Sooooooo Devin signed me up to take a glass bead making class. Now I understand why Diane Kovach says," she's involved in a long term affair"......with glass that is! There are so many colors to choose from and the designs are endless. I could make beads for hours. It is instant gratification. You stick the glass in the flame and roll it, and voila! Of course, there is much more technique to it....hence why I took the class. Diane is a very good instructor. She makes everything look so easy. I learned how to add dots, swirls, and different patterns to the bead. I also learned how to add fritt. Fritt is so much fun! you make your bead and while it's still warm, you roll it in crushed glass (fritt). Then you put your bead back in the flame and watch it melt into the glass. I now understand the addiction to fritt. When you are making a glass bead, it is very important to keep the bead warm if you are going to add to it. I let a bead cool down too much and stuck it back in the flame and it exploded. We jumped back and a tiny piece landed down my shirt and into my bra an somehow only left a teenie tiny burn. If you play with fire, chances are you will get burned...No big deal really! It is all a learning process on what to do and what not to do. Thanks so much for teaching me how to make my own glass beads Diane. Look forward to future classes with you. Here are some pictures of the class.
Sooooooo Devin signed me up to take a glass bead making class. Now I understand why Diane Kovach says," she's involved in a long term affair"......with glass that is! There are so many colors to choose from and the designs are endless. I could make beads for hours. It is instant gratification. You stick the glass in the flame and roll it, and voila! Of course, there is much more technique to it....hence why I took the class. Diane is a very good instructor. She makes everything look so easy. I learned how to add dots, swirls, and different patterns to the bead. I also learned how to add fritt. Fritt is so much fun! you make your bead and while it's still warm, you roll it in crushed glass (fritt). Then you put your bead back in the flame and watch it melt into the glass. I now understand the addiction to fritt. When you are making a glass bead, it is very important to keep the bead warm if you are going to add to it. I let a bead cool down too much and stuck it back in the flame and it exploded. We jumped back and a tiny piece landed down my shirt and into my bra an somehow only left a teenie tiny burn. If you play with fire, chances are you will get burned...No big deal really! It is all a learning process on what to do and what not to do. Thanks so much for teaching me how to make my own glass beads Diane. Look forward to future classes with you. Here are some pictures of the class.
