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« Reply #20 on: August 29, 2009, 04:59:03 PM » |
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Wow Ill say she is sure a big eater I wish mine like to eat that much...lol
They looks great I just cut a snowflake similar to yours ,love the trees and the icicles are cool too
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« Reply #21 on: August 29, 2009, 05:05:31 PM » |
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The trees where a pain in the you know what...They are not put together as I wanted, but trying to get that wire to stay in place was very frustrating, so I had to arrange the triangles differently.
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« Reply #22 on: August 29, 2009, 05:08:25 PM » |
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Hey Di...I used a large BBQ spatula to slide them onto it, then slid them off onto the kiln shelf....omg..it worked like a charm for pieces this size...they never shifted one bit and I did not tack any of them beforehand.
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« Reply #23 on: August 29, 2009, 05:32:12 PM » |
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Looks like someone has his mojo back!!!
They all look really cool and I can't wait to see them when they come out!!!
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« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2009, 05:35:59 PM » |
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Cool Kev, I bought a big BBQ spatula on clearance for a dollar that worked great for me as well.
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« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2009, 05:43:30 PM » |
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Necessity....the mother of invention.
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« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2009, 06:00:55 PM » |
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Hey great kiln load Kev, and ALL of these look really nice. Looking forward to seeing them tomorrow.
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« Reply #27 on: August 29, 2009, 06:13:47 PM » |
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Yep, can't wait.
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« Reply #28 on: August 29, 2009, 06:57:47 PM » |
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They are starting to cool down now.
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« Reply #29 on: August 29, 2009, 08:47:28 PM » |
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They are starting to cool down now.
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« Reply #30 on: August 30, 2009, 07:53:25 AM » |
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Here is the finished results.
The white lost all the iridization and there might be a bit of devit on the icicles (not real shiny), though not on the trees, which is ok in this application. I believe I held too long trying to get the frit to melt into the icicles..nothing ventured nothing gained. I'm not sure I like the dichco chips and would probably not use them again. If nothing else..it's fun to play. I'll add narrow blue satin ribbons to them. The snowflakes need a bit more refining as well.
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« Reply #31 on: August 30, 2009, 08:22:07 AM » |
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Nice Kev. Lov the idea of the blue ribbon too
the icicles are my fav.
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« Reply #32 on: August 30, 2009, 08:26:41 AM » |
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They are my fav too Joan.
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« Reply #33 on: August 30, 2009, 08:41:38 AM » |
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Kev,
Those all came out really nice... I kind of like the snowflakes but the icicles are definitely the best...
Could you go back now and paint small "balls" on the trees so they have more color?
LA
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« Reply #34 on: August 30, 2009, 08:52:53 AM » |
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You can't see it very well, but what looks like little clear spots on the trees are dichro chips that change color. I don't like the trees well enough to go back and try to fuse them again..lol
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« Reply #35 on: August 30, 2009, 09:12:54 AM » |
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love the icicles best, and the blue is cool on the snowflakes.
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« Reply #36 on: August 30, 2009, 09:29:22 AM » |
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Oh Kev they came out great. I too love the icicles and the snowflakes. At least yours fused together and took half the time...lol
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« Reply #37 on: August 30, 2009, 09:34:20 AM » |
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Trial and error they still look good, imagine the pretties with Christmas lights shining through them.
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« Reply #38 on: August 30, 2009, 11:41:02 AM » |
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Yes, they will look really nice on the Christmas tree. I think the dicro might show up better on a darker glass - I used it last year on green trees.Maybe next time when you do the snowflakes try taking the diamonds in a bit, make the side a curve?? That would give you more space in between the glass Kev. I do like what you've done here.
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« Reply #39 on: August 30, 2009, 01:02:58 PM » |
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The sides of the diamonds were curved Anne. I've developed a few more variations I'm going to try for the snowflakes as I am not too struck on these.
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