European Charms – Big Hole Beads

It has been a while since I gave my bead liner tool a whirl, so I thought it was time to make some fun big hole beads with sterling silver cores. Besides, I needed a few new beads for my own Pandora bracelet as well 😉

Here is the first batch, available now on Etsy

ABALONE SHELL – lampwork big hole bead
DEEP SEA JELLY – big hole bead
GOOD DOG – big hole bead
HAWAIIAN BATIK – big hole bead
HAWAIIAN BATIK – big hole bead
MERMAID’S CROWN – big hole bead
MERMAID’S CROWN – big hole bead
HOT PINK ANEMONE – big hole bead
PRETTY KITTY – big hole bead
RAINBOW’S END – big hole bead
SEA URCHINS – big hole beads
WATERCOLOR LILIES – big hole beads

New Drop Pendant & Gazing Ball Necklaces

Life is getting busy again with the new school year approaching. But you wouldn’t know Summer is coming to an end with the way this heat wave is dragging on. We just try staying indoors in the air conditioning most of the time, and count down the days till Fall arrives (which for us usually isn’t until mid-October).

In the meantime, here are some beads I managed to make one cool morning before my studio reached unbearable temperatures:

Sea Flowers
Sea Flowers – petite gazing ball pendant
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope – gazing ball pendant
Bouquet
Bouquet – gazing ball pendant
Azalea
Azalea – drop pendant necklace

Dog & Cat Murrini (& More!) Bead Necklaces

I was able to catch a cool day recently so I hopped on the torch and made these fun beads for my Gazing Ball pendant necklaces. I had been away from the torch for so long and it felt great to be able to get back to it! 😀

I am checking the weather report daily hoping for another break in this heat to be able to play with glass again 🙂

For now, here is the latest batch just listed on Etsy:

CAROUSEL
SECRET GARDEN
PRETTY KITTY
IRIDESCENT MOON
GOOD DOG
GILDED RUBY

New Bead Pendants Hot Off The Torch!

New Gazing Ball series bead pendants are up on Etsy – along with something new…. A hand pulled dot flower Drop Pendant bead! 😀

Jacaranda – drop bead pendant
Sea Jewel – bead pendant
Oceanside Pier – bead pendant
Buttercups – bead pendant
Montecito Pier – bead pendant
Safari – bead pendant

Summertime Big Hole Beads

I know I’ll be getting a lot of use out of my Pandora-style bracelet this summer and thought others might be thinking the same thing. So I made a bunch of large hole glass beads over the weekend which universally fit all types of European charm bracelets like Trollbeads, Biagi, Chamilia, and Pandora.

Blue Lichen – BHB
Turquoise Shimmer – BHB
Sea Glass – Dark Teal
Sea Glass – Bubblegum Pink
Sea Glass – Aqua & Olive
Mermaid’s Crown – Gold Opals BHB
Marmalade – BHB
Coral & Lime Ribbons – BHB
Flamenco – BHB