
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.

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 annealed bead [...]

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 [...]