My Space- Where I Make My Beads

Here is my work area. Nothing pretty or fancy but it works.

Here is my torch, a midrange with a spotter on top. In the background is my kiln. It looks small but I can get quite a few beads in it when I need to. And it is perfect if I ever do get into sculptural work-which I would like to do. Assorted tools to help shape some beads are at the right front side of the table. Glasses of glass are at the back (since been moved) - full of stringers and specialty glass.

Here is a shelf with a lot of my glass rods. It is much fuller now since I cleaned out my "glass" drawer and put all my full rods into this wooden rack. I sorted my pieces of rod by color and have several boxes of those as well. Lately I've been trying to use the pieces instead of new full rods. I had been wasting so much.

Here is another angle of my work station. You can see the fan directly over the desk. It is a good fan and takes the fumes out of the space quickly.

I think the walls might need a bit of paint or at least a little washing! I am not there often enough to notice or care. I stare at what I am working on, not the walls surrounding me. I never even realized how bad they were until I took these pictures.

Next time I will show you how I etch my beads.

Hmmm...

I was planning on going to the sale in Davidson tomorrow and Saturday, however, the roads are terrible.  Here in town they are ok, but the sleet, snow, rain combo from earlier today and the colder weather this evening will likely make it near impossible for me to get there.  Combine this with the fact that I am scared to drive on crappy roads and I don't think I will be able to make the trip.

I was looking so forward to going to the sale.  I guess I will spend the day loading a bunch of stuff onto Etsy instead.

Who knows, some miracle may happen and everything will be fine by the morning.  But I won't be holding my breath to find out.

New Products

Here are some new items I have been making lately. 

First are my cake testers.  I made a glass bead on the end of a stainless steel rod.  Use these instead of toothpicks to check your cakes, cupcakes, brownies, etc.  One nice aspect of these is that they are much longer than a toothpick so they can be used in deeper cakes.  These make great gifts.

Hair stick are another new item I have.  A pretty silver hair stick is embellished with my glass beads.  Here are two of the ones I have made so far.

I also have stick pins.  I had broach pins before, but these are more simple.  Here are a few I have made.

I also have made a couple of magnets.  They are cute and I am sure I can have some fun with the beads I make for them.

The last thing I have that is new are these scoops.  If you can think of what these could be used for, please let me know.  I am not exactly sure how to promote them quite yet.  They are cute though.  And they are small, not much bigger than my jelly spoons.

If you are wanting any of these items, come on down to the Davidson Trade and Hobby Show April 12 & 13, 2013 or send me a message.  If they don't sell right away, I may be able to get some of these things on Etsy.

Davidson Trade and Hobby Show

Ok, so far as I can figure out I am going to be attending the Hobby and Craft show in Davidson next weekend.  No one has gotten back to me from the show but I had a newspaper/flyer contact me about adding an ad for the show, so I guess I must have been accepted.

I was unable to put an ad in the flyer because I didn't get back to her in time.  So I will put my little discount here and see if anyone uses it.

 Mention this blog post and where you saw it and you will receive 10% discount on your total purchase from me.

I am not sure how many people that view my blog even live around here, but for those who do, feel free to share this post so others who may benefit from it can see it as well.

The sale is April 12-13, 2013 in Davidson, Saskatchewan.  It is located at the Davidson Communiplex and runs 12 noon-8 pm on Friday, and 10am-4pm on Saturday.

I have made a bunch of new items.  Come on out and take a look.

Hope to see you there!

Wow! It has been quite a while since I last posted.  I have a few new items I have been working on.  I also have a sale that I will be attending (pending final approval) in Davidson, SK on April 12-13, 2013.  But I will write another post regarding these things soon!