Has the weather been dreary for you, too? Colorful, bright flowers of glass always uplifts the spirits. All my flowers have died here… except the weeds, of course! They are happily thriving, thumbing their noses at me! They know I won’t come out in the cold and weed them! About this time of [...]
Do you revisit your lampwork dreams periodically? Do you feel a breath of fresh air from new ideas bubbling up inside of you? Or does 'overwhelmed & frustrated with lampworking' describe your feelings? For me, when I ventured into my studio after a lapse of time, I always have to clean up the tornado of mess [...]
I just watched a TED talk about how giving yourself too many choices (overload) kills your creativity and even causes you to make bad decisions! And if you offer too many options to your customers, statistics show they will freeze up and choose nothing. Bottom line... Cramming too much into a small space actually causes [...]
Do you want to learn how not to overpay for the glass beads or jewelry you buy? Then you better know the differences between a “Production” & a “Fine Artisan” glass bead maker. "Yellow Victorian Posy" Glass Lampwork Bead Flower, Go to my SHOP! This can be tricky because the line is [...]
Today, it’s all about Double Helix glass and how I strike it! This video shows the way I strike Double Helix glass…specifically Terra Nova 2… About the Double Helix glass demo! Duplicating an exact color or look is hard to achieve because you have to perfectly repeat how you do it. If you [...]
My video demos 4 different lampwork tutorials that I use to make bubbles in glass. Each one creates a different effect in your bead. Each of these bubble lampwork tutorials has been picked up from my exploring glass from different areas of glass making. When I lived in Georgia, I would go [...]
Striped ribbon stringers and what the others call ribbon glass cane, is the topic for today. There's lots of uses for them but I find these flat ribbon glass cane/stringers are wonderful to use on flower petals and leaves. Learn how to make them on this video.... “Caneworking is a glass blowing technique [...]
Today is about making Glass Jewelry made with my artistic weaving techniques. Making glass jewelry with lampwork beads creates the ultimate in exclusive, high end jewelry. It will appeal to discriminating customers who are looking for fine art in jewelry. Deena asked, in the comments, if I could demo how to use wire [...]
Today my video with show you my best tips on how to stop petals on your glass flower beads from breaking. Interested in buying my Fabulous Flower tutorials? Find them here... My Tutorials Glass Flower Bead Tip #1 I’m sure you’ve been told the more you torch, the more you get the feeling for [...]
So many people ask me...How do you make your Glass Beads? I’ll share a few of my secrets with you! I love making glass beads or as I call them…Art Forms in Glass. Did you catch it? It's my first biggy secret! Learning to think about my glass as art forms literally change how I [...]
