After I made these little cylinders, I kept them in a box on my work table. One day after they had been on my desk for a few weeks, I accidentally knocked over another box and a collection of Japanese Seed beads fell in beside the Raku cylinders. At first I was [...]
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 [...]
What a beauty! The Olivine, Topaz & Dark Lilac Swarovski Crystal complement the Raku lampwork beads nicely. The smaller beads on the dangle are Miyuki. The rest of the beads and spacers are sterling silver.
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handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong
properly kiln annealed
bead measurement(s) (width x length)
6mm x 15.5mm [...]
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 [...]
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.
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handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong
properly kiln [...]
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 [...]
