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09/29/2011
Foil glass beads is one kind of lampwork beads which are created by glass artists melting and shaping glass rods on to stainless steel mandrels using a propane and oxygen-powered torch. One technique of decorating lampwork beads as they are being made is ... Read more
09/27/2011
Glass beads, the protagonist of fashion, have been around literally for thousands of years. In ancient times, glass beads were made by hand which requiring skilled craftsmen, while today, most of glass beads are made by machine. No matter how they are ma ... Read more
09/24/2011
Creating handmade lampwork beads is a terribly satisfying and unique kind of art. Around the globe collectors proudly showcase their unique glass beads and beaders creations that includes lampwork beads are worn by millions!From a solid strip of glass on ... Read more
09/22/2011
The term lampwork beads describes a particular type of hand worked glass bead that is commonly used in jewelry making. Historically, the beads were made by melting glass over oil-fueled lamps as early as the 1st century B.C. in Syria. The popularity ... Read more
09/20/2011
Cloisonne is an enameling technique used for jewelry making. Artists take a piece of metal, usually copper although bronze and silver are used as well, and then create separate areas called cloisons with thin metal wire. The small wire filigree c ... Read more
09/17/2011
Making lampwork beads is actually a form of 'glassblowing', though in this case there is no actual working of the glass by 'blowing'. As it is unlikely that you will have the tools to get started just lying around the garage, so here is a list of what y ... Read more
09/15/2011
Glass Beads are one of the most versatile types. Glass is one of the most often used material in bead making, it seems to have first been used in Eygpt and Rome, but also in India. Most glass beads are molded, but some blown glass beads are still made in ... Read more
09/13/2011
Evil eye lampwork beads always have been associated with magic legend, especially inTurkey,IranandGreece. Today, more and more people around the world like to wear them as their ornaments. Halloween is coming. Are you still thinking about what kind of je ... Read more