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Posted by dcarch Z6 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 6, 09 at 20:34
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RE: When You Come To A fork ------ #4
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your backs are prettier than most fronts... what did you use to bend the bowl of the fork? I'm assuming it was laying on something and you smacked it with a hammer--- at least that's what I would do.
I'm thinking of taking this idea and bending the tines around a marble and making a magic wand for my daughter. very cool. |
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| It WOULD be a shame to cover that up with a plate! Very nice work! |
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| Another creative work of art!!Who knew you could do so much with old silverware/stainless! Jan |
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this is the best one yet! Although I reeally like #3 also.
Thank you for also showing how you did it.
I agree that its too pretty to put on the back of a plate. I think it should not be flattened out but clasp a pretty crystal vase, that could point downward a bit so it didn't fill with water.
the magic wand is a great idea also.
kathy |
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| They just keep getting better and better. Or should I say prettier and prettier. How do you heat them? Will one of those little hand held propane torches do the job? Thanks,
Rusty |
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| WEll, you're having just too much fun with your torch and all those forks! LOL this one is too good for the back of a plate! |
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Boy are you armed and creative!
They are beautiful! |
RE: When You Come To A fork ------ #4
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| Thank you all for your nice comments. Now how I made them: There is no tricks or secretes. Just heat up the metal to red hot and bent or hammer, depending what you want to do. I used a propane torch to heat the forks. It helps to have a few kiln fire bricks to surround the flame to heat things faster. You will need a pair of locking pliers to hold the fork firmly. Have a container of cold water around to cool your tools. Don’t heat up your tools too hot or you'll ruin them. No. I don’t sell any of my stuff. These are just other examples of my thinking out of the box. If you are interested, I also post here in the cooking forum (search "dcarch"). You can see how I apply the same thinking process in cooking. There is so much beauty and surprises to be discovered in common things. dcarch |
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Yes, definitely look at his food art on the cooking forum.
There is no other word for it. I wish I had even a little of your creativity, dcarch. And thank you, too, for your generosity in sharing your ideas and creations in pictures. Rusty |
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| I hope you still have some forks in the silverware drawer! These are quite stunning. TFS the pics and instructions. |
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| Put a big crystal, fancy marble or something cool in the center and use it on it's own! I wouldn't put it behind a plate, that's for sure! |
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You mean like this?
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/junk/msg1117253819745.html :-) dcarch |
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dcarch,
I am writing a plate flower tutorial for my blog. I plan to reference your marvelous creations. Would you mind if I actually posted a pic, which I would of course attribute to you?
kathy |
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there are uncommon miracles to be found...
in everything common... |
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| I'm sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I couldn't find it. How do you attach the forks to the plates? |
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I personally would recommend Plumbers Goop for glass to metal if it is going out doors for the winter. My glass plate flowers that came off the pipe elbow after more than a year outside still have the washers stuck to them with plumbers goop.
I just did a variation of gardencraze's spoon method (which I'll post a pic of as soon as my camera recharges) and i used plumbers goop. Its going out for the winter for the ultimate experiment!
kathy |
RE: When You Come To A fork ------ #4
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| The problem with plumber's goop is that it can't hold the weight of a glass flower for very long....especially in the summer....at least that is my experience. It heats up, gets soft and comes apart more often than not. I've heard that the 2-part epoxy is the only thing that works for sure when you have weight involved and are gluing different materials together vertically. I use Lexel for all my glass flowers and totems and that works great, but I have yet to find a glue that will also hold the weight of objects when help vertically for long periods of time. |
RE: When You Come To A fork ------ #4
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| Rusty, thanks for your support. Luna, thanks. No more forks. I have to learn to use chopsticks. LOL Kathy, be my guest. Use whatever pictures you want. If you make a million dollars, I want half. :-) Adina72, check this out:
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/junk/msg1006175018694.html?14 dcarch |
RE: When You Come To A fork ------ #4
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| Thats interesting that you use lexel, Adina. Is it clearer than ge ii? also do you leave your creations out all winter? I don't want to make too many things that have to be brought in. Thanks dcarch. If I can turn a free tute into a million dollars, you'll be the first to know! I think I will do an experiment with a several different methods and put them all out over the winter. Goodness knows I've got the plates, lol. I will do MAC glue, which is very expensive but dries clear, and maybe Lexel on the plate part (already have lots with ge ii so know it works in my garden). And spoon method on back with (new tube of) Plumbers Goop on one and epoxy on the other. I'll try to get them out by Thanksgiving. Sounds like I should do 4 flowers to be safe. Purely for scientific reasons having nothing to do with a glass flower obsession. Or maybe six flowers or...
kathy |
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