الأربعاء، 28 يناير 2015

Making Lampwork Bead Earrings And Other Trinkets

By Ines Flores


Arts and crafts are a sensational way to spend spare time either alone, or with family and friends. When a group gets together to create something beautiful, everyone has something positive to offer. For beginners in the world of arts and crafts, creating lampwork bead earrings is a great place to start.

Lampworking is a process where the beads are made by melting the glass with a torch or lamp, and it utilizes the same tools as glassblowing. The process has been used probably for thousands of years, although it is difficult to pin down a specific time or place in human history where this technique began. It is used to make other items such as figurines or glass die as well.

The harder glass made of borosilicate is not used as often as the soda-lime, or soft glass, even though it is more stable. Not only that but utilizing various colors on a single piece is much easier with borosilicate due to the stability. Even so, soda-lime is used most often because it has a lower melting point and is easier to blow, even if it does tend to crack more often.

For those artisans with a little spunk and courage, they can start the process of making jewelry by learning to make the actual beads first. Recreating an ancient skill such as lampworking, also known as flameworking or torchworking, can be great fun as well as educational. Seeing how ancient people created beautiful things can give anyone a new appreciation for the ease of our machine age, and they may discover a new talent for themselves.

Whenever a person learns a new skill or art, it can become a means of generating income for them. A quick online search reveals countless small business owners selling hand-made items. Additionally, artisans can travel with Renaissance fairs or other gatherings to sell their products as a vendor while also enjoying the ambiance of the event and networking with other artists.

These hobbies save as well as make money during the Holidays, for birthdays, anniversaries, or other special occasions. While teenagers might not agree, most adults would rather be gifted with something hand-made than anything from a retail store. Putting time and energy into a special gift means that item becomes priceless to the recipient.

In the straining economic climate many white-collar workers have been forced into low-paying retail or fast-food jobs just to stay afloat. By learning a new trade, becoming practiced at it, and establishing a new business; bread-winners can become self employed rather than under-employed. Family businesses spring up in just such way.

Most families sit around a television set being passively entertained, rarely interacting with one another in any meaningful way. Imagine a family who sits around a table and makes beads, ornaments, jewelry, or anything they like. That household has lively conversation and a true sharing of themselves which promotes a sense of happiness and well being.




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