Halloween Bracelet

26. Melt dark gray opaque glass onto a mandrel. Make this just short of 1 inch long. This is called a footprint. Continue winding the glass on the mandrel until you get the desired amount of glass.

27. Press the tombstone glass to about 3/8" to 1/4" thick with the large mashers (figure I).

28. Polish the chill marks out.

29. Heat up the bottom of the stone and press on a marver to flatten. Work between the large mashers and the marver to work in the glass and to make the tombstone shape.

31. Mix several greens to make a striped cane and pulled it into a stringer. This will be used for the grass around the base of the tombstone.

32. Use the green cane stringer and "paint" stripes on the bottom of the tombstone to resemble tall grass. Do this all the way around the tombstone (figure K).

33. Heat the top of the tombstone and score a jagged crack in it with a paring knife (figure L). Flash in the heat to remove any chill marks.

34. Plunge this bead into the vermiculite to cool for 30 minutes or more.