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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
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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
Southwest | Lampwork Big Hole Bead
umm…Can’t remember everything that went into this bead, but it was fun making it!
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handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong
properly kiln annealed
bead measurement(s) (width x diameter x thickness)
20mm x 26mm x 6mm
mandrel size
1/2″
glass used
Effetre (Moretti)
TAG
other items used to create this bead
28ga .999 pure silver wire
one-of-a-kind, artisan lampwork beads
Pretty Green Earrings
This is what happens when silver foil is applied to goldstone. I like to pull stringers and make beads from goldstone chunks because the color is more intense. I made these beads using a clear base encased with goldstone stringers then wrapped in silver foil.
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handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka [...]
Wild at Heart
This bead was made on a white base with loads of blues and greens, and of course silver.
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handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong
properly kiln annealed
bead measurement(s) (width x length x thickness)
12mm (bottom) 27mm (top) x 71mm x 15.5mm
mandrel size
1/16″
glass used
Effetre (Moretti)
other items used to create this bead
silver foil
30ga .999 pure silver [...]
Topaz Pendant Lampwork Bead
This is another glass bead I made with a white base. I used the same technique I did on the heart bead below. Silver foil around a white base with Transparent Yellow stringer work and a little Intense Black. It’s so cool how the same ingredients can produce such different beads.
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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 [...]
Lovely Blue Texture | Lampwork Bead
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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 site. Today I discovered Rebecca Werner’s [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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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″ big hole mandrel
glass used
Effetre (Moretti)
Rocio
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