Glass Headpins!

Coming a little bit later today (as soon as I figure out how to use imovie - or when I give up and send it my sis in law) a little demo on how to make lampwork glass headpins. You can make these on pretty much any type of wire - so long as it's not coated. The ones below are made with copper wire. I'll polish them up later with a steel pad.

Ok, I'm back - The video is awful - truly. I had to completely remove the sound as the noise from my vent hood was unbearable, and I still need to spend time learning how to use imovie. I don't however have time for that today :-)

I think you can get a pretty good idea though of how to make them.  Newbie lampworkers - this is a fun project to try out!  Please be aware though that metals can give off noxious fumes when melted. Please be careful, and ensure that you have adequate ventilation.

I've used a transparent base coloured glass, along with some frit mixes. I have a huge selection of val cox, and glass diversions frits. The blue frit mix that I used in this video was made by spiral dance glass - I don't believe she is in business any longer.

And check out the mess of my lampworking table! Yes, that is actually how I work most of the time. I only clean it when it starts to interfere with my productivity. I cannot work on a completely clean table. I lose all inspiration. I need everything out and on the table to be truly inspired. Colours that I wouldn't think to put together look great when you see shattered masses of glass fallen on the table. :-)

I will be hosting the lampworking happy hour tomorrow as Dwyn is away studying with Lucio - I'll demo these then if anyone is interested.