Here’s a FUN way to practice making your glass flowers from your Tutorial 103 & make something fabulous... "Fairy Gardens" Fairy gardens are so precious but finding unusual flowers befitting a mystical miniature garden is next to impossible. So I decided to make my own exotic flowers worthy of my fairy gardens and you can [...]
Has the weather been dreary for you, too? Colorful, bright flowers of glass always uplifts the spirits. All my flowers have died here… except the weeds, of course! They are happily thriving, thumbing their noses at me! They know I won’t come out in the cold and weed them! About this time of [...]
Today my video with show you my best tips on how to stop petals on your glass flower beads from breaking. Interested in buying my Fabulous Flower tutorials? Find them here... My Tutorials Glass Flower Bead Tip #1 I’m sure you’ve been told the more you torch, the more you get the feeling for [...]
So many people ask me...How do you make your Glass Beads? I’ll share a few of my secrets with you! I love making glass beads or as I call them…Art Forms in Glass. Did you catch it? It's my first biggy secret! Learning to think about my glass as art forms literally change how I [...]
You’re going to learn how to reduce silver glass in these lampwork tutorials, today. I’ll be talking about the different flames you need to use, what to watch out for before you loose your gorgeous shiny silver reflections…..sh#@*t… and how to start over again! :) Here’s my reducing silver video…enjoy… It’s hard to include [...]
Ta-Da!!!! Here is the Apple Blossom Giveaway Bead. She is sweet, delicate and beautiful! Her value is over $117.00. I'm sure someone will be tickled pink when they win this sweet thing!! The giveaway will end March 31, and the winner will be drawn on April 1st. I will announce the Winner on April 2nd!!!! [...]
Well, so much for doing a blog every week. I've already slipped. But I've been doing a lot of thinking about your answers from the survey. I've come up with some ideas that I hope will please everyone. Everyone liked the Lampwork Bead Giveaway. So I thought I would challenge myself in the process and [...]
Me! Made you wonder a little, didn't it? Hi! Just wanted to share with you what's going on in my neck of the woods. Survey Results I was so thrilled with the results of the survey and I want to THANK everyone who participated. I got some excellent ideas that I plan to implement. Here [...]
WOW, the holidays sure came and went fast! I hope you had a perfect season with too much to eat, tons of laughter and enjoyed visiting with relatives you haven't seen in a year! I've been doing a lot of thinking about 2012 and new directions I want to travel in with my lampwork beads. [...]
I want to tell you how fabulous it's been getting to know so many of you at my bead shows this year and through my newsletter/blog. I feel like I have made some wonderful friendships and I feel very special and honored to share my love of glass with you! It has given me [...]
