More lampwork beads

I have been having a blast at the torch,.. erm..maybe that’s a bad choice of words.. nevertheless.. here is another set. I hope to get my ebay auctions up and running again soon and list these sets. I seriously need to employ someone to do all the admin stuff for me ;} ,… blearch.. it’s just not creative or fun doing all that stuff and takes me away from the torch and my jewelry making.

Back at the torch

Back at the torch for the 2nd session since my return to beadmaking after a 20 month break *gasp*. Before I even lit the torch, I decided to first imagine what it feels like to get that molten glass blob to flow and find the balance on the mandrel. I was determined to get round beads again quickly and I think that thinking it through first actually helped. Practicing dots was also on the agenda for this session.

I was relatively pleased with myself after this session. I got the round beads that I wanted, and by the third bead, I got that ‘feel’ for the balance back again. The dots were meh,..not great but pretty much up to the standard I was at when I was making beads before, so I was happy with that.

Here is the result of my 2nd session back at the torch.