Lampworking Pictures
I am addicted to lampworking. I love it, love it, love it. I could do it all day. Here are some pictures of what I've been doing. I keep finding new things to do with the molten glass every day.
I love it!
These are black and white beads. I strung them into a bracelet--the seed beads were store bought and put on the get the toggle to work better. But it's too heavy to really wear. I need to re-think how many beads I use on one piece!
These are blue beads. I love mixing the different blues I have. And I fell in love with dots! These are great summery colors.
I love the combo of green, purple and white. Another summer combination! The third one from the right looks like tulips going around the white bead.
I started playing with pieces of stringer and did some gravity beads. The way the stringer pieces spread--almost like paint--are very nice.
Here are some miscelaneous beads. I really like the left one--I can't remember how I got the red around the black like that. Maybe I raked it?
Chili peppers are so fun! I made one for each of us when I went to Galena with my friends. We had some fun with them!
Here are green beads. I really really need to get some more of the emerald green. It--along with the purple that looks like amethyst--are my favorites!
I made some pendants. After accidentally letting the glass droop, I ended up doing it on purpose. I am showing pictures of the front and back because they are so different.
I've been wanting to make consistently good long beads. So here are a few I've done lately. And what do you think of the bug? I saw it in a bead magazine. Sure, it's supposed to be a lady bug. I just grabbed the glass I had in my work area and went with it!
I found a tutorial on Lampwork Etc. on making hearts. Here are my first big attempts. I've done some smaller ones. The right one was first and is pretty organic looking. The one on the left was the second--the dots are dimensional. Dimensional dots was something I never really liked but lately have come to appreciate them!
I like the look of layering clear with colors, making a marble-like bead. Starting with a white base is nice, too.
Here are the purple beads...doesn't it look like amethyst?
