Handmade Raku Barrel Glass Beads

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 annoyed because I didn’t want to sort through the seed beads, but then I discovered a match, and the whole affair turned into a very nice accident.

Yes, the cylinder on the left is slightly larger than the one on the right. The one that is oh so smaller fits nicely on my one ear that is oh so slightly higher than its partner…a pair of unique earrings for a pair of unique ears. 

Details -

• handmade glass beads by Elizabeth Long, aka lizlong
• properly kiln annealed
• bead measurement(s) (width x length)
  • 5.5mm x 12mm
  • earrings measure 35mm from top of earwire
• mandrel size
  • 1/16″
• glass used
  • Effetre (Moretti)
  • Raku R108 – Reichenbach Iris Orange
• other items used to create these earrings
  • sterling silver beads and handmade 20ga sterling silver earwires
  • no. 8 Japanese Seed Beads
• one-of-a-kind, artisan lampwork beads