Don't settle for cheap knockoffs.
Made with superior optical grade graphite.
Machine finished with diamonds.
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Customer Comments
When we ran our first batch of tool on our own CNC machine, I ran a
contest to give them away. The rules were simple, write a
testimonial. These are what we received.
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The
one that dies with the most CG Beadrollers wins. They are the best tool
invention to hit the bead making market. I can't live without mine!!!
~Deb~
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I
eat, sleep and breath with my beadroller. Without it I am lost and with
it I am a perfect circle..........ummmm, I can make a perfect circle!
No body better touch my beadrollers!!
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I
didn't know how much easier they made my life till I got my 1st one.
Perfect rounds, bicones, whatever shape you're looking to make, are SO
much easier to achieve in a fraction of the time with these tools. And
then there's the ribbed version to not just make them perfectly shaped
but with dimension to them! A simple frit bead becomes a work of art!
~Lea~
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Can
I made a perfectly shaped bead on my own? Sure, but I can make them
much faster WITH my beloved CG Beadrollers! Life to too short to make
beads without them.There
are imitations, but nothing compares to the ORIGINAL tools with the
fabulous flame handles that fit in your hand like a warm glove, and
your beads will live happily ever after when they come out of their
warm cradle. Long live the CG Beadrollers! ~Kris~
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I
think I should be a lucky receiver because after spending all the cash
to set up my home studio I just don't have enough bob left over to buy
me one. We all know that as a result of my not having at least one
coveted CGBeadroller, my beads will be subpar. They will not sell and
then I will not have enough money to purchase more CGBeadrollers. This
lovely tool is indeed the key to my success, the path to my future!
~Dena~
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I
think I deserve one just because I liked the one that I recently had
the opportunity to try that belonged to Kari Perrson. It was a lot of
fun. And I really like your hubby's testimonial! ~Aleta~
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I
think I deserve to win a free one, because all of my spare money has
been diverted to other "expenses" and I haven't been able to afford to
purchase one. I have read about them, lusted after them, thought about
doing a midnight appropriation of one or four, but can't get my GPS,
Dagmar, to cooperate and let me know when you will be gone and where
your shop is....greedy, sneaky GPS! I think "she" wants to get one
herself, so that she doesn't have to spend the rest of her life saying
"recalculating! Recalculating! Make a U-turn as soon as possible!
Recalculating!". If I had my very own bead roller, I could make perfect
beads....probably....and learn to read a map! How's that? ~Tillie~
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There
once was a neophyte from Maine
whose imperfect donuts drove her insane
Her instructor relented
"Rounded- not dented"
use the CGBeadrolller and don't complain
Humbly yours,
a newbie who has never used one...
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I
love each and every one of my beadrollers and couldn't imagine
beadmaking life (or any life, for that matter) without them. They are
sporty and fast looking with their sleek high-quality graphite and
their 'I'm a bad-ass" flame handles. They should be fast looking
because they make beadmaking fast and fun (and bad-ass). ~Lori~
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The
great thing about the CG Beadroller is that they allow the lampworker
to easily make consistently sized and shaped beads. At the end of the
day the lampworker has a set of uniform beads which saves time and
money. Without one I end making beads I believe are uniform only to
find out that a few of the them are not up to par. Saves time, money,
and resoures (glass, bead release, torch gas, etc.) which makes it a
very enviromentally and pocketbook friendly product. If you make sets
and want consistency these beadrollers will pay for themselves. In
addition Donna at CG Beadrollers is constantly coming up with new
design/ shapes/sizes allowing for a greater variety and diversity of
choices for beadmakers. All of this coupled with fast friendly service,
everything one could ask for and more! Truthfully, I think photos of
the fantastic beads made with all the beadrollers are the absolute best
testamonial anyone could ask for, they are just outstanding! ~Diane~
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I
think there is a limit to what I would do for a free CGBeadroller...
Although I am totally willing to gain 250 lbs and then walk barefoot
across 4 miles of rusty nails through a desert in Hell while
wearing a necklace made
of
dead fish. Worth It! ~Juls~
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I
own one press, and one CG beadroller. The press is gathering dust. I
almost didn't buy the beadroller. I am so, soo, soo glad I did! I use
it to size my beads, to shape my beads, as a marver, as a "dimple"
maker, I even TAP dots with it! It is weighted wonderfully and the
handle is amazing. I have MS so holding tools is sometimes a problem,
not with the CG beadroller! If I can hold it, anyone can! I would be
lost without it. My youngest son used it one day as a ramp for his
hotwheels. He loves the flames on the handle. I sat down to
work and it was gone. I searched everywhere! Under my table, around it,
and I was panicked. I asked everyone in the house if they saw it. My
youngest came in with it, he had a sad face and wanted to keep using it
as a ramp because (quote) "It looks so awesome!" I was almost tempted
to let him keep using it, but, in a rare moment of selfishness, I said
no way buddy. That's MINE! I love my son, but, I love my CG
beadroller! ~Angela~
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I
would just like to get the opportunity to support a business that is
producing a product in the USA and I realized that with my recent order
that doughnut shaped pandora beads are the ones that I make for myself,
I really would like this roller. I'm willing to show the before and
spectacular after pictures. I'm a total newbie with rollers, so I could
also after the fact attest to how easy they were to learn to use.
(because off your outstanding videos which make all seem so easy)
Please? ~Desta~
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When
I first saw a beadroller a few months ago, after 4 years off the torch
working on my PhD, my first thought was (what a cheater tool!!!) Then I
picked it up and it felt so natural in my hand, then I put this blob of
glass that wasn't going to be anything into one of the spaces.......and
suddenly.......I have a perfect bead! I go to the site nearly every day
or to Etsy and drool over all the different sizes and think of ways
that I can explain to my hubby why I am going to spend hundreds of
dollars buying multiple tools that he has no idea what I would need
them for, I dream about having these tools and the beautiful beads that
they will create, then I wake up and remember that it was just a dream
then I go look
at them at the CGbeadroller site or my list of favorites on my etsy and
start day dreaming about them, although I would crawl on my hands and
knees to get one I have been told that I must wait until August before
I can actually spend the money to get one.......I don't think I can
wait until August to have that feeling in my hand again, to see a blob
of glass turn into a beautiful creation again.........the CGBeadroller
is calling my name.....shhhhh.....listen........catie......catie
......we want to come live with you.......did you hear it????????
~Catie~
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I'd
love to start a new relationship. I've never had one but it sounds so
exciting that I'd love to try. I've watched, heard and read all the
good things andd decided now's the time. Who knows what the future may
hold. It may lead to lots and lots of new beads in all shapes and
sizes. I wait in anicipation to see if I should be so lucky as to be a
proud owner of 1 of your beadrollers!!!
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Ahhhh
to own a cgbeadroller. I long for one. The detail that I see in each
bead other artists create is fantastic. My jealousy rises like a giant
green demon. I gaze at the rollers at the website. I frantically bid
for used tools on ebay... What would I do? I would face the ultimate
sacrifice....I'd give up chocolate. You may not think that that was a
big deal but I am a woman going through menopause....nuf said!
~Jo Ann~
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I
dont torch without my beadroller in my hand. Ever. ~Renee~
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With
sincere apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
I love thee to the depth of 18 millimeters
My glass can reach, when glowing from the flame
For the ends of beads and ideal glass
I love thee to the width of 10 millimeters
My bead can spread in evenness and beauty
I love thee as freely as a mandrel spins
I love thee purely for defeating wonkiness
I love thee with the passion of Pandora
And the heat of Hestia, goddess of the hearth.
I love the with a love annealed at 968 degrees Fahrenheit
I love thee with with my breath, my burns, my smiles,
My tears, of all of my life!--and, in the event of a propane mishap,
I shall but love thee better after death.
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You've
revolutionized bead making and for this I pay homage. ~Julie~
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I
use at least one each time I torch. I've fondled them when i'm on the
porch. I can't imagine not using them of course. I love my CG
beadrollers and even more the source - you guys rock!!! ~Julianne~
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I
don't have one. My life is over. I will never accomplish anything now
and I am giving all of my glass to the guy next door to use as garden
art. ~Cynthia~
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I
don't know if I deserve one of these bead rollers, but I own 2 that
came to me because of the kindness of a person whose name I will not
mention. I do not use presses, but I have grown very attached to my
"gifts" and would not trade them for anything. Everyone has their
favorite tools and odd little items that help them be creative. Thanks
to CG Beadrollers we all have a way to get a little help in shaping our
beads at an economical price from people who know beads and how to make
them right. When it comes to LE there are many deserving people. Very
few of us are independantly wealthy....I know I'm not. I only have 2 of
these because of a kind heart and giving spirit. I hope whoever gets
the free rollers know how fortunate they are and appreciate it enough
to keep the kindness and giving going in this community.
Donna...thank you for all your
wonderful products. I hope to purchase and own one of every roller you
make. May this business of yours keep progressing and allowing you the
opportunity to be creative. Your tools are the best! ~Mary~
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I
own 2, but want more
However, this will make me poor
A novice beadmaker I remain
The more CG rollers I have
The more skills I gain
So pick me please
Let me be the one
To win the BR 1401
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I
love CG beadrollers, let me count the ways:
Consistent sizing/shaping for uniform beads
Ease of use
Great customer service
Made by a lampworker for lampworkers
High quality products
and the packaging is wonderful!
Everything about the CG beadrollers spells "Awesome"! I wish I owned
every one!! Thanks for providing such great customer service! ~Rebecca~
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I
just received my first CGBeadroller, the Donut Spacer. I fell in love
with it at first use. I am afraid if I do not get another soon, my
first one may wear out from exhaustion. Why just last night he (yes it
is a he) asked me if I could leave him alone for a little bit, because
he was tired. As a newbie, this tool has helped me so much. I look
forward to getting more over the years.
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I
love CGBeadrollersso much that I would fly to the ends
of
the universe and back all the while fighting off alien battle
cruiser's, dodging worm holes, meteors and black holes without
my space ship just to WIN one of
the coveted prized above all else BR-1401 special CGBeadrollers!!
~Lorraine~
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It
just could be that "42" is actually not the answer to life, the
universe and everything and that the real answer is "one of Donna's
beadrollers." ~Marina~
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Beadrollers
are terrible things. It started out innocently enough - I grabbed a
small classic four and thought it might help me shape beads. I couldn't
stop making rounds and discs! I had to buy another (the large chunky
ovals) to get a little variety into my work, and then I was addicted to
those! Then, ribbed rounds happened. Ribbed rounds are still happening,
constantly, every time I get
myself to the torch. If
there is anything that makes even the ugliest bead look awesome, it is
ribbing. This press never leaves my side - I had a little panic attack
when I couldn't find it for about 30 seconds. I'm dying to expand my
inventory - I feel like I need every single one of them! This
beadroller is the exact one I wanted to buy next (my pandora beads are
completely wonky in size and I need to make even ones), but I have been
saving up for a new torch, so I haven't had a chance to get it. June
24 is also my birthday, so it is a little serendipitous, don't you
think? ~Emkay~
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I
don't own a beadroller (yet), nor will I until my house and car stop
cavorting with my electrician and my mechanic. I suppose I could have
lived by torchlight, but hubby didn't understand my reasoning for
wanting a glass tool instead of electricity...besides, I hate batch
annealing. I probably could have let the car gather dust in the
driveway, but hubby was starting to come a little unhinged about me
driving off in his truck all the time. Guys can get pretty weird about
their trucks. It would also be nice to be able to visit my friend
Candice down in Orlando without coming home with my arm in a sling. She
really hates it when I try to steal her bead rollers. If I get a free
bead roller, it would save me a lot of doctor bills so maybe I could
afford to pick up another one at a later date. Not to mention, it's
really hard to make beads with a broken arm. Em, no fair throwing out
the birthday card!(However, just in case an upcoming
birthday could sway a
decision in my favor, mine is July 3rd...) ~Chuckie~
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I
need a free one because I'm going to have to mortgage my house to pay
for all the ones I keep buying. I've probably bought more than anyone.
~Vivian~
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It
is my absolute favorite of all time, can't live without, pick it up
every single time I torch Beadroller!!!!
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Twas
the night before Christmas and all through the house, this woman was
stirring quiet as a mouse.
My stocking was hung from the banister with care, with a "Flamed
designed handle" sticking out, I stand there and stare.
I thought my husband was all sung in our bed, all the while I stand
there with dancing CG Beadrollers in my head.
When down the hall arose such a clatter, I hide behind the couch. Oh
man, whats the matter.
I thought I was caught, I thought I was done for. But is was just my
puppy scratching at the door.
Back to my stocking I can't help but peek, I'm so excited I'm about to
FREAK!
I love these tools. They are made with such care. I thank God for Donna
and her beadrollers and then say a prayer.
That is my story! I have several CG Beadrollers and I love every single
one of them. Thanks Donna for sharing your invention. I can now make
perfect round beads!
Thanks so much. ~Tamara~
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I
spent over a year, practicing, taking private classes, and reading
everything I could get my hands on regarding lopsided beads and how to
correct them. I looked at horizons I didn't know existed, i slowwwwed
my mandrel turning, I watched that mandrel to make sure it was
perfectly horizontal, like I might be burned at the stake ( o.k , maybe
a torch!) if it wasn't perfectly parallel with my table. My greatest
wish was to make a donut-shaped "spacer bead" that I wouldn't see
"jumping up and down as I checked it, hoping to see not another wonky
bead. I was at the end of my rope (or mandrel!) and ready to give it
all up when I discovered my savior, THE INCREDIBLE CG BEADROLLER!!! I
purchased the donut CG beadroller as well as the small round ( never
believing I could EVER make a beautiful spherical round shape!) and
yes, I cried like a little girl when I tried it - FIRST TIME I USED IT
I gazed upon the most beautiful thing I have ever seen ( well a VERY
close second to the birth of my son!) A PERFECT DONUT SHAPED BEAD!!!
Stunned and empowered I tried the small round - yes, this is when DH
came over to see if the screaming, crying and yelps were what he had
always feared- I finally set myself on fire. He was pleasantly
surprised to see a non-burning wife with tears of joy running down her
face. Donna, I have you and your wonderful beadrollers to thank for
allowing me to continue my passion and I would LOVE to be considered in
your contest for another of your fabulous beadrollers. I GIVE THEM MY
HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION TO EVERBODY WHO LOVES BEADS AND GLASS!
Sincerely, ~Pamela~
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Apologies
to Joyce Kilmer
I think that I shall never see
Rollers as lovely as CG's.
Rollers whose finest graphite is prest
against flowing glass to create the best;
Rollers that aid and assist and inpire
and spark imagination to dream with fire;
Rollers that help to sculpt and mold
and tame the glass in contours bold;
Rollers that coax the glass into rounds
and ovals and disks in shapes that astound.
Poems are made by fools like me,
The best Rollers are only made by CG.
I have just one roller and I love it madly! It's not just a great tool
but it's obviously made with love and care and I'd dearly love to have
another. ~Patty~
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Hands
down, the best bead-rollers out there are the flame handled ones. They
do stand out in a crowd!! ~Janet~
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I
think I should win one of those darn beadrollers because I've sent
Donna my debit card number so she can ship them directly to me...well
not really true, but it seems like it. I have a stack of beadrollers
and I'm quite willing to grow that stack into a mountain of flame
handled graphite... Also, there is the fact that I am probably the only
person that could not figure out how to use the beadroller stand...yes
it is true, I had it upside down the whole time. However, in every
blonde moment there is a ray of sunshine and my beadroller stand is
quite happily sitting on my table holding my very precious e-book
reader another must in my array of tools. I am a true blonde because
when I finally figured out that my stand was upside down I was totally
amazed at that brief moment of clarity.
On the serious side, my many beadrollers gave me the confidence to
improve my other skills, like encasing and stringers because I didn't
have to worry about keeping the bead in shape. Are they worth it....
ABSOLUTELY...and while I may not walk NEKKID with honey, I would
consider it with whip cream maybe with a couple of well placed candied
cherries for decoration!!! ~Janith~
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As
a beginner lampworker having the CG Beadrollers I am able to make
perfect shapes that would take months of skill practice to accomplish
free hand. I can make beautiful beads so easily with so little effort.
It makes me feel like a true "Lampwork Artist". I envy the skill and
talent of so many talented and profressional lampworkers. I am not a
very artistic person but with the help of the beadrollers I too can now
make beautiful beads. The beadrollers are so easy to use and it takes
very little skill to make perfect beads in many shapes, sizes and
forms. I love CG Beadrollers!
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I
actually walked around with mine, showing it to my annoyed coworker,
all day at work. Now the sad part was--I work from home! I had to
finish what ever drivel I was doing before I could go out to the studio
(garage!) to try it! You
never really learn how to curse until you own a cool tool and can't use
it right away...... I have to thank Barbara Terrill for introducing me
to the joy of your tools--I tried hers over Mothers Day weekend and now
proudly own two of my own!! A Donut roller and a small mixed 4 shaper.
I only started a few months ago and am in love with this ancient skill.
Your fabulous smooth graphite tools have helped me tremendously!
Whoever gets these should use them and cherish them--if they don't
understand the quality and determination it took for you to bring them
to market--shame on them!! Congratulations
on your wonderful product and thanks for this opportunity!!
Smiles, ~Sheri~
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You
have created an absolutely revolutionary tool which will stay with the
industry for a long time. Your "idea" which I'm sure simmered for a
long time before you put it into an acutal product will continue to
assist current and future generations of lampworkers. I cannot express
my thanks to you and your vision and offering that vision to the
lampworking community. You have allowed us to grow as artists with your
vision and have saved many countless time and frustration with shaping.
I know there's a lot of "old schoolers" that use your tools and can
agree how wonderful these tools are. Thank you from the bottom of my
heart. If I happen to be one of the lucky........please donate mine to
a newbie with limited funds in starting up as I already have this
particular one............my humble way of paying it forward. We all
have to start somewhere. Thank you and I look forward to many new and
exciting shapes and sizes! ~Roberta~
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The Owl and the Pussy-cat
went to
sea in a beautiful
pea green boat,
They took some honey and plenty of money and
5 CG Beadrollers all in a row
The Owl looked up to the stars above, and sang
to a small guitar,
'O lovely Pussy!
O Pussy my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
BUT CG Beadrollers
As you well know,
Will always go with me everywhere I go
and will ALWAYS be FIRST in my
heart!'
~Kristina~
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I
would gain 300 lbs. drag my body across burning hot glass, throw my
self in the bryer patch, jump off a 500 foot cliff, put my picture on
twitter, facebook and hope Weinner would email me, so then I could
explot him on T.V. while wearing my CG BEADROLLERS around my neck! So
thats my story and I'm
stickin to it......
signed, desperate in CA ~Teena~
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I have the medium classic
four - love it The barrel helped me practice
putting handles on my vessels - killed two beads w/ one stone -
practiced using
my first CGBeadroller AND practiced handles. ~Jill~
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am a bead roller-a-holic. I have been unable to maintain a single day
of bead roller sobriety in the studio. I just cant help myself, I get
all sweaty and faint if I dont have a beadroller close at hand. My
current favorite is the disc spacer. I just keep making perfectly
matched sets in no time flat, and I keep needing more and more discs.
Now I am realizing that my bead roller pusher is now offering free
rollers to get me even more hooked, or to try and hook the un
addicted.. what a perfect ploy. I can hear her faintly calling.. come
here little bead maker, I have something pretty to show you. Not only
can you now make perfectly shaped sets of beads,, the other side of the
rolloer is also a perfect marver paddle and saves you money and the
purchase of an extra tool, that way you have more money to buy my next
bead roller design....
My mother warned me about people like you...
I do NOT want an intervention, thank you very much !!!!
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There are thousands of
ways to say it but the simplest is I LOVE CGBEADROLLERS! ~Tabatha~
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I love that CGBeadrollers
absolutely do what they're advertized to do. I REVERE that they do even
more. Because the sizes are standardized, not only can you make
consistently shaped barrel or oval beads, but it's really easy to shape
one half in the oval or bicone then shape the other side in the barrel.
Not only do you save time and money by being able to make consistently
shaped beads quickly, and by not having the glass stick and/or scum on
the surface as you try to shape it (which happens with both my brass
and other brand graphite rollers with some really amazing, extremely
rare COE 96 TAG glass ... not that I'm bitter), but you also save money
by being able to use the rollers in concert to make really distinctive
AND consistent beads. Other artists may have the same roller, but the
design makes it easy to use them in very personalized ways to make
unique production beads in the most efficient way possible. ~Julie~
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I absolutely LOVE my
beadrollers. Yes, I can eyeball sizes and keep beads in a set very VERY
consistent but the beadrollers take all the guess work out of it. And,
honestly? I have never been able to make a ROUND bead, no matter what I
did. PLUS, as if that weren't enough, the ribbed rollers are just too
dang cool!
My only complaint? They are downright addictive! ~Darleen~
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I just cannot imagine
actually owning one, being able to hold it, and stroke it, and love it,
and put it beside my bed at night while I sleep so I can dream of using
it and making beautiful beads one day! ~Eileen~
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Love is passion,
obsession, something you can't live without. I say fall head over
heels, find something you can love like crazy and that'll love you the
same way back. How do you find it? Go to www.cgbeads.com of course.
Because, the truth is there is no sense making a bead if you don't have
one! To make the journey and not fall deeply in love with a tool that
makes the perfect bead every time - well, you haven't lived a life at
all. I couldn't go through my glass life without my bead rollers! I
would Love to have another one! ~Marti Ann~
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I have never tried one,
but I do make a lot of pandora shaped beads, and maybe this tool can
help me make them better
I would very much like to try one. ~Myra~
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Before the CG beadrollers,
I couldn't make 2 beads the same size now it's Easy Peasy. ~Pat~
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Well, after reading all of
the posts and seeing these at last years gathering, I bought one of the
ribbed ones. I did only Boro and somone what of a beginner, but last
month took a soft glass "critter" class. OMG now every Critter gets a
couple of accent beads. Seems like I can't do one with out the other. I
will be saving for some of the smooth bead rollers. Will be a while
(just lost my job after 29 1/2 years at Kodak) but it is still on my
list...... Keep designing... Great products.... ~Sue~
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CIM 128 is red,
Lausha 320 is blue
I love my beadrollers
And you will too!
Because:
(a) they are easier to master than presses;
(b) graphite doesnt grab the glass the way metal does;
(c) I bought them to shape beads but use them just as much to size
beads;
(d) they have beautiful handles. ~Lily~
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Getting a beadroller would
make up to this old grama for BOTH her daughters forgetting her
birthday. ~Donna~<
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Soooo...is that husband of
yours sick yet??? lol
Congrats Donna!
(and thank you for the honey stix...I just found them) ~Ali~
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Wow! I am so glad you are
having this contest, had no idea about your awesome tools. So now I
know Been browsing your web site and had to come back and say thanks
for your ingenuity and I will be ordering soon, well as soon as I can
narrow my choices down a bit lol. Best of luck to everyone in the
contest here, fun thread! ~Jenelle~
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Wow - what great
testimonials, I'm glad everyone loves their CG Beadrollers. I know I
sure love all 12 of mine - and there are many more that I would like to
purchase. Donna, you have taken this roller concept to the ultimate! I
would be lost without my rollers, and use at least one or two every
time I torch ~Jane~
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Every time I turn around I
am reaching for a bead roller. I don't think I make many beads without
one these days. Now why I should be one of the lucky ones. Well cause
this is one I do not have, because I appreciate what it takes to make
one of these - my husband is a machinist and will not make me any more
presses he tells me to buy them from you because they meet his
standards of quality - and then he gives me the money most times. And
if I am lucky enough to be blessed with this one then it will make it
one step easier to deciding which one I (he) will be buying next.
Congratulations on your new machine and your new adventures. May God
bless you with success for years to come. ~Sharyl~
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We both can't sit down for
a torching session without using at least one of our CGBeadrollers!
They take the frustration out of making matched pairs for earrings and
sets! ~Andrea and Jason~
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When I took my first
lampwork beadmaking class and saw my first perfectly round bead I
thought oh " piece of cake" that can't be all that hard, wow was I
WRONG. I became the lady who would buy anything that promised an easier
way to make duplicate beads. Then one day I stumbled upon the CG
Beadroller and became instantly hooked just like a junkie on crack. I
would sell my next born (puppy) for the next new CG Beadroller. Before
the CG Beadroller the only thing I could do consistently was light my
torch. Now when I sit down at my torch and pickup my mandrel and rod of
glass I have HOPE thanks to the CG Beadroller ~Coni~
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Love me, love my
Beadroller.
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Why I think I should
receive a new CG Beadroller.
1. I suck at making beads and need all the help I can get.
2. I suck at making up cute little poems and/or stories in order to
compete for the contest.
3. I suck at making beads.
4. I would love to have one.
5. I suck at making beads.
6. It may help to inspire me to get back to the torch so I won't suck
at making beads anymore.
7. I would love to be able to brag to other people about how great the
tool is. =]
Besides all that.....I suck at making beads. Have I mentioned that?
~Karen~
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If I could be anything in
the world I'd be a cg beadroller. I'd be loved and cared for and look
cool, too. I'd make beautiful things and make lots of people happy. The
first lampworking tool I ever bought was a cg beadroller. The second
tool I bought was a cg beadroller. The third tool I bought...a cg
beadroller. These great tools start with high quality smooth clean
graphite and exhibit the epitome of fine workmanship down to the flame
themed soft comfortable handles. I got a fabulous stand for easy access
and storage and the customer service is A+. These are the tools I would
recommend for any beadmaker, new or experienced. I love my beadrollers,
front and back...I actually use the back for a marver making this the
most used tool on my bench. So that's why if I could be anything...I'd
be a cg beadroller.
~namaste
Rowyn~
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I would love one because I
have never used one, my only tools for shaping glass are from what I
scrounge from the kitchen draws and my husbands tool box when he is not
looking. ~Joey~
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I would swim across a 5
mile wide alligator infested moat and get down on bended knee to kiss
the feet of the inventor of the Beadroller.
As I only have one Beadroller MaLady and I will surly parish without
another.
All hale the the king of tools our mighty Beadroller.
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I just got my cricket
torch set up. Now that I can actually melt glass at a fair rate of
speed I think I might be able to actually get some use out of my tools.
I have heard yours are wonderful! ~Rita~
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Just what I always wanted.
My own CGBeadroller. I will name him George, and I will hug him and pet
him and squeeze him and... I have two of the CGBeadrollers that my son
bought me for Christmas. I can make beads without them and eventually I
will have matched pairs. With the Beadrollers I am able to make beads
the same size and shape without a lot of waste. I don't know what means
more to me, the CGbeadrollers themselves or that my son bought them for
me. ~Jennefer~
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Well with a beadroller you
could take that burnig glass and make fantastic bead sets, which you
could sell and buy a mower for that briar patch as well as a great
parachute for your jump. You would become so famous for the beads you
make, that everyone will follow you on twitter and stalk you facebook
page to see what great creations you have posted next. And while
Weinner will email you will be too busy with Johnny Depp and being seen
by the paparatzi wearing your fantastic cg beadroller beads and
jewelry! See CG beadroller save the day again by solving all your
problems! ~Diane~
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I grew up in a
neighborhood north of Washington DC that was known for making exquisite
hand made beads. The sand from the coastal beaches of Maryland and
Delaware were of a purity not found anywhere else in the western
hemisphere. Families were known to make different shaped beads, each
family perfecting their particular shapes with the help of CG
Beadrollers, which are known to be the finest beadrollers made. The
skill was passed from generation to generation. All children were
taught this skill from the time they were 5 or 6 years old. All
children, but me.
My family was the one family who did not make beads. My father worked
for the federal government. The skills passed from generation to
generation in our family was filing alphabetically, placing callers on
hold and unjamming the Xerox machines. Of course, this made us
outcasts. While the other children bragged about how their fathers
could make 35 mm big hole disk beads or perfect 25mm round beads, I was
only able to counter with "my father is a contract procurement officer
for the department of the army". Which brought peels of laughter. I
couldn't blame them, I had no idea what that meant either. While Peggy
Baker's father was known the world over for his exquisite round
dichroic graduated bead sets and Valerie Goldberg's mother encased
silver glass ribbed bicones, all I could brag about was that we had a
much better health care plan, including dental.
Secretly, I longed to be a normal family like the rest of my friends. I
spent many hours dreaming I was adopted and that my real parents would
show up to claim me and teach me how to form a perfect egg shaped bead
embellished with raku frit. I remember going to my friend Andrea
LePine's 10th birthday party and seeing her unwrap and entire set of CG
rollers with their beautiful flame handles. I cried myself to sleep
that night.
Every Christmas I would write to Santa Claus and beg him to bring me a
Quad Squad Pandora style roller. I promised to clean my room every day
and help my mother with the dishes if I could just have a Ribbed Small
Chunky Oval Trio. I would wake up on Christmas morning with such hope
in my little heart only to have it dashed once again when I unwrapped
yet another type writer ribbon, or pencil sharpener.
My mother could see that civil servitude was not my dream. One year she
took pitty on me and bought me a cheap Chinese made knockoff with a
metal handle. The other children laughed at me. I didn't have a torch
or glass so I used it to make Playdoh beads on bamboo barbecue skewers.
When I became and adult I followed in my family's tradition and went to
work for the county of Sacramento CA, but in my heart I still longed to
someday have a set of my own beautifully made CG rollers and make
beautiful beads like the other girls I grew up with do now, but it is
difficult to break out of one's class. The untouchables may become
rich, but they will always be untouchable. And the civil servant can
dream of being a bead artist, but without the proper equipment will
never take their place as a bead maker.
But we dream...we dream. ~Kevan~
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There once was a bead
maker form Nantucket
that made wonky beads by the bucket
after many years trying and may days crying
she desided to say just ( I GIVE UP ) he!he!
Then along came a man with a flame in his hand
I ask what it was
Why Its a CG beadroller of course
he said he get your glass hot and roll in that slot
I did what he said and began shaking as my head my bead it came out
just perfect
I got rid of that bucket
and moved from nantucket
as now I make beads I can sell
I am now a bead pro
and who do I owe
why CG beadrollers af course.
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Sung to the tune of
"Saturday Night" by [who else] the Bay City Rollers!
R –O – L – L – L – L – ING…BEADS
R –O – L – L – L – L – ING…BEADS
R –O – L – L – L – L – ING…BEADS
R –O – L – L – L – L – ING…BEADS
Gonna keep on rolling in the pulsing flame
On Saturday night, Saturday night,
Rolling hot glass in Donna’s great new thang
On Saturday night, Saturday night,
I – I – I - I just can’t wait
I – I – I – I got a date
At the good ole bead rolling new tool show
I gotta go
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
Gonna flame it up, roll it up
Do it all, make a ball
Saturday Night,
Saturday Night
It's just a Saturday Night
A flaming Saturday Night
Flaming Saturday Night
Gonna roll my beads till the night is through
On Saturday Night, Saturday Night
Tell you all the awesome things I'm gonna do
On Saturday Night, Saturday Night
I - I - I - I love them so
I - I - I - I'm gonna let her know
Saturday Night,
Saturday Night
It's just a Saturday Night
A flaming Saturday Night
Flaming Saturday Night
[Congratulations Donna on your business expansion - I love seeing how
you have taken your dream and made it into a reality!!] ~Wendy~
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I would love to have a
CGBeadroller, have never even had the chance to play with one cause I
live in the middle of nowhere where most folks don't even know what
lampwork is so I am left to drool over everyone else's beads made with
the Beadrollers cause I am too poor at the moment to buy my own. ~Kim~
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Once upon a time a young
girl from the corn fields of Iowa had a chance to go far far away to a
wonderful place called....California. Once there she went to
Disneyland. All the sights and sounds could not hold the little girl's
attention....not Mickey, not Donald, not Goofy....nor the teacups, the
rides, or the cotton candy. The little girl had spied a glassblower.
She stood for hours watching him make magic with fire. A siamese kitten
was soon to be hers. Alas...all trips to wonderland must end and the
little girl went back to the cornfields of Iowa. Fast forward many
years. That same (not so little girl who was still in possession of
that little siamese cat she had watched the glass blower make) lived in
another kind of wonderland...Las Vegas. She happened upon an ad in the
local newspaper.....Glass Craft and Bead show. That sounded like
fun...she loved shiny things. Oh wonder of wonders. Everywhere she
looked there was glass....beads....all sorts of shiny tools and people
actually making magic with fire. Alas an addiction/obsession was born.
She read everything she could find about this wonderous thing called
lampworking...she watched videos...she found discussion forums.
Fortunately that girl was married to her Prince Charming. He had lived
through many of her "obsessions" including latch hook, needlepoint,
candle making, and counted cross stitch and supported her in each and
every endeavor. She told him she had found her calling and wanted to
jump in with both feet....buy a kiln, buy pounds of glass, buy a big
girl torch, and buy shiny tools. The poor UPS man must have thought she
was a lunatic. When her package arrived containing all of her
lampworking goodies she rushed from her house and met him in the
driveway shoving money orders at him. Poor soul dropped the packages,
grabbed the money orders, and ran.
That was fifteen years ago and I haven't looked back. I own dozens of
presses and have lusted after the beadrollers since the first day I saw
them, but alas life has gotten in the way of buying any. Won't you feed
that "little girl with the blue siamese kitten"?
P.S. I think what you are doing is great and someday I will own your
tools...even if I have to pay for them!! ~Jan~
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Donna sells bead rollers?
Oh wow! I've been ordering honey stix from her! They keep arriving with
these cool looking graphite things with really hot looking handles!
~Duane~
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All my friends have bead
rollers. I want one pleaseeee My first bead roller would be so special.
A Match made in bead roller heaven! ~Leslie~
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Because I think there
should be more CG Beadrollers in the UK - and I would like to own one.
~Fiona~
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I could say I've always
wanted one (which I have) Instead, I will just threaten to post pics of
my fuglies. You really don't want to see them. They will give you
nightmares. You will weep for the tortured glass that has endured such
pain and humiliation. The pretty little wonky beads that just haunt you
with their doe eyes as if to say "What did I ever do to you? I had such
potential and you took it all away!! WHY!!! I could have been a perfect
little Pandora bead, but now look at what I've become!! Just another
glass corpse left in sandbox." ~Stacy~
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From the start of my
lampworking 'career' I have wanted one of Donna's beadrollers. I have
held off for a long, long time....not because I don't want one (wow, do
I ever!!). I have waited because there are so many that would work for
so many different types of beads I make...I know if I buy "just 1",
it'll turn into an addiction and I'll have to have "just 1
more"...every time she makes a new design!
I would offer Donna my 1st born son for a beadroller, but he's only 2
and would constantly refuse to do anything asked. Well, unless he was
asked to play with every tool and not share. He's all yours Donna!
ETA: (because I got Kooky and creative, hah!)
To own a CGBeadroller...I would walk across glowing hot boro shards,
and feel the intense shame of all the soft glass artists thinking soft
glass would have been a better choice. Despair in knowing they were
right! I would sprinkle myself in Z-99 frit and dance in the flame of a
GTT Phantom...then cry tears of DH Aurae, because I devited and ruined
the lovely colors possible with the legendary Z-99. I would then Streak
Pink across a Painted Desert...and play TAG with a fiery lotus demon.
Once I had a wonderful CGBeadroller in my hands...I would be able to
thank the Dalai Llama for all my blessings. In short, I would walk to
Helios and back for a CGBeadroller ~Jenne~
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I have lots of presses,
but my bead rollers continue to be my 'go to' tools! For consistent
sizes and shapes, the bead roller is my choice for lovely shaped beads.
It is also a big time saver, enabling me to boost my productivity by a
substantial amount.
CG Beadrollers, the clear choice for me! ~Andrea~
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Alls fair when you torch
and roll. ~Tabatha~
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Havent got one,
But would love one,
to help me shape my beads.
Havent got one,
Now I need one,
Help me fill my needs! ~Shirl~
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Wow I just watched your
awesome video as I am new to the lampwork art I had no idea these
existed ,lol Now I don't think I can live without one . However I am
just starting this hobby and spending all my money on basics . Maybe I
can be one of the lucky ones and win one . otherwise I may have to beg,
borrow, or steal to get my self one JK . But if you are feeling so
inclined maybe you could choose me just a little old Newbie : )
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Here’s my story – in 2009
I had a disastrous ending to a great job and I said “enough, when, Life
is too short”.
The following year - while I was still licking my wounds and having my
pity-party, I came across a lampworking demo at an Art show in Bemidji
MN. I thought this was the perfect change I needed to jump-start my
life. I found some classes and my DH has helped me to get a small area
in the garage setup to work on my beads. Despite only having 1 income
now, I am a frugal person and I try to spend money on my art wisely.
This comes from once upon a time of being a single mom with 3 boys – I
sure don’t wish that on anyone. So - I can spend hours at your website
looking over all of the tools you have and try to determine which one
is really the best cost for the function it provides in making beads.
So far I haven’t decided but I’m still looking and dreaming. I am
wishful that someday I can have a CGbeadroller to roll my hot glass on.
~Lori Sue~
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For a CG beadroller I
would lampwork naked at midnight while singing Pagliacci off key.
Wait, I already do that. ~Astrid~
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I am feeling very
fortunate now. I ordered and within days received my very first bead
rollers from Donna. In fact, Donna was so nice to answer stupid
questions of mine having to do with jewelry making, nothing to do wih
the awesome tools that I had ordered. Her customer support and just
overall commitment to her customers was so really amazing. But now I
have had the opportunity to use the rollers, my first exercise creating
beads using fit, which was for me also a new experience. WOW! I don't
know that I will ever create another bead without using these tools!
Listening to others who have not gotten the pleasure of using this
tool, I guess that I am just going to have to put my order in. Donna,
thanks for bringing such an amazing product to those of us who are just
starting out and this just makes creating beauty that much easier. Love
my bead rollers!
~Desta~
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With my lampwork skills,
I aspire
To stay at home with my daughter all day.
I love to play with molten glass in the fire,
And I know there is no other way.
I practice and practice and practice
To turn myself a better bead maker
But my beads lack a consistent axis
And that's why I need a CG Beadroller ~Aimee~
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I'm am not worthy to have
things of such grandeur, of such beauty, of such precisiousness!
My glass taunts me and teases me and even punishes me if I even dare to
mention CGBeadrollers!
My mis shapen and half formed beads haunt my dreams and torture my
every sleeping moment like hungry zombies lusting after brains!
CGBeadrollers are my only savior to my sanity as well as my well-being!
~Steven~
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Beadroller is the
Queen of all of lampwork tools. She rules with a benevolent, yet firm
hand, and does not back down from fiery, difficult situations. All of
the kingdom's glassy subjects live in admiration of her beauty and
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I am a gravity control,
limited tool sort. At least I was until I tried the first beadroller.
The quality of graphite and the design is fabulous. The new CNC machine
is a thing of beauty. I bet it is a lot of fun to use. ~Ginko~
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I am a (re)newbie to the
glass life. I am back after a 4+ year hiatus. When I was a BRAND
NEWBIE, I don't remember so many tools being available. When I came
back to this way of life I was mesmerized by all the new and wonderful
tools available to a humble BrownGirl, like myself.
Currently, I am working on a HotHead. I spend hours at my work
station... melting and shaping and working and manipulating. Sometimes
the learning is slow and can be discouraging. I look at the tools I
have acquired and think to myself, "Self, all these tools are slow and
boring. What is a BrownGirl to do?" Then... I saw your tools.
Those zippy handles. The sexy graphite paddles... well, I just know, I
know it in the deepest recesses of my BrownGirl heart & soul... I
know that a CGBeadroller is my ticket to glory. I imagine myself at my
workstation, holding a CGBeadroller and the scenario plays in my head
like this:
The sun is shining in through my studio windows. A ray of light
illuminates my tool rack and I hear music playing softly in the
distance. Then, I hear the faintest sound of a motor revving. I take my
seat at my workstation and put on my goggles. I light my torch and
begin warming a rod of Bordello. Just as my gather is about the right
size, I grab my mandrel and work that large gather around it. I lay
down that hot rod and, just as I do that, my tool rack starts vibrating
uncontrollably. The music is building to an anxious crescendo and my
CGBeadroller flies of the rack with a screeching tire sound and lands
squarely in my hand. I begin shaping my bead while "Bad to the Bone"
plays at an ear-busting decibel. An amazing power overcomes me and I
begin shaping my bead into glorious perfection! I feel the handle
vibrating in my frenzied little hand and... I know... I am on the road
to glory. I finish my bead. The music fades out and I gently lay down
my CGBeadroller knowing that it was all possible because of her. My
CGBeadroller is paving my way to becoming the Shirley Muldowney of the
lampworking world.
Those zippy handles. Those sexy graphite paddles. It's a lampworker's
tool towards greatness!
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Haiku
CNC machine
Grind graphite add flame handle
CG Beadroller
^Simply put, they and the service are fabulous! Congrats Donna.
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I love my CG beadrollers.
I have collected so many now that the drawer I keep them in is about to
collapse. You would think this would mean I should not buy any more of
them... Nope, not me! I'll just have my son Chris build me a special
place to keep them. Maybe somewhere that they can be seen at all times
since they are so cute with their flames! ~Sheryl~
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Stumbled upon this just in
time. It must be a sign. I have only used Zooziis brass presses and I
am very curious to see if I would like graphite better since it will
not drag the glass.
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The beauty of the CG
Beadrollers is in the use of a superior quality graphite that is
perfectly designed and engineered. This enables the glass to slide over
the surface of the mold without any friction or "drag" and so the shape
is smooth, consistent and flawless every time. Each is a beautifully
executed tool, worthy of an Italian master toolmaker. ~Jeri~
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Bungee
has asked if he can
make a
plea. His spelling isn't really good, so be forgiving.
My Mom should have a CG bederoll. She likes to roll bedes and if she
can roll bedes faster, then she haz more time to play with Bungee.
Woodent you...like to give a CG bederoll...to the Mommy..of somewon
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CGBeadrollers make my life
so much
better. I have 2 rollers so far and have been thrilled with them. I
will be getting more. You can work these with soft glass or hard glass.
Perfect bead every time!!! For those picky buyers that want all of the
beads perfect in a set, these are the way to go!! Just can't say enough
about how wonderful they are.
Thank you Donna for designing these and making them available for all
of us. ~Jerri~
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Donna's bead rollers are
absolutely fabulous! I can say without a doubt
that I use one in every torching session.
I'm making a round bead and I want to make a set of them that will be
the same size. I fumble through my commonly used tool pile and whip out
a set of 6 round beads that will all be the same size.
I'm making a bicone focal and I need a flat marver. I reach over and
grab my sweet flaming handle and use the back of a beadroller as a
marver.
I'm using some raku frit and I need some cool graphite to strike those
beautiful colors out of the raku. There's a beadroller in my hand
again.
Have I mentioned that I love my beadrollers? There's always new fun
shapes coming out and I will always be hopelessly addicted :) ~Heather~
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I purchased my first bead
roller a few months into my bead making journey. I could do anything
with it. I bought the basic 5 set and couldn't get anything to work
with it. I was frustrated and put it away. I spent many hours
perfecting my bead skills and one day a few months ago I thought about
the tool and had an epiphany about how to use it. I have used it with
great success ever since. I want to and will buy more but I can't
afford them at the moment. But as soon I can I will add to my
collection, they are great tools and I wish you guys continued success.
~Susan~
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I haven't had the time to
do much bead making but I have taken a leave
of absence from my job to help get my husband healthy. I should be
able to find the time to spend at the torch in the next few weeks and
I'm excited! I spent nearly 2 weeks with Angie Ramey (Beadaddicts) at
Beadcamp (Thank you so much for your donation) and was able to use a
few of your rollers and LOVE being able to make beads that are uniform
in size. Angie had gifted me with a beadroller (the BR-801) and I love
using it! I would love to be considered for your giveaway!!!!!
~Marte~
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I am a big fan of CG Bead
Rollers, so much so that I have 8 of them... Yes I said eight!
The first one I purchased was the BR-401 letter opener - bead pen,
after many frustrating attempts to make tube beads for bead pens I was
finally able to make great beads. I liked it so much I purchased the
BR-1001 tube trio and BR-4501 cones which has been great for making
handles for many household products like salad servers, bottle
openers,etc. I have also purchased BR-901 small chunky trio, BR-4601
large oval chunky trio, and BR-2701 large large drum trio. Love them
all!
I then ordered a BR-5401 Ribbed donut spacers when I thought I was
ordering a BR-1301 donut spacers, but after giving it a try I realized
that it was happy accident and I then ordered a donut spacer, I love
them both!
CG Bead Rollers are my favorite tools to use at the torch, with them I
am able to reliably get consistent size beads time and time again!
Thanks for making it so easy!
~Terri~
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I've got a ribbed large
rounds beadroller and I love it! The first time
I used it, the bead turned out perfect straight away, nothing difficult
at all.
I really need more beadrollers, so I know what I'll be asking for my
next Bday :D Thank you for making these great tools!
~Carolien~
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I LOVE my bead rollers.
It's so easy now to make a bracelet or necklace with the same size
beads. I think it makes encasing and pressing in a design easier too.
~Ellen~
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Before the CG Bead rollers
came along, I must admit my beads were kinda sucky... Not sucky enough
that I would call myself a crappy bead maker, but sucky enough that I
was just never satisfied with what I would "roll-out". Now that I own a
couple of these awesome bead rollers, my suckyness is something of the
past. CG Bead Rollers take the sucky out of your work. That is why I
love these bead rollers so much and am in hopes to win another to add
to my tiny collection. ~Holly~
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I could test the
Beadroller 3801 for a week and have fallen in love with him as the
beads pass through as smoothly. ~Irm~
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I am blind in one eye,
can't see out of the other. Can't use my left hand (I'm right handed)
and I can't use my right hand because of authoritis (arthritis), got a
curve in my back, a gimp in my leg, a pain in my - oh no not going
there. And even I can get great beads using the CGroller. Love them!.
Barb
~Barb~
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I was ready to give up
bead making because I just could NOT get consistent bead sizes. You
saved my sanity with these. Even if I don't win one I dearly love all
the rollers I already have. Thanks so much for all your great shapes
and sizes!! ~Lynda~
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Sung to the tune of Silent
Night.....
Super Wow!
Holy Cow!
All so cool,
Want it now
Round your pandora
Beads shall be.
CG Beadroller
So easy, you see.
Let me win one, please!
Let me win one please..
Thank you very much for this opportunity to enter your contest. I have
never used one. I really, really want to though.... I am hoping for an
early Christmas present.... lol Feliz Navidad,
~Steve~
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My testimonial for the
beadroller is quite simple. They are truly the easiest to use. There's
no pressing, there's no base and the tools are light as can be. I can
make several beads on one mandrel with ease. I never have to look for
the bottom part or the top part. Just one piece ready and waiting for
me to use. I love the fact that there are mixed shapes so that I can
use one roller for many different styles and shapes instead of having
to pull out a different one each time.
Donna is great! Speedy shipping and I've never had a problem with any
of mine. I only own one however. The reason is not because I don't like
her rollers but the fact that I never have time to do anything "I" want
to do. After I'm done packing orders and dealing with family things,
I'm simply too tired to play.
BUT, I am happy to say that ..that is about to change. I promised
myself that I would give me some me time every day.
I could make up some fabulous, crazy story but there's no need to.
Donna's rollers are simply the easiest and versatile roller to use. I
recommend her to all my customers and her presses are what I give in my
giveaways. People just love them!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it ;-) ~Irene~
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Your bead rollers and
videos are amazing! They are the answer to my uneven, deformed, and
grossly misshaped beads. I also think I'm no more deserving than the
next person to receive one of your bead rollers. I feel a little funny
asking for something for free. But, since I have fallen in love with
the bead rollers, I will tell you why I want/need a bead roller.
I'm a newbie at lamp work beads and I started on a hot head torch about
2 months ago. I'm a mom to 2 lovely girls, a step-mom to 2 high school
boys, and a foster mom/aunt to my brothers boys, hasn't given me much
time for my own hobbies. I think my hobby has been taking care of other
people's children! Don't get me wrong I love them all but, I need to
feed my soul and do something for myself. I've been spending every
evening sneaking out to the garage to light my torch and practice.
After a dozen cans of Mapp gas and hours of practicing I'm still
creating crazy misshaped beads. Please help me. :)
I started out with the simple starter kit and I have soon realized your
tools are the key to bead making success! I'm taking a class at a local
art studio to learn some basics on lamp working.
Help me learn with your Bead roller.
I would like neighbors know from the squeals in the morning that I just
pulled my best set ever out of my Fiber blanket!
I will treat your bread roller with lots of care and create amazing
beads. Our goal is to get good enough so we can make a difference in
lives of others. Thank you for listening to my story and considering me
for one of your bead rollers. ~Holli~
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| Dear Donna, CGBeadroller
Goddess: As you may, or may not know, I am a ladybug wrangler, by
avocation. As fun as this may sound, there was a time when things
weren't going so well at the ladybug picnic.
My ladybugs are very social creatures and as such, they don't like
being alone so I produce them in pairs so they always have someone to
talk to and hang out with.
Problem was, I usually had to "eyeball" them as they were made and hope
that each pair came out the same size and shape. They didn't always
turn out the same size and shape. Some were often bigger than their
supposed "twin" sibling. It wouldn't be so much of a problem, but I'm
sure you know how the big ones like to pick on the littler ones!
Ladybugs aren't that different from us, you know.
It started out innocent enough. At first they were just poking each
other, you know, like one would do on Facebook. A little harmless fun.
Now and then there would be giggles from the staging area of the
studio, but nothing too bad. As their numbers grew, the larger ones
were really starting to gang up on the smaller ones. A little teasing
and goading started to turn a little more serious with each passing
day. Of course, most of this was going on when they thought I wasn't
paying attention. One-on-one, when there were just a couple of them,
they were easy to handle, but the growing population was getting out of
hand.
The wake-up call came when the Gelly and Nikki Cats threatened to move
out and away from my studio and file a glass-action lawsuit against me
for creating the nettlesome ladybugs in the first place! The cats made
it perfectly clear that I was not their creator, and therefore, not
their boss. (ouch)
I'm not sure at what point all control was lost—he big ladybug
provoking the little ladybugs, the little ladybugs getting fed up with
it all, some trying to stand up for themselves, some yelling back, some
just hiding in a corner. Big ones poking fun at little ones, teasing,
tormenting, mocking, ladybug "Wet Willies"…
There was enough mud-slinging and frit-flinging to rival almost any
political debate! When would it end? The last straw was when I heard a
commotion loud enough to actually make me, "Turn-this-car-around…" I
went to the corner of the studio and the ladybugs had been fighting
over one of the Honeystix from a previous CGBeadroller order that I had
carelessly left near their "corral". The big ones had fought the little
ones for the 'stix, the little ones weren't giving up. Turned out
neither side won that battle as there was flavored honey everywhere. I
had caught them red-handed and sticky-footed (must have been a
raspberry flavor 'stix or something).
They all looked up at me sheepishly with big guilty puppy-dog eyes,
some with honey still dripping from their chins.
What's a person to do?
SERENITY NOW!!!
****
Instead of purchasing a ticket on the the 4:20 bus out of Crazytown
after that incident, I used my money more wisely to purchase the *NEW*
"Cone Spacers CGBeadroller". What a difference that made! Each pair of
ladybugs from that 'roller comes out equally-sized and shaped. I still
sometimes mess up their polka-spots, their symmetry, or their eyeballs,
but taking lessons from the past, this new generation of CGBeadroller
ladybugs sees these little quirks as "differences" and not as
"defects". They have learned to work together in peace and harmony.
They consider themselves "equals". If some ladybugs are bigger than
others, the bigger ones are in pairs, and get along. They are looked up
to by the smaller ladybugs for insight and guidance. It's a beautiful
thing. They even shared the Honeystix from the last order with me.
What happened to the aforementioned guilty parties? You will be happy
to know that They have all been adopted out to happy homes. Some as
single couples, some as small groups. Their new families are so happy
to have them—which means everything turned out all right!
The end.
*****
Now please, Donna, my Pandora-style donut spacers are beginning to
fight…
~Rachelle~ |
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I have been
using my bead roller, I love it !!!!! Usually you can make 10 beads and
out of 10 maybe 2 or 3 are a good match in size and shape. With the
bead roller everyone one is perfect, you can use every bead you make. I
can not wait to try more. Oh and its fast also, cuts down on time as
well. You can do 3 times as many beads in 1\4 of the time.
Tammy Mayer |
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| Hi Donna, Just
wanted to thank you for the quick shipping on my new ribbed bead
roller. I have been around glass for almost 14 years now and had
learned to do shapes "the hard way"-by hand. While I am not a
press/bead roller person I saw a demo of this tool and knew I had to
have one. All I can say is WOW! Your bead roller design is so easy to
use with great results. Karen Osterer
Starfield
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Hi Donna,
I
love, love, love your
tools. They take the guess work out of beadmaking, they give me so much
more
time to work at decorating and not struggling with the almost
perfection of
similar sizes. Also, I noticed that I have developed the eye to guess
the
widths of glass to wrap around for the one tool I use them a lot, and
it’s so
wonderful to have three sizes of the same shape in one tool because as
you add
on purpose or by error, there is another space to help you out with the
same
shape. I love it!
Ilene
Richardson
GlassArtist.com
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Hi
Donna, I
wanted to let you know
how highly I rate these tools – having been a press girl for quite a
long while and really struggled with any form of handshaping! These
tools are a boon and enable me to make
lovely consistently shaped and sized beads. I feel that your tools have
improved the quality of my beads vastly and unleashed my creativity as
I no longer have to
fret too much about uniformity! Karen
Baildon
Cheeky
Cherub Designs Website
CheekyCherubDesigns
on Etsy
 
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Donna,
The
bead rollers are perfect for
boro! They are just enough to help you to get the shape you are
looking
for because the boro doesn't flow the same as soda lime glass. Hope
all
is well in your world....and hope there are more new designs flowing in
your mind!
Regards, Darcy
Silver
Gypsy on Etsy
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Thanks Donna! I just love
your tools! I don't know how I
ever got along without them. I have some issues with my wrists and arms
and to find something that makes shaping so much less of a strain is
priceless. It's fantastic to be able to make consistent sized beads
time after time. These have cut down so much on the fatigue I feel in
my arms and wrist and increased my productivity..Thank you for such an
awesome product line! Audrey
PrincipessaGlass
on Etsy
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| I
have to tell you that I love your You Tube video. I am a
visual learner, and after seeing your videos it is now so very clear on
how to use them. I even practiced on the two that I already have and
cannot believe how easy it is to make perfect beads with so little
effort. Thanks!!! Jo-Anne Haberern |
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There
is really a very
small learning curve with these
tools!
I tell you.... these tools are THE BOMB! And again, the quality of the
graphite is so silky smooth...... way better then your average graphite
paddle. They are worth every penny (even though poor school kids will
be missing their pencils to do their math!)
"Ofilia
Cinta Art Glass" |
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Had
it not been for your
helpful
videos, Donna, I wouldn't have had a
clue on how to use my newly acquired "Disc" Beadroller and surely would
have been frustrated as heck! I definitely need practice - and
clearly
learned that "less is more" when applying the footprint - but all in
all I'm pretty happy with my
first tries! Made these last night - and didn't have more than a 30
minute window to create all of these - so having the roller (and of
course, having a CLUE on how to use it) was a HUGE HELP! ~DeAnne~
The Glass
Zone
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Hi Donna,
Thanks for the speedy shipping! I can't wait to try my
new disc roller!
I bought the new round bead roller back in July and it
arrived just before I went to the Gathering, so I didn't get a chance
to use it until I came back. Donna, THAT is the tool I've
been dreaming about for YEARS!!! It's so versatile. I use it
for checking volume before I press, not to mention making perfect
rounds in any size. The best part is having all the sizes I need in
just one paddle. It's the one tool on my bench that I just can't
do without. Thank you so much for making these!!! Take
care,
Dawn
"Art
Insomnia"
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| I've
purchased 4 already and I use them every torching session. They
replace my regular marver - the back side- and I use them to
shape or
marver almost every bead. I highly recommend them - but
then I don't
need to tell you that! Valerie |
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Hey Donna!
I read the
other day that someone said you can spend time on the bead, not the
basic shape. And that is it, besides getting earring pairs the same
size. I have found mine very easy to use and it is the one tool that I
use the most. Thanks! Kate
Wild
Horse Glass
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