1. What are your current inspirations? My current inspirations for creating glass beads are exploring with different shapes and color schemes through textiles….fabrics and papers with lavish palettes, patterns and textures…
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Check out Barbara Lewis’ new bead shop, PaintingWithFire, featuring her enamel beads. They remind me of the seeds in our inspiration painting and would work great for this month’s challenge!…
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For this month’s challenge, I think lampwork frit beads are the perfect art bead for the theme. The frit designs remind me of the flowers on the dress of the woman…
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We’ll resume the featured designer of the week next Monday, giving you a chance to put in an early entry or two. Remember your pieces for this month’s challenge can be…
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( Frit Implosion Pendant by Emmetsglass on Etsy) Dictionary:frit(frĭt) pronunciation n. 1. The fused or partially fused materials used in making glass.2. A vitreous substance used in making porcelain, glazes, or…
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(Flameworked glass beads by Cindy Gimbrone) (Fused glass gem by Lynn Davis) When buying glass beads and/or fused glass one important feature handmade glass art beads typically have that craft store…
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Every few days I get an itch to browse Ebay. Naturally this can be a bead, jewelry, book, antique and vintage- anything junkie’s path to destruction. Nevertheless, my aim one day…
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We love borosilicate or “boro” glass beads for the muted colors they display. Yet what exactly is borosilicate glass? Borosilicate glass was invented by Otto Schott in the 19th century and…
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by Jean Yates, guest editor for ABS, June 2008Kim Miles is a lampwork bead artist who currently lives in Taos, New Mexico. She and her husband Rick have lived there for…
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Yes, it’s my little pearl of wisdom this month that there’s no such thing as too much cake. Or cupcakes, as the case may be. I have an obsession for sweets…