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Friday Feature – Lampwork Goddesses

This week on my Friday Feature I will be featuring the work of some wonderful self representing artist/artisan lampworkers. The theme is “Goddesses” – one that has been explored in depth by the lampwork community, myself included.

Something about glass seems to lend itself well to the curvy female form. I love making these little [...]

Friday Lampwork Feature – Purple Beads

“INNER DEPTH” – Purple and Black Glass Bead Set by Stephanie Gough of Beads by Stephanie Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/beadsbystephanie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FinishingTouchJewels

Lampworked berry beads and flowers set, made using various shades of purple glass and finished with white flowers. By Debbie Dew. Website: www.silverartz.co.uk Etsy Shop: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Glassmania

Val Cox Multicolor Dark Frit

This frit (sold by Val Cox) was a lot of fun. “It may not look like much in its raw state but this one really packs a punch. This is a striking color that can produce vibrant yellows, pinks and blue greens. Heat the bead slightly above the stress relief point for a few moments in the [...]

Friday Lampwork Feature – “Etched Beads”

This week I have been experimenting with glass etching. This is a technique that is widely used with lampwork beads, but one that I have only really touched on slightly in my own work. I don’t have a good reason for this. I love the way etched beads look and the way etching a bead [...]

Colour Experiments – Val Cox Copper Blue Frit

Val Cox Copper Blue

This frit is sold by Val Cox. “A classic aqua blue color that’s completely fuss-free. When this is worked normally, you will have a pure blue tone. When it’s combined with silver foil, some copper rimming can appear, hence the name.”

Val Cox Copper Blue #0 on [...]

Colour Experiments – Val Cox Dense Black Frit

Colour Experiments

This blend, sold by Val Cox, is a very dense transparent black. “Hard to believe this is a transparent. It appears completely opaque even in small quantities. This is a fun one to play with. Use it to create depth and dramatic effect.”

Beads & Info by Amy Hall

Val [...]

Colour Experiments – Val Cox Red Violet Frit

Colour experiments

This frit is sold by Val Cox. “A beautiful violet with warm leanings. This color is concentrated so use less to start and add as you go. Red Violet works very well on a base of clear and compliments nicely with pink and aqua tones. Red Violet is in each of [...]

Friday Lampwork Feature – “Frit Beads”

This week for my “Friday Feature” here on the Two Glassy Ladies blog, the theme is Frit Beads.

Now some of you might be wondering what “Frit” is. In the glass world, this stuff is pretty popular. It’s basically just ground up glass, which often comes in colour blends. Wikipedia has some info on frit, [...]

Lampwork Bead Giveaway

“Like” Two Glassy Ladies on Facebook for a chance to win this bead set! I will randomly pick a winner from my Facebook fans next Friday (April 26th) at around 5:30pm PST. As an added bonus, I will be throwing in something extra special for the winner if I can get up to 300 [...]

Team Serenity Etsy Street Team Promotion

Today only – receive 15% off in my Etsy shop as part of Team Serenity’s promotional event. Use the coupon code TEAMSERENITY at checkout.

Use the same code in these other shops for discounts and goodies as well:

www.etsy.com/shop/harmony5 – 5% off

www.etsy.com/shop/TreeCricket – 20% off purchase of $5 or more

www.etsy.com/shop/EternalGirl – 20% [...]

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