Thursday, 1 July 2010

So much is going on!
















I have been very busy with my new space at Fresh Collective in Toronto! I have added new product (long feather pendants with beads....just wait until I take photos!) as well as new earrings which are listed on Etsy and are available in FC. You can also find some designer pushpins at FC. Next up....I will tackle new designs...we shall see what I have hidden up my sleeve!
Posted by Stephanie Atkinson at 09:37

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Process

Bauble Box beads are hand-made by Stephanie Atkinson using the following process:

Each bead is formed in a torch that uses an oxygen concentrator and propane tank. A bead is made using rods of coloured glass melted around a steel mandrel and formed in the flame. After completion beads are put into the kiln to anneal. Following the “cooking” time beads are cleaned using a diamond tip reamer to remove the clay solution that covers the mandrel during the creation process. You will see photos of the torch process on the right side of the blog. Scroll down!

Beads are then made into jewelry. Designs are often sketched beforehand and are then made into the final product. Bauble Box also does wholesale orders of certain styles of beads and jewelry pieces. I also do custom orders. Please inquire.

Step 1

Step 1
It puts the glass in the flame "or it gets the hose again"

Step 2

Step 2
Meltin'

Step 3

Step 3
Wrap the glass around the mandrel

Step 4

Step 4
A bauble!