http://beadsnest.com/blog Handmade glass beads from Cape Cod - Lampworking Mon, 25 May 2009 15:09:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From The BeadsNest vantage point... I clearly recall taking my first "beginner" lampworking class with Bobbie Jenkins. After directing us on the importance of taking safety precautions in our glass beadmaking, Bobbie showed us her studio. I was irreversably hooked before we began. Four Nortel MInor Burner torches with accompanying flamework tools ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=44 Making glass beads over a torch is more fun than any bead enthusiast can imagine.  Everyone should have the opportunity. Perhaps renting torch time is a good option if you're not a serious lampworker or you just want to try making beads before you get totally involved.  There are probably lampworkers ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=40 Setting my priorities is what it's all about.  Thank goodness we have weekends, is all I have to say.  My priorities should be simple.  I just have to determine what's most important to put at the top of my list for the day.  We normally start our morning "ooh-ing and ah-ing" over yesterdays ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=37 We've mostly recuperated from our weekend festivities with ISGB, and our focus is now redirected to the Milwaukee show. We've got a smaller show in Portland, Maine in a couple of weeks - but that will be "easy beads" compared to Milwaukee. Sandra is madly torching away every spare moment ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=32 The ISGB show was a big hit this weekend.  It's always great to meet other people who have the same obsession.  The best part, though, is that no two artists create alike. Even when we study under the same teachers, our finished product is unique from the rest.  It's fun to ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=29 We'll be showing at the Glass Bead Extravaganza with the International Society of Glass Beadmakers this weekend.  The Holiday Inn in Marlboro, MA is a short excursion for us this time.  New York City was a hike, but lots of fun.  We're thinking that getting to Milwaukee for the Bead and Button ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=26 We went to the Bead Fiesta show in New York City as vendors this weekend.  It's quite an interesting place for a couple of country girls.  We stayed on Long Island with friends and took the train into the city each morning, then grabbed a taxi to the show from the train station.  As ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=24 The first bead show I attended was an experience I’ll not readily forget. It was a few years ago now, but my recollection is as vivid as if it were just yesterday. I was amazed at the numbers of people, both women and men, who were streaming through the doors ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=13 I was exhibiting at a bead show in West Chester, Pennsylvania recently, and found myself visiting with my poet friend, Liz, and her family after the show. As it happens, Liz's brother, Bill Scheffey, is a retired educator who is an expert on world civilizations. I was enthralled with his ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=8 The Art of Lampworking – Handmade Glass Beads Lampworking isn't making pretty shades for household lamps? Of course it's not! That would make far too much sense, wouldn't it? “Lampwork” is making handmade glass beads for custom-made jewelry and other wonderful stuff. The art of lampwork is actually the process of melting a ... http://beadsnest.com/blog/?p=4