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Welcome to Elizabeth Beads!
Thank you for visiting my website, featuring my own handmade lampwork beads and introducing my new line of limited edition premium glass frit blends used in bead making.
Currently, my work is available for sale at the following links:
You may also link to my beads for sale on Etsy by choosing the Catalog option in the left menu.
A little information about Lampwork Beads
You may be familiar with the art of lampworking or perhaps you are curious about it. My lampwork beads are made using colorful glass cane, which is melted by a torch and wound on a mandrel. Gravity, tools and presses create the final bead shape.
Decorations are added using glass frit, hand pulled stringer and self-made murini. Special effects are achieved by the addition of gold, silver and copper in the form of leaf, foil and wire. Special silver-laden glasses are some of my favorites to use.
Flame chemistry and cycles of heating and cooling are employed in many designs. Finally, the finished bead is annealed in a kiln and carefully cleaned and inspected before being made available to you for purchase.
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