Spacers Galore!!!

This is what I worked on one day at the torch last week.  As you can see have not had any energy to even get them off the mandrels.  This weekend for sure.  Not too sure what I want to do with these sweet little spacers.. I did make a few vocals.. and experimenting.. but feels good to pop out this many beads on one sitting.   All transparents this time around..  have a great week..  Diane

Beads and Murrini today

 I have pictures of the new murrini I created this week at the torch... I did two.  Both  uses that great reacting glass Nyx.   With stripes of transparent aqua and the other with topaz...  Aqua seemed to work better.  I think 

 These 3 pictures are of both sides of one bead, with one close up..  the twisty is used from the left over from making the  murrini.. I do like it.   one murrini has a nice glob of clear to magnify.. other side just plain..

I know that both of these pictures the murrini look exactly the same..  but the top picture has double white layer which I used topaz .. the bottom only 1 layer of white.. with aqua..  soooooo....

Ok so this murrini was the "topaz" added .. not that thrilled but it was good to try.. and see... the twisty worked pretty well here.. from the left over glass from one of the murrini pulls..

 This is a picture of another bead both sides and one close up..  again with the aqua stripes.. love the color reactions..
  All the beads above created with Ivory dark with silver foil  and raking of transparents and raised dots here and there,medium sized focals about 1 inch tall 3/4 inch wide and about 1/2 inch thick...this is a lot of fun at this point.  I do need to improve on technique on murrini creations.. as well as using them.

Please accept apology I am still working on photographing this little glass items.
Have a great week.. and thanks for stopping by.

Its been way too long.

Hey there..  I've been missing in action, no excuses will do.  So I will just jump back in!

What is going on in the studio these days.  I've been creating pendants with my focal beads.   I feel sometimes people like my beads, but then feel like well now what do I do if I buy it?  Not everyone like creating jewelry, so I've decided to see what can I create with my beads.   It may actually give those who buy the beads, ideas what to do with them..  and for those who do not make jewelry they have a finished piece for themselves for a reasonable price.

What I have found out out how much I enjoy working with the little jewelry tools, the beads and the wire wrapping.. Oh boy something else for me to PLAY with..  love it .  I guess anything that comes from my creative brain and I can do with my own hands is always  a joy for me..  it balances out my life with my full time job which is a lot more serious.

so here are a bunch of pictures of  my pendants I just made.. a few are on ebay, easy and art fire..  Eventually all will get posted..  Just posted 4 for now..  more to come.. :-)  have a great day!

So what is happening today?  Hurricanne Irene.. is coming through.. shocking I still have power!   Basically where we are located just heavy rains and winds... but seems to be ok.  So far.

Zentangles and Beads... what do they have in common?

Hi There. Its been a little while since I've posted here. Fun things are going on in the studio. I am still working on getting comfortable with my new torch. I don't get as much sit and torch time as I use to. Due to my day job. When I do though, look out it is hours of playing!

So what are Zentangles? It is a company that is promoting the artistic endeavor of doodles to an art form... it is a great way to put designs on paper, to meditate , to experiment.. Some days the doodles are intricate, or very loose and large. Here are a couple I tried to do on my own to see what I could come up with. Its FUN... i personally like to do this while watching tv. It has the same quality as sitting an knitting or needlepointing.. very relaxing.
So what does this have to do with bead making? WEll... let me tell you scroll on down.
I mentioned it would be cool to do a doodle bead exchange, Tami so kindly offered to hosting this exchange on wet canvas.



A bunch of us have signed up and will do our own doodle beads(zentangles) on glass. :-) Once we come up with half decent beads, we send in our picks to tami who will divide up the beads and send out the same number of beads sent to all the participants.. so what I will recieve is 3-4 doodle beads from other bead artist.. This gives us an opertunity to work with design, stringer control.. which is a thin rod of glass... so drawing on the molten bead...
so below are my first try's at this fun exchange. Still working on that stringer control... I'd like to make the stringer even thinner and try to do more designs... we'll see... i've got till april 1st to perfect...

Just Beads :-)

Just some beads to share..

Just sharing some pictures of my back log of beads. I'm catching up and going through the pile..
Doing the photo shoots.. and measuring and getting ready to post this batch.. I have about 16 or so , mostly focals.. Just thought I'd share.
This bead was created with cranberry cim.. what a cool reaction on ivory.


this one reminds me of a spine.. runnning through this bead..


Splish splash.. is all this reminds me of

Some sort of eye... I think...

One of my charm beads.. this one has one hole at the bottom to hang something from it or just leave it alone..

Have a great week.. Diane

Just some pictures of recent beads sold..

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to all of YOu! This year I'm starting the year doing things I love , that is one of my goals... So one of those things is making beads, selling beads for people to enjoy, and in hopes of making some money to buy more glass to create more beads.. well you get the picture lol.. The pictures I show here are beads I've posted on Ebay today.. Its a beginning of working with ebay.. I had taken some time away from that venue...

Wow.. Christmas is nearly here...

Hi , It has been a very busy several weeks, and I'm really really looking for things to slow down just a tad. Between the shopping, the working, decorating, quilt making, oh and we must not for get the gift wrapping. I swear every year I vow to make it non stressful.. but it just seems to follow with the time of year. I've had to let some things go this year.. just to keep up.

I am sorting all my beadies.. and have begun selling on ebay again. I revamped my website, for some reason I enjoy doing that.. love adding to it, taking away.. its creative. I love anything creative! I need to make my resolutions for the new year.. to be more creative with my lampworking and watercolors.. and make the time to do it.. no excuses..

Here is my Frosty Heart I created a little while ago.. just getting it posted now.. Its listed on Ebay..

Beads of courage

Just a few pictures of the goodies heading to the Beads Of Courage program.. What it is this program? Well it is a program designed to support and help children coping with serious illness. The children use beads to tell their story, each bead has meaning to them and the milestones they have achieved in their journey of treatment. If you would like to read more about this wonderful program please check out their website here Beads Of Courage

Sorry for not the greatest pictures , I had already counted out and divided them up according to size and are all in their bags to be packaged up.....but it gives you an idea. Have a wonderful day.. Diane :-)

Just some beads...

Just pictures of beads.. today.. enjoy. diane