I loved Pandora beads so much that I started importing, wholesaling and retailing them. My website is http://www.beadsanddangles.com. Providing the best quality beads I can find, both in sterling silver and silver plate, and combining that with outstanding customer service that is second to none are...

Raise your head on August 16 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic going on in the sky. VALENTINE'S Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 16 this year. That is, on Monday evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies（鹊桥） across...

Hello everyone! Just thought I'd drop in and get more acquainted with the Bead & Button forum and all the nice people here. Hi everyone! *Waving* I've been lampworking since 2006 and wanted to show some of my latest work! :-) There's more to look at and some available here ! thanks! I...

i have made paper beads, cylindrical shape, the way i did this is buy tissue paper of all different colors, then find some tubes of all sizes, e.g if you empty out the content of a pen, you can use the shell as your device,, i simply then crumple a little tissue paper inside the tube, and jam it in the...

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a looooong time but just recently started doing my lampwork again. Here's a new Sentinel (Bellatrix) and a geisha (Youko)...

Hi all, Just finished the first tutorial for the year 2010! It's a little beaded 3D Chicken charm made with right angle weave beading technique. I used size 11/0 seed beads so all of them turned out pretty tiny, less than one inches tall each. You can always use bigger beads or even crystals to make...

Cute! Hope he's hungry! Kimmie

Hi Folks, I continue on with my pattern of "going rogue" in my lapidary work. I haven't cold worked any glass beads in a long time so I have recently been making some as I get ready for the Portland, Oregon Bead Bazaar next weekend. Here's a little about how I got into making handcrafted...

Just want to show off my friends beautiful handmade Italian Moretti glass lampwork beads ! I purchase some to make mens jewelry to. If you wish to see more or purchase some of these, here is his online shop ! http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/LampworkTreasures

I'm looking for hollow (blown glass aka Venetian or molded), clear glass beads, sometimes called "soap bubble" beads as they look like bubbles. Does anyone have a source for these? Thanks Sarah