Flower Implosion Pendant Soft Glass Lampwork tutorial by Jeannie Cox

[@kimbain4368]

Jeannie was such a talent and a wonderful instructor. So sad she passed away from cancer in March of 2019.

[@shawnallman1354]

I just made the best looking flower implosion pendant I've ever made thanks to this video! I applaud you and your work thank you very much!

[@KittyHerder]

Thank you. I have been doing implosion marbles based on other videos and the monologue explains where the glass goes, how important it is to heat the sides (not front), and so on.

[@mouseysminimoves748]

Fantastic, clear tutorial. Really appreciated the "whoopsie!" moments, and showing how you rescued the piece. Great.

[@KateDrewWilkinson]

Val, you are so sweet and your demos are easy to watch, lots of detail. I rarely watch demos, but I'm going to watch more of yours, It's nice to be with you here!

[@kathyallen6238]

I just happened on to this video and was absolutely fascinated. I know I will never "do" glass but I thoroughly enjoyed watching the process. Thank you!

[@pjfoltz8810]

Beautiful. I have been watching glass making videos for 2 days now. Today, lampwork videos. Your are the best. I am going to get a kit and some if the clear glass you recommed.

[@CBRLady]

Thank you so, so very much for publishing this thorough tutorial. I've seen many videos and none of them explain the entire process as well as you do. I've made 14 failed pendants now but my last two aren't as awful - thanks to your video.

[@jeannie291]

Awesome! Keep practicing, they'll get better and better. You should of seen my first ones, yuck!

[@AussieVikingSwede]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful technique. I always enjoy watching people do this, it's like magic the way the glass moves to lengthen the petals and such. Your detailed explanations are great!

[@scoobybanks9307]

Aussie Viking 0

[@jeannie291]

There are tons of tools to use (the petals are just melted in and lengthened with gravity, which you can see in the video). If you look up my video about starting a glass studio (there are 2 parts to that one), you can see many of the tools I use.

[@janedoe6181]

I can't believe a few orange dots and purple "C"'s turned into what looks like a real multi-dimensional flower encased in glass. This is not a craft I will ever take up, but I find it absolutely fascinating to watch!

[@jeannie291]

Thank you! It still fascinates me after all these years (over 20), too!

[@Die_Oile]

Thanks for saying you use Lauscha, I already wondered if I had picked the wrong glass. You’re an inspiration, accidents and all! 💚

[@ursulamoran9453]

Thanks for the video, this is wonderful! I especially like how you kept in the parts where you accidentally drop it. Happens to me all the time, and every time I panic. ;)

[@jeannie291]

Haha! I used to panic also, or just trash it in my water bin. But yes, just take a breath, take a warmed tool or reheat a rod and pick that sucker back up again. :)

[@wittnessbe_judged8723]

Very talented absolutely beautiful this is not for a beginner I've never made a glass bead I'm going to have to find a very beginner tutorial because I'm so excited to meet at glass Beach thank you for sharing your work with us most of all I want to thank you for not cutting out the mistakes because it is very discouraging for the beginners to think that even the advance cannot mistakes again outstanding very beautiful I cannot say enough of how I truly want to learn how to make glass beads

[@susanfarley6433]

I wish I could have seen videos like this when I was learning to do lampwork. Had to teach myself from a book. This technique was not in the book. Awesome!

[@jeannie291]

Thank you! I learned mostly from old books and experimenting on my own, too. 20+ years ago, there wasn't much out there. :)

[@teriseparnes2877]

Jeannie, I never tire of watching your fabulous videos. You are clear, precise with your explanations and I am truly grateful for the generous gift of knowledge that you impart to others. Looking forward to learning so much more from you! Again, thanks!

[@jeannie291]

Thank you! :) I hope to be making more videos soon since the weather is starting to get cooler here again.

[@osculatingasses4715]

thank you! wonderful video! im so glad you left the pendant dropping in! you are an excellent teacher! looking forward to seeing all of your videos!

[@enricolambrusco2449]

Great video. I learned things I didn’t know that are not explained in other videos. like how to make the bail properly. Among other things. More thorough than other videos.

[@shane-zt9ix]

I love the details of your work, you make it easier to learn thank you so much and no make the videos 45 min long. The more details the best. Thanks again

[@jeannie291]

Thanks - - you can always slow the videos down, too, if you need them to go a bit slower. :)

[@shane-zt9ix]

Lol I've probably watched this one 20 times.

[@alricaneshama]

I love this pendant. I love the colors. I'd like to see them used to make a Lotus implosion pendant or a Calla Lily implosion pendant. With these colors.

[@Ma_K95]

This is a great demo, seen implosions done differently but this way seems like itd be easier for me. Definitely gonna give it a try

[@gracefromspace5502]

I've always loved glass work and wanted to learn glass blowing. But I'm watching this now and I realize that I have no talent for this!! I don't even understand any of your directions/instructions--God bless those that do. I am loving your work!!

[@jeannie291]

Hi Grace! Yes, this is a tutorial for a more advanced glass-making technique. And if you did know the basics of working with glass, then you would understand this. It is GREAT fun and you will never know if you will like it (or have talent for it) unless you try. :)

[@Babette17C]

My goodness - that is so cool. You even told us the colors you used. Nice to see a soft glass being used for such a big implosion. Thanks a lot! I've made tiny ones, now I'm challenged to make a bigger one like you did. Love your last name, BTW.

[@jeannie291]

:) I love going BIG!! It's just a little harder to find the thicker clear rods. The last few times, I found them at ABR Imagery, tho!

[@HeliPadUSA]

That's beautiful and so fascinating how you made that. I just happened across this video trying to learn more to set up my wife's first bead studio.

[@parkercummings1906]

Thank you for the quick reply for this comment and my last one. The work you do is just delicately beautiful. I will look into the glass classes. I am in my mid fifties and it is time I did something that I would enjoy.

[@nikkiobrien2345]

Wow! You make it look so easy! Simple it may be, but maybe not easy lol! Beautiful.

[@OjibwayDreams]

Absolutely Beautiful, what an honor it would be to wear something so beautifully crafted. I love the video, mistakes and all 😀

[@infragablecasts1279]

Thank you soo much for this video, I watched it early on in my lampworking career, but at some point I had managed to forget some of the fundamentals of a compression flower, Stumbling across this video again, was just what I needed to get my flowers back in line and eliminate the pesky bubbles i was creating in the middle of my compressoins! THANK YOU! :D Note: all of the techs in this video also apply to borosilicate.

[@jeannie291]

You're welcome! Yes, I have made these in both soft and boro, too. :)

[@ximamisfitx]

I was wondering what I was doing wrong on implosions you explained how to do it perfectly this was an awesome video thank you so much :)

[@jeannie291]

Thank you!

[@WhoDoUthinkUr]

I'm really new to glass thanks so much for the great videos they help alot.

[@barbaraevans6248]

Thank you Jeannie! Very well done. Bails are my nemesis. I'll check out that video also.

[@toddsorrow5705]

There are several other ways to do the loop or Bail personally I don't like the pointed tweezers heating the whole thing up and squeezing technique.. you're still left opening a hole through it.. I like to take a glass rod heating up what you need.. taking a pair of tweezers and making a small circle almost like a bead without using a mandrel.. Welding it to the pendent or the pulling a loop off of the pendant itself... But for a how to video very nice.. I did wonder if you like stiff glass why not you'd borosilicate you had 30 minutes in the video and supposedly it was in fast forward shouldn't take any more than 30 minutes to make this kind of pendant even with hard glass..

[@inspiredart8601]

Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@denisesl78]

thanks!!!!! you are a really good teacher.!

[@memorialashglass4031]

thank you so much! great video and thanks for leaving the corrections in and show that mistakes can be fixed! Good job..

[@txartchick5594]

Thank you I Truely enjoyed this .I must admit I kept rewinding .You are helping me understand how glass moves and how to manipulate it.I only know paint .As an artist I want to learn more .I've purchased jewelry with suspended shells ,flowers in glass.then silver .How do they not burn the silk flower .Thank you .😁👏👏👏

[@joshschneider9766]

Think of it as honey. It's viscous like that.

[@mella8902]

New to glass, love your video..I was wondering if you start an implosion can you take a break in between?

[@missjabaful]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful technique

[@joantuers9835]

Hi Jeannie. Thanks so much for the wonderful video. Is there a specific name for the tweezers used to poke the hole in the bale?

[@daisyestrella9611]

Thank you for this amazing video. Very precise and easy to follow. I have a few question. Im a beginner. What did you use to make the pedals? What are the tools you recommend for most of your projects?

[@backtoearthcreations]

Your videos are smashing! May I ask how you anneal a bead like this?

[@BruhMakesGlass]

She passed away a while before this comment sadly, she used a bead annealer kiln i believe

[@demsviral1862]

@@BruhMakesGlass do you happen to know what those tweezers are called with the hooks at the end that she made the holes with where the string goes 🤔

[@BruhMakesGlass]

@@demsviral1862 peters tweezers, i use them too. If you’re new I’d get bale biters instead

[@ProfessorDesiree]

@DJDailey, thank you for letting us know. I only just found her. She left such a gift for all of us new to this art in these videos.

[@milycoletti]

Hey great vid Jeannie. Neat to see :D

[@evocabulary3538]

Thanks for your tutorial.What torch and oxygen generator are you using?

[@galemonterio5261]

Thank you so much for this. I've always been fascinated by lamp work ever since I carried a friend's pieces in my shop. Wanted to learn how to do it but I understand it's pretty expensive to set up all the necessary tools etc. Do you have a video that will walk me through what is needed to get started and do I need to have a special place in order to bring in the tanks or can I do it in my apartment with fire bricks, etc.

[@jeannie291]

Hi Gale, It really depends on what you want to do and what type of glass you are using. But it can be relatively cheap to thousands of dollars to set up a studio. Best bet for just trying it out is to find a glass studio near you where you can take a class or 2. But, some companies do have starter kits, which use a hot-head torch (you hook them up to cans of Mapp gas which you can purchase at your local hardware store). Even if you do purchase a oxy/propane torch, you don't have to get tanks either, many torches run on oxygen concentrators. But thank you for the suggestion - that would be a good, informative video to make. I still do not have my studio completed yet, but when I do, I will try to make a video about set-up and equipment, etc.

[@galemonterio5261]

Thank you for that info . I don't think there are any glass studios here in Myrtle Beach, SC, but will consider the alternative you suggested. Does a macro butane torch not get hot enough to melt the glass?

[@jeannie291]

I am not sure, I have never tried a butane torch. You can always try it.

[@francinetardivon1224]

Whaouhhhhh que c'est magnifique !!!!!

[@susannehoglund5565]

Sorry, but I am new to this...what clear are you using? Could not register that. English is not my language 😂

[@manojkushwaha-badabusiness6703]

lovely pendent you are good artist. ....

[@timcapell]

You are really good. What oxygen concentrator do you use? I’m getting back into the hobby after moving and the one I currently have died.

[@jeannie291]

I am using an M20 right now, for my Bravo, but have also done these with a 5lpm concentrator and a Minor torch - - just might take a little longer with less oxy pressure.

[@demsviral1862]

hello I was wondering what those tweezers are called the ones with the hooks at the end that you made the holes with 🤔

[@Meme_Merchant]

This is an amazing technique thank you

[@ZackHummel-k5s]

Where did you get your bail tweezer’s and what are they called

[@mu2ff5in]

This tutorial is great I’d like to get into making these pendants what type of tools are used and where could I buy them and the materials

[@jeannie291]

If you check, I do have a 2 part video about starting your own glass studio. It talks about equipment, tools, where to get them, etc.

[@highwater1862]

Learned so much. thanks!

[@liatfein-kandel9211]

Hi Jeannie, Thanks for a great tutorial,you're wonderful! My implosion didn't grow enough , what am I doing wrong?heating the flower face to much? or compressing too much ? I'm using an opal stringer .and the flower do shrink but almost not growing in the pendant

[@jeannie291]

There could be several reasons why it doesn't move up enough in your pendant. You could be heating the whole thing too much instead of just heating the outer edges, you might not of compressed enough times after seeing the sides droop to ease the glass color up into the clear - - or, if the flower isn't widening at the top, it needs more compression at the very end to make it "bloom". Keep trying, you will get it - - maybe try it with a regular color, too, and see what difference you get (some colors like to thin out or break up).

[@liatfein-kandel9211]

Thanks for the help! I watched your video again... Do you heat the side disk near the flower picture or near the pointy/ rod ? Will try some more and search for buying lausha clear...

[@jeannie291]

The whole outer edge of the disk is heated, but not the center (you want that part to stay relatively cool). The outside edge should start drooping down but the center will stay up (so the center of the bottom of your disk should look indented). Towards the end, I am still heating the sides, but then focus the heat more towards the bottom side, opposite the punty.

[@SIttyMay]

It was awesome!

[@parkercummings1906]

thanks for the teaching video it was awesome ! just wondering how did you learn all this ?

[@jeannie291]

Haha! I did have an old, old lampworking book originally. But basically I learned by doing - trial and error. I have been doing it for over 20 years now, so I am pretty comfortable with soft (soda lime) glass. I have taken about 3 lampworking classes in all that time (I think the last one was in 2006). There are glass studios out there that teach this craft, and that is another great way to try it out and see if you like it. These days, there are a LOT of KZbin videos, various books and glass magazines out there, which are great learning tools also.

[@PurplePartyHat]

you are the best!

[@robinjacobs3553]

Does anyone know what type of torch she used? I hate the smell of the map gas that came w my kit. I don’t think I can do this if that’s the only choice. Thank you

[@Nicksname1]

Thank you Jeannie!

[@jeannie291]

You're Welcome! :)

[@SuperCarolyn2009]

Beautiful!

[@IMSiegfried]

Jeannie, may I ask how long you've been doing glasswork? I seem to recall your name from years ago on Lampwork Etc. Am I wrong? My name on there was Ziggy. Thanks. Cheers!

[@jeannie291]

Thanks! I have been working with glass since 1995. First in Boro, but just playing around a bit, then got into soft glass in 2005-6.

[@IMSiegfried]

No wonder you make it look so easy! Practice, practice, practice! :)

[@Valentine-Channelle]

Love this pendant where can I buy one xx

[@jeannie291]

Thanks! I have a store front on Beaders Bounty, which this exact type of pendant I made in this video is available (except this one has leaves in the background. :) www.beadersbounty.com/product/purple-implosion-flower-pendant/

[@firekindled3805]

so pretty thanks for sharing

[@davidhawley1132]

Amazing.

[@dragonbone5000]

Lovely, thanks for sharing.

[@ednanigrisela1470]

Hi, I want to know what the final stage is, and why some of my beads break .?

[@jeannie291]

I am not sure what you mean by final stage - - unless you are talking about putting it into a hot kiln to anneal. All glass pieces should go into a kiln and anneal to make them as strong as possible and to prevent cracking. If your beads are breaking as you are making them - you are not keeping the whole bead warm enough throughout your design process. You need to stop every so often and give overall heat to your whole bead or glass piece to keep it warm. Cracking happens when the glass gets too cold and then you heat it up again (either in the torch or in the kiln).

[@jessebeckmann695]

The glass color might not be compatible that your using also.

[@robertomesnik7908]

Very cool!!

[@mauiglassbeads]

Aloha thanks for your wonderful video

[@jeannie291]

Thank you!

[@memorialashglass4031]

thank you so much.. really helpful

[@GreenEnvyDesigns]

Ive always wondered hoe to do this! Dont think im quite ready for this but i may order some thick rods with my next purchase anyway! Thnx for this amazing tutorial

[@jeannie291]

The best and easiest way to start is to just use dots as your first "petals", and you don't have to start as large as I did either, you can make a smaller pendant. But have fun and play! That's what it's all about! :)

[@GreenEnvyDesigns]

thnx Jeannie. It's always less daunting when someone shows it first so youtube is fantastic for this :) thnx for sharing

[@joshschneider9766]

Hey does lauscha make 96?

[@phubarnow5388]

That's pretty!

[@jeannie291]

:) Thanks!

[@trxxxtr]

how much will a complete setup cost?

[@jeannie291]

That would depend on what kind of work you'd want to do - - the torches alone can cost a few hundred each to thousands of dollars each. A set-up like mine is between 5 and 10 grand.

[@laralu510]

fabulous. Thank you so much :D

[@anniepetmik65]

I really want it 😊

[@toniofficer6654]

Thank you. Your amazing!

[@1fbgsp]

Do you use propane or butane?

[@jeannie291]

I use a propane and oxygen supplied torch.

[@vindice5849]

I really love these videos, i just messaged you on Facebook about tools!

[@lingyic3549]

I still don't get how the petals go up

[@jeannie291]

The clear glass slowly droops down around the edges and that movement, along with resting/pressing it flat at the bottom again forces the color to creep upwards into the clear. I know it seems almost impossible that it works (my same thought about 20 years ago when I first tried it), but it does work. :)

[@Meme_Merchant]

You have a subscriber in me :) im looking to get into torchworking as a way to make some cash from home this helps alot

[@jacobswaney9798]

Great Info Thank You!!!!

[@teriseparnes2877]

Super!

[@ИкромРахмонов-ш1п]

Апам мани🤗🤗

[@vestel777]

How much would 2 of those cost?

[@jeannie291]

Hi Steve, it depends on the size and type of components/glass used to make them, but they range from 30-50 a piece.

[@vestel777]

Jeannie Cox - Well the ones you showed before the video started looked awesome. $30 to $50 sounds like a great price. Question if I may. Can you do like Purple Swirls? And or use Cadmium that looks like neon colors? I think that's how you spell it Cadmium.

[@vestel777]

Jeannie Cox - I'm sorry Jeannie but I love asking questions about AWESOME Art. And what I seen in this video is Awesome Art.

[@vestel777]

Jeannie Cox - Are those pendants or are they necklaces?

[@jeannie291]

They are pendands

[@sellahgael8615]

IT S HARD SOFT GLASS LIKE BORO

[@dorothyrobinson5706]

I love you videos they are really a help to me sometimes I think I'm the only one that messes up so bad sometimes my OCD gets the best of me keep doing what you do is there anyway that I can friend you on my Facebook page loyal follower Dorothy

[@PaulMcHanJr]

Try putting your camera over your LEFT shoulder, & show closeups DURING your work.

[@mouseysminimoves748]

Fff

[@DavlynM]

Loved the video, hated your talking... Cut the words umm, uh, and, the, like, or any other filler words that give you the chance to think. Also quit clicking your tongue, smacking your lips, or sucking in breathe. All of these distracted from what seemed a well informed video. We have a tendency to try and fill every second. Most find it very uncomfortable to let silence sit. If you can take this constructive criticism I think it will bring your videos to a new level. Thanks for sharing your technique.

[@jeannie291]

Thank you - - I have noticed that myself and hate hearing myself talk in general, but I have SO many things I want to point out to help people learn and my mind is racing with all those things when I am voicing these videos. I am trying to improve. I guess I could of just had music blasting during the whole thing and not said anything at all.

[@rachaelpaton8990]

I personally find your use of the words "Hate" and "Quit" in this poorly veiled "constructive criticism" very distracting and uncomfortable. Instead of reaching for your volume control you verbally attack this artists FREE tutorial in such a manner that can only be likened to the terse way a grumpy teacher talks down to a child. It appears you are in the minority with your harshly worded opinion, reading the rest of the positive comments here and on the dozens of useful videos Jean has created FOR FREE. I suggest you jog on.... or post some of your own videos so we can critique them. Then we could take this to a whole "new level". Thanks for sorting out your cruddy attitude.

[@DavlynM]

Sorry Rachel, I'm not interested in your feelings... Only fact, and the fact is speaking has become a skill many people now a days are severely lacking in. Sometimes what you have to say is lost when distracted from by hasty speaking. Even presidents and professional speakers have issues with this, to say nothing of KZbinrs. On a better note, Jeannie I think you have a lot of experience to offer and in no way meant my criticism to be taken hatefully. Hopefully you can continue to make strides in your art both orally and physical :) good luck in your endeavors, I'm rooting for you.

[@ReneShepard]

And sometimes your a pompous, self righteous, lack of any kind of skill troll who goes around nit picking other people's stuff without having anything of any real value to add to the conversation. Crap nazi's like you should really leave people like Jeannie alone, because she has friends. Something you should consider getting.

[@rachaelpaton8990]

The only hasty speaking I see here is your rambling. Nobody cares what you think. Your comment is a mere droplet in a sea of praise. Get a life DavlynM. And learn how to spell.

[@zippy3711]

Bogus video no help.

[@juergenbusch289]

Shouldnt u start u video telling what type glass u are using? Why making us guess?

[@parkercummings1906]

Thank you for the quick reply for this comment and my last one. The work you do is just delicately beautiful. I will look into the glass classes. I am in my mid fifties and it is time I did something that I would enjoy.

[@jeannie291]

The 50's club! I'm there too. :)