Glass beads, focals etc. - How are they made? Can you use them for a game of marbles? Resident expert: mizgeorge
I had some torch time yesterday after a little break away, and felt like creating something serene (sorry if you've seen these elsewhere):
My public sales website is called fatcowdesigns and, after seeing and being very impressed by some of the lampwork characters created by people on...
For sale...if anyone's interested. http://www.frit-happens.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=21721.msg366664#msg366664
I received your lovely beads today - thank you so much they are gorgeous :) xx Looking foward to using them soon and I'll post some pictures up.
you know those lampwork beads that have silver in them, is it actually silver or is it mica? It looks sort of melted and trailed through the glass,...
I went for this one (same as Walsh's but cheaper). It's 1500 m3 per hour, and comes with 5 metres of ducting. I don't need nearly that much ducting...
Following a run-in with my limits, my body told me that long-term sleep deprivation was a bad thing, how dare it. But I have been playing :)
Geti's calling for activity so I thought I'd pop over and show you what I've been up to this weekend. Greeeeeeeens. I have rather a lot of...
I've posted this on FH, but I thought I'd show you lot what I've been up to for the last several months! Here it is, finally all finished: ...
I just received an e-mail from the wonderfully talented Glenn Godden from Steampunk Glass who has kindly been beavering away on a commission from me...
I'm pretty sure I need to get my backside on a basic lampworking course. I can only and have only ever been able to make lopsided beads. Shaped OK,...
Right, I have seen that certain lampworkers have been making silver cored beads, I assume that they form the molten glass around the silver tube and...
I have just been having a look on Etsy at some of the lampwork beads and OMG how gorgeous!! I must admit there are some awful ones on there but I...
This has really miffed me you all know i buy a lot of lampwork to make jewellery from and some of the beads can be very expensive for a set. Well...
whats the basic kit needed for making lampwork beads. cost and surpliers would also be nice. i have no idea about where to start with this sort of...
I ordered some Annelyse beads to cheer myself up and happened to mention to her that I was feeling very down indeed. Bless her heart, she sent me...
Has anybody ever added real diamonds into glass beads? I break little stones occasionally and just throw them in a tub, I just wondered how they...
However, I think it is older than me! Not lampwork but enamelling, wasn't sure where to put this thread - but my friends mum had a go in the 70s...
Well I cried with laughter when I opened my cookies SS gift, included in my batch of goodies (which included lovely tree decs and cocktail stirrers)...
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