Lampwork Bead Pet Bracelet

Jennifer Howard creates pet-shaped lampwork beads to design this adorable charm bracelet.

That's Clever! : Episode HCLVR-330 -- More Projects »
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Steps 22-27
22) Pick up the ivory glass and add paws to the front and back legs. Add two small dots for the cat’s cheeks. Smash them down with tweezers.

23) Pick up a tiny white rod and put two tiny dots for eyes above the cheeks and smash them down with tweezers.

24) Pick up a tiny black rod and put two tiny dots on the white dots and smash them down with tweezers for the pupils.

25) Pick up a tiny gray glass rod and add a tiny dot for a nose where the two cheeks meet.

26) Turn the cat bead around and pick up gray glass rod. Melt it on to add a tail in the middle of the back of the bead. Add some ivory glass to the tip of the gray tail. Flatten the tail with a graphite paddle and shape it with tweezers. Note: Reshape any body part as necessary in case any melted down while working on other sections of the cat.

27) Rotate the bead in the flame a few times to cool it down a little bit. Place bead and mandrel into vermiculite in a heated crock-pot. Turn off the crock-pot and let cool.



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