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Gina Jeans
Gina Jeans of Raisin Mountain and her cool bead sets… each bead with its own voice…
Out of Silver Wire? Try Silver Foil in a New Way
How to Substitute Silver Wire with Silver Foil. Recently I ran out of 30ga .999 pure silver wire and decided to try an idea. I was happy with the results. Maybe you will be too.
Deep Blue Sea | Rocio Lampwork Bead
Details – handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong properly kiln annealed bead measurement(s) (width x length) 20mm x 44.5mm x 12.5mm mandrel size 1/16″ other items used to create this bead silver foil one-of-a-kind, artisan lampwork beads
Sterling Silver Raku Earrings | Lampwork Beads
After I made these little cylinders, I kept them in a box on my work table. One day after they had been on my desk for a few weeks, I accidentally knocked over another box and a collection of Japanese Seed beads fell in beside the Raku cylinders. At first I was annoyed because I [...]
Spiral Discs or Spiral Disks?…But Oh How They Sparkle
Sometimes when people look at a spinning spiral, they get dizzy. When I think about how many of these little lampwork beads I have made, I get dizzy… These glass disc beads were made with Transparent Effetre (Moretti) 591042 Medium Amethyst/Purple 591082 Lavender Blue 591080 Lightt Lavender 591081 Dark Lavender 591052 Light Blue 591054 Dark [...]
Fun Little Guys
Moe, Larry & Curly Such interesting expressions on their faces. Ingredients: Effetre (Moretti) Ivory Black Pea Green Medium Lemon Yellow Turquoise Lavender Lauscha Purple Olive Details – handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong properly kiln annealed bead measurement(s) (width x length x thickness) 23mm x 42mm x 8mm 20mm x 43mm x 11mm [...]
Lampwork Love | Large Heart Handmade Glass Bead
Did you read my post from August 1st?… Traveling Lampwork Bead Show which contains a reference to the note that I found with the bead pictured. The note reads ’silver foil on ivory base, dark brown fused area is dark topaz, blue and green fused area is pale topaz (same glass as raised dots). I [...]
Lovely Blue Texture | Lampwork Bead
Details – handmade glass bead by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong properly kiln annealed bead measurement(s) (diameter x height) 18mm x 15.5mm mandrel size 1/16″ one-of-a-kind, artisan lampwork bead Sometimes whenever I get a few free minutes during my day, I’ll google lampwork or “lampwork beads” and tunnel over a few pages, then pick a random [...]
ISGB 2009 | International Society of Glass Beadmakers | The Gathering
Every year the ISGB has an event (The Gathering) which draws beakmakers from all over the world. This year it was in Miami, FL. Marilyn Peraza was there too, and she’ll be publishing an article in the next issue of The Annealer Magazine.
Pretty Blue Disc Earrings | Lampwork Beads Sterling Silver
These earrings can be made with two or more different color discs. If you don’t have two different colors, you can etch one disc of each pair for an interesting contrast. Here I have used Transparent Medium Blue (591054). I find that when I close the large jump rings, if I close them a little [...]
Raku Lampwork Swarovski Sterling Silver Bracelet
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 [...]
Victorian Christmas Bead | Handmade Lampwork
This is one of the first big cylinder shaped glass beads I ever made, and it took me forever to get it balanced and even. Then I had to go and add stringers which got everything out of whack again, but not too much. I do prefer getting a good shape first, then adding the [...]
Cool Squares | Handmade Lampwork Beads
After I learned how to make a decent disc bead, I experimented with squaring them. The process involves making a disk bead and letting it cool. Heat one edge (not too much, tho) and lightly press the hot edge onto a flat graphite or brass surface. This will begin to flatten the edge. If after [...]
Traveling Lampwork Bead Show
I found a note concerning this bead last night. The note reads ‘silver foil on ivory base, dark brown fused area is dark topaz, blue and green fused area is pale topaz (same glass as raised dots). I have to try this again. The lampwork spacers on either end are Avocado Green (Effetre (Moretti) 591210). [...]
Summer Beads | Summer Sunshine
I used Effetre (Moretti) Opaque Pea Green (591212) and Opaque Medium Lemon Yellow (591408) to make these little flat square lampwork beads. Details – handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong properly kiln annealed bead measurement(s) (width x length) 8mm x 3mm – 8mm 3.5mm mandrel size 1/16″ glass used Effetre (Moretti) other items [...]
Summer Colors | Handmade Bead
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 [...]
Ocean Breeze Pendant Bead
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 [...]
1st ‘Fun’ Lampwork Bead in a While
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 [...]
