Question for Kandice

Hello....I never posted here before, but I do read them when I can. I have a
question for Kandice....
I bought some of your lampwork beads on eBay and I was wondering if I could
hang them like charms from a bracelet. I'm concerned that they might get
damaged from wear if I do this.

Thanks so much for your reply. I've had these beads for a while and I keep
opening the box, drooling over them and not knowing what I want to make with
them. Then I finally got this idea to use them as charms but I wasn't sure if
I'd damage them. I'm excited to try this now and see if it comes out like the
idea in my head.

Caren

Sure, the best way to do this is to put them on thick head pins with
beads to either side. If they're annealed properly, they shouldn't break.
Of course, I am not the only lampworker here, so others may have their
views. Welcome to the group!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

Hello....I never posted here before, but I do read them when I can. I have
a
question for Kandice....
I bought some of your lampwork beads on eBay and I was wondering if I
could
hang them like charms from a bracelet. I'm concerned that they might get
damaged from wear if I do this.

Sure, the best way to do this is to put them on thick head pins with
beads to either side. If they're annealed properly, they shouldn't break.

Great! Thanks for the info.

Caren

In article ,
"Kandice Seeber" wrote:

Sure, the best way to do this is to put them on thick head pins with
beads to either side. If they're annealed properly, they shouldn't break.
Of course, I am not the only lampworker here, so others may have their
views. Welcome to the group!

I agree 100%! A properly annealed bead made with compatible glass is a
shockingly durable item. I've only ever had one break, (my sister
dropped a box full of them on a concrete floor) and my theory is that
there was some glass incompatibility at play, because it had premade
millefiore in it and those can be questionable. Under normal
circumstances, it's almost impossible to accidentally break or chip
lampwork... I flung one across the room at work once, to demonstrate,
and it bounced across the concrete floor and came to rest unhurt. (it
was ugly... wouldn't have been a loss even if it had broken.)

--
-Kalera
Mom of Juliet, 5, Sam, 3, and Ophelia, born 5/31/03
Wife of the incomparable Moxley of www.spaceplex.com
See us at www.strattonhome.org

In article ,
Kalera Stratton wrote:

I agree 100%! A properly annealed bead made with compatible glass is a
shockingly durable item. I've only ever had one break, (my sister

Funny that I just posted this yesterday, because as of today I've had
three break... my oldest daughter managed to drop-kick my box of beads,
and some delicate protuberances snapped off of two of my more favoritest
beads.

I guess I'll use this as an opportunity to practice one of my
"distinctive styles", eh?

I didn't tell my daughter about the breakage. She's 5 and gets emotional
about stuff like that, so I kind of have to replace them. She'd notice;
she likes to go through my beads.

--
-Kalera
Mom of Juliet, 5, Sam, 3, and Ophelia, born 5/31/03
Wife of the incomparable Moxley of www.spaceplex.com
See us at www.strattonhome.org