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.
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A New Glass Bead with Some Cool Rocio Glass
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.
Details -
handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong
properly kiln [...]
Wild at Heart
This bead was made on a white base with loads of blues and greens, and of course silver.
Details -
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 [...]
