Affordable Inspirations News, Specials and Information Sharing

News & Information Sharing

05/12/2011

Greetings!

We are excited to announce that the next shipment of Canta OxyCons are due early in the new year with fantastic new pricing! Now it's affordable to get rid of those expensive gas bottles and have free oxygen forever!

NEW CANTA OXYCON PRICING

$799 5lpm

$999 8lpm

$1,299 10lpm

With a limited supply on the shipment due January we are selling these on a first come first served basis. Order now to secure one as they are selling fast!

If you are unsure which size best suits your torch and your needs just give us a call on 1800 499 579 and we will be happy to help you.

This months winner of the $100 Inspirations Club prize is Jo F of Sheffield. Congratulations Jo!

Next week will be the last newsletter for the year. They will commence again the first week in February.

3D PAPERWEIGHT STYLE FLORALS

Donni on WetCanvas posted some instructions on how to make 3D Floral Beads.

She said " There's two kinds of flowers that whenever I post I get pms on "how do you do that? I decided to put up a post as other people might like to achieve some more realism in their florals".

See Doni's thread here.

FIXING CRACKED BEADS

Beads by Heather Ferman

Heather (dasi11) on Wetcanvas posted some instructions on how to repair chipped and broken beads.

See Heather's thread here

See Heather's website here

BASIC ENCASED BEAD

Basic Encasing by Laura

This is a great tutorial for all you beginners!

Laura from BeadsByLaura recently posted a new tutorial on simple basic encasing.

See the written tutorial on Laura's blog here, and watch a video demonstration here.

PAUL STANKARD BEAUTY BEYOND NATURE

Cherry made me aware of this video clip about Paul Stankard.

What a fantastic insight into one of the world Masters of Glass. Well worth a watch!

See the Video here. Thanks Cherry!

CREATING A HEAD & FACE

In this video Milon Townsend demonstrates how to create a head and face from Borosilicate glass.

Milon says "It's not an easy thing for an artist to do." but his demonstration is simple and easy to follow. See the video here

CORAL & RAKU

Birgitte Martin sent in this wonderful colour combination of Coral and Raku.

Brigitte said "I used standard Black, clear glass, Raku and Raku and Black twisties, and Coral La Mesa. The Coral la Mesa is perfect as it gives variegated shades of coral rather than a flat even shade. Raku frit is another option.

Thanks Birgitte!

MAKING A GLASS DRAGONFLY

Mark Bateman posted this video on Vimeo demonstrating how to make a dragonfly from borosilicate glass.

Watch the video here

FROG ON A BEAD

Watch how to make a "frog on a bead" and add a whimsical touch to your beads.

See the video here

GLASS SPIDER IMPLOSION MINI TUTORIAL

This is not a full video, rather a series of snapshots that clearly illustrate, step by step how to create a Spider Implosion.

Watch it here

CARE & CLEANING OF HOT HEADS

For all you HotHead users here is some great information on how to clean and care for your torch.

Read the information here

Thanks for your time and have a great week!
Warm Regards,

Kerry
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