
Wow…what a terrific color. I just can’t get enough. I used some Rocio glass in this bead. I also used a little silver foil and .999 Silver 30ga wire. I photographed this bead at different times to show the color variation.
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handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong
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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]