Tool solutions for glass beadmakers making large hole beads large hole glass lampwork bead of flowers Are you working with heavy mandrels to make large hole beads? When I started making large hole beads, I went on a search for light weight mandrels for glass beadmakers working in the center of mandrels. Exploring options became [...]
Two of the most frustrating issues most lampworkers face getting started with lampworking are Didymium glasses for eye protection and perfect ventilation. It took me years to solve these issues! Here's my solution for eye protection that works great for me. My didymium shield for glass lampworking. The arm is bendable & swivels. [...]
Sometimes, while glass lampworking, common sense doesn't click in until after I do something stupid. So I thought sharing with you some safety points I've learned the hard way may be helpful for you while torching glass. 1. Only wear 100% COTTON when torching glass. I can't tell you how many times a molten bead has [...]
You'll discover a phenomenal gathering of my Art Glass from fish to floral, divine jewelry & lampwork tips all overflowing on my Pinterest boards. Do You LOVE Flowers? I do! In Flower Inspired Fine Art Glass, Jewelry & Fashion Board, you'll find gorgeous floral inspired goodies. Luscious live flowers, fashion dripping with flowers [...]
Secrets of Lampworking Glass Flowers Want to know my indispensable steps for lampworking glass flowers? I'll explain the steps using my Plumeria flowers as the example. It's all in forgetting everything you know about how you see the world. You need to start with the assumption that we don't see what we're looking at. Lampworking [...]
Looking for some warm tropical inspiration to take your mind off the cold outside? These colorful glass fish should do the trick. They're in my website shop's Lampwork Focals, waiting for you to take a closer look. You can make jewelry with them, run a simple chain though them or just display them as a sunny [...]
Silver Leaf lampwork techniques that will get you having fun on your torch today! I wanted to share how I use fine silver leaf and silver foil on my beads today but when I started videoing, I could have talked and demoed for an hour. Sssoooo, I decided to demo silver leaf lampwork [...]
We've done Silver Fuming, so today, we’re going to encase the silver fuming! I love encasing my silver fuming! You never know what’s going to happen! Let’s get to it! Remember to always, always wear you mask with fuming! I do want to say, I always do research on what I’m going to demo [...]
We'll be learning about Fabulous Stringer Techniques, today! Have you ever had a week that you needed time to stop, just so you could catch up? Well…it’s one of those weeks for me. I ran out of time to make a tut… so instead, I thought I would show you some beautiful examples of [...]
How to Strike, Reduce and Encase Double Helix Glass all on one bead! I had some people asking how to take Double Helix Glass to the next level by encasing it. What a perfect direction to go! double helix glass… Terra Nova 2 and NYX I wanted to point out that I [...]
