Thursday, October 7, 2010

SE5 – Fifth Silver Color How To eBook


The long-awaited SE5 is now available! At 95 pages plus cover, SE5 is our biggest e-book yet! As usual, it's packed with great information on working with silver glass and will surely inspire you to try different glass combinations and/or techniques.



This booklet is a compilation of exchange beads submitted for SE5 – Fifth Silver Color How To and Exchange - on lampworketc forum. There are over 250 beads with description. Each bead is accompanied by the recipes of glasses used and some have detailed step by step description of how the bead was made (the level of detail is based on how much information the original beadmaker shared.) Other content includes a list of silver glass by manufacturers and notation of the glass being striking or reducing, and index of each silver glass used in the booklet for easy reference, and a basic step-by-step (illustrated with photos) instruction on how to strike and how to reduce silver glass.

Silver glassmakers featured: Double Helix, Effetre, GTG, Lauscha, Precision 104, Reichenbach 96 and 104, StrikingColor, TAG, Gaffer, Kugler, Zimmerman and Bullseye. Please note that this e-book does not contain any beads made with the newest Double Helix Clio or Kalypso.


S E 5 - pdf version


This is the medium-resolution, at 10.2 mb, Version of SE5 – Fifth Silver Color How To e-Book and is for viewing on your computer. You may also print one (1) copy of this using your printer at home. No authorization will be given with this version to print at a service bureau such as Kinko's. Please make sure you have high-speed internet connection. Instant download is available here on our Blog!

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S E 5 - printed book version
The spiral bound, printed book format of SE 5 - Fifth Silver Color How To e-Book is available at lulu.com for $57.00 plus shipping.
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/se5/12995458

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S E 5 - CD version

The CD version contains a high-resolution pdf of SE5 – Fifth Silver Color How To e-Book, as well as an authorization letter, also in pdf format, to print one (1) copy of the booklet at a service bureau, such as Kinko's. This CD version will be mailed to you via first class USPS shipping within one business day after purchase. Please allow two business days for international shipping. Available upon request at $35 plus shipping.

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To determine if you want a high-resolution or a medium-resolution version: High-resolution = good quality, crisp, and sharp images Even if you don't plan on taking this to a service bureau to print, as long as you have a decent inkjet printer at home, this may be the version to go with. Medium-resolution = for viewing on your computer monitor. If your home printer is just adequate or if you only plan on viewing the pdf on your computer monitor only, then this version is perfect for you. We are also offering a printed book version at lulu.com for those of you who don't want to be bothered with printing the pdf yourselves. Hope this helps!

Friday, October 1, 2010

Humongous Hollows!




We are gearing up for the BABE (Bay Area Bead Extravaganza) show and a private jewelry show in November. But instead of busy producing more of my Flora and Fauna Series, or my Ginormous Capped & Cored focal beads, I have been playing with something new! To say that I am addicted to making these truly ginormous hollow beads is an understatement. ;) These beads go as large as over 40mm in diameter! You can gauge the size by the 1/2" silver caps. Some are currently uncapped and uncored and we are not sure if we should cap and core them all. Any thoughts?