Marsha
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« on: September 12, 2011, 05:45:11 PM » |
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Has anyone made earrings with clear backed dichroic?? I just got some beautiful colors and they are clear backed. Do I just cap it as I would the black backed?? Thanks!
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« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2011, 06:43:54 PM » |
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When I have used clear dichroic, I usually back it with black glass and turn the dichoric side against the black glass thereby creating a clear cap over the dichroic. You can do the same using clear for the back as well. I have found that the problem in using a clear base with clear dichroic glass, is that the dichroic coating does not show up very well as compared to when a darker color is used for the base.
The other problem with using a clear cap or base with clear dichroic, is that you can see the glues on bale through it.
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Marsha
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« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2011, 06:45:52 PM » |
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I wondered about the earring findings!
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« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2011, 07:29:41 PM » |
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The only other option is to drill them and make a bail for them to attach to ear wires.
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« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2011, 01:56:22 PM » |
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Well I have been playing with these for a week or so and I really like they way they turned out! And of course my daughter came over and scooped up all the ones she wanted....I made her pay for some......I'm so bad!! But I have already blown through a good portion of the new dichroic!
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« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2011, 02:47:37 PM » |
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Great job Marsha!
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« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2011, 07:23:09 PM » |
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These are great Marsha!!!!
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« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2011, 08:17:24 PM » |
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very pretty Marsha. I really like the look of them
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« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2011, 07:24:35 AM » |
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Thanks! They were fun to make.
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« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2011, 02:18:54 PM » |
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Very nice job and they would make great Christmas gifts, I'm partial to the blue ones...  |
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« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2011, 09:54:54 PM » |
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I haven't done much with dichroic, but here are a couple of my playing from some time ago. The red ones are clear dichroic on red the other is dichroic on clear capped with clear. I found them the other day in with my ugly beads and gave them away.
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« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2011, 07:21:36 AM » |
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They aren't ugly Jim!!
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« Reply #12 on: September 21, 2011, 10:04:01 AM » |
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The red ones are a cool shape.
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« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2011, 10:07:04 AM » |
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I love them both Jim, but partial to the red ones!!!
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« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2011, 11:39:40 AM » |
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Well I have been playing with these for a week or so and I really like they way they turned out! And of course my daughter came over and scooped up all the ones she wanted....I made her pay for some......I'm so bad!! But I have already blown through a good portion of the new dichroic!
They're beautiful. Are they lampworked? |
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« Reply #15 on: September 21, 2011, 03:33:11 PM » |
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They are kiln fired not lampworked. I made them several years ago playing with my kiln. At about the same time I bought a torch and played with some rod also. The beads were so UGLY that I entered them in an Ugly Bead Contest and won in one of the categories and got an honorable mention in another, actually the beads were down right RUDE. Some of you may remember the contest on another forum. I didn't think the kiln fired things were ugly they just happened to reside in the same container with the UGLY beads. I am over it now, I just went after a tank of propane for my torch. A lead female vocalist at one of the shows likes making jewelry so I gave them to her last week.
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