New Lampwork Beads listed on Etsy!

It is Friday and it's actually not blazing ho so I want to get to my torch. Spent all day yesterday making more heart window murrini and many many twisties so I can make a few "Fun with Kerosene" style lampwork beads!

Very pretty copper verdigris is swirled with a reflective glass that reduced to a golden amber blue depending on how you hold it in the light- pretty purple dots dance around the bead in gorgeous peacock colors.

A dark and mysterious bead, for someone who enjoys collecting something different. I used dark glasses that bloomed to mirror shines but they are very subtle,except for the amazing outlines that resulted when I added little chunks of a now discontinued glass called "Terra". The Terra produced very bright "silver linings" to the little clouds floating in the midnight sky!

Lampwork Classes You Shouldn't Miss!

I have so many classes I want to talk about. So far I have had the honor of being taught by Pati Walton twice, John Olson, Heather Trimlett, Melanie Moertel, Barbara Becker Simon, Sara Sally LaGrand AND Kristina Logan!! Each class was incredibly awesome in it's own way and I can't wait to share about each one here. IF you have any doubts in your mind about taking a class with one of these talented icons of Lampwork please be assured that you won't regret a single second!!!

Ruby Sunset Lampwork Bead for your Trollbeads® or Pandora® Jewelry system

This new glass called "Clio" by Double Helix is so incredible- the ruby and amber tones that come through are just heavenly! Here I encased Clio with some vibrant coppery dichroic glass and added some wisps of goldstone. This is a larger bead in a nice round shape, sure to catch the sunlight during the long summer days ahead! Dominant colors are coppery pink but there are hints of ethereal blue depending on how the light hits it.