Thank you for your purchase!
You’ve just joined the worldwide community of lampwork glass bead collectors. Glass beads have been cherished possessions for most of human civilization - with proper care your new bead will last you a lifetime and even beyond.
Your bead was created using a hot glass technique called lampworking (or flameworking or glass beadmaking). I formed your bead within the flame of my torch using fine Italian, German and/or American glass. Once the design and sculpting was complete, I placed it in a digitally controlled kiln to be annealed (slowly cooled to release the inner stresses within the glass).
The ShebaMakeda purchase guarantee:
Hot glass is as much a science as an art. I do everything in my power to create a strong, balanced, stable glass bead for you to enjoy. If you are unhappy with your purchase, please contact me within 14 days of the receipt of your bead(s). I’ll do my best to work with you to create something new, exchange or provide a refund based on your preferences.
The ShebaMakeda warranty:
Contemporary glass beadmaking is in the midst of a huge revolution with new types of glass and techniques constantly being developed. Most glass companies hand mix their glass in relatively small quantities and the formulas and colours can vary from batch to batch. Mixing different brands of glass often creates fantastic interactions that spur oodles of creativity in the glass beadmaking community - but every once in a while those same interactions can lead to incompatibilities that may result in the bead cracking days, weeks or even months later.
Therefore, I guarantee all my beads against thermal cracks* for a period of one year from the date of purchase. I don’t ever expect a crack of this type to happen but if it does, please let me know immediately as this means I will have to make adjustments to the technical aspects of my creation or annealing process.
*Note: A thermal crack occurs when the bead splits completely in half, either vertically or horizontally. This warranty does not cover fractures, chips or other related damage resulting from misuse or everyday wear and tear.
In this rare instance (which to date I have never experienced), I will of course either remake your bead (if possible) or you can choose from another existing or new design in the same price range.
My ultimate goal is for you to be as happy with your new bead
as I was creating it…
