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Communities/Boards/Groups Definitely one of the top resources on the Internet: WetCanvas One of my new favorite sites: GlassArtists.org A Fantastic group if you’re active in eBay: The Bead Hive
Suppliers Everything Glass - Arrow Springs Fabulous Frit Blends - Glass Diversions
How-Tos Some practical and informative advice on getting started in lampworking: Here You’ll find a VERY basic How-To on making glass beads Here - One note of caution, however...this article doesn’t address annealing. It’s purely for the first-time bead maker. Proper annealing is essential for any beads that you would wear or sell to the public. You’ll find a nice first bead illustrated tutorial Here. If you’ve ever wanted to add pure silver or pure gold to your beads, you can find out how Here. Want to make a round bead? There’s more to it than you might think. Find out how Here. This article is definitely a must-read for the beginning lampworker. Find out what you need to know Here.
Reference Effetre Color Chart with usage notes: Here Lauscha Color Chart from Glass Daddy: Here 35 Boro Sample Beads by Lluvia Brito: Here A fantastic usage chart for Pixie Dust and PearlEx powders. If you want to use either one of these with your glass, this is a must-see: Here A very tedious and time-consuming task has been done for you showing various frit blends from various sources on various base colors with various heating techniques: Here Yet another outstanding thread from the WetCanvas forum. This one is all about Raku frit. Always wanted to learn how to use it? Can’t seem to get the gorgeous colors everyone else is getting? Learn the ‘secrets’ of this fun technique Here.
Inspiration Here is an excellent thread on color combinations. WetCanvas really is the best! Here is another...
Glass Artists Whose Work I Admire This list will be growing almost daily, so if you’re visiting my site and don’t see your name here, please drop me a line. I may not have seen your work yet. I’m always interested in seeing what others are doing with this fabulous medium. The Queen of Lampworking - Corina
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