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Glass Class 101:Making Lampwork Glass Beads

Posted in Glass Class 101, flamework, general, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »

Soooo, how do you DO that???
This is the question I’m most frequently asked when i mention i make glass beads (after of course, we get past that initial stage of incomprehension where i explain that yes, a person can make their own glass beads if they so choose, and no, it’s not really like glassblowing). 
SO! in honour [...]

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Glass Class 101: Bead Poop

Posted in Glass Class 101, flamework, glass art, glass beads, lampwork, tagged , , , , on November 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »

 
 Photo:  Mass market, lampwork beads -  lightly dry-reamed
BEAD POOP: Definition: (1) the crumbly, dirty remnants of bead release left in a lampwork bead’s hole once it has cooled and the mandrel removed; (2) the powdery crap you’ve learned to clean out of mass market lampwork beads so it doesn’t leave a mess all over your design; [...]

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Pages are updated

Posted in general, glass art, lampwork, photography, tagged , , , , , on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »

OK, I’ve updated the main pages I wanted to add and I think I’m happy with them.  Take a look, there’s a page introducing me, why i chose the name ShebaMakeda, as well as one with the usual questions I’m asked every time I show someone my glass beads…
This weekend I’ll try to get some nice, sharp bead pics uploaded - [...]

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