Lampwork Beads by Heather Behrendt: Some new Beads On the Bay

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Some new Beads On the Bay

Just wanted to show off some of my latest bead sets up on Ebay.

Starting with my some of my last Christmasy beads. I have a big set of sparkling pixie dust discs. These ones have a base of clear with sparkling pearl glitter on them. They will go with anything, so I guess they aren't TOO christmasy.

Some classic black and white scroll beads. This one is a huge set of twelve beads.

Lastly, I have another chunky bicone. I've been making a lot of these since I got my giant brass marver. This one is pretty big

That's about it for now. Hoping everyone is having a good holiday season and not getting too overwhelmed with shopping and planning.

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What is Lampworking?

Lampwork is a type of glasswork involving a gas fueled torch and rods of glass. Each bead is created by melting glass, wrapping it around a mandrel and applying decorations.

After each bead is made, it is placed in a kiln to anneal. When a bead is annealed, it is held at a certain temperature so the stress from manipulating the glass can be released from the bead. Then the bead is very slowly cooled so no new stress can be added to the bead. This process ensures a nice durable bead that if taken care of properly, can last for generations.