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Why are lampwork beads so expensive? ?
Aren’t they just glass??? I found a pretty bead, maybe 1/2 inch long, but they wanted $8 for it!! And the rest were similar in price.
They are just glass. However, each is handmade and decorated, or at least hand-decorated. The process is pretty tough. It takes a lot of practice to get them right. Also, if you’re shopping at a specialty store that mainly sells beads, don’t forget they have to pay overhead and all that kind of stuff, too, even on that one lovely little bead.
If you are planning to get into beading, I would suggest checking out the Fire Mountain website at www.firemountaingems.com and seeing if they have any lampwork beads you like. Save up your money and your beading needs, because they give a pretty good quantity discount. If you order a total of 15-49 units, you get about 25% to 30% off the regular retail price for 1-14 units. If you order 50 units or more, your discount can get up to 50% on many of the normal items. All the prices are listed for each item. It’s pretty easy to figure out when you’re looking at it.
How to make glass beads Part I
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Czech Lampwork Drop Bead Wine Charms $27.99 Set of six unique and elegant wine charms using 100% Czech Lampwork drop bead and Swarovski crystals. Great for entertaining or gift giving…. |
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Quartz Wine Stopper 01 Hand Made Crystal Bottle Cork Lampwork Glass Novelty Gift 3.5 $30.00 One-of-Kind* Natural Quartz is set on your new wine bottle stopper. This is a frosted lampwork glass stopper with three rubber rings. The Quartz is a clear dome-shaped stone with unique inclusions and rainbows. Affirmation Healing Energies |
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2 – Coffee & Latte Mug Lampwork Glass Beads Start your next beading or craft project with a cup of cheer for these latte and coffee mugs. What a cute charm bracelet these will make for your favorite coffee fanatic. They measure 12mm x 19mm and come in sets of 2 beads – 1 latte mug, 1 coffee mug. Each one of these beads are handcrafted so beads of the same likeness may vary slightly in uniqueness from another…. |
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ACE (DIDYMIUM) GLASS WORKING SPECTACLES IN ECONOMY PLASTIC SAFETY FRAME WITH PERMANENT SIDE SHIELDS – 50MM EYE SIZE $45.00 Schott Glass Technologies has developed a new contrast enhancement glass for spectacle lenses. The new material, called ACE, short for “Amethyst Contrast Enhancer,” utilizes rare earth oxides in the glass composition to achieve the unique color enhancing characteristics. Basically, the color enhancement concept works by selectively positioning transmission in the blue, green, and red spectral regi… |
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Venezia New Red Heart Lampwork Glass Light or Ceiling Fan Pull $15.00 A rich trio of colors: amber, brilliant red and olive green combine for a most beautiful ceiling fan pull or light pull. Long-lasting heavy gauge brass wire. Extra ball chain attached is approx. 4″ long (included) and snaps in and out at top and base for easy connecting. Pull is 3″L. Amber/Red/Green…. |
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Clear Vision Crystal Clear Lampwork Glass Light / Fan Pull Chain $14.00 Trace Ellements lampwork glass light/fan pulls durably designed for years of beautiful use. 4″L Extra ball chain attached (included) snaps in and out at top and base for easy connecting to your existing chain…. |
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Simple Secrets of Solid Sculpture in Boro Glass By Milon Townsend $72.00 Want to sculpt hot glass? Learn the simple secrets to get the glass to do exaxtly what you want it to..Milon Townsend will show you the tools and techniques that will free you to create anything you can imagine. This 2 DVD set transcends how-to, by clearly demonstrating the essential skills that you need…. |
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Flameworking with Dichroic Glass by Milon Townsend $32.98 Milon Townsend Focus on Flamework ‘ Flameworking with Dichroic Glass’ Instructional DVD… |
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Using Northstar Frit and Powder by Milon Townsend $34.00 Milon Townsend Focus on Flamework ‘ Using Northstar Frit and Powder’ Instructional DVD…. |
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Lampwork Glass Flamingo Bead Thank You Card 5 x 7 inch premium quality folded paper greeting card. Greeting Card Universe offers the largest selection of Thank you cards on the web. We have everything from custom cards to professionally designed cards. Allow Greeting Card Universe to handle all your Thank you card needs this year. This paper card includes the following themes: glass bead, crafts, and pink. Set your paper cards apart this ye… |