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The Dark Side is Calling….

The dark side? Yes, borosilicate or boro glass. I keep seeing the most wonderful beads and vessels made from this glass. I am totally in love with the colours that swirl and create universes of such depth and beauty in these creations.

Here is just one for example -

This stunning vessel is made by [...]

Women’s Fair and CL’s Necklace

With the Women’s Fair coming up I thought I should make some Christmassy themed beads so here’s a preview of some I’ll have available that day -

I’ve wanted to make some Goddess beads as well, but can’t bring myself to try the torso type so decided to take another track. There are some beautiful torso’s [...]

I got my glass order at the beginning of the week and have finally had a chance to play with it. I got some Reichenbach reduction rods which can be used to create the ‘faux boro’ effect I tried before. The colours are very pretty that show up in the glass but you have [...]

There are different types of glass used in beadmaking. Each glass has a different melting temperature. The most commonly used is soft/soda glass bought under the name of Moretti. Other brands are available too, but Moretti is the one with the most colours and most common.

Hard/Pyrex/Borocilicate glass has a higher melting temperature and requires special eye [...]