Finally this weekend it was cool!!! I spent a couple of days on the torch, getting my control back slowly. Stringer control is undoubtedly one of those things that takes practice, practice, practice. I'm rather taken with my new Osibin bicone shaper. Why didn't I have one of these before?
My favorites of the few beads I made. The birds in branches motif has crossed over to glass now, too.
I may try to make some of these to offer on Etsy. They are fun and much faster (meaning less expensive) than most of the extremely involved beads I make.