My little glass studio....

[Glacier]

It's actually a corner of the shop surrendered by the hubby! He even built the workbench!

The chair on wheels and the kiln is nice and close so the beads don't get cold before they go in. It's amazing how little cooling it takes to crack them in half! The little brown box on the floor beside the chair is my oxygen concentrator. The propane tank is kept outside to reduce the chances of blowing myself up! There's a fire extinguisher too, but it's blocked by the chair in the pic. Hopefully I won't need that! The shop has great ventilation since it was designed for working on a diesel tanker truck(that we don't own anymore). If it's nice enough I can open the doors too.

These are the beads I've made since Tuesday when I finally got everything set up, except for the dozen or so that I made today. They are still in the kiln.

[CathyBogart]

Oooh, they're beautiful!

[cmayer31]

That looks like a nice setup in the shop! I bet it's nice to be able to work from home and not have to rent space to make the beads.

I'm in awe that those are hand made, they look great.

[dukedogsmom]

That is so nice. The beads are really pretty. I've watched people make them on craft shows and have often thought it would be fun to learn. If you ever make another bracelet like the one you kept for yourself, I'd be interested in purchasing one.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Wow! Is there anywhere I can have a look at the things you make - would love to buy something from you

[Blue_Frog]

Ooo!! So pretty! I love your beads

Can your kiln do flat melting as well (to make broaches, pendants and such) using flat glass (stained glass sheets) instead of glass rods?

I'm jealous of both your kiln, and your workspace I'd love to have enough room to set up my stained glass stuff here, unfortunately a 2-bedroom condo isn't the best place for it.