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Fried Marbles
Fri Jun 17 2011

Amazing how one thing leads to another, isn't it?

I did a web search to find some pictures of fried marbles/fried marble jewelry, and came across this blog entry:

FuzzyButter, April 27, 2009

It's black and white and a little grainy, but that could have been the same magazine my mom worked from when she was making fried marbles for us.

A quick Google Search For Fried Marble Images Yields dozens of examples of the genre. Unbeknownst to moi, the fried marble fad apparently made a comeback a few years ago, and fried marble jewelry can be found on eBay, Itsy, and other craft-oriented web sites. The mind boggles.

6 Comments
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Jun 17 2011
    So, if you have already made them with a torch and they are formed, why do they have to go in a kiln?

    Trying to understand the process….
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Jun 17 2011
    Ahem…

    My brother and I fried marbles too.

    But we didn't have the special glue, so no bracelets.

    He had a wicked cool marble collection. And ALWAYS beat me.

    I think it was the way he held his mouth while shooting. It was quite the contortionist's mug as I recall.

    ;-)

    Thanks for explaining it. Makes sense!
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Jun 17 2011
    So what kind of marbles were "fried?" I guess I'm just enough younger than you and Yetz that I've never heard of it. Did you use "cat's eyes" or "pureies" or something else?
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Jun 17 2011
    OK. "Pureies" and they are very pretty! Too bad they are so fragile.
  • From:
    Ksmiley (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Jun 17 2011
    AWESOME!!!!
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Jun 17 2011
    I'd never in my life heard of fried marbles but I'm going to WalMart tomorrow to buy some marbles and give it a try because they look realllllly cool!

    RYC: you are of use to me. You're a sounding board and I know if I really got into deep pucky I could always pick up the phone and call you for advice. That's all I need and more than a lot of people ever get. Thank you. I'm glad to call you friend.