Really love working with some of the Double Helix silver glass for lampworking. It makes some beautiful, subtle effects, and the silver makes it pop. This one of a kind focal bead is available at Cactus Joe’s Blue Diamond Nursery Gift Shop. It dangles from a hand dyed silk ribbon necklace (adjustable length.)
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Silver Glass Lampwork Focal Beads
Here’s what can be done by sneaking two hours of torch time into a busy day. Note to myself : Make time to play every day.
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Belated Happy New Year. I haven’t been slacking, just neglecting my blog and art in favor of shoring up, cleaning out, painting and renovating some new digs. Also had to purchase a new camera as the old one just refused to work any longer. I did have a chance to knot up a macrame necklace […]
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Nothing too complicated in the jewelry making department today. Just finished up this bracelet by recycling some wire wrapped buttons, some orphan wire wrapped lampwork beads, and some left over bits of c-lon cord. It’s a light and fun piece with an adjustable toggle closure. Now off to play with some metal patinas that UPS […]
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Organic style lampwork glass focal bead and a solid colored blue slate micro-macrame necklace with a small button hole closure.
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A few basic beads today.
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I wish I had more time to play…
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Made this one a while ago. My first attempt at seed beading. It’s an etched lampwork bead, but looks very stone like. The necklace is kumihimo hand braided cotton.
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