my latest batch of beads

blue and white bead, originally uploaded by ravnsdaughter.

I swear I learn something new with every night I spend at my torch. Tonight, I played with a tiny portion of the five pounds of glass I picked up on Friday.

I was thrilled to discover, when I went out to Sunlight that they had expanded their lampworking section by a few times over from the last time I bought glass. Their selection of pre-made stringer was amazing. I am using a fair bit of the stringer, too, that I suspect I will run out of stringer before I run out of the large rods. Fortunately, the stringer is pretty darn inexpensive.

( There are a few more bead pics behind the cut. )