Making beautiful beads from antique glass! Recycling our mudlarking trash into treasures!
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- Join us on our bead-making adventure to find and transform victorian rubbish into beautiful glass beads!
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Gail & Alex xx
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Sorry I thought I had 😂🤣 been watching every night after work on telly so probably forgot to click sorry girls.....great content keep it coming xx
Your welcome
I absolutely love love your beads❤️❤️❤️
I am a lamp worker and you really should have didymium glasses, it will protect your eyes but the main reason is to see what you are doing. The blue violet color filters out the orange flare from the glass melting. You might want to try working those pinks really far out in your flame and it will be less likely to burn or turn gray. I was told the reason that pinks are problematic is because of the gold content. Lastly please please please make sure your work area is really well ventilated. This glass was made with h high lead content and you are melting it and releasing lead into the air. We have a special hooded vent above to pull the lead out when we work with czech glass ( especially high lead content) Most of todays modern glass rods have the lead removed. Also while watching this a thought occurred to me if you hold the glass with hemostats it might help your hands with fatigue. What a great idea!!!!! Also flash ( wave your row of beads through the flame before you put in the blanket so all are same temp to prevent cracking. Hope some of these ideas help you. I love you guys so much. Watching you remove the beads from mandrels you can soak them in water to remove bead release to help come off mandrel. Great video. Hope this helps you. I have been lamp working 11 years and teach at a local studio. Much love.
I wanted to reach through and open that window. I work with chemicals with my nerdy hobby, as well.
Also that fire blanket sheds fibers that can get in your lungs and kill you. Blacksmiths coat them so maybe some respiratory protection too
Amen to all the above, from another torch worker / lamp worker. Especially with the glasses. Don't want to burn out your retinas!
I agree! You particularly need good ventilation since you don’t know what chemicals were used in that old glass. And didymium glasses are worth the cost. Your technique is pretty good. You should take a class. It’s a very addictive hobby.
This! As a blacksmith, I cringed when she fluffed it open.
Be safe, because we care!
A win, win. Picking up glass that could cut feet and making beautiful objects out of them. Bravo!!
Who else is fascinated that there is just so much to find and gather out there? I would be taking all of it haha.
I never thought of remaking broken glass into new glass beads... such a good idea. I hope it catches on... globally.
Watch out for the lead content of old glass; have good ventilation. 👍
This technic has been used in Africa for centuries, transmitted from generation to generation
My family calls this upcycling and repurposing.
Many eons ago, I used Beach Glass to make "buttons" for some of my special handmade clothes.
How? Make a video, call it the button maker
Brilliant idea! Lovely stewardship of our Mother Earth, bringing treasure out of trash!😊
“It’s got a funny glob on it”
“Haven’t we all”
Words of wisdom
Caught that too, very wise young lady
American mom, here: I just have to say--and I hope not to sound condescending--but you guys are just the cutest! So sweet and heartwarming. My daughter and I craft together sometimes, and I cherish those moments. (Although, she is an actual artist: and I'm just a crafter.) I fear we (society)have lost the appreciation for the attributes of "nice" and "polite." In my experience, some people read "weak" when they encounter "nice" at university or in the work place, as my daughter and I have bemoaned regularly over the years. Luckily, I do live in North Carolina, where there still exists a great deal of Southern hospitality and charm. We do travel a bit, though, and notice that this is not the case everywhere. Anyway, it's nice to see it online--these days especially. Thanks for sharing a bit of your British charm with us!
I love what you are saying. Been watching our country and as I have traveled here and there. I am learning. “ ma’am” the first time it was as said to me I thought, “ oh boy I must be looking old” it took a while to get the courage to ask . I was told it’s a sign of respect. I wish we had it more. Now I fear I have just found I need to learn to do this. Have a good day everyone.
I'm in eastern NC and I'm an artist and my youngest daughter went to college for art and she can do anything! I wish we could work together. She's too busy working. Maybe one day 🤗
@@loriransom4635 if youre not respectful here where I live in Romania yo get yer ass virtually beaten plus oldies love to complain if you dont
Lovely mom and daughter working and playing together is a joy to see💕. Thank you🌹🙂
This is so freaking fantastic! I love the idea of taking literal garbage and turning it into something beautiful that can be enjoyed for years to come! Absolutely beautiful... great job!
Won’t it be amazing in 150 years or so when someone finds one of your beads and exclaim, “It looks like an early Northern Mudlark beed. This has been on my bucket list of finds for ages! “
Shelley Langille 😂😂😂😂
That’s so funny 😂
😆 🤣 😂 Very astute of you 😊
Hahahahaha 😄
Brilliant!
I'm glad you know about the didymium glasses. I gasped when I saw the thumbnail of you wearing just safety glasses. Even for small amounts of lampworking you need didymium-you do not want to damage your eyes! A few tips: Make sure you have good ventilation, some of the glasses have toxic chemicals. -When you are doing multiple beads on a mandrel, besure and flash heat the earlier ones to prevent them from breaking. -Keep you hair back in a pony tail when working on the flame-small sparks can catch your hair on fire (speaking from experience) -Pink and red glass usually has gold in it which is why it burns, move it a little further back in the flame. -There are kilns for lampworking where you can put the mandrel straight into the kiln for annealing, if you decide you want to do more lamworking - If you want to remove them and put in to anneal, soak the beads on the mandrel in water (once totally cool) to remove from mandrel. Much easier and less dangerous silica dust to breathe. *Your beads look great! Especially for being new to the art. And what a great way to use that old glass.
I said to myself while I was watching with admiration, "They are so good at that! I would set my hair on fire if I tried what they are doing."
I was wondering about the possibility of toxic chemicals because of e.g. heavy metals so I am glad someone has mentioned this. I really enjoyed your video and it made making beads with old glass look really accessible. I collect shells so I'm often at the beach and my daughter collects beach glass and pottery. There are always lovely bits of glass that are too sharp to collect. It looks like quite an investment to get the equipment needed but also very rewarding in terms of making the beautiful beads. Perhaps this is a hobby to work up to and collect up pretty glass in the meantime. I do enjoy the videos on this channel very much.
I was also concerned with what they called "poison glass" as heavy metals were often in those poisons. I guess that would wash off after a hundred years or so but could any be "in the glass" since even at room temp glass is classified as a "liquid"? Just do not know so ventilation is your friend would be my guess. This is a fun use of those old broken pieces. Good thinking ladies.
It made me super anxious that the mom didn’t tie back her hair once she started working with the fire
I kept seeing it catch fire!
My class mate burned his long hair in art studio, and came straight to our 3 hour lecture... The smell of burnt hair is awful And it was flaking off onto the seminar table. The next week he end up with a buzz cut, because the burnt hair end up a harden clump.
me also! They both should have had the protective glasses on too.
Glad I'm not the only one
Arggh! Me too! 😵
The beauty that can only be seen up close reminds me of how we are with humans around us. We seen them far away and go “uh, not pretty” but if we look closely and lift them up to the light, we see the inner beauty. This has been my most favorite episode. I just love glass beads!!
I didn't think I would enjoy watching bead making as much as your mudlarking adventures, but I did!
Your creativity astounds me! Get your bead making eye glasses.
dawn e I would wager there are people that would sit and watch the entire bead production (a full 8 hours ). Very relaxing with the classic music.
@@jessewilson8676 If you enjoy watching the process, you might enjoy this video of a wonderful breadmaker Kristina Logan. She's magical. th-cam.com/video/WlAU3FQmel4/w-d-xo.html
I was taught and worked for a local artist that has some of the most popular lamp-working bead books on the market and when I watched your video (aside from the safety glasses) I couldn’t stop smiling and remembering back years ago. I still have an entire glass and silversmithing studio I haven’t touched in about 8 years due to health but enjoyed every moment of your video. Thank you. 😘 btw my torch is in her very 1st book. I used natural gas and oxygen.
Now I'm curious. :D I mostly only know the ones in the U.S., like Cindy J., Corina, Heather? hmmm...books though.
The beads are GORGEOUS!!! What a delightful way to repurpose and redeem broken glass 💞
With the glass you can't use the torch on, what about rock tumbling it into "sea" glass?
"Don't count your beads before they're annealed" - made me smile! Great video ladies!
OMG ladies, you have excelled yourselves! The beads are stunning! What a wonderful video, I will never look at a shard of old glass in the same way ❤❤❤ x
I'm watching this video at the moment, and just wanted to take the time to tell you how proud I am of you! I think you are doing an incredible job making those beads! They are so pretty, and it is so cool that you acquired them from your mudlarking Ventures. I must say you two have become my favorite mudlarking Duo. I watch you just about daily now. I love that you are a mother-daughter team. That's close to my heart for sure. God bless you two and thank you for sharing. 😊😇😉
Ladies you are amazing, taking antique trash and turning it into beautiful beads. Amazing work.
Gail, please wear your wonderful hair up or at least away from the flame! But your hands say thank you for wearing the gloves! Wonderful work.
That has got to be the coolest hobby I’ve ever seen. Well done. They’re just beautiful and you’ve given them a second life. Very cool.
Both of you ladies are absolutely amazing! You did this, you created beautiful beads using a process that you had never done before and have just about perfected your own process all without being taught or shown how by others! I am in awe of you both! You just don't stop until you have achieved your desired out come! I hope eventually you will be selling your beads on Etsy. I will surely be a buyer! What a story we lucky customers will have to tell about our lovely beads!!
Thank you so much! xx
This is amazing, each bead has amazing history surrounding it. Each bead has an story of a life that’s lived. Beautiful craftsmanship x
Put the mandrel in water when you’re ready to take the beads off and the clay softens and makes it easier to get them off.
plus it keeps down the dust from the bead release--which isn't great for the lungs. Why is all the fun stuff so dangerous? LOL
That was really interesting, I've never seen beads made before. As usual y'all rocked another episode, keep it up, waiting on next weeks installment already! Y'all not only mudlark, you're teaching as well. Great episode ladies.
The goofy looking orange bead at 35:47 looks like a cute little croissant and I'm just in love with it. Please make more croissant beads!
Glass craftsman: NNoooo! You can't just start working with glass! It takes years of experience and a special furnace!
Mudlarkers: Hahaaa blowtorch go brrrrrr...
MEL_0 Actually not. It does need a proper, safe set-up with a lampworking torch, specific ventilation and didymium glasses to protect eyes and remove the flare so you can see what you’re doing. Glassblowing needs a furnace called a glory-hole. Whole different ball game.
@@handiann ah ok.
@@handiann is the glassblowing furnace really called a glory hole? Lmao that would be a nasty shock to some people!
@Girl Unrepentant Oh yes it is!! 🤣🤣
Working with antique glass in an unventilated space without even a mask to filter fumes can expose you to traces of lead and other toxins used to colour and harden the glass. Plus the mum didn’t even tie her hair back, when working “for hours” as they said leaning over and around a blowtorch. That’s like the smallest most common-sense thing you could do to keep yourself safe. So they did some cool stuff, looks like they’ve got an awesome new hobby to do together and they made some beautiful beads. I’m excited to see what they do next. But listening to experts with experience on why you might want training and equipment when doing something dangerous is important. They do their fans a disservice not mentioning this because it creates the illusion that this is a safe, accessible and easy thing to do in your own home. I’m sure there are tutorials out there for rigging your own annealing oven, if you even remember to use one. At least one kid has already burned to death copying something they saw on TH-cam.
The rose champagne coloured were so pretty!
my favorite
Don’t ever make your beads perfect - it’s the unevenness that’s makes them so special.
Beautiful beads! Love that you "cleaned" Mother Earth and recycled into something wonderful. Glad I came across your channel and Hello from across the pond!
No one in usa uses term pond, only Europeans do, if we do say it, it is not meant as a kind thing to say.
@@conken5623 Across the pond” is an idiom that typically refers to the United Kingdom and the United States being on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This expression is an understatement, often used as a humorous reference to the approximately 3,500 miles (5,600 km) between the coasts of each country.
Quit being a troll and thinking that I was being mean.
I love this, not enough people get out and help clean our planet with a purpose for the trash they find. One mans trash is another mans treasure. Glad I stumbled on your channel. Cheers. 💞
This is amazing and you two have inspired me. I have wanted to get into marble making for some time but the cost of setup is pricey. Now I realize I can get started in the right direction with smaller, less expensive things and I’m really excited to give it a go! Beautiful work and mind blowing to see the transformation from old broken pretty bits to glorious objects of true beauty. I love the idea of carrying the old on into the future. How wonderful to think that something that was enjoyed by someone 100 years ago in one form, rather than being discarded and forgotten, will now be enjoyed by another generation in a different form.
These will drive archeologists insane some day in the future. Dating of the glass with spectrographs will not match the product or objects. The chemical makeup of the glass will show one age, but the beads will seem from another. Puzzles, puzzles everywhere!!!
These beads are made of single color glass or glass that was already worked together, so the different colors mixed have the same COE (coefficient of expansion). Even if not perfectly annealed, they are not likely to "pop" or shatter when dropped. However, if you make marbles swirled with colors found from different objects, your marbles will almost assuredly crack when the are bumped or smack together in a game. Just FYI before you start throwing yourself into the idea of reclaimed marbles.
@@AlbredaWelde True. I’m more interested in making artistic marbles from modern day glass rods from glass supply companies and, yes, they would need to be annealed.
You Go and make marbles Sandra Mays! I was personally foaming at the mouth over all of those codd marbles that they found in a different video. Now I feel as though I need some…
How about giving positive ideas on find same kind of glass, then just negative ole wise one
Absolutely spellbinding. So hypnotic to watch you both melt the colourful glass shards and twizzle. They catch the light so beautifully. Jaw droppinhly beautiful. They is no limit to your talents. X
This is so much fun to see. I had a beautiful glass huge vase that my dog broke and I didn't have the heart to throw it out hoping to use the glass one day. I make jewelry and these types of glass beads with that glass would be perfect for me. I've worked with glass blowing before so going to look into classes for this. Thank you.
Die Perlen sind wunderschön geworden 👍👏🙂
A bench roller for glasswork will give your hand a rest when turning the beads 😊
I think you two are natural bead makers! Beautiful colours in the glass. I'm a big fan of emerald and bottle greens. Imagine a future mud larker in 100 years finding these beads!
I make bead woven jewelry- watching this made me appreciate the love and effort that goes into every single handmade beads. Thanks for sharing
Stunningly beautiful beads. The beads imperfections add to the beauty of each bead
Number 6!! Yay!! Please add the music titles back to the descriptions!! I love your musical choices!
Oh my word! 😍 They are so amazing! Wel done! Love the shapes and colours! Keep making them! 🥰
Watching someone drive on the left side of the road was actually more disconcerting than I thought it'd be lol.
im from duluth mn. and when i was last in the uk. i rented a car. drove our rhe air port. went arpund it and back the air port, turned in the car, and took the black cabs!
This is the most interesting video I’ve watched in a very long time.
Wow!😍 I never knew one could make homemade glass beads. That's amazing! Thank you for showing us this wonderful Hobby💗
Well, I never thought I'd learn how to make glass beads. Thanks. Amazing outcome. So good.
This was so fascinating and beautiful to watch! I loved the process and how excited you both were. Love!!
Fantastic video! Watched it with my son and we were saying how we'd always imagined that glass beads were made by drilling a tiny hole through a glass ball - but not so, and you 've shown us the secrets!
Thak you, Gail and Alex for another entertaining and educational video. The finished beads were a joy to see and all from old, broken bits of glass. Amazing!
The beads are absolutely gorgeous. I hope you will make more-and will heed the advice from the lamp workers to stay safe. Lovely.
Wonderful again you have both made waste glass into beads that a lovely idea. You are both so creative. What a lovely mum to be able to spend time together is so precious, making these bids shows people how we should all try and get involved with our loved ones even cooking together, gardening together.no one seems Todo this enough. The world in this crisis can learn alot from your wonderful bond
Penny xx
The broken coloured glass is beautiful, so are the beads, just like the ladies that made them.
Thank you so much for the inspiration, you are so magical together x
Scraps of old broken glass came out wonderfull. I love watching any sort of glass crafts and must say you two did brilliantly well and look forward to seeing more.
Love this! First time I’ve seen glass beads being made! You’re both a natural at it!
WOW, you girls are amazing. There like little planets. I'm so impressed.
I grew up in the St. Lawrence valley just south of Ontario... the sound of your voices remind me of my mom and sisters. ASMR very comforting...bless you both. Thank you!
I enjoy watching you make your beads and jewelry. Never boring!
Oh my goodness, I love what you’ve both done with the glass, how beautiful and exciting!! These beads are amazing, I love the uniqueness of every one! The greens and blues are my favorite! Thank you for the history and sharing this lovely craft! Well done! 💚💙
I am in awe over your recycling of old glass into beads. I'd like to suggest full face shields for you plus the eye protection. Hot glass can really burn and leave scars. I used to make neon signage and have some "reminders" of hot glass on my hands .
I would also suggest good ventilation in your work area, but no direct fan blowing on the glass.
A simple jig with a metal plate on the bottom and a vertical member made of metal also (wood would likely work too, but is flammable). This ends up looking like an "L" shape. Affix a slow rpm motor to the vertical part of the "L". (Maybe from an old BBQ) with a metal shaft affixed to a drill chuck to it or a variable speed drill.
Use a foot switch to turn the motor power on and off. This will give you basically a "Hands Free" method of holding the bead mandrel very steady and level. I think this would improve the consistency and size of the beads. It also eliminates, for the most part, the possibility of dropping hot glass on a mandrel into your lap. ( We call this a Bad Thing). :P
If you made the bottom plate larger, you could use a clamp arrangement to hold the torch bottle at the ideal angle and height also. Of course, that would need to be determined by a bit of experimentation.
All that being said you might check with your local neon sign shop for some unused scraps of colored Pyrex (tm) tubing that they would toss for making beads also. Annealing it is extremely simple. Just move the flame away from the glass slowly & let it slowly cool. We did that with neon signs,
Do not re-use old neon tubing, as it may contain Mercury. (Maybe not the best idea to breathe in Mercury fumes.)
I look forward to some more videos on making beads and re-using old scrap glass.
Thanks for this video. It looked quite fun and informative.
BTW- Here in the U.S. true handmade beads like you are making sell for many times the cost of the "machine made beads" With some practice, you could possibly have another source of income.
MAPP gas also comes in larger cannisters that are refillable. (Rent, lease, or buy in my area). Check your local welding supply for them, and price shop. Also they should be able to provide an extension hose from the tank to the burner hand piece. There is a company in Shelton Washington, U.S.A. Franz Art Glass, that sells glass, rods, torches, and glass supplies. I have dealt with them and they are nice folks and very knowledgeable too.
I wonder if one of those motors used to spin the mugs everyone is making now with glitter/decals and then epoxy would work?
I think you may have been autocorrected, lol. I looked the company up at your recommendation, and they are Frantz Art Glass. Previous post is missing the t in the name. Such is life when typing into cell phones.
my sweet ex boyfriend bought me a glass making bead kit with glasses and all and it absolutely terrified me. it's all packed up, i might get it out this weekend and see what if i'm a little bolder.
I hope you make something beautiful once you've steeled your nerves to deal with the fire safety aspect!
I was petrified of working with a torch until a good teacher showed me how to use one. For beads unlike marbles you just need like a two finger thick flame you don't need a huge fire on your torch.
Oh my god, those beads are really beautiful and amazing.
Hello, my 12 year old niece has got me hooked on watching you both🤗 we have started at your first video and we are really enjoying ourselves. We have a creek that runs through our property and we have started mudlarking😃 Oh my, I never realized how much stuff you can find even in creeks. There is so much broken glass in our creek and i just left it, but now after this video my niece is making us pick it all up😝. she is determined on trying to make beads🤔.We will have to see. Please keep on doing what you do, we are a woodworking family and we love customizing our products for individuals. You bring us such joy in your mudlarking and your customized work, one of a kind is a true treasure❤️Thank you. Christy
It's amazing what you can find when you start looking! xx
Beautiful beads ladies. As Gail said we learn from our mistakes.
You ladies have inspired me. They're so beautiful. Thanks for the info.
Wow, stunning. Love how you take something that is discarded and claim it as your own art. So beautiful, nice first try ladies.
So lovely. Well done you. Totally enjoyed watching the process.
WOW, I am in shock I think, you guys have truly made one of a kind glass beads. I have been wanting to make glasswork beads my whole adult life. I purchased a tiny used kiln about 2 years ago and it's still in the box. Your beads are gorgeous ladies. congrats.
Pamela may I say what's stopping you ?
You ladies are doing beautiful! One thing mom should remember is to tie her hair back, sometimes glass will POP in the flame and Hot pieces will fly, also wear old cloths! To annell the beads better, find an old electric wok or elec skillet, fill with vermiculite(found at a plant nursery,) and set temp at highest temp setting. Once you are done building beads, every hour turn your temp down about 50 degrees at at time until its off. Then you don’t need to use a kiln as long. Be carful mixing glass, non compatible glass will crack, sometimes months later!
I think you did a very good job with your beads. I especially liked the segment where you showed the finished bead and the glass before you made the bead. You should be very proud.
I’m in love 😍 what amazing beads please make more and sell some in the shop. I would love to try this but it wouldn’t be possible so I’ll settle for watching you make them! Thank you beautiful video
I just loved that your both so clever I could of watched you make the beads all day it was so relaxing to watch with the music playing thank you
Amazing!!! I just want to do all the things...collect all the treasures, make new treasures out of old treasures...you ladies are living my dream! Many blessings to you for continued mudlarking, treasure hunting, and creative repurposing of all the goodies!
Nothing is ever rubbish. Love your channel so much!
Hi there. Wonderful show! I now have a new appreciation for glass beads, thanks to you 🦋🐞
Wow !!! totally fascinating video , each bead was a work of art , I would love a poison bottle green necklace ! You are so clever I was mesmerized by the whole thing , this was the best up cycle video I have ever seen , thank you for sharing ! X
Just lovely!! You did an outstanding job!! The peacocks 🦚 are beautiful as well! They looked to be admiring your work!
Who else is fascinated by that violin at the beginning! 😳🤯❤️
Me
I loved watching you experiment with making beads, but you really do need to have didymium glasses for eye protection and a ventilation system to remove all the fumes. Old glass was made with lots of different materials like lead, chromium, uranium, and copper, fumes you shouldn’t be breathing in! Be safe and keep experimenting! I enjoy watching you!
This wasn’t agonizing at all to watch. In fact it was mesmerizing
I'VE ONLY RECENTLY FOUND YOUR CHANNEL AND AM A NEW SUBSCRIBER. IT'S FUN WATCHING YOU SEARCH FOR AND FIND THE GLASS. YOU'VE CREATED SO MANY BEAUTIFUL JEWELS FROM ALL OF THOSE COLORFUL SHARDS. I SO APPRECIATE THE PATIENT ARTISTRY YOU'VE DISPLAYED THAT WENT INTO THEIR CREATION. I AM A BEADER AND HAVE DESIGNED AND CREATED MANY PIECES OF JEWELRY FROM BEADS OF MANY SIZES AND HAVE OFTEN WONDERED HOW THEY WERE MADE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERSONAL DISPLAY OF HOW SOME OF IT IS DONE. THEY ARE GORGEOUS!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I cant tell u how delighted i am that i discovered your posts. Thank u so much! I appreciate u both!!
Renaissance Women! You two are delightful, as are your beads. (For years I have kept a piece of broken glass which is all that is left of a thing that held a strong memory for me. Watching this, I realized that I shall try to get the local glass guy to make it into beads for me. Then I will have it in a more useable form.) Thank you.
I love that idea. Then perhaps you can use it as a charm to hang from a necklace, to keep it close to your heart.
Those are fantastic ladies! A very nice project that not only recycles old glass but also produces something lovely and useful for art or jewelry! Very cool! You both are now art glass creators! I would like to see you try to produce larger ones.
Wow you two have really taken mudlarking to a whole new recycling stage. I am very impressed with your creative and artful processes. Thanks for sharing.
I had such a wonderful time sharing your excitement and watching you grow as lamp workers! You are so inspiring ... congratulations!
Two sweet ladies, mucking about, picking up sow's ears, making silk purses, fascinating! Oh the history, chained together in increments of old stories in beautiful colors, I'm very impressed! A privilege to wear! Thanks Ladies, I really enjoyed this!
Wow, those beads looked amazing. Such concentration in melting the glass and making beads in lovely colours. Both of you put your heart and soul in to everything you do and are so clever and talented. Was lovely music to. Thank you for sharing. Have a good week.
Wow- two beautiful ladies making beautiful beads out of beautiful recycled glass in the beautiful country side. Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
Loved your beaded making episode! And I loved the doll head making episode as well. It's refreshing and exciting to learn all of these new skills and crafts from you both. Being an artist I very much appreciate everything you're doing, from your gathering your resources, (mudlarkding!) to researching and demonstrating your new techniques & skills. I'd love to make some doll heads and beads! Thank you again for all of your hard work and dedication!
Wow!! That's so amazing and mesmerizing! All those beads came out beautifully, I wish I could like this video more!!
Dear Gail and Alex,
Wonderful idea. Every bead is a amazing item.
Old glas is now a new wonderful thing.
Thank you for watching this crafting film.
Lg Jette (LG =Liebe Grüße)
PS:I WOULD BUY SOMETHING. 😘
Is there no end to your talents. The beads look amazing. Thank you for this video. It was very entertaining. ❤
trash to treasures................im so proud of both of you ..........simply beautiful beads.............just amazing..........
That was so fun to watch, you guys did such a great job, you should make a curtain of beads for that window, it’d be so pretty.
I suggested to make door room dividers 69s cool style my buddy has in apt .
Room for needs bit privacy from puplic front of sm apt from the back bed bathroom private.
Seems like you have similar idea to my own if not into just jewelry .🤗😷😇⚘🕊🐦🧱🌳🍁🌻
Curtain tie backs ,napkin rings or 🎄garlin
I was just so happy to see how your homemade needs turned out ! Just beautiful!
You ladies have amazing patience, wonderful job!!
You put so much love in these beads! They will bring good luck to anybody who will wear them
Very interesting and excellent teaching! I love how you show the worth in everything even from an odd piece if glass from along the shore! ♾
Ohhhhh yeah! Looking forward to it!!!! Thanks so much for your creativity!!
I am a crafty type too, so I very much enjoy watching your work or play. Thanks for sharing.