Halloween Bracelet

This festive Halloween bracelet is made from lamp work beads.

That's Clever! : Episode HCLVR-163 -- More Projects » (Continued from Page 2)
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Figure E
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Figure F
Ghost

16. Heat the white rod to the same molten state as above and wind on the mandrel to desired size.

17. Working in and out of the flame, allow the top part of the bead to melt down a little and then become cooler than the bottom (figure E).

18. Flatten the ghost bead with mini mashers remembering that the heavy part needs to stay at the bottom (figure F).

19. Polish the chill marks out of the bead.

20. Heat up the heavy bottom of the bead almost to a molten state. It will become somewhat transparent.

21. Working in and out of the flame, use tweezers to pull the molten bottom of the bead in a zigzag motion, moving slowly allowing the glass to cool along the way.

22. Polish and flash the bead in the flame.

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Figure G
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Figure H
23. Attach two very small dots of black stringer for the ghost's eyes. Using the same black stringer, melt a large dot and place for the mouth (figure G). Once melted, you may need to take a dental pick and pull down on the mouth to create an oval shape. Polish out any marks (figure H).

24. Plunge in the vermiculite for 30 minutes.

25. Repeat the process for the second ghost bead.