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Glassartist: Michaela Erhart

An overview of Michaela’s glass works – and to choose these wasn’t simpel – she also works, next to glass, with felt, wire and fabric…. Wie alles begann … Zur Glasperlenherstellung ist sie 2009 über ein besonderes Hobby, das Mittelalter, gekommen. Da es oft sehr schwer war, gute Repliken von Glasperlen des Frühmittelalters zu erschwinglichen Preisen

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Studs-holder – Tutorial

  You need: – 1 luster terminal (you can get these at the DIY market) – 1 mandrell (can be a old one the is slightly crooked, you can use the other end still for making beads!) – small slot screwdriver – Stanleyknife Carefully remove metall-interior of the luster terminal – unscrew both screws and

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“Thuringian Forest Glass”-hearts by Martina Schlemminger – Tutorial

Martina tells us her sweet secret Driven from the excitement of trying new things and experimenting with glass, Martina makes wonderful pieces of glass art. And we are able to present you a tutorial from one of her pieces: Martina’s “Thuringian Forest Glass”-hearts For these frit-hearts you need Thuringian Forest Glass by Lauscha (“Waldglas”) a

Glassartist: Martina Schlemminger

  This time we want to introduce you to Martina Schlemminger from the “kleinen verroterie” – unikum glasperlen – and her unique glass art. How it all startet … In October 2008 she got infected, as she says, from a colleague’s wife. And then everything happend very quickly: first a HotHead in the kitchen, then

Glassartist: Sid Palle

Glassartist: Sid Palle

Glass art in person: Sid Palle   Sid lives in Lower Austria and switched from the “crocheting- and threading-fraction” 2008 to beadmaking. Besides her fulltime job, family with three kids and her cats there is only time left on the weekends for her beloved hobby. Her studio – that she affectionately calls her “bead bunker”

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Fritmeadow-Background – Tutorial

  It greens so green … Download or View Pages  In the tutorial we used the fritblend “Green Grass/Grünes Gras”.    Grünes Gras | Green Grass  Farnwald | Fernwoods  Herbstlaub | Falling Leaves

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Frit Murrin* by Sid – Tutorial

  Sid “Pinguin” Palle has created a tutorial and kindly allowed us to share it with you! So we happily present you – *drum roll and trumpet* Frit Murrin* – Tutorial by Sid choose the ending that sounds right to you 😉 Download      

Oh Christmas tree! – Tutorial

Download-Tutorial For all of you, who don’t want to work off-mandrel, just work on the mandrel and use a Headpin afterwards with a festive sparkling ball on it’s end. How to make these cute little fellows, we are telling you in the new Christmas-tree-tutorial. There’s a great variety of different blends you can choose for decoration.

Angel of Crystal Clear with Strawberry Dream

Angel-Tutorial

For these heavenly creatures I have used the frit blend Strawberry Dream.For the wings and the skirtruffles I have used the petalmagic pliers. And if you my  surgical steel headpins with 3mm ball they can fly! Open / Download PDF