Finished Bracelets!!

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Originally uploaded by Delana Loevbak

I have finally finished the bracelets I mentioned in my last post and have new photos on Flickr. I am so very happy with these beads and just over the moon that my client likes them and appreciates their worth. On the down side, I had planned to keep the bracelet she didn’t choose for myself but since she took both of them I guess I’ll just go without until I can get down in the studio and make another one for me.

I'm walking on air! I had a commission to make a bracelet for a dress. I came up with two bracelets and asked my customer to come with her dress and let me know what she thought. I was a bit nervous since I had way underestimated the price and even more nervous when she brought her husband along. She tried both on for size and couldn’t make up her mind so she told her husband….’These are an investment. Let’s get both.’ I used to cringe when someone asked me for a bespoke piece....I think I'm changing my mind! I have really enjoyed coming up with something that matches her dress perfectly and the fact is that I know she will treasure these pieces for a long time. It really made me happy that she recognized my work as an investment. I have not yet finished the bracelets for her. I wanted to make sure she was happy with them and I wanted to fit them for her so they sit on her arm just right. The beads are on my flicker account under the bracelet set and I will certainly post photos of the finished bracelets before they leave my hands.

This is not my first commissioned work but I can tell you that the high I get when someone really loves something I make never fades….I hope to be able to work with glass for many years to come and I know every time someone falls in love with my work this feeling will be just as strong.

Meet another Lampwork artist

What a lazy ‘blogger’ I’ve turned out to be! I guess I’ve been feeling kind of lonely here and I just haven’t had much to say. This is not at all like the ‘real’ me so I endeavour to do better!

I did have a very productive session in the studio yesterday and have a nice batch of beads to photograph later today. As soon as I get them up on Flickr I shall sound the trumpets!

My main reason for this post is to mention a fellow lampwork artist.

The woman behind Pegasus Lampwork is Beverley Edge. I met Beverley at the first Flame-On in the Netherlands in October 2009. Beverley and I were neighbours at this event and we had a lovely chat when we weren’t talking to people ogling our beads. I have long admired Bev’s work and I was just pleased to bits when she agreed to a bead swap with me! I plan on attending the upcoming Flame-On this year and I don’t know if Bev will be there or not but if she is I hope we are neighbours again. It would be lovely to have a chat with her! You can visit Beverley at: ‘Pegasus Lampwork’