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.
Tag Archives: lampwork
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 [...]
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 [...]
Pandora Lampwork Beads
These lampwork beads were made with Effetre (Moretti) Opaque Pea Green (591212), Opaque Light Sky Blue (591224), Opaque Dark Turquoise (591236), and Transparent Light Aqua (591034). I used a graphite paddle marver to shape these lampwork beads. I like to wear this bracelet with my Caribbean Sparkles. Details – handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, [...]
Caribbean Sparkles | Art Bead Earrings
I made these extra small lampwork beads on extra small mandrels. Those itty bitty mandrels that will disintegrate in the fire if held in the flame too long and often bend when beads are removed. In order for them to last longer, I try to make the beads close to the end and then cut [...]
Some Aqua & Pink | Lampwork Pendant Bead
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 [...]
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 [...]
More Silver Explorations | Big Hole Bead
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″ [...]
lampwork.com back with new design
I’ve been having a bit of a lampwork hiatus this past year, but I am ready to get back to the torch and try some new things. Thanks to my friend Vonna Maslanka – justvonna for the encouragement. Some of the last beads I created were with Rocio glass. I made 3 of these glass [...]
