What a beauty! The Olivine, Topaz & Dark Lilac Swarovski Crystal complement the Raku lampwork beads nicely. The smaller beads on the dangle are Miyuki. The rest of the beads and spacers are sterling silver. Details – handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong properly kiln annealed bead measurement(s) (width x length) 6mm x [...]
EDP can be nice – sometimes!! This bicone bead has a White (Effetre (Moretti) 591204) base encased with Transparent Dark Aqua (Effetre (Moretti) 591036). I applied silver foil, silver wire, and some handmade stringers. After pushing the glass around with a stringer, I smoothed out the bumps and applied the raised dots. I used a [...]
This lampwork bead has a Effetre (Moretti) white base (591204). The top is encased with Effetre (Moretti) dark blue (591056) and the bottom is encased with a green which I have had for a few years and am not sure where/what it is, except that it’s COE 104. It’s very similar to Effetre (Moretti) grass [...]
This is another bead from last year. My plan was to create a pendant with small sterling silver sea shells and other ocean related charms dangling from the bottom, along with some Swarovski Crystal beads. I think I will be moving this to the top of my ToDo list. This lampwork bead was made with [...]
I spent some time at the torch yesterday casing and trying out some new color combos. I wrapped the base with silver foil and used several blues, greens and browns and intense black stringers before encasing it. I shaped this bead using a graphic paddle marver. Details – handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka [...]
Not sure about the base of this big hole bead, but I think the blue side is one of the early Rocio colors. Details – handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong properly kiln annealed bead measurement(s) (width x height x thickness) 24mm x 6.5mm x 5mm Inside diameter is 14mm mandrel size 1/2″ [...]
