Ah, flower beads! Just as there are thousands of varieties of flowers, there are as many ways to replicate them in art. Here we will start with simple flowers and a few ways to embellish them.
Required Materials: Glass rods, glass cleaner, bead release. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: Annealing kiln, marvering plate, stump shaper, mandrels dipped in bead release, tweezers. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Lampwork
Originally Published: Beadwork, April/May 2001