Well, here are my successful beads I have made.  Maybe I am being too picky but they are not what I wanted.  However, they are nice  and I would buy them so I guess they are good :)

I am having the hardest time trying to get two beads the same size.  And I still can't make a good stringer.  And I still can't apply stringer to the bead with much accuracy in the way of symmetry, as in all dots being the same size or lines around the bead being even.  I might give in and find someone who can give me lessons.

Problem is.....I don't spend many hours on the torch so it is going slow.

I haven't found out how to clean the torch and it needs it.  I won't use it again until I can get it clean.  It muddied the last few beads I attempted.

Update:
I found out that a good soak overnight in acetone then brushing it with a wire brush works wonders to get it clean.  I am back at the torch again.  Still tackling the problems I have encountered but I know that with time and practice my work will improve.

I want to make larger beads to be used as pendants since I really like decorating them with wire.  I hope to make some nice ones to sell.

This is a poor picture of the bead I made, hoping it will be used for a wire wrapped pendant.  It is a little over an inch long and a little less than an inch wide, and about 1/4 inch thick.  It has not yet been annealed so it is still on the mandrel.  This bead was made by dipping it liberally in frit all the way around, then raking it all the way around 3 times while it was still round, then it was flattened.  I had trouble getting it evenly hot enough to get it to squish evenly on both sides so one side is thicker from the hole than the other one is.  This shouldn't present a problem though since I plan to wrap it in wire.  I am hoping the problem is as simple as my impatience.  I will try to be more patient the next time.  Maybe tomorrow :)