Ghost Lillies Tutorial - Encased Lampwork Beads with Val Cox “Lillie”

This tutorial shows my encasing technique, demonstrates reduction of a silver glass, and teaches how to make these beautiful beads with Val Cox “Lillie” reduction frit.

[@jeannieab5218]

Fascinating! Now I understand why they aren’t cheap. 😀 Those are very pretty beads!

[@prettytatyana838]

I like it, very beautiful 😊❤

[@lauralrobison]

You made that look so easy. I have yet to make even a simple bead satisfactorily. Always breaks taking it off the mandrel

[@shaunandrews5138]

Are you annealing them first?

[@lauralrobison]

Probably not. I had to look up what that meant. I've just been letting the glass cool naturally. I need to take a class to learn the basics. How do you anneal your work?

[@shaunandrews5138]

@@lauralrobison I have a Paragon Bluebird kiln . I work with boro so the temperatures for annealing are a little different . If you can afford or get a kiln a good alternative you can try is putting them in vermiculite or kiln blanket until it cools down .

[@baddonkey75]

@@lauralrobison you need a kiln. Or a vermiculite crockpot too cool so u can anneal in a kiln later also called batch annealing.

[@baddonkey75]

@@lauralrobison try soaking in water and try twisting them back and forth off. Trying to crumble the bead release

[@maryzylema9699]

Very beautiful beads !

[@Dove96]

Thank you beautiful bead and great simple tutorial.

[@whitneylehmann6540]

Beautiful work! I loved this video thank you!

[@bbmartina]

Thanks for the tutorial. What did you use for your clear encasing.

[@kushchil]

Hello, very interesting! And is it possible to print a logo or a letter on such a bead? Thank you!

[@nikkitalks4713]

Liked and subscribed

[@shaunandrews5138]

Try this with silver fume !

[@marcusherrero4132]

These coated metal rods you use to hold the glass, can you pls tell me what r those?

[@acanthus9643]

They are called mandrils, and the white part on it is just a coating of bead release she put on the mandril beforehand

[@incika1]

❤❤❤

[@perrofoca7486]

wow 😘