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home of the original CGBeadroller. Graphite cavity marvers
for the lampwork industry. Don't settle for cheap knockoffs. Made with superior optical grade graphite. Machine finished with diamonds. I am also a self representing artist. All beads are hand made by me from soft (soda lime) glass, kiln annealed for strength and durability. |
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7/14/2014 Gathering Sale Ends July 20th 7/5/2014 The long awaited 'Ear Gauges' CGBeadrollers have arrived, and they have their own category, and there are two different versions: tunnels and plugs. The tunnels middle gauge diameters (the diameter in the middle that will touch the ear) range from 3mm to 13mm and 14mm to 19mm. 
 Right now I'm only releasing one of two in the 'plug' category. The bigger version is taking a bit longer than expected, but I wanted to release this one before I go to the Gathering next week. This version is extremely simple to use. I placed the cavity at the edge of the paddle so you can use any size punty or glass rod you choose. I'm not adept with using a punty so I simply made my practice plugs on the end of a 3/32" mandrel. The plug will have a hole in one side and the wearer can either put that in the back of their ears or proudly display it in the front as new style ear plug. The plugs middle gauge diameters range from 3mm up to 13mm on this version. The tool yet to come out will range from 14mm up to 20mm.
6/30/2014 This has been one horrible week, and I am sick of it. My treasured cat Weazel has been sick. He tested positive for FIV last September, but we didn't know if it was really FIV or a false reading from FIV vaccinations. He has deteriorated quit a lot in the past couple of weeks, so I took him to the vet this morning. Without putting him through excruciating testing, we determined there were too many positive signs, and I made the decision to put him to sleep. Of all the pets I've had over my lifetime, he was my favorite. He was a Black Tabby and one of the pretties cats I've ever seen. His subtitle was "the best darn cat in the world" and I am saddend beyond belief. This has been a week for letting go.       
5/14/2014 $10 Tool Sale in the Sales Rack 5/7/2014 Two new tools, check the Catalog New Page for details. We'll be at Bead & Button June 6-8. The show has provided it's vendors with a FREE ADMISSION ticket. Click here to open the pdf and print. We moved across the isle from where we were last year, so look for booth 814. It's a corner booth, that means lots more room for tools and findings. This year I'm even going to have some of my beads, and the buttons I started making.
4/25/2014 Spruced up the website again, there's' now a page with all of the Ribbed CGBeadrollers on it. Last year I bought a button mandrel, this week I drug it out to try. Ya, it took me a whole year. I've made them before with a home made mandrel that never worked decent and I struggled with, but now I think buttons are my new thing. These I did free form with a test batch of Double Helix glass that I over struck in the kiln, but turned out pretty anyway. Now that I have the confidence to make them, I'll try using one of the CGBeadroller button molds and make some nice shaped ones.  4/22/2014 This is a necklace I made a few weeks ago. The glass is an old ASK Silver Cinnamon I've been saving for just the right set. The tool is the BR-86-01 Graduated Drops and it took me less than an hour to make all 43 beads. I've worn it a couple of time already and it's an awesome piece, this shape of bead is extremely comfortable, and I've made a couple of more sets, just need to wait for the spacer Swarovski crystals to come in, then I'll show them.  4/14/2014 Another small footnote today, I've made a page for the Spacer CGBeadrollers. 4/13/2014 Just a small footnote today, someone suggested I make a page for the Pandora CGBeadrollers, so I did. What a fabulous idea!!!
4/9/2014 I'm back from Glass Craft, the next big show is Whole Bead in Lynnwood (just outside of Seattle), May 2-4. Please come see us, Kara will have lots of findings, and I'm taking my lampwork beads, and of course - tools. Metal sheets are back up on the website, check the page for the special going on. We're building inventory so we don't have to remove website stock for shows, (thanks for your patience). The other special is free frit, check the frit page for details. Went to Lowe's today and found this guy flying amounts the flowers. Aren't cell phone camera's one of the top greatest inventions ever? I'm amazed at the color of the poppy with a cell phone camera.
3/12/2014 In my effort to get ready for the Glass Craft show in Vegas in a few weeks, I've been making sample beads from the more resent beadrollers. Then I spent a few days making 'thinking outside the box' beads. I took some shapes and smashed them to show what they would look like. (click the image for a larger view, click on the description for the category page) I've also made this into a PDF if you'd like to print out a picture guide. I'm fondest of the angels, I think they will make great bases for people or your favorite cat bead. The bullets are another starter shape for animal bodies, simply add a detached sculpted head bead. Cones have a straighter shape than the curved bullets, so they flatten with a bit more of a bottle neck. The slimmer the cone, (obviously) the slimmer the flattened bead will be.
If you like making hearts, the more you leave the big end of the eggs dimpled in, the more it flattens into a heart shape. The key here is that the footprint will hold it's ground as you squash the bead. Bicones and ChiChi's form interesting shapes for focals, just add decoration. The barrel surprised me the most, I thought the ends would squash out more. That means the barrel will make a perfect pre-shape for all those square presses you have laying around and can't get the right amount of glass for, and of course, it also makes a nice flattened bead all on it's own.
If you're looking for awesome tabs; the ovals, donuts and rounds will give you a nice pallet to decorate. The slimmer the bead, the slimmer the tab (again, obvious), with the olives forming the 'roundest' tab of any shape in the CGBeadroller line. Chunky donuts are like the barrels and drums and tend to leave the ends fairly squared off. You would think the round would make a round flattened bead, but as mentioned before, the footprint hold it's ground and you will get kind of an apple shape.
3/6/2014 I've just added a new category, Metal Sheets. If you you work with metal, this is an awesome category. Just like the metal blanks, these sheets are 'raw' metals and only come in quantity of one while we are stocking the line. Lots of different textures in three metals and two sizes: brass, copper and nickel silver - (on the plus size of:) 2" x 3" and 2" x 6".    3/1/2014 Free shipping weekend. Starts today and ends Sunday midnight. Domestic free shipping Canada $2 International $7 Time for another contest. See my CGBeads Facebook Business Page for details (click here) New CGBeadroller T-Shirt is up for sale!! 2/20/2014 What's new? Metal blanks! For the present, there is only one quantity (one package of 3) per item while we are gearing up this new category. These are raw metal blanks used for enameling and metal smithing. Kara's pretty excited to be adding to her findings section. Please bear with us while she expand the line. I'm working on listing the sterling silver blanks, sheet metal and bezel metal. 2/14/2014 Happy Valentines Day! I'm back from the Tucson show. It's wasn't a very good experience, I wasn't happy with To Bead True Blue so I'll be applying for different show next year. This one will be all glass people, that will be awesome. It's a new show being put on my Lewis Wilson, and will be a mix of "glass art, marbles, pendants, beads, murinni, sculptures". Here's a link to Glassland facebook if you are interested in following it. On to tools - - Two new ones are out, these are something I should have done two years ago. #69 Baroque has some sizes missing, which is fine is you want a sampling of the shape. Well if you want a more complete graduating of sizes, we now have them. 11 sizes ranging from 11x15.5mm up to 21x25.5mm.
2/3/2014 It's been an amazing 5 years of inventing, manufacturing and selling the CGBeadrollers. Thank you everyone for making it such a success. The winners of the Anniversary Drawing tool are: Patty Miller, Debra Bartshe Jennings, Carole Hughes, Gisela Rautenberg, and Sharon Driscol. May the next 5 years of the CGBeadroller be as good as the first 5. Now I'm off to Tucson, and will have a booth at To Bead True Blue this year, please stop by. SHIPPING WILL BE CLOSED FEB 6-12 1/19/2014 CGBeads is celebrating! It's the 5th Anniversary of the CGBeadrollers. Where did the time go? I want to thank all my loyal customers for making what I thought was a helpful tool into the success it is today, and here's how I'm celebrating (all specials end Feb 2nd): 1) For the 5th Anniversary
of the
CGBeadrollers, and I'm marking it with another sampler version tool.
This one is a Fancy
Sampler. It included some of the (wait for it) - - fancier
shapes. The catch is that Feb 3rd, the Fancy Sampler will go on hiatus
until the Gathering in Houston this coming July.
2) Specials, I guess we need those for the sellebration, too. The other samplers will be 50% off. 3) 50 % off shipping (no need to explain this one). 4) I'm going to start teaching a 'tool class' and have designed a specific tool to teach from. It's a nice little mix and can be purchased after taking the class. But that's no fun, so lets have a 5th Anniversary drawing and I'll give away 5 of them. (mental note for the back of your mind, I'll be teaching a workshop at the ISGB Gathering in July. Class schedule to be taught in my own CGBeads studio to be announce soon.) To enter the drawing, go to my facebook page and share the post (pinned to the top of the page). If you're not on facebook, just send me an email saying you would like to be entered. I'll pick 5 people at random and announce it on Superbowl Sunday evening (Feb 2nd).
1/6/2014 Here are the example beads from the newest CGBeadrollers, teardrops & olives. I pay a lot attention to the latest jewelry fads, and things dangling from a single chain necklace are in lately. Not to mention the classic teardrop on a chain, and don't forget earrings....
Here is what the smallest 7 and the largest olive beads look like smashed, they make a pretty nice round 'flat' surface, and I'm imagining they will be a pretty good 'pre-shape' to use for lentil presses, too.  1/4/2014 4 new tools to kick off the new year with. See 'Catalog New' page for details. |
ETSY STORE eBay AUCTIONS MY CATS How To Arrange 5 Cats JOKES MISC BLOG ARCHIVES 2005-20011 2012 2013 Bead Review 2005 The Wedding (Mr. & Mrs. Whitney) _____________________ Dancing at the Movies someone close my mouth for me, this pool trick shot left me speechless 360 degree panorama pix Paris by Night Evolution of Dance amazing, note the language fishy card trick Telemarketer Nightmare audio Chris Bliss the Beatles juggler The Godfather: scammer upsets the Mafia are you a Star Wars fan? Emperor Palpatine get a phone call from Vader This has been around a while, I just found it again How to Fold a T-Shirt David Hasselhoff's "Jump In My Car" German Coast Guard John Walshes Family Watchdog find registered sex offenders near you David Hasselhoff is hooked on a fealing this kid is too cute Fat Kid Gay Dance my husband found this (yes, it's clean) Men In Coats Vidio Tom Cruise Is Nuts John Titor time traveler click on 'John's story' left hand column Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii January 2006 short version - 32 pix long version - 337 pix my Seattle Sep/2005 trip my Seattle June/2008 trip _____________________  TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER My Aunt Ruth's poem If Tomorrow Starts Without Me |
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