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Thanks, Marilyn...and you are welcome any time! Especially when we break out the paint next week!

Terry
Hale Fire Glass

Last edited by tehale (2006-04-17 10:01:45)

Thanks, Cher! We are very lucky to have gotten it. It's going to require lots of TLC but it will be worth it.

My plan is to have a studio/boutique in the front, with the main torching area in the front window. I picture having loose beads as well as finished jewelry for sale. As things progress, I hope to have classes (mostly beads but pretty much anything glass related) in the back. I also hope to host some bead retreats but that's a little way off.

Terry
Hale Fire Glass

Cher,

I wish you good luck on your search! Keep us posted on what you get rolling. I love to see folks succeed, especially glassie folks!

I've dreamed of something like this for as long as I can remember. When things started falling into place it was almost scary...like it is meant to be and everything is happening for a reason. I'm sure there will be stumbling blocks but so far I couldn't ask for things to go any better. I *plan* to update the site at least weekly.

Have a wonderful day, everyone!

Terry
Hale Fire Glass

It will probably take a while for folks to migrate this way but it's a cool place and is bound to grow!

An old ice house would be great! I've been down your way a lot so I'm trying to remember what's on the highway there. I used to do travel for NASA so I was in the Cocoa Beach area a lot and made it to Melbourne some. I really like that area a lot.

Someone has to win the lottery...might as well be you!       Or me!

Hi, Rae!

You jumped in there while I was writing my previous post. Nice to meet you! I've always wanted to visit your part of the country. What a scary experience with the broken punty! I never thought much about an apron until I took a marble making class. I think everyone in the class went "butt up" several times when their punties broke. I had purchased a red suede grilling apron on impulse on the way to the class and was very glad that I did!

I'll see you around the forum!
Terry

Terry - the studio is really starting to look great.  I would love to give up my 9to5 and spend the rest of my working life doing something I love.

Cher - welcome and I just went to the bay and I love your beads.  I'd love to get you down to south Fla for our meeting on Sunday but Melbourne is quite a hike. 

Sonshyne - welcome as well.  Obviously since everyone has traded in their day jobs it is something that is doable.  Of course my husband wants to get a big boat and live on it and we haven't figured out whose dream to follow since we are polar opposites.

Barb

Hi Rae, Hi Barb,
Barb, you are in Ft Lauderdale? Did I meet you at Habatat Gallery in the last few years? I am not sure if you are one in the same, hehe. You are close but yet so far especially with the traffic. Melbourne and Palm Bay are out of control. I do homecare so I do a lot of driving and I am ready to move to a slower paced state where they have southern accents like mine. Yeah, Tenn, or the Carolinas, in the woods.
I am getting ready to go part time on my 9 to 5. I cannot wait!
Rae, nice to meet you.
Later,
Cher

C Rox wrote:

Hi Rae, Hi Barb,
Barb, you are in Ft Lauderdale? Did I meet you at Habatat Gallery in the last few years? I am not sure if you are one in the same, hehe. You are close but yet so far especially with the traffic. Melbourne and Palm Bay are out of control. I do homecare so I do a lot of driving and I am ready to move to a slower paced state where they have southern accents like mine. Yeah, Tenn, or the Carolinas, in the woods.
I am getting ready to go part time on my 9 to 5. I cannot wait!
Rae, nice to meet you.
Later,
Cher

Is Habatat Gallery in Boca?  Yes, Florida has become a booming wall to wall people moving people and hurricanes.   I have a teaching studio in Fort Lauderale - River of Glass Studio - and am partners with Pam Dugger who teaches all over and works full time as a bead artists while I slave away to the clock making money I can't convince myself to give up.  If you ever find yourself traveling this way let me know.

Barb

Cher,

I generally pick up "other" beads, stones and crystals at shows but inbetween I go to the bead shops.  I buy my softflex, stringing material, findings, crimps, etc. on line but I like putting my beads in little bags then walking around a show or shop matching them to other things.  Right now crystals are very "in" and Fire Mountain has a great selection at a fair price.

Barb

Hi Rae!  Welcome to the forum.  I'm pretty sure that I haven't left anyone out - in case I did - you are all welcome to the site, we're very  happy you joined us.

We've been relocating to NC from Florida, so the past week or so, although I've been here to check on things, I haven't really posted - Thanks to Barb, our wonderful moderator, the forum has kept going!!!  THANK YOU BARB!!!      I was just down there off of Griffin Barb, but just didn't have the time to stop in to say hello - I'm really sorry I didn't take a few extra days so I could have seen you while I was there. 

Hey, you are all in for a treat next month.  We're going to have our first jewelry artist featured on the site.  And... wait til you all see what we have in store for the magazine.  I'm so excited!    I also noticed that we have well over 100 members in the Auction Boutique - almost 25 more over the past 3 days!  Looks like they are mostly buyers - so all you bead artists.... let's get some more beads listed and give them something to really drool over and stick around for!  :)


Marilyn

Hey Rae!  I am sooooooo glad you are here.

Marilyn - I was just off Griffin Road yesterday - made a very bad choice of visiting a Stained Glass Studio.  I'm making a patio table I thought with tile but I think it will be all stained glass.  I'm taking a class in May but have to wait until after the Gathering to take the full 6 week glass. 

Rae -  I usually have an idea of what I want the piece to look like but I have enough variety of beads and findings that I will put something together then if it doesn't move me I will take it apart and try something else.  The greatest things I found were the little springs that clamp on the end of your wire so you can play without hurting your stringing material.  I also do a lot of seed work with my pieces.  I use stones, crystals, store bought beads, spacers and my lampwork.  I love combining many textures.  And it is rare that I don't have silver somewhere in the piece - not a lot just a touch.

I'm working on a piece right now that is lime green and silver.  It will eventually have little off white and yellow flowers weaved into the piece with seed beads but I haven't finished the flowers yet so it's just sitting there waiting.

Barb