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.  The glass button I made is just a little too big for the hole.  Drat!  I used metal hex beads for this one.  With so much color from those, I didn’t think it needed any extra embellishment.  [...]

February 18, 2010 · johoff · One Comment
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Murrini and Glass Beads

This is one of Trey Cornette’s fabulous glass beads.  He makes the most amazing flower and dot/squiggle beads.  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?  Well, let’s [...]

May 19, 2009 · johoff · 3 Comments
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Wordless Wednesday – Finished Bracelet!

Next time I’m making Chris take nice pictures!

April 22, 2009 · johoff · 7 Comments
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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 is so [...]

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

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 colors tend to [...]

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

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 this [...]

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

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? Believe it or not, each one [...]

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

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 windshield (I’m claiming [...]

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

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 to remember a [...]

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

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 etsy search [...]

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