<secondstar> CLASS SAMPLES ARE AT http://secondstarontheright.com/glitteredcharms.htm
<secondstar> OK - ARE WE READY TO START?
<Kristin> yes!
<stubby> yes
<cak> I am!
<manybooks> ready!
<brenda> yes
<phyl> yup yup ready
<secondstar> THERE IS A LIST OF MATERIALS AND A PHOTO (FIGURE 1) ON THE CLASS PAGE
<StudioB> Hiya stampslut!
<secondstar> HEY LINDA!!
<StudioB> Er, I meant to say -- Hi Linda!
<LindaR> Hi everyone
<secondstar> WE'LL START WITH THE CHARMS - THEN DO THE WIRES
<LindaR> great looking project deb!
<phyl> utterly charming
<secondstar> FIRST, PREPARE THE SHRINK PLASTIC PER MANUFACTURES DIRECTIONS
<secondstar> TY
<secondstar> YOU MIGHT PLAY WITH THIS A BIT
<secondstar> I FIND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAND IF YOU STAMP WITH BRILLIANCE INK
<phyl> really?
<StudioB> love that brilliance
<brenda> oh neat
<phyl> this is good news thanks
<cak> thank goodness!!
<manybooks> great!
<phyl> lol
<secondstar> STAMP THE WINE AND MUSIC STAMPS AND ALLOW TO DRY 5-10 MINUTES
<secondstar> CUT OUT AND PUNCH A HOLE IN THE TOP CENTER OF EACH PIECE
<anno> oh good.. sanding was always my worst step..
<phyl> regular hand punch?
<secondstar> SHRINK ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURERS DIRECTIONS
<secondstar> I USE ONE OF THE SMALLER FISCARS ROUND PUNCHES - 1/16TH I THINK
<phyl> ok
<secondstar> APPLY GLUE AND GLITTER TO BACK OF CHARM - SHOWN IN FIGURE 3
<cak> what kind of adhesive do you use for this deb?
<secondstar> I USED CRYSTAL RAINBOW GLITTER FOR THE MUSIC CHARMS
<secondstar> DRIES CLEAR ADHESIVE
<secondstar> ANY PPA TYPE WOULD WORK
<cak> Oh! sorry I thought that was just a generic name
<phyl> brb cat having hunger pains and becomes a pain
<manybooks> is that like Crystal lacquer?
<secondstar> I FOUND THAT THE TRANSPARENT GLITTERS GAVE A SOFTER, PRETTIER LOOK THAT THE OPAQUE ONES
<secondstar> SORT OF LIKE WHITE GLUE
<secondstar> BUT CRYSTAL LACQUER WOULD WORK
<secondstar> OR.........
<secondstar> FUTURE FLOOR WAX
<manybooks> lol
<AliciaG> woo future
<cak> cool, so it's adhesive enough? Yay!
<StudioB> love that future floor wax
<brenda> another way o use future
<secondstar> AFTER YOU HAVE THE GLITTER ON THEM SET THEN ASIDE TO DRY
<StudioB> (where the cat won't step on the drying glitter)
<Starofhearts> Where can you buy Future Floor Wax?
<secondstar> MOST GROCERY STORES
<StudioB> Hardware store
<AliciaG> the supermarket
<AliciaG> near the floor cleaners
<Starofhearts> ty
<paperpusher> I bought mine at wallyworld
<phyl> lol
<April> lol
<secondstar> NOW- ON TO THE WIRES
<April> good asany!
<phyl> i'm wired
<secondstar> AND IF THERE ARE ANY REAL JEWELRY MAKERS IN THE CLASS
<StudioB> you're punny, phyl
<phyl> lol studio
<secondstar> THEY AREN'T GOING TO LAUGH TOO HARD
<secondstar> OR LOUD
<secondstar> OR LONG
<StudioB> oh yeah?
<cak> lol--good!
<secondstar> I FOUND THAT YOU COULD GET JUST THE RIGHT SIZE WIRE BY WRAPPING IT AROUND A WINE CORK
<anno> heh.. is that a threat, or a promise?
<phyl> experiments pay off
StudioB is suppressing her chuckles
<LindaR> not me, I'd never laugh
<secondstar> YOU WANT TO WRAP IT SO THAT IT OVERLAPS ABOUT 1/2"
<secondstar> AND THEN CUT TO SIZE
<StudioB> many things work well wrapped around a wine cork
<phyl> example?
<phyl> dh's tounge so he gets tongue tied?
<StudioB> you got it, phyl
<phyl> don't i wish
<secondstar> USING ROUND NOSE PLIERS
<phyl> lol
<secondstar> MAKE A LOOP IN ONE END OF THE WIRE
<secondstar> AND TWIST 90 DEGREES
<secondstar> FIGURE 5 SHOWS THE LOOP LYING FLAT
<brenda> hello guest
<phyl> good pics
<secondstar> AND FIGURE 6 SHOWS IT AFTER IT HAS BEEN TWISTED
<brenda> you made it sber
<StudioB> where's the Lool?
<secondstar> AND THEN PUT IT BACK ONTO THE CORK AND PULL TIGHT TO SHAPE THE WIRE AND MAKE THE HOOK
<secondstar> TRIM OFF THE EXCESS WIRE FROM BOTH ENDS
<Sber> Yeah! those charms are great!
<secondstar> INSERT A JUMP RING INTO THE THE HOLE IN THE CHARM
<secondstar> THEN STRING SOME BEADS, THE CHARM AND SOME MORE BEADS ONTO THE WIRE
<secondstar> TA DAH!!
<LindaR> Is there a second page of illustrations?
<secondstar> JUST THE ONE
<LindaR> OK
<phyl> beeooteeful
<LindaR> I like these. THe charms they sell are SO expensive
<LindaR> I'll have to get the Cabernet plate
<secondstar> NOW - THE CLASS SPECIALS :)
<StudioB> oh boy oh boy oh boy
<secondstar> TONIGHT ONLY...
<phyl> yes? yes?
<manybooks> GREAT class - wonderful pictures
cak licks her lips greedily
<LindaR> Yes, we're waiting!!!
<phyl> lay it on us
<Kanga> i'm ready!
<secondstar> GET BOTH THE MUSIC AND CABERNET PLATES FOR $38
<phyl> oooooooooooo
<secondstar> THAT'S 25% OFF!!
<Sber> wow what a deal!
<cak> that's a good deal!
<StudioB> but where do I get the $38?
<phyl> lol
<phyl> rob a bank
<StudioB> nyuk nyuk nyuk
<secondstar> COME WORK FOR ME IN SACRAMENTO NEXT MONTH
<cak> (I don't think even a full-service vendor can help with that StudioB)
<LindaR> I'd consider it
<StudioB> consider me there!!!
<secondstar> ANNE RUNS A MEAN CONVENTION BOOTH
<manybooks> Need anyone to work in CO in August???
<StudioB> And Deb runs a mean cash register . . .
<secondstar> MORE SPECIALS!!
<Sber> oh will you be in portland in september??
<secondstar> ALL 5 GLITTERS USED FOR THIS PROJECT FOR ONLY $15
<secondstar> WILL BE IN PORTLAND
<phyl> coming to vegas in October?
StudioB throws some old shrink plastic at cak
<cak> thanks SB--I can use it
<Sber> yippee!
<secondstar> OCTOBER IS COEUR D'LANE,TACOMA,ST PAUL AND KANSAS CITY
<cak> I didn't know you carried glitters deb--they're lovely
<phyl> dang
<LindaR> wow, you're doing quite a few conventions
<StudioB> that's a lot of traveling!
<Sber> Well gee Deb I'll have to stop by and say hi in person in Portland
<secondstar> PORTLAND LABOR DAY WEEKEND
<secondstar> 7 WEEKS - 7 CONVENTIONS
<secondstar> JUST GOT BACK FROM ST PAUL
<secondstar> HAD A GREAT TIME!
<Susie> You could also use memory wire for this. Ithink the ring size would be perfect.
<Sber> oh my goodness! you are so busy
<secondstar> THE RINGS FOR MAKING SOME EARRINGS WILL WORK TOO
<secondstar> BUT THEY ARE PRICEY
<cak> that's a good idea Susie--can you put little stopper curls in the memory wire?
<LindaR> If you use memory wire, do NOT use good wire cutters to cut the memory wire, it will ruin them
<StudioB> I wonder how a thin sheet of mica behind the glitter would work?
<secondstar> GOT THE AFRICA BOOK - LINDA
<Susie> Yeah. Memory wire is cool cause it spring back to shape. But I think only silver colored and dull gray are available.
<secondstar> IT IS AWESOME
<LindaR> memory wire is really stiff, you can make a loop, but not real neat or small
<Susie> Yes, NO good cutters!
<StudioB> lindar -- so what do you use to cut your memory wire?
<Susie> I worked at a bead store and several employees ruined several cutters that way!
<LindaR> Try gluing a small bead on the end, not sure what glue would work best.
<Susie> You can put curls into it. It takes more strength as it is harder to work.
<Susie> Use hypo bead cement. Superglue might work as well.
<secondstar> ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR THE WIRES, LINDA?
<LindaR> I have one wrecked pair which I use only for memory wire, they got wrecked cause I didn't know the wire would chew up the cutters
<secondstar> YOU'RE THE PRO WHEN IT COMES TO BEADS AND WIRES :)
<manybooks> Hi Smacdona! It's a small world ;)
<Susie> Someone makes memory wire cutters.
<Susie> I forgot what I used last time.
<LindaR> I think they sell a super hardened type of cutter, specially for memory wire
<manybooks> Howdy Smacdona - small world!
<StudioB> interesting . . . I've just been using the old cutters I ruined, liek Linda
<LindaR> THanks deb :)
<secondstar> I'LL BE TEACHING A CLASS ON EMBOSSING TECHNIQUES TOMORROW
<secondstar> :)
<Susie> Also you can put a small loop on the end, and then put a small bead on an eyepin and attach one to each loop to make it pretty.
<smacdona> Hi linda!
<LindaR> Hi!
<LindaR> SUsie, thats a nice finish too.
<cak> when are you teaching deb?
<StudioB> Deb -- it's billed as "advanced" embossing? what sort of techniques?
<secondstar> INSTEAD OF A SINGLE PROJECT, I'LL BE GIVING YOU EVERY TECHNIQUE THAT I CAN THINK OF
<cak> oooo, that sounds lovely too Susie (I love beads)
<secondstar> SOURCES FOR MOLDING PUTTY
<secondstar> TIPS ON MIXING YOUR OWN POWDERS
<cak> sounds like it might engender some mix-and-match of techniques too--those are fun
<lynn> cool I'll look foward to that:)
<phyl> me too sounds interesting
<StudioB> sounds tres cool
<phyl> hey hey
<phyl> hi patti
<secondstar> AND A SPECIAL ON SOME EMBOSSING POWDERS TOO
<LindaR> sounds good
<Patti> Hello and hello to special Deb!!!!!!!
<secondstar> DESIGNED BY YOURS TRULY
<phyl> vunderbah
<Susie> oooh, I have almost NO colored EP!
<secondstar> FOR CREATIONS UNLIMITED
<StudioB> oooh la la
<LindaR> I found a site with memory wire and supposedly the hardened cutters too
<keribou> Creations Unlimited is AWESOME
<LindaR> try www.softflextm.com
<StudioB> tx, Linda
<Sber> I'm pretty much a clear embossing powder kind of girl with all colors of pigment inks!
<secondstar> SOME OF THE PODERS WITH GLITTERS IN THEM ARE TO DIE FOR
<Sber> I'm a cheap crafter and have to make things be really multi purpose
<phyl> i looooove embossing powders
<Susie> yeah glitter EP is cool. Other sometime glitter rubs off with handling, at least the one I have.
<Sber> I do have several colors of pearl-ex though
<phyl> some have to be heated extra long
<Sber> and mix the pearlex and clear ep sometimes
<secondstar> REMEBER TONIGHTS SPECIAL - MUSIC AND CABERNET FOR ONLY $38
<phyl> love the music one
<phyl> wb mom
<secondstar> AND SPECIALS ON ALL MY PLTES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CONVENTION
<phyl> all the plates?
<secondstar> WISH I COULD TYPE :(
<StudioB> how much wine have you had?
<phyl> lol
<phyl> drinking her cabernet?
<secondstar> ALL PLATES - 10% OFF ON TWO
<secondstar> 15% OFF ON 3
<phyl> oh ha love specials
<secondstar> 10% OFF ON 4 OR MORE
<phyl> and 100% off on ten?
<phyl> lol
<StudioB> now phyl, that's my kind of special!
<secondstar> NO WINE - I'M A BEER KIND OF GIRL :)
<phyl> hey a girl can try
<StudioB> good --- I'll drink your wine
<brenda> wb smacdona
<phyl> old milwaukee beer
<secondstar> SEATTLE MICROBREWS!!
<Patti> Phyl you are kidding? I live in South Milwaukee.....where are you?
<StudioB> yes she did
<keribou> 6/28 at 8pm I'll be helping Deb with a Second Star Social
<phyl> was in milwaukee wells and 35th
<cak> (SB's gonna make trouble tonight)
<secondstar> AND I'VE GOT SOME SPECIAL LITTLE GOODIES
<keribou> I have met Deb so I'll give you the scoop on her!
<phyl> waiting
<phyl> star
<brenda> goodies?
<StudioB> keribou -- what's she like?
<secondstar> TUCKED AWAY FOR HEATHER TO GIVE AWAY
<phyl> magic word
<secondstar> NO FAIR11
<phyl> goodies
<keribou> AWESOME!- a true artist and really nice person
<StudioB> really?
<secondstar> TY
<brenda> neato
<secondstar> STOP THAT, ANNE
<Susie> Check here for Memory Wire: http://www.rings-things.com/Catalog_Pages/020.htm
<phyl> flattery will get you everywhere
<Susie> They have end caps and recommend glue to use.
StudioB goes off into her corner
<cak> thank Susie
<secondstar> JUST CAUSE I PROGRAMED THE REGISTER FOR 83% TAX
<cak> lol!
<phyl> wow
<StudioB> ah -- the cat's out of the bag!
<secondstar> HEY, IT WAS CALIFORNIA
<StudioB> excuses, excuses
<secondstar> IT MIGHT HAVE WORKED
<phyl> this is true
<phyl> naw
<LindaR> cost of living is high in CA but not that high!
<Sber> hey all I'm off for now! I'll be back after my end of school year staff party
<secondstar> HEATHER FIGURED OUT THE REGISTER FOR ME IN RENO
<StudioB> deb needs her helpers
<StudioB> good going heather
<secondstar> THAT IS THE TRUTH!!
<cak> See you later Sber
<StudioB> by sber
<secondstar> BYE
<secondstar> IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE GREAT HELPERS
<keribou> Deb asked me if I wanted to stamp or to do register- I was tired so I figured money was easier
<secondstar> THE CONVENTIONS WOULDN'T HAPPEN
<Sber> deb you want help at portland?? send me an e-mail! I do have experience at conventions sales
<secondstar> CAN YOU EMAIL ME
<Sber> sure!
<secondstar> MY CUTTER PASTER ISN'T WORKING
<Sber> what's your e-mail?
<StudioB> maybe your cutter paster needs a helper
<secondstar> DEBCOWAN@AOL.COM
<Sber> thanks I'll send you the e-mail!
<secondstar> REMEMBER THAT THE NEW PLATES ARE ALL ON SALE DURING THE CONVENTION
<StudioB> seriously . . . deb has amazing stamping techniques up her sleeves . . .I've gotten mucho complements on the work I've done from stealing her ideas . .
<secondstar> INCLUDING TIME TRAVEL AND ELLEMENO
<secondstar> TY
<Kristin> I love those plates!
<secondstar> TIME TO BE WRAPPING THINGS UP
<LindaR> thanks deb. great project!
<phyl> and tie with wire
<glitrbug> I got here late. Where is the time travel plate on your site?
<phyl> great class lovely work
<StudioB> thanks, deb! Look forward to embossing class!
<secondstar> ON THE HOME PAGE
<glitrbug> Ok, thanks
<Kristin> How much for the new plates?
<secondstar> APPALOOSA HAS A SOCIAL STARTING IN A FEW MINUTES
<phyl> thanks and thanks again for the class
<brenda> deb you sure do have neat ideas
<secondstar> TY AND TTFN!
<paperpusher> hehe
<lynn> ty
<phyl> bye
<Susie> Bye!
<April> where are we going next?
<no-vicki> #appaloosa
<brenda> #appaloosa
<cak> I'll see you all later!
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