Glass Shard Application to Lampwork Bead - behind the scenes silver glass big hole bead torch work

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Blown glass shards can be a creative and fun way to add a lot of detail to your bead designs in one simple step! Often you can just create a single-color base bead, wrap it with a shard, and have a beautiful, finished piece without too much effort.
Of course, it's also fun to add a little flair to shard beads by twisting the glass, adding raised dots or trapped air bubbles, and even embedding sparkly cubic zirconias. :-D
In this video I show how I apply my own hand-blown glass shards to a small size round bead. It can be a bit tricky on these sized beads, but by using the heat of the flame carefully you can create gorgeous beads!
Please note: There is no speaking or teaching in this video, it is just a demonstration for entertainment purposes only. As such, I will not be offering any advice or information as to the colors, tools or techniques I use. If you learn something new, that's great! But the video is really just for your enjoyment.
Thanks for watching! :)
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**To view a photo of the final bead after kiln annealing visit my website: **ccglassart.com/2015/02/26/gla..**. ** Blown glass shards can be a creative and fun way to add a lot of detail to your bead designs in one simple step! Often you can just create a single color base bead, wrap it with a shard, and have a beautiful finished piece without too much effort. Of course, it's also fun to add a little flair to shard beads by twisting the glass, adding raised dots or trapped air bubbles, and even embedding sparkly cubic zirconias. :-D In this video I show how I apply my own hand-blown glass shards to a small size round bead. It can be a bit tricky on this sized beads, but by using the heat of the flame carefully you can create gorgeous beads! Please note: There is no speaking or teaching in this video, it is just a demonstration for entertainment purposes only. As such, I will not be offering any advice or information as to the colors, tools or techniques I use. If you learn something new, that's great! But the video is really just for your enjoyment.

[@CristinaSchnellboegl]

What color is the shard you are using? Thank you.

[@christinacatherine185]

I’m pretty sure these were mottle shards which are made with thin layers of reactive glass like Raku, opaque turquoise, copper green, etc. then blown.

[@CristinaSchnellboegl]

Thank you so much.

[@CCGlassArt]

@@CristinaSchnellboegl You’re welcome 😊