Just a brief update - amazingly, I actually fired up the torch today - only 3 beads, but I'll be making the rest tomorrow, so I should have an auction up on eBay on Monday. I'm actually kinda excited about these beads - I've had an idea brewing for these for a while, and although I wasn't sure if it was going to work, I'm happy to report that I *do* think they worked - hair-thin black stringer on a base of blue - lots of CiM colours, including French Blue, Leaky Pen, and Lapis. Plus a handmade murrini "stuck" on one corner of each bead, encased in clear. They're freeform in shape (no press used) and kinda funky. I'm actually looking forward to opening the kiln tomorrow morning to see how they worked out. I'm planning on etching them, except for the little window with the murrini, which I'll leave clear. Hopefully they'll turn out to be as cool as I envisage.
I would have made more beads, however, DH Russ, Mum & I decided to visit the local tile/slate store this morning. We've been talking about ripping up the carpet in the house for ages and replacing it with slate, and this store has some amazing options. I found one colour and style of slate that really appeals to me - a dark "mottled" slate which I want to have laid in a diagonal pattern. All the rooms in the house will have this, except for the kitchen, which is "sort of" in the middle of the house - so I want to break it up with something else. Not sure at this point what I'll do with the kitchen. Not that it matters all that much, as I can't really even afford the slate - they've quoted us approximately $60-66 per square metre. That however includes the labour to lay it, so I suppose it's not really all that expensive. Still it's more money than I have to spare. Mum has offered to pay for it, but I'm not really all that comfortable with her doing that. I guess we'll see how it goes.
Okay.. enough out of me for one day. I'm off to have a shower and relax. Remember to drop by on Monday to check out the beads.
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