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I've found Double Helix's Terranova 2...
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It's changed my world. Sam (my 13 year old) says that he doesn't even recognize my beads anymore! I'm just growning.
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I've also been having fun electroforming. I've had the kit since after the Gathering last summer, but had yet to set it up to use.
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I decided, when I started making stuff for this show, that I needed to pull it out & start making some acorns. They'd be perfect for this show. I made my first electroformed glass acorn in May last year (2007) when our local group got together @ Julia Lund's. That's mainly why I wanted my own electroforming kit. It took me a while... but they're so worth it. So cute. PERFECT for this show.
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Anyway... I've also been making some serving pieces... bottle stoppers & openers, cheese knives that I'm pairing w/ beautiful bamboo cutting boards, etc... they'll be perfect for this show @ the winery, too.
I'll take some pictures of those when I get home from Glass Stock, before I sell them all ;o) & will show them off here.
Till then...