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SacValley
Wilton, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 02, 2006
01:06 PM Post #2242018
| This was a fun project. I mostly make lamp shades, so this was a great small project. I found that at JoAnn's Fabric they sale "copper wire" that in reality isn't copper at all; so I had to tag the ends w/foil in order to attach the beaded wire to the candle holder.
Jo
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scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
May 02, 2006
02:31 PM Post #2242275
| Wow, so pretty and different.
Good job. I had no idea that JoAnn's sold stuff like this.
Sadly the Joann's around here have been going out of business.
Thanks for sharing
*/;-) |
balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
 May 04, 2006
10:30 AM Post #2247882
| Thats a beautiful candle holder and great use of scrap glass. All the beads and wires really make it stand out. Gotta pic of your lampshades ? |
SacValley
Wilton, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 06, 2006
02:55 PM Post #2254120
| Thank you, the beaded wire stands away from the surround just a little bit.
Here's a lamp I made last month for a wedding gift..(they wanted something green)..but the wedding was called off one week before the ceremony. It found a new home!
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
May 06, 2006
03:28 PM Post #2254181
| Love the lampshade. Abstract seems to fit my mentality more than repetition. Don't you enjoy using the wavy edges. I have a whole box of wavy edge pieces and a glass shelf of strips. Enjoy seeing your work, got more ???? 
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SacValley
Wilton, CA
(Zone 9b)
May 06, 2006
04:07 PM Post #2254250
| That's Great!! love free-form too. This candle-holder has a 1/2 edge glass front, in order to let air into the candle, and on the top. I also have a stash of edge pieces destine to be box tops or lamp edges, they really add interest to a design. If I ever put my glass strips together I'll have a giant wind chime that'll be too big hang! But all scraps are kept "for something"; and they're pawed through looking for just the right color or texture. This was made from the scrap heap.
Show me more!
**Jo
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
May 06, 2006
06:30 PM Post #2254583
| Can't help myself ! It seems more like a collection of boxes than scrap glass storage. Never know when you may need just that little piece of scrap you threw away. Too small to foil ? put it on a piece of bisque ware and fire it. 
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balvenie
Marysville, WA
(Zone 7a)
May 06, 2006
06:33 PM Post #2254593
| Prolly had the 'blues' that day. 
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SandiTX
McKinney, TX
(Zone 7b)
May 06, 2006
11:27 PM Post #2255431
| balvenie, your soldering is so neat and clean! Tell me your secret! |
scooterbug
Tellico Plains , TN
(Zone 7a)
May 06, 2006
11:47 PM Post #2255478
| Ohhh Balvanie!
You really shouldn't tease a blue-aholic like that.
*drooling*
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Allison_FL
Dunedin, FL
(Zone 10b)
May 13, 2006
07:12 PM Post #2276394
| Beautiful |
kiska
Palmer, AK
(Zone 3b)
May 31, 2006
02:42 PM Post #2336044
| I'm lucky enough to have one of SacValley's lamps...it's made with shades of blue w/clear crystals along the lower edge...after a visit down there in March, my sister has inspired my husband to start a project..thanks jo...
Jackie |
