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  1. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Wow, tripsters, its been kind of quiet in here! Only 15 pages to catch up from my last pre christmas visit. Sorry to hear about the Christmas losses. I had typed a nice long paragraph about what I've been up to, but when I re-read it, it sounded terribly depressing and somewhat boring so I...
  2. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Merry Christmas tripsters! Thought Id at least give a fly by hello. Back to work for me!
  3. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Hey Mal! Im still here. I read the thread every day but I dont have so much time to post. Cyclin and blu are around and Delilah too. Star pops in from time to time but she quit vaping I think.
  4. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    acrylics are a little thick, but I bet if you thinned them down just right it would work! Sharpies sound easy. :)
  5. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    We did some spelling games on the iPad tonight, drew pages of hearts and watched 101 Dalmatians. tomorrow I'm going to take her out to lunch with my friends and she's looking forward to that. Maybe we can paint some pumpkins? What kind of paint do you use for that? I don't want to carve because...
  6. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Well, I survived week 1 of no shop time. But man am I itching to get back in there! I have my sis the next three days and Im not sure it would be safe to have her in the shop with me, so it looks like Im waiting a few more days at least! Shes seven and she likes to grab stuff and look at stuff...
  7. AmberB

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    Feeling very stressed today, I have a lot going on at work and its going to keep me out of the shop for the next two weeks getting ready for a big meeting in fort worth. I dont like this. Not one bit. :(
  8. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Lol! Thanks guys! I have some ideas for things that haven't been done yet I'm hoping to make happen very soon!
  9. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    And I'm stoked. I can't wait to put together something you guys have never seen before. Thank you for letting me a part of this Bert!
  10. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Well, I made a couple of these: And I sent them off to Bert for cutting and approval. Got the all good, officially switched my status and am starting my first trippy tips batch to be available to the community! The first time I held a trippy tip, I thought: I want to make that. It followed me...
  11. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Hey Bert, dont you have something to tell the tripsters? Or should I? :D
  12. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    I do a lot of opal work so I can answer this. Hope you dont mind! Gilson opals are what is used in boro glass. The technique is fairly simple. You make sure they are very clean, close the end of small tube, let it cool and drop your opal in. Once its in, you heat just enough for the glass to...
  13. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    :( Hope everything is ok
  14. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Hey anybody heard from Kami? Haven't seen her on in awhile!
  15. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Oh I could ask questions about tattoos all day. Lol! I have to restrain myself when I see people tattooing because i have a question for every breath I take. The ones I ask everyone though are: What's your favorite model tattoo machine? What brand of ink do you prefer? What needles grouping do...
  16. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Just for the record here, hand tattoos hurt like hell. LOL Its doesnt hurt when they do it, but in the following days every move of my fingers is stretching the skin and I can feel the dry areas cracking. Feels kind of like getting an electrical shock. And when the sunlight hits its like fire...
  17. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    Thats why I picked it! LOL. You can never have too many eyes, especially as an artist! Cant wait to see the other all finished up! :)
  18. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    My haul:
  19. AmberB

    Art Glass Drip Tips

    I'm trying to decide between these I can only have one! :(