Dirty Nails Designs
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A huge thank you to all who came out to the Larson Art Festival and said hello! I had a great day and love when you not only purchase my work but also let me know that you have purchased from me in the past.
06/24/2026
I am a big fan of finishing my work in a rotary tumbler-you can't beat the finish! I spent many hours on this lentil bead and was dubious of putting it into my tumbler.
Kudos to Jeanie Pratt for teaching me how to weave metal.
I knew the holes would be a magnet for the tumbling medium, so I cut a length of copper wire that was just a little smaller than the holes, annealed it and inserted it into the bead and bent ends to hold it in place snuggly
It worked perfectly! I was able to straighten one end of the wire to remove it from the bead. If you are afraid of scratching yoir bead, just cut the wire instead.
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