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Web design by Lesley Rands
updated 4th July 2010
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Welcome to my website, especially if it is your first visit. All the beads and jewellery are handmade and have been individually designed & crafted ensuring that every piece is unique. Many of you will know that I write for the very successful Making Jewellery magazine, which is published by the Guild of Master Craftsmen, but I have also just finished writing the techniques section for a new lampworking book by Joan Gordan. The book is currently listed on Amazon for pre-order at £12.74
If you decide to have a look at the beads and jewellery that I have for sale, you will find a link to my Etsy store on my shop page. Unfortunately the prices are currently in US dollars although hopefully Etsy will be changing this soon. Conversion tables are easily found on google. If you have a facebook profile, please feel free to add me as a friend as all new Etsy listings will be posted on my fb wall, so you will be the first to see any new items!!
For those of you that are new to lamp work beads, they are made from rods of clear or coloured glass which are melted in a propane/oxygen flame, shaped onto a stainless steel mandrel and then decorated. The beads are then soaked in a kiln at a constant temperature to strengthen the structure of the glass to prevent the bead from shattering with the extremes of temperature.
I started flameworking in July 2007 as a hobby, but its fascination and magic soon took hold and has inspired me to progress and put together a collection to display and sell.
I am based in the small sea side town of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, which is in the South West of the UK. My studio is in a converted bedroom in our Victorian terraced house, which allows me to practice my skills comfortably.
Finally, a photograph of my 'statement' piece which I completed for a photo shoot earlier this year.
