Archive for the ‘lampwork’ Category

Have to redo the clasp

As much as I adore how this bracelet worked out, I’m going to have to redo the clasp.В  The glass button I made is just a little too big for the hole.В  Drat!В  I used metal hex beads for this one.В  With so much color from those, I didn’t think it needed any extra embellishment.В  [...]

February 18, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: jewelry, lampwork  One Comment

Murrini and Glass Beads

This is one of Trey Cornette’s fabulous glass beads.В  He makes the most amazing flower and dot/squiggle beads.В  What I like to do is make the murrini that goes onto beads like Trey’s, rather than beads like Trey’s, cause I sure don’t want to steal his cool ideas.
What is murrini you ask?В  Well, let’s start [...]

May 19, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: bead, lampwork  3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Finished Bracelet!

Next time I’m making Chris take nice pictures!

April 22, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: button, lampwork, wordless wednesday  7 Comments

Thursday Reveal

Yesterday was Wordless Wednesday, so I couldn’t tell you about the piece I pictured. So today you get the story and more pictures.
I made the beads for this piece out of gaffer glass. I can’t get any more of the brown glass, so this will be the only set like this. That [...]

March 12, 2009   Posted in: dogmaw, earrings, jewelry, lampwork, necklace  No Comments

Still in a green mood

I just love the fall colors of green. They are some of my favorite ones to wear (especially the olive tones) and some of my favorite glass colors. This is a green pendant I made, and it shows just how hard it is to take a representative picture of boro colors. Boro [...]

October 6, 2008   Posted in: bead, boro, lampwork, pendant  No Comments

My Memorial Day

Ok, first off I am back from the show, and I promise to have pictures and the full rundown up soon. But I’m still in recovery mode from talking to people for 2 days straight!
I’ve had people ask me about my wonderful beadmaking plans for Memorial Day. It turns out that I’m teaching [...]

May 15, 2008   Posted in: etsyblogger, glass, lampwork  No Comments

One of these three is not like the others

As you have probably noticed, I’ve been bad about posting button pictures lately. Mostly because I leave for the bead show in 7 days! Just 7 more days to get everything ready! Ack! Here are 3 of my latest buttons. Can you pick out the one that is different? [...]

May 2, 2008   Posted in: button, etsy glass artist, glass, lampwork  No Comments

Button and a Replacement Windshield

Here is today’s button, already listed on Etsy for your purchasing enjoyment. Not to mention I’m having a sale in my Etsy store, just in time for you to get your mom something special.
But the button wasn’t the really cool thing in my day today. I had a crack in my [...]

April 29, 2008   Posted in: button, etsy glass artist, glass, lampwork  No Comments

Flip Flop scrapbook and 2 buttons

I’m part of Etsy Bloggers (a group of people who sell on Etsy and blog) and I was looking through the group’s shops, and found this adorable scrapbook! memoriesforlifesb makes them out of new flip flops. There is room for 24 photos in there. I thought it would be a cute way [...]

April 28, 2008   Posted in: button, etsy, etsyblogger, glass, lampwork  No Comments

ETSY GLASS ARTISTS SPRING SALE APRIL 28th – MAY 5th

A sale, yahhhhh, everyone loves a sale, some of the EGA (etsy glass artists) members are participating in a sale. Each store will be having their own sale, everything from 10% off – BOGO 1/2 Off. You can search for our stores through http://etsyglass.com, http://etsyglass.com/springsale/ or by putting EGA, or EGATEAM in the [...]

April 28, 2008   Posted in: bead, button, etsy glass artist, glass, lampwork  No Comments