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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A personalised collection made generally from clear glass, simple but extremely effective and elegant.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-4319280238193499602013-08-28T15:01:00.002+01:002013-09-03T13:40:25.112+01:00Prize Give Away<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Facebook has now reached over 300 followers and to celebrate I am offering a 'Heart Trinket Dish' (Colour of your choice) to one lucky winner! </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-74975720271963637892013-05-31T09:04:00.000+01:002013-05-31T09:04:20.110+01:00My bank holiday weekend!I decided to take some time out this bank holiday weekend and spend it wholly with my friends and family.<br />
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Monday was that extra day we all wish we had every week, myself and Kevin took our niece Kree-Anna out for the day, first stop was east Carlton park to play in the park and build sand castles then a stroll through the woods to see all the wonderful tree sculptures whilst eating ice lollies :D heaven! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-82053816840694437612013-05-16T07:00:00.001+01:002013-05-22T07:08:46.642+01:00Dreamers?I sit here most days after the day job waiting to pick up my mum to take her home after a long day (I'm a good daughter like that) and this is my view; a huge complex of unwanted warehouses sitting doing nothing. (It's the same on the opposite side too) <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjY-gvVE5M8fqNSYr4x9asGmbl_nWGurb1dvwMKmDr40jsDBauj0saC3b_h49mZ8U54SoXO8p7f87pcaloVD-fVZpkMSgbM-0YsgHJnkUcnG9Jll6fye8II3OAjkfyUsKTvSn-_UkXvA/s640/blogger-image--1383386095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjY-gvVE5M8fqNSYr4x9asGmbl_nWGurb1dvwMKmDr40jsDBauj0saC3b_h49mZ8U54SoXO8p7f87pcaloVD-fVZpkMSgbM-0YsgHJnkUcnG9Jll6fye8II3OAjkfyUsKTvSn-_UkXvA/s640/blogger-image--1383386095.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div>There is 4 out of 10 occupied; not good right? </div><div><br></div><div>I have a dream of opening a working studio complex and this place or at least one or two of them would do a great job of hosting our creative talents.</div><div><br></div><div>Oh well I will keep dreaming and whilst looking at the sheet of grey steel each day I will endeavour to get inspired and write blogs for you all. </div><div><br></div><div>What is your dream? </div><div><br></div><div>Louise </div><div>Www.tootsieshandmade.etsy.com</div><div>Www.facebook.com/tootsieshandmade </div><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-4808444639128124782013-05-16T06:58:00.000+01:002013-05-16T06:59:48.836+01:00Pinterest InspirationI love grabbing inspiration from everywhere I can in my day to day life so when I stumbled upon Pinterest I got a little addicted to say the least!<br>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-47309953785986688462013-04-03T21:47:00.001+01:002013-04-03T21:47:39.218+01:00How to promote handmade productsI was searching for that little extra something to make our stylish glass art stand out in the crowd, I came across this article over at 5thjoy, I have already tried a lot of these but after failure you become negative; I have realised that the real gift is perseverance and making yourself stand out.<br />
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1. Email Like a Human Being. Send only personal emails. Use the recipient’s name and indicate that you actually read their blog or visit their shop or know what value they offer the world. Emailing 10 well-chosen contacts personally is far more effective than spamming 100. It’s all about exclusivity. If the email isn’t personal, the recipient knows you’re offering everyone else the same content.<br />
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2. Be Relevant. Relevance is the most important and effective element of the personal email - and the personal relationship building newsletter email too. If you don’t have a good reason to reach out about which the recipient will care (an announcement, an expertise that could benefit them), wait until you do. You’d only waste your time and theirs.<br />
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3. Keep Attachments Simple. Don’t email PDFs or PPT files, which can be hard to open. If you are sending an inquiry about a business partnership (to a shop for example who might be interested in carrying your product line), include 3-4 images of your work in case they don’t have time to link out.<br />
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5. Giveaway Grace-fully. Don't give stuff away all the time. It cheapens your products and lowers perceived value. You also attract a lot of freebie seekers - not the traffic you want! That said, one or two well-chosen, valuable giveaways a year can help your blog, IF you position your site to make the most of them.<br />
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6. Embrace Google Apps. When you grow to the point that you can’t respond to every email, use Google Canned Responses. Placeholders remind you where to personalize, while the shell saves you from recreating the wheel.<br />
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7. Be persistent. If one idea is rejected, keep submitting new ones. When Emily has rejected a few ideas but loves your latest ine, she’s even happier to give you a shot.<br />
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8. Rule of Third’s. This is one I'm taking to heart. I really need to start doing more of this, and this is great advice. Follow this rule: on Twitter, make sure your tweets are 1/3 personal, 1/3 business, and 1/3 resource sharing.<br />
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9. There’s No Royal We in Tweet. Remember that Twitter and Facebook are SOCIAL venues. Don’t robo-tweet or treat your Twitter feed like a press release. Be informal and personal. People will respond to knowing there’s a human being behind your brand. It’s okay to be a one-woman show.<br />
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10. Share the Wealth. Resource sharing builds goodwill and is a great place to pass on finds and tips that don’t merit a whole blog post. Tweet useful links (make sure they don’t drive to your own site) and watch your followers grow.<br />
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11. Never Complain. Complaining comes off as ungrateful. Always. So just don’t.<br />
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14. Know Your Venue. Play to each social network’s strength. Facebook is great for photos and reader contests. It can also be a great place to share your personal life.<br />
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PSST! WHISPER EFFECTIVELY: PASSIVE PROMOTION<br />
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15. Socialize Outside Your Niche. Make contacts outside your niche. There’s no inherit competition, so it’s easier to discuss challenges freely. Don't spend a lot of your precious time outside your niche though. Do go where your customers are most of the time.<br />
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16. Barter. Try bartering for services. How about jewelry repair for photography work? Or babysitting for copywriting?<br />
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17. Say Yes to “Great Opportunities.” Yes, that means working for free. When you’re starting out, say yes to everything, even if you shell out some dough. The less glamo. rous projects needn’t go in your portfolio. Investing in the more glamorous projects usually costs less than advertising, and is more effective. When she started, Amy would spend $200 buying flowers just to get her name out there.<br />
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18. Share Your Secrets: Barb Blair talked about teaching as way to give back and open doors. When Grace contacted her about writing a DIY column, she was nervous about sharing her secrets. Two months later, magazines and publishers were beating down her door. Now she’s working on a book deal.<br />
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19. Do Your Thing Really Well. The best promotion is doing something really well that no one else around you is doing. Emily Newman talked about how Amy Osaba’s fluid, organic approach to floral design sets her work apart from the traditional arrangements, especially in the South.<br />
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20. Invent, don’t Copy. Amy stressed being unique is not about following trends. Don’t copy what’s already going on; take inspiration from what you see and give it your own twist.<br />
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21. Give Yourself a Good Shake. Grace chimed in that the cutting edge isn’t one thing. Define your own cutting edge. Being in the same place all the time digs creative ruts. Put yourself in situations that shake you to your core. Take a horse-race themed trip to Italy. Come home from Mexico with a color palette no one else is using. (My own tip would be make time for art of all kinds. An afternoon at a museum disturbs your worldview when travel isn’t an option.)<br />
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22. Do Fail. Don’t Wallow. Ashley talked about making a really ugly piece of art (“If my mom thinks it’s pretty than it must be horrible!”). Because she was on a project deadline, she had to completely rethink it and make something else on the spot. The whole exercise pushed her to new, fertile ground. So go ahead and suck, but don’t wallow. Just get on with trying something new.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-90512182364479097462013-03-28T09:57:00.000+00:002013-03-28T10:01:06.779+00:00Prize give awayGood morning :) the sun is shining today... Happy me!<br />
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I am a glass artist from midlands, UK and I love what I can do with glass :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-86074385764180068842013-03-11T12:05:00.000+00:002013-03-11T12:05:03.655+00:00My Mother's Day treat! Mothers day treats.... As we were away for Mother's Day this year I decided to get everything ready for visiting last Friday, I love treating all the mothers in my life so I tend to send some love to my nearest and dearest.... Including mother, step mums, sisters, in laws... You get it they all got a piece of Louise's treats :) feedback is great so higher expectations for next year I suspect!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-27346278389102648922013-03-11T09:10:00.004+00:002013-03-11T09:10:48.679+00:00Winters back!!!!Good morning all, what's the weather like near you?<br />
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Can you imagine my surprise when I woke up to a freezing snowy blizzard this morning, it being 11th March I thought we got over this stage...... There was me thinking I could start getting inspired by the sun and warmer weather... Might just have to stick to the winter theme for a while longer hehe.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-84840747961440698352013-03-01T18:10:00.003+00:002013-03-01T18:10:38.734+00:00Fused Scottish Thistle I bought a big kiln and glass tools to start fusing just before Christmas last year, I have been playing with lots of different ideas.<br />
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I had a request from a lady called Lisa who I have been working with for the windmill charity in Corby, she wanted a Scottish theme gift her her mothers birthday, as I am new to fusing I told her I would have a play and see what I could come up with.<br />
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I finally finished it today and i am so proud of how it has turned out, I have surrounded it with a white shadow frame and if I do say so myself I think its brilliant!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-76669858368038934852013-02-24T14:23:00.000+00:002013-02-24T14:23:23.077+00:00Time to relax This afternoon is relaxation time... Kids are playing in their den, we have the fire on with a nice cup of tea, I'm in heaven.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-20234737988528536762013-02-14T22:33:00.000+00:002013-02-18T22:09:47.472+00:00Exciting news from TH HQGood evening fellow bloggers, it's been extremely busy here at Tootsies Handmade HQ; my biggest and proudest moment this year that i had to share with you is that i have been issued in the latest Making Jewellery magazine @<span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19px; white-space: nowrap;">http://www.craftsinstitute.com/making-jewellery with my new</span><br />
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Here are some more photos of my sandblasted range...... You can find them in my <a href="http://www.tootsieshandmade.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy</a> shop!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-91040998335779977432012-08-14T21:46:00.000+01:002012-08-14T21:46:59.771+01:00Wanna see me knobs?!?<div style="text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088072855377108223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261160246140466647.post-63169329957166059552012-06-22T16:14:00.000+01:002012-06-22T16:14:15.909+01:00My 1st lampworking lesson as the teacher!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ooooo this was a really big thing for me, I've been making beads on and off for about 3 years now, it has been the most exciting hobby I have ever had and it it has also encouraged me to meet new people and from which I have a whole new bunch of friends who I love dearly :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A couple of months ago I was approached by a lady (Keeley) whom id met a year ealier at one of our local craft fairs, she asked about having a lesson; now I'm no expert nor am I a 'tutor' in any way but for some strange reason it really appealed to me (and scared me at the same time) so o got aload of class information together and sent ir on... Only to my surprise Keeley was up for being my first student :D </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Me and Kevin (the other half) went on our first holiday together in May... After not being away for 7 years I was very excited to spend some time to relax in the sun and best of all with my best friend!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We took a few boat trips, visited Palma City; oh what a beautiful place it is! we also went to the magaluf water park; im such a big kid i love all thing adrenaline.</span></div>
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My journey into oil painting started after I watched an programme on sky called Bob Ross, he made it look so easy and quick using an method called “wet on wet” and I thought I could do that so I went out and purchased a starter kit, sat in my shed and learnt how to paint. <br />
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The secret to this technique lies in the base medium – a thin oil base, often white in colour, applied direct to the primed canvas. This is the first layer of “wet”. Thick oil paints are applied on top of this base, making it easy to move, mix and blend colour direct on the canvas with just a few stokes of the brush. This is the second layer of “wet” – hence the wet on wet technique<br />
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Started around 4 years ago like i said before by going out purchasing a started kit and practicing <br />
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Yes I have attended lessons especially on the portrait side from a lady called Valerie Stewart who is American, she was absolutely brilliant, after the lessons I purchased CD’s, took them home, studies and practice again and again and again<br />
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Bob Ross &Valarie Stewart for making painting oils easy and more importantly enjoyable to do<br />
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My inspiration comes from my mother who had a “can do attitude” if you want to do something go out and try it, if you find you don’t like it cross it off your list and go onto the next one<br />
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Two portraits, one of my mother and the other of my wife, both done together in 3 days, taking a blank canvas and turning into something everyone reorganises and true to the original photo is the best feeling <br />
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I am concentrating on landscapes especially now the warm weather is approaching us, light bright skies and lovely seascapes<br />
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<strong>Introduce yourself</strong><br />
Hi I’m Trudi and I’m lampworker artist making glass beads based in Northamptonshire. <br />
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<strong>When and how did you get started in your art/craft?</strong><br />
I’ve always been interested in making my own jewellery, and about 5 years ago some of my friends started to lampwork .. I’m nosey and I just had to see for myself what it was all about.<br />
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<strong>Have you had any lessons? Where do you get your knowledge from?</strong><br />
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When I started out I had only had a brief demo on lampworking, and so most of my early skills were picked up from reading books and researching on internet forums. Since then I have been fortunate enough to have lessons with artists such as Di East, Sally Carver, Sarah Hornik and Becky Fairclough<br />
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<strong>Are there any artist / crafters you admire? What for?</strong><br />
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There are so many talented workers out there, and there is so much to learn from them all. I recently attended the Flame Off in Towcester and I so admired Claudia Trimbur Pagel. Closer to home I’m blown away by the fine stringer work of Lorna Prime (Pixie Willow) and I love the sculptural work of Madeline Bunyan. <br />
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<strong>Where do you get your inspiration from?</strong><br />
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It comes from all sorts of places, some times I can see a piece of fabric and I try to pick out the colours and incorporate them into a bead. This is not always as straight forward as it seems as some colours react with each other and you often need to play around to find a solution. Sometimes I work from a challenge set in one of the forums I belong to and other times I ask on facebook for some colour combinations.<br />
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<strong>Have you got a 'signature' style? How would you describe it?</strong><br />
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Styles usually change and evolve as you learn, but it would be fair to say that I lean towards the brighter colours and more often transparents rather than opaques.<br />
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<strong>Which piece are you most proud of - can you tell us the story behind it?</strong><br />
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I’m really proud of my Patchwork beads, most of these have been heart shaped. <br />
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The idea is that the bead has lots of “sections” to it that are put together. Inside a typical bead there will be 2 colour tones, dichroic glass, goldstone, a reactive twistie (these give off the lovely reflections), fine silver mesh, and murrini. They’re made up from lots of components and layers so there’s a lot of planning and components to gather before I start making up the bead itself.<br />
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<strong>Which of your personality traits comes through in your work, do you think?</strong><br />
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My mischievous side tends to come out, I like to be light hearted and fun and I think that this shows especially in the colours I put together. <br />
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<strong>Where can we see more of your work?</strong><br />
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I’m all over the place (in a good way)<br />
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<strong><em>My website is <a href="http://www.glitteringprize.co.uk/">http://www.glitteringprize.co.uk/</a></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>On Etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/shineon2">www.etsy.com/shop/shineon2</a> </em></strong><br />
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I have a facebook page, and I love to interact and share things on there, sometimes saying what I’m up to and showing off makes from my customers. For the past couple of years I’ve also written tutorials for some UK magazines including Beads & Beyons and Bead, and later on in the year I’ll have a tutorial on an online magazine called Soda Lime Times (one for lampworkers)<br />
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