I recently bought some Creation is Messy (CiM) maraschino glass and it’s a lovely bright red. It encases white beautifully and gives it a transparent red-orange colour, as in the swirly lampwork beads below. Some colours of glass can boil easily, but I’ve found this particular colour to be fairly stable and easy to use. [...]
Well, here he is! A lampwork “Green Man” bead. I’ve seen “Green Man” images and carvings in both wood and architecture in various places, local or otherwise and thought I’d have a go myself. I used CIM Olive glass with Reichenbach Iris Orange and mixed it together before making the bead. The Green Man is [...]
I thought I’d write this tutorial for webbing certain glass over another colour to give a stunning lacy finish over the surface. I use CiM Hades, but Effetre Intense Black will also give the same effect as both these glasses web across the surface of another colour when placed under intense heat. First I’ve chosen [...]
Well, I’ve been playing again with lampwork leaves and love the CiM glass colour “mojito”, which the foundation colour of these beads. However, if you want a colour scheme that you can’t see on my website, then get in touch as I’d love to make you some in the colours you’d like. Might make some [...]