Friday, May 28, 2010

Tuscan Summer Hand Shaped Glass Barrel Beads

TUSCAN SUMMER | Fine Italian Silver Accenting twists of Pink, Dark Adobe, Goldstone Aventurine, and Kronos (Lapis and Cobalt to Light Sky reactions)... (5) FIVE 19-21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Barrel Shaped Beads.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Tuscan Summer E-Book Tutorial | Lampwork Glass Bead Manual

Yay! We have published a new Lampwork Tutorial E-Book, TUSCAN SUMMER BUTTON. Want to see us make this bead? The E-book is only $5 and is delivered to your email. Cool =)

New! Ornate Barrel Beads | Handshaped Glass Lampwork


RAKU TRILOGY | Glossy Black Onyx with Raku Detailing, hues of golden harvest, sky blue, violet, plum, tan, and ocher... (2) TWO 19-21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Barrel Shaped Beads.
PARISIAN VINEYARD | Twists and Turns of Copper Green, Raku, Violet, Silvered Ivory, and Kronos (Lapis and Cobalt to Light Sky reactions)... (2) TWO 19-21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Barrel Shaped Beads.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Candy Pop Barrel Duo | Handshaped Glass Lampwork Beads

CANDY POP BARREL DUO | Purple-licious EDP Violet with Light Turquoise and raised crystal dots ... (2) TWO 19-21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Barrel Shaped Beads.

New! Orphan & OOAK Lampwork Beads

Want MORE beads for LE$$ ... check out our new Etsy shop! we are now offering our One of  a Kind, Experimental, Orphans, and Collectible Beads here : http://LAMPWORKBEADS.etsy.com

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Crystal Pink and Raku | New Organic Seeds and Petite Round Beads

PINK RAKU | Crystal Blush encasing Neutral Raku Wisps... (4) Mini Round Glass Lampwork Beads.

PINK RAKU | Glossy Crystal Blush encasing bits of raku...(6)Glass Lampwork Organic Seed Beads, hand faceted to capture the light with a lovely visual texture.  THESE ARE ON SALE TODAY ONLY!

Monday, May 24, 2010

New Lampwork Beads! KRONOS BARREL TRIO Handmade Glass Goodness

KRONOS BARREL TRIO | Fine Silver wrapped around an Ivory Base with raised dots of Deep Moody Blues encased in Crystal. Pale Sky to Dark Lapis Hues... (3) THREE 19-23mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Barrel Shaped Beads.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Seed bead BOGO! Organic Glass Lampwork Seed Beads on Sale

►(ETSY) SEED BEAD BOGO- Buy One Seed Set, Get One More additional matching set of organic seed beads for FREE- automatically.
►Offer valid on all Organic Seed Bead Sets ordered 5/22-5/25.


Friday, May 21, 2010

Raku Barrel Beads - New! With Fine Italian Silver

RAKU BARREL TRIO | Fine Silver wrapped around a Black Base with raised dots of Colorful Raku encased in Crystal. Beige, Tan, Ocher, Pink, Purple, and Amethyst shades... (3) THREE 21-23mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Barrel Shaped Beads.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Boro Borosilicate vs Soft Soda Lime Glass



FUN FACT: We use a type of glass called "soft" or "soda lime" to create our glass beads for jewelry designs. 

This glass is called "soft" because it melts at a lower temperature than borosilicate or pyrex glass. We make many designs that are similar to Boro with lots of colors blended inside of glossy crystal clear.... the cool thing about this for our designers is that Soft glass is much lighter, although just as substantial, than Boro, so a little more versatile in Jewelry designs when counting wear-ability as an asset. 

The Soft Soda Lime Glass that we use comes mainly from Italy, and is the same glass used in the famous beads from Murano, Italy. We also use some fantastic glass created in Lauscha, Germany, and Heavily Silvered Glass made right here in the USA, hailing from Colorado, and the Pacific Northwest.

Both Daniel and I have tinkered with Borosilicate glass and on occasion will offer some OOAK beads created with it as it is dazzling, but try to stay with the Soda Lime glass because of it's versatility, and the fact that it is more true to pictures online than boro glass.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

BOM Bath Bomb of the Month CluB- new flavors!

NEW BOM FLAVORS: Check out the Clubs on Etsy!

BOTANICAL BOM = NEROLI
ISLAND PARADISE BOM = KEY LIME
SWEET TREATS BOM = CHOCOLATE
SEXY HIPPIE BOM = MATCHA TEA


Jewel Tones captured in Crystal | New Organics!

BEJEWELED | Gorgeous Jewel Tones Blended over Pastel White, Encased in Glossy crystal... Five (5) Glass Lampwork Beads, hand faceted to capture the light with a lovely visual texture.

KARMA |Turquoise, Teal, Mandarin Crystal, and Plum Blend, encased in glossy Crystal...(15) Glass Lampwork Organic Beads, hand faceted to capture the light with a lovely visual texture.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

New Glass Lampwork Beads! Teal & Plum.


TEAL PLUM ORGANIC WHEELS| Violet and Amethyst Blend encased in glossy Teal Crystal...THREE (3) Glass Lampwork Disk Beads.

TEAL PLUM PETITE ORGANICS | Violet and Amethyst Blend encased in glossy Teal Crystal...(15) Glass Lampwork Organic Beads, hand faceted to capture the light with a lovely visual texture.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Everything BOGO!

 Yay- 4-day special going on in our ETSY shop online - save BIG on Handcrafted glass beads =)

►Everything BOGO! May 12th, 13th, 14th, & 15th.
►You will automatically receive DOUBLE the amount of the exact beads ordered during this BuyOneGetOne Free sale.




Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Santa Fe Button Beads with Fine Silver- New!

SANTA FE | Decadent Fine Silver blends into this intricate swirling design of Warm Rustic Raku, Glittering Goldstone Aventurine, Dashes of EDP Semi-Matte Purple, Light Turquoise, and Deep Fiery Orange-Red Rubino Oro...  Handmade Elegant Glass Lampwork Button Beads by Beads & Botanicals.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Plum Violet Purple and Neutral Raku- New Petite Glass Rounds

CABERNET | Glossy Crystal encasing Neutral Raku and Plum-Violet Wisps... (10) Mini Round Glass Lampwork Beads.

New Organic Seed Beads | Hand-Faceted Glass Lampwork

RASPBERRY | Sweet pink Combo of Fuchsia in Crystal Blush & Semi-matte Light Raspberry ...(12) Glass Lampwork Organic Seed Beads, hand faceted to capture the light with a lovely visual texture.

 CRYSTAL BLUE| Oriental Blue Blend in Crystal paired with Electric Blue Opaque ...(12) Glass Lampwork Organic Seed Beads, hand faceted to capture the light with a lovely visual texture.

New Organic Glass Lampwork Beads in Copper & Enamel


COPPER MOSS |Groovy Organic Blend of peach tinted Enamel and Copper Leaf over pastel white, encased in Glossy Crystal... Twelve (12) Glass Lampwork Beads, hand faceted to capture the light with a lovely visual texture.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mother is Special

...and deserves a treat! In honor of Designing Mother's and Designing Daughter's, save 25% on all Handmade Glass Lampwork beads in our ARtFire Studio all week- yay! Use code GOODMOMDISCOUNT at checkout to see your savings, for 7 days, valid through May 16th. ♥


SAVE 25.00 % On Select Studio Categories
Use Coupon Code:
during checkout.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Yay! ONE DAY BOGO SALE

Yay ETSY Store Surprise BOGO! http://www.etsy.com/shop/radiantmind

►Current Special: EVERYTHING BOGO! ONE DAY ONLY 5/7
►DETAILS: BUY-ONE-GET-ONE-FREE on all Beads - yay! =) You will automatically receive double the amount of the exact Beads purchased on each order during this BOGO.

New Glass Chambers

We have created some pretty new handmade glass lampwork beads- Check them out  in our ArtFire store!

Copper Plum Glass lentil Bead

COPPER PLUM and SILVER | Fine Silver is fumed to a Golden Hue over Pastel White in this intricate design, with Copper Red and Raku Accenting...One (1) Large 22-23mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Lentil Shaped Bead.

Cosmopolitan Chamber Lentil Beads

COSMOPOLITAN | Modern, Bright, and Intricate - layers of Fire-Orange and Electric Teal Blue, Goldstone, Raku, and Fine Silver. Chambers encased in Glossy Crystal with eye-catching visual movement... (2) TWO 21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Lentil Shaped Beads.

Cosmopolitan Chamber Nugget Beads

COSMOPOLITAN | Modern, Bright, and Intricate - layers of Fire-Orange and Electric Teal Blue, Goldstone, Raku, and Fine Silver. Chambers encased in Glossy Crystal with eye-catching visual movement... TWO (2) Glass Lampwork Nugget Shaped Beads.

Fuchsia GOld Organic Beads

FUCHSIA GOLD | Vibrant Fuchsia Pink over pastel white with Fine Silver fumed with golden accents, encased in glossy Crystal... Five (5) Glass Lampwork Beads, hand faceted to capture the light with a lovely visual texture.

Jungle Lentils

IN THE JUNGLE | Forest Green, Aqua, Teal- Blended over White and Fine Silver Fumed with Golden Accenting, and topped with raku and Black Twisted Cane... (2) TWO 21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Lentil Shaped Beads.

Cool Barrel Lampwork Beads

PAPRIKA BARREL DUO | Dark Tequila Orange with fun raised Dot accenting, Glittering Goldstone (Aventurine), Raku, Metallic Silvered Blue Iris ... (2) TWO 21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Barrel Shaped Beads.

Handmade USA LAmpwork Beads

PLUM VIOLET and GOLD | UltraViolet over pastel white with Fine Silver fumed with golden accents, & Reactive Earthen Raku, Encased in Glossy crystal... (2) TWO 21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Lentil Shaped Beads.

Glass Lampwork Beads Elegant with Fine Silver

SUMMER IN TUSCANY | Elegant Fine Silver over White, Fumed to a Golden hue, with Raku and Summer Green Wisps, and a hint of Crystal Amber for Depth... (2) TWO 21mm Handmade Glass Lampwork Lentil Shaped Beads.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Introducing...

Some Fun New Bead Designs :) Find these handmade glass goodies online in our ArtFire Boutique.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Double your Dollars! Through May 7th

►Current Special: LENTIL BEAD BOGO 5/3-5/7  on ETSY & ARTFIRE
►DETAILS: BUY-ONE-GET-ONE-FREE on all Beads in the LENTIL BEAD Section- this includes our handmade Sand Dollar Beads- yay! =)

You will automatically receive double the amount of LENTIL Beads purchased on each order during this BOGO. Happy Designing!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

BOGO on Beads on Etsy!

►Current Special: ORGANIC BOGO!!!! 4/28-5/2
►DETAILS: BUY-ONE-GET-ONE-FREE on all Beads in the ORGANIC BEADS & ORGANIC SEEDS Sections in our ETSY SHOP ONLINE- Hand Faceted Fun =) You will automatically receive double the amount of Organic Beads purchased on each order for FIVE DAYS ONLY. Happy Designing!