buying in bulk

Can I just say I LOVE my new bulk tank?

#30 pounds of chemtane and a twelve foot fuel hose makes me very happy. It's at least as hot as the MAPP gas I was using, but way cheaper and no issues with the tank freezing up. So far, there are twelve beads cooling in the hot pot, and no breakage. I even made a pair of disc beads in my favorite RED in hopes of making the cool earrings I have in mind.

I worked for an hour and a half tonight and it was awesome. Yay! It's almost as good as a dual-fuel torch.....nah, not really.....but it's definitely a major improvement over the silly one-pound canisters.

I can't wait to see the beads tomorrow morning!

In love

I'm in love with a glass rod.

It's the most luscious, delicious shade of red I have ever seen. It's Creation Is Messy's Sangre.

It doesn't require striking, it's already red. It stays red, too, when I work it on my pitifully slow HotHead. This afternoon, I made two of the most beautiful wrapped disc beads -- a pair for earrings -- and not only did they stay that beautiful red, they stayed whole.

Well, they stayed whole until I fiddled with one and it exploded in my fingers. Sigh. I really really want to make disc beads....I have such terrific ideas for jewelry with them....but disc beads do not like me.

But I have this beautiful red glass. I think I need to order more.