Raku Frit, and Etched Spacers.

I made this for my Mother in law this morning.It is her Birthday. She is 81 years old, and smart as a whip!!! Although she does not quite understand that I make the glass beads with a torch. Gotta Love her. The straight sided lentils, I used a very beautiful raku frit, and the company I purchased it from is no longer in business. The spacer beads are etched, which gives them such a nice frosty look. I have a similiar bracelet with butterflys available on my Etsy site. I sure hope she likes this. Maybe somebody in Church will tell her what she has. :)

Rose Pink Bracelet

It's my Birthday today. Still working on my birthday though, because lampworking, is what I love best. Can not think of a better thing to do, than to share with you my new round Beads,and disks, that I have been making. I love to make these round beads. The Pink glass, is such a lovely Blue, Pink, Rose color. Geez, how else can I explain it. Anway it is a wonderful color.

I raked the round beads, while still hot, and then reshaped. I also included a HEART clasp, just in time, for you to give to your sweetheart on VALENTINE DAY.

Copper Dichroic

I have been all over the web today, and found another very interesting video for
Lampworkers to watch.
http://www.glasspalette.com/dichroiccoatedcopperfoil.html

Bead for Life

I found this wonderful article about Bead for Life,and how the women in Uganda, are escaping from poverty. The video is very inspiring.
http://www.firemountaingems.com/charities/story.asp?docid=9338&sact=search&kwsearch=charitystories&section=&artistname=The+Story+of+BeadforLife

Green Fields Lampwork Focal

Here is my latest, just came out of the kiln last night. I guess with all the Christmas Holidays happening right now, I was truely in the mood for Green.
I used lots of Gold Glitter, encased with transparent Green, and added more Glitter to the bottom of the bead. I like this one so well, That I am KEEPING it for my own Christmas
Present, to myself. At least for awhile, until I make a better bead. I think all artist do that. They keep it until they get tired of looking at there own work. Yet I have some paintings I did, in the past, that I have kept for years now.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.

Lampwork Ladybug Custom Order

Here is my latest custom order. Helen and Dennis ordered this for his daughter, for Christmas. I made the ladybug BIG. I have fun making Ladybugs. As they say, they are so good in your Garden. A GOOD BUG!!!

Lampwork Fish Earrings

One of my girl friends saw my Fish Pendants, and said, Ohhhh! can you make me a pair of earrings like that. I responded, "Don't you think they would be way to big?" She quickly replied, "No way, I can pull it off." You have to know Sandy to appreciate that one. She is quite the personality, an awesome singer, and she does a great singing show. So since they are HOLLOW BEADS, what the heck.I sold a bunch of these earrings at the last Craft Fair I participated in, last Weekend. I have reduced the price, and listed them on Etsy. It's my way of giving all my regular customers, a Merry Christmas treat, by offering reduced prices. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!