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Confession...I'm addicted to handmade lampwork glass beads.
Why, you ask? Oh my goodness where do I begin?!? Each one is a beautiful little work of art lovingly handmade with the utmost amount of skill...and patience!

Lampworking, more specifically Lampwork Beadmaking, involves using a gas-fueled torch to melt rods of glass and shape them into beads using tools, hand movements and gravity. The artist starts with a metal mandrel coated with a bead release powder, selects the colored glass rod(s) and then the magic begins. The glass is heated until molten then wound around the mandrel forming the bead base. Once the base is done, it can be decorated using a variety of techniques and materials. Once finished, the bead is annealed for strength and durability. Beads are placed in a kiln, heated to and temporarily soaked at a specific temperature depending on the type of glass, then allowed to cool slowly eliminating the internal stress that causes glass to crack with small changes in temperature or other shocks. This annealing process truly sets handmade lampwork apart. Mass-produced lampwork beads do not go through this process and are more prone to easily break.

All the variables in the lampworking process ~ glass colors and types, bead shapes, tools, artists' talent and preferred embellishment methods ~ are the reason these small pieces of art are unique and quite often, one of a kind pieces.
Let's look at some, shall we?

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Spring Couldn't Come Faster Focal Bead made by Susan Elliot of Doodletart Glass www.Doodletart.com	Nostalgia Focal Bead made by Kaye Husko of Koregon Beads www.KoregonBeads.com
English Chintz Floral Lentil Beads made by Lynn Bauter of Brilynn Beads www.Brilynn.etsy.com	Pretty in Pink Wild Blossom Beads made by Heather Davis of Blissful Garden Beads www.BlissfulGardenBeads.com
Pastel Gradient Beads made by Cristy Howard of AlyDan Bead Designs www.AlyDanBeads.com	Glacier Blue Scrollwork Hollow made by Gillian Soskin of Brilliant Beads www.BrilliantBeads.net
Ocean Within Lentil Beads made by Catherine Steele of Art With Heart www.CatherineSteele.com	Chocolate Sea Lentil Beads made by Melissa Willette of A Bead Is Born www.ABeadIsBorn.com
Violet Rose Chintz Beads made by Kathie Urato of Designs by K. Urato www.DesignsByKUrato.com	Nautical Whimsy Beads made by Kimberly Nicole Rogalski of Bastille Bleu Lampwork www.BastilleBleu.com

That's just a tiny sampling from some of my favorite glass artists. But you must admit...they're gorgeous, aren't they? There isn't enough money in the world to buy all the beads I want to buy from them!! (See?...addicted...totally)

It's funny...when I buy their beads, I anxiously await their arrival, ooh and aah over them when they get here and then realize they're so pretty I dont want to give them up!! Happens every time. And I do have a collection so I keep one here and there to add to it. It's tough though because I really just want to keep them all...LOL. But I can't...they must be made into jewelry and shared :)

I do genuinely love using their beads. They add to the uniqueness of my jewelry. I take a one of a kind set of beads made by these artists, use them in a one of a kind set of jewelry handcrafted by me and what do you have? A chance to express your personality and individuality with beautiful jewelry that no one but you will ever have!

I could fill an entire website raving about these glass artists and showing photos of their beads. They're a talented bunch!

I appreciate all the time and effort that goes into their work and I want to showcase their talent. So I've decided to extend an invitation for them to come over, write about themselves and show us some of their work. I hope you enjoy their pages.

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