january In reply to k-r-y-p-t-o [2009-08-09 15:43:19 +0000 UTC]

ach stimmt, der fred ist einfach zu dominant als das ich mich an den lolli erinnert hätte
und ich dachte immer, joa diese lollies können ja nicht soooo schwer sein, einfach n bisl trullern, rollen und fertig - *buuhahhaa tja falsch gedacht, da gibts bestimmt so n billigen trick und wir machens uns einfach wieder zu schwer

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k-r-y-p-t-o In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 15:56:56 +0000 UTC]

nicht zu lange rollen!?

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seed-of-january In reply to k-r-y-p-t-o [2009-08-09 16:48:51 +0000 UTC]

töööörööööööö das wort zum sonntag *buuuhhaaahaa
nicht zu lange rollen
keep it simple - I like that

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k-r-y-p-t-o In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 16:56:19 +0000 UTC]

naja, wenn du sagst, wir machen es zu umständlich dann liegt es wohl einfach daran. wenn mir die schnur dann zu dünn wird, dann falt ich sie nochmal und rolle wieder los.

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seed-of-january In reply to k-r-y-p-t-o [2009-08-09 17:02:38 +0000 UTC]

also irgwann mischt sich das bei mir und ich hab nur noch ne undefinierbare farbe die ich dann als scrap irgwo reinpacken kann oder als form nutzen könnte

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k-r-y-p-t-o In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 17:47:38 +0000 UTC]

ja...man darf das nicht zu oft falten

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seed-of-january In reply to Talty [2009-08-08 17:30:28 +0000 UTC]

Aaawww thank you soo much - then it was worth the try

I thought about colouring the wire maybe some red seed beads would be a nice addition - what do you think?

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Talty In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-09 16:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Is it possible to color the wire? I've never tried it! I guess it must be possible, everything is possible!

If you're going to add red beads, you should add white beads too! You know, to keep the color scheme and theme They would look very pretty with the red wire (it's wire, right?) you used to hang the lentil bead. I forgot to say that I really like the color of the red wire

The beads would look pretty indeed, but at this point I like the neatness of the earring: it looks very beautiful and the details are exquisite, without being overwhelming. What are you aiming for? If you think that it looks simple, go and add the beads I trust that you will make it look beautiful as well

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seed-of-january In reply to Talty [2009-08-10 15:57:53 +0000 UTC]

I don't know if it is possible to color wire but I would have tried to paint it with glass colours
you're right I need to add white beads too
yes it is really thin red wire I used to hanf the lentil bead

I was aiming for a new design which would enrich the bead without overwhelming the it, because I think it's boring just to hang them onto the hook maybe add a bead or two...
I don't know if it would still look simple if I add the beads maybe it's too much then, but now I think it's too much silver - alas I cannot decide and am over-critical with my own work

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Talty In reply to seed-of-january [2009-08-11 02:47:57 +0000 UTC]

I think... I would try to color wire with metallic spray paint I don't know if it would work though.

I can relate to being over-critical of your own work I've suffered a big deal of that too. I'm the biggest critique of my own work. Well I think that a couple of beads won't be overwhelming, perhaps you could take it a step further and wire several small beads around the silver wire using the thin red wire.

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