HollysFolly Glass

Big Eye Needles

Holly Dare — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:08:40 +0000

Note: Photos taken separately.

Big Eye needles – Excellent for working with seed or e beads. 2.5″ or 5″ long. 5 for 2.50.

2.5″ Big Eye Needles 5 / $2.50

5″ Big Eye Needles 5 / $2.50

Duo Heart – Lampwork Bead #2

Holly Dare — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:54:12 +0000

I’ve been pulling pounds of ivory and black stringer for all those glass tiger beads I’ve been working on… and when I have a clump of such gorgeous contrast on the end of my pull rods, I can’t stand to waste it! So I make little hearts. I was struck by how elegant and plain they look and… well, I just could live with that! So I added frit – but ONLY to one side of the bead! So these glass beads have a split personality! One side is understated black and pale ivory, the other will have an explosion of color! Wear whichever side suits your mood!

Duo Split Personality Heart #2 is blue, green, rust and lavender on the reverse and measures 17 mm wide x 30 mm tall including glass bail. $15.00

Duo Heart – Glass Bead 1

Holly Dare — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:49:04 +0000

Duo Split Personality Heart #1 is pink and lavender on the reverse and measures 17 mm wide x 22 mm tall including glass bail. $12.00

Calico Kitty | Lampwork Focal Bead

Holly Dare — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:31:57 +0000

I got a moody new glass rod called “calico” and all I could think to make with it was a cat… pretty cute, huh??? 34 mm hole to hole (including ears) x 30 mm wide $22.50

Tiger Key – Glass Bead on Antique Key

Holly Dare — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:56:26 +0000

I’ve been making tons of tiger beads lately and this is by far my favorite! XL tiger bead on an antique key. Key is about 3.2″ long (59.8mm) and the bead measures 10 mm x 14.5mm. $37.50. If you do not want the silk ribbon, deduct $4.00

Glass Bead Set – Blue Feather Rounds and Disks

Holly Dare — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:43:06 +0000

What do you do when you have TONS of mille rod left over from an odd colored project (my recent blue feather focal bead experiments)? You make mini beads from the rod! Swirls of multi blues with white. Strand is 41 mm (1.6″) long. $18.00

Glass Bead Pair – Chocolate Cake Slices

Holly Dare — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:03:24 +0000

Cake Slice pair. Vanilla cake, chocolate frosting, coral flowers and leaves from variegated glass cane. Made of glass…completely inedible; totally adorable. $12.00 Measures 17 mm hole to hole x 13 mm high x 10 mm wide.

Purple Star Ring Kit – Glass Beads

Holly Dare — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:27:46 +0000

This listing is for a ring kit featuring one of my lampwork glass beads. The bead is a purple star-shaped disk bead measures 6 mm tall and 18 mm wide. To read more about the rings and what you will be getting, READ THIS LISTING.

Sterling Silver wire and Bali Silver bead included. Just wrap into a ring OR…

$13.00 or I will turn it in a custom sized ring for you for $6.00 more.

Fire Divas Holiday Jewelry Challenge

Holly Dare — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:17:14 +0000

The Fire Divas have announced the upcoming jewelry challenge. I would be thrilled if one of my customers entered! Lots of fabulous prizes to be had!

Aqua Glass Ring Kit

Holly Dare — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:45:14 +0000

This listing is for a ring kit featuring one of my lampwork glass beads. The bead is a aqua floral shaped disk bead measures 6 mm tall and 18 mm wide. To read more about the rings and what you will be getting, READ THIS LISTING.
Sterling Silver wire and Bali Silver bead included. Just wrap into a ring OR…

$13.00 or I will turn it in a custom sized ring for you for $6.00 more.

Eye Beads – Lampwork Glass Focals

Holly Dare — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:23:46 +0000

I have just been mesmerized with Eye Beads lately. I wrote all about my obsession with them on my glass bead blog. You can read the entire article on eye beads here. But here’s the part I adore about Eye Beads:

“Eye beads are meant to offer protection. Think of the third eye in Indian culture. The eye bead for protection is also really popular in Greece, Armenia and in Egypt. I’ve always been fascinated with Egyptian eyes and looked at lots of Egyptian artwork to come up with the background colors for that bead above. I also researched Egyptian symbolism to figure out what to put on the back.

I found out that a squared off version of a swirl… an image prevalent in all human art since the caveman era … stands for home. What a better thing to offer protection over than home!”

So, the obsession continues… I’ve had several requests for blue backgrounds with gold accents – a common color in Egyptian art. But… blue and yellow don’t really play well in glass. There’s always a weird green halo that my own eye really dislikes.

Both beads were made free hand in a loose eye shape. I covered both with a variety of blue glasses, both opaque and transparent. Each was wrapped with goldstone and feathered. Then I built the eye with murrini from my friend and very talented glass artist, Janel Dudley.

About the First Bead: Traditional dark eyelid, the goldstone does not sparkle much on this one. There is an Egyptian symbol for “home” on the back in goldenrod stringer. 28 mm hole to hole x 24 mm wide. $55.00

About the 2nd Bead: I really like the goldstone in this bead…it really sparkles! It was the first one I’ve made with a lighter colored (ivory) eye lid and the first time I attempted to place “eyeliner” UNDER the lid. The back side is plain with only the goldstone feathering showing. 29 mm hole to hold x 23 mm wide. $55.00

SOLD!

Squiggle – Lampwork Glass Bead Set

Holly Dare — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:19:08 +0000

This is one of those glass bead sets that you kind of stare at for a while. The base is a transparent brown and it’s rolled in a raku that lends itself to blues and greens and purples and rust. It’s still transparent in places…which makes you stare a bit longer.

Five beads: Squiggle focal is 40 mm long by 16 mm wide. Four matching rectangles are 15 mm x 10 mm wide. This set would make an amazing bracelet or necklace! $36.99

Fruit Salad Lentils – Glass Bead Mini Set

Holly Dare — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:07:31 +0000

Mini lampwork bead set of colorful lentils. Three beads; each 14 mm hole to hole. $11.99

Purple Ring Kit 2

Holly Dare — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:20:15 +0000

This listing is for a ring kit featuring one of my lampwork glass beads. The bead is a purple disk bead measures 4 mm tall and 15 mm wide. To read more about the rings and what you will be getting, READ THIS LISTING.

$13.00 or I will turn it in a custom sized ring for you for $6.00 more.

Apache – Glass Bead Set

Holly Dare — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:19:43 +0000

Extra large turquoise glass bead lentil with silvered ivory and pinky peach detailing. View of both side of focal above. 3 beads: 35 mm large lentil focal, 8 mm rounds.

That Rat Glass Bead Set

Holly Dare — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:40:26 +0000

M I C K E Y….. yeah, you know the tune. My handmade glass beads tribute to the most famous rat in the world. These glass beads a all larger focals. I like big beads and just wanted to make a large set. The Minnie and Mickey ears are 15 mm x 15 mm. The bowtie is 28 mm hole to hole. Pants: 20 mm. Skirt: 18.4 mm. Shoe: 18.5. Also included is a set of 7 mini spacers in red and black. 13 beads in all. $59.00

Black & White Glass Bead Ring Kit

Holly Dare — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:57:40 +0000

This listing is for a ring kit featuring one of my lampwork glass beads. The bead is a black and white swirl round bead 7 mm tall and 11 mm wide. To read more about the rings and what you will be getting, READ THIS LISTING.

$13.00 or I will turn it in a custom sized ring for you for $6.00 more.

Custom Bead for MT

Holly Dare — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:30:41 +0000

This is a custom focal glass bead. Sailboat on the ocean features brown hull and white sail. The sky is a baby blue. The water, a dark lapis color with streaks of dichroic and yellow. The glass bead is anchored by the sandy shoreline complete with mini seashells.

Measures: 1.2″ from hole to hole. .85″ wide. $36.00

SOLD!

Purple Wire Wrap Ring Kit

Holly Dare — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:56 +0000

Kerry Kester Bogert is one of THE most inventive lampworkers / jewelry designers / artists I’ve never met. I talked to her online and she’s one sweet and generous lady. She wrote an article on making rings with wire and glass for Step by Step Wire last summer [sold out 8-( - Drat!]

But if you’ve ever made wire wrapped rings, you can figure this out.

This is a Make Your Own Ring Kit. I’ve made a change or two to Kerry’s idea. I used sterling because, it’s a harder wire and because I find it stays clean and shiny longer. I start out with 7.5″ of 20 gauge sterling. I melt a ball on one end and add a small Bali silver finding and one of my art glass beads. I protect the bead from the heat of the flame and ball the other end. I polish the wires to make them shine. The bead may still slide off the end without the Bali silver but will slide right back on… this won’t matter once you make your ring.

The purple bead is 4 mm hole to hole x 14 mm wide.

Kit Example

Silver balls on both ends

Simply use a ring mandrel to make the ring to your size. $13.00 Or I will make it for you for an additional $6.00.

And be sure to check out Kerry’s fabulous book!

Woosh – Lampwork Glass Bead Set

Holly Dare — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:09 +0000

Teal, Turquoise, Lavender, Ivory, Earth tones all swirl together in this extra large focal lentil with matching small pair. It’s a heady mix. The focal is 34 mm round and almost 15 mm thick. The matching smaller pair is 18 mm round and 11 mm thick. This is a really stunning set! $60.00