Tried and loved: Gun Metal

As soon as I saw CiM released a glass called Gun Metal I knew I had to have it! I even placed an order in US so I wouldn't have to wait for it to reach the european shops.

When it arrived, I was almost nervous to try it out. But I did. And it's beautiful!

As the glass itself is so pretty, I prefered makin a simple design. A heart with a horisontal hole:

As I worked the glass in a neutral flame, it was really easy to get the metallic surface. But if I turned the oxygen down and worked in a reductive flame, it turned black. As most metallic glasses reduce in a propane flame, I was a bit confused in the beginning. :)

On CiMs' page there is a lot of comments on how to work this glass. Try it - beacuse you're worth it! ;)

SALE

I'm having a sale in my AF store Babs Beads & Design that lasts the year out! That is - two more days. ;)

15% off everything!

Yes, I made this one

This is probably the hardest bead I've ever made. And the most expensive! The lovely blue lines inside the bead is made from a silver glass from Double Helix. Very expensive and very beautiful! The surface decorations are made of goldstone stringer.

Swosch!

It's on ArtFire now.

How do you thread lampwork beads?

In the beginning I found it had to make jewellery out of lampwork beads because the large holes make them wiggle on the hattpin (or whatever you use).

I found som very expensive findings on the market tha I didn't have money of to invest in. But then I got another idea!

Read about it in the Europe Artfire Guild blog!

Silver and black

I listed this necklace today at ArtFire:

Silvered black on leather cord

It's on of several I've made in the same style, though everyone looks different from the others.

I really get a lot of appreciation for this style as it's beautiful in it's simplicity and easy to wear as it goes with almost anything.

A decision is made

I finally made the decision to move my whole shop to ArtFire and make a link from Babs Beads & Design to that shop. It was too hard to keep two shops updated and since the one on ArtFire is much better (with for example the possibility to have several photos of each item) that's the winner.

Babs Beads & Design is of course going to survive and be updated with news and other stuff (ArtFire is no good for that). That's where you can sign up to my newsletter too.

So both sites will live happily ever after!

In addition to this there's a fanclub for Babs Beads & Design on Facebook. If you want to check it out - and maybe join - you can find it here. In a while I will start making special offers to the members of the club.

And if you still haven't had enough of me, follow me on Twitter!

Fairly rescent listings

I have a lot on my mind right, and most of it does not concern my blogs! :) One thing that occupies me is my working life, in wich I'm planning to start my own bussiness. Another thing taking a lot of time has been the guild for european ArtFire artisans. That blog is really becoming something! Check it out: Europe ArtFire guild

And in addition to this (and a ten day vaccation on the westcoast of Sweden) I've been trying to find some time for making beads and listing them on ArtFire. Here are some examples of rescent listings in my shop:

Mother of two goddess with a rose on her hip

Silver flower necklace with sterling silver chain and parts

Coral flower earrings with sterlig silver parts

Dolphin necklace with sterling silver chain and parts

Please visit my shop for further details about my items.