Wendy Cevola - New colors of the Frank mug by Frankoma now available. - Other Crafts

D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Tue, Oct 6, 2015 2:49 PM Here we go. Progress Report on Wish List #6. I was asked to replicate a vintage Frankoma glaze. It was a baby blue with tiny blue specks. I got out some blue crystals and crunched them smaller with the mortar and pestle. Once they were tiny I put them into the glaze and stirred. The waste I put in a baggy. The next time I got the the hazardous waste place I'll see how I should dispose of this. The Crystals contain lead and should be used where they would come in contact with food or drink. After firing I found that the tiny pieces spread and made a mottled look to the glaze. A failure as to what we hoped for but OK for something else. ============================= Now it was time to finish off the Hot Tub Hula Girls. One step at a time. I had a request for a bikini top, red with white polka dots. The next day at a garage sale I found this. This top is for Chippy. The previous load was ready to come out of the kiln. I made the deadline and finished the crawl mugs two days before the crawl. Good thing I started on these last January. Dan was thrilled with how the glaze came out on the Tiki Tony bowl I repaired. Drying in the sun. This is the last load of Hot Tub Hula Girls for this Wish List. There will now be 30 out in the world. That's it for today. More tomorrow, cheers, Wendy

Here we go. Progress Report on Wish List #6.

I was asked to replicate a vintage Frankoma glaze. It was a baby blue with tiny blue specks. I got out some blue crystals and crunched them smaller with the mortar and pestle.

Once they were tiny I put them into the glaze and stirred.

The waste I put in a baggy. The next time I got the the hazardous waste place I'll see how I should dispose of this. The Crystals contain lead and should be used where they would come in contact with food or drink.