My friends on Wet Canvas had been encouraging me to attempt making my own lampwork beads. They gave me all sorts of hints, tips, and love. They even (Maggie) sent me some tools and glass. I told Maggie I was planning to fire up the torch I bought last year by the end of October. What with the making of Halloween costumes I wasn't sure I would be able to hit my self-imposed deadline. But, at 10:30 pm on Oct. 31, I put the fire to my hothead torch and began melting glass. I spent nearly two hours on the torch, and repeated the process last night. I love the heart beads, especially the ones from last night. The swirly bead in yellow transparent over a white base with the red frit is probably my favorite. It was really fun to make. Back sooner with more beads. The bottom photo is of the beads from my first night's glass melting. The second night I actually managed to make a round bead.
4 comments:
Wowww , you've been busy! The costumes are great and the beads too (one day I'll try to melt glass too!).
The costumes are awesome! The beads are great! Keep up the great work!
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Cute crew you have there, btw!! And AWESOME first beads! :)
LOL family love the family picture. You are doing great with your beads...keep up the good work.
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