Covergirlbeads

Oblong Transparent Pale Emerald Green With Silver Lampwork Bead

2012-01-30T18:12:00.000-08:00

Look at this beautiful transparent pale emerald green oblong lampwork focal bead. It would make a wonderful necklace pendant! It is here in my Etsy store.

Handmade Sky Blue Lampwork Bead Dangle Earrings With Sterling Silver

2012-01-15T08:13:00.000-08:00

Creamy sky blue handmade lampwork glass beads made into an adorable and stylish pair of sterling silver earrings in my Artfire shop. Great to wear for office attire, a night on the town or to the movies inyour favorite pair of jeans.

Transparent Green With Silvered Ivory Dots Handmade Lampwork Glass Bead

2012-01-07T07:53:00.000-08:00

These cute little organic transparent green lampwork beads were just listed in my Etsy Shop. I made them with a beautiful spring transparent green glass and added some silvered ivory dots creating the organic look.

2011-12-26T14:35:00.000-08:00

This is a beautiful sparkly handmade lampwork glass bead with a large hole that fits my personal Pandora bracelet. I just listed it in my Supadupa shop. It has a royal blue base with a speckling layer of silver dichroic glass. Then I added a layer of transparent clear glass on top to encase it all.

Grasshopper Green Large Hole Handmade Lampwork Glass Bracelet Slider Bead

2011-12-20T18:20:00.000-08:00

This is a beautiful cool green called grasshopper green made on a large mandrel. It has a large hole, about 5mm, so it will fit most European style bracelets and necklaces. It is in my Etsy shop.

This one will get you from the Christmas holiday season on into Spring and Summer!

Cornflower Blue Suede Lace Necklace With Handmade Lampwork Glass Beads

2011-12-20T10:58:00.000-08:00

This is a cute and stylish leather lace necklace I just listed in my Zibbet store. It has some of my handmade lampwork glass beads in aqua, periwinkle blue, white and mustard yellow with transparent aqua lampwork glass spacer beads and silvertone saucer beads between them. All findings are silver tone base metal.

Red Galaxy Encased Large Hole Lampwork Glass Bead With Cubic Zirconias

2011-12-18T09:49:00.000-08:00

I call this Red Galaxy in my Galaxy series. It reminds galaxies floating around in space. I have it listed in my Etsy Store. It is made using a bright red base and has brilliant shiny cubic zirconias trapped within it.

Petroleum Green With Lime Apricot and Black Webs Lampwork Glass Bead

2011-12-13T12:11:00.000-08:00

I thought you might enjoy seeing this unique organic handmade lampwork glass bead in my Artfire shop. It is made on a base of crazed looking ivory with petroleum green, lime and apricot wrapped around the bead. I got a cool effect of black webbing from the petroleum green. It turned out really neat.

Amethyst Handmade Lampwork Glass Focal Bead With Ripples

2011-12-12T18:33:00.000-08:00

Here is a beautiful yet simple lampwork focal bead. It is made using a transparent medium amethyst glass with a ripple effect around the oblong bead on Artfire, of course!

Rose Quartz Pink Lampwork Glass Lentil Focal Bead

2011-12-12T16:34:00.000-08:00

This is a large handmade lampwork glass focal bead. I have it in my Artfire shop. It is made the the deliciously beautiful and delicate "true" pink called rose quartz. I made it with thousands of tiny trapped air bubbles and squeezed it into a lentil shaped bead.

Pearl Gray Peacock Handmade Lampwork Glass Focal Bead

2011-12-12T12:48:00.000-08:00

Just listed a beautiful organic focal bead in my Etsy store. It has a base of light pearl gray with slate blue peacock colors and gold hues scattered around this handmade lampwork glass bead. It also has some raised dots and a beautiful oil slick metallic shine.

2011-12-12T08:28:00.000-08:00

I call this my Ancient Artifact Cave Dwelling Picture. This will probably be the only one like this. By the time I finished playing with the corals and pinky beige color and swirling the colors around, an interesting pattern evolved. It reminds me of an ancient horse drawing in a cave (to me anyways). The neck and head of the horse have a dark charcoal color with tiny silver specks. I have kept it for a while just to enjoy it myself for a short period of time. I have it listed in my artfire store.

Handmade Transparent Pale Blue Gray Lampwork Glass Oblong Focal Bead

2011-09-12T17:52:00.000-07:00

Just listed a beautiful handmade lampwork bead in my Artfire store. It is a beautiful rich transparent pale blue gray color and is dripping with fine silver that that been wrapped around and around this oblong focal bead. It would make a stunning glass pendant strung on a sterling silver chain or a beautiful center focal bead for a bracelet. It's gorgeous. Grab it while you can.

Opaque Grassy Green And Raku Handmade Lampwork Glass Lentil Beads

2011-09-03T15:06:00.000-07:00

Beautiful set of handmade lampwork glass lentil beads in my Etsy store. You can find them here

The range of colors of the raku frit is gorgeous! These beads are about 17 to 18mm across and pressed into a lentil shape.

Navajo Sunset Handmade Lampwork Glass Focal Bead

2011-08-08T15:39:00.000-07:00

Just listed a beautiful handmade lampwork glass focal bead in my Artfire store. I named Navajo Sunset because of the southwestern flare it developed through its creation.

Hope you enjoy looking at it!

New Artfire Studio Design Is Up and Running!

2011-08-05T19:34:00.000-07:00

Artfire rolled out their new look today! Come take a look at my new Artfire studio design.

And here is a link to my latest bead I posted earlier today.

This is a gorgeous organic handmade lampwork glass focal bead made using encased copper mesh and Double Helix Terranova glass.

Petroleum Ivory Lampwork Glass Bead in my Artfire Shop

2011-08-01T12:14:00.000-07:00

Listing a few green handamde lampwork glass focal beads today. This bead has a cubic zirconia embedded in the raised dot. It was difficult to photograph.

You can find it here in my Artfire shop. As you can see, that poor litte cubic zirconia looks pretty dull. It really glistens in the sunlight!

Artfire Listing Pages Discovery Everyone Should Know About

2011-07-03T17:51:00.000-07:00

Wanted to let everyone know that about a new discovery regarding the listing page on Artfire.

I posted it in the Business Talk Section and learned some new tricks from a couple of wonderful artisans to make life easy for listing items.

WindyDesigns has some beautiful jewelry.

Soapsmith who has some awesome soap.

I also posted it in the Community Directed Development about this and learned from these wonderful artisans too.

FantasyClay is a talented sculptural polymer clay artist.

thegolfingdolfin has some really neat looking clocks.

I haven't been able to get it to work on IE, but my son downloaded Firefox and you can make the description box as large as needed. It is wonderful and has made listing a breeze for me.

Be sure to check out these shops along with everyones. Artfire has some really talented folks. Hope this little tip I learned will help and benefit you.

Thanks for the help.

Black Lava Round Gemstone And Sterling Silver Earrings

2011-03-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

Beautiful black lava gemstone rounds made using .925 sterling silver findings, balls and earwires. These are here in my Artfire store. They're simple, elegant and can be worn for a variety of occasions.

Blue Lace Agate Faceted Gemstone And Sterling Silver Bracelet

2011-03-29T12:56:00.000-07:00

This is a feminine and delicate blue agate faceted gemstone bracelet just listed in my Artfire shop. It is made using alot of sterling silver beads and cute toggle clasp.

Kryptonite Lampwork Glass and Sterling Silver Earrings

2011-03-24T08:28:00.000-07:00

This is a beautiful handmade lampwork glass bead pendant I put in my Artfire Shop. I used the incredible kryptonite color with fine silver dribbled around it. I added lots of sterling silver and came up with this gorgeous pendant! You can view the pendant page for the picture listed.

Looking For Good Seafood or Chicken Gumbo Recipe

2010-08-15T12:08:00.000-07:00

Anyone have a good gumbo recipe they would like to share? I'm getting hungry for some homemade gumbo!

Orange Lampwork Glass Bead And Sterling Earrings

2010-08-14T17:30:00.000-07:00

Starting to list a few items in my Artfire Store. I made these beautiful orange lampwork glass bead and sterling earrings that would be great for the upcoming fall season or halloween if you are dressing up. They would be great with your favorite jeans or a night out on the town. Hope you enjoy them!

My Introduction

2010-08-12T15:19:00.000-07:00

I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself to you and tell you a little about myself. So here goes:

My name is Charlotte Hayes and I create handmade lampwork beads and handcrafted jewelry designs.

I live along the Texas Gulf Coast in Alvin which is about 30 minutes south of Houston and Hobby Airport.

I am a member of Self Representing Glass Artists - SRA H98 which means I create my own handmade lampwork glass beads with my propane, oxygen set up and my Carlisle Mini CC torch. I us my Glass Hive Kiln to anneal my beads overnight to add strength and durability. I clean them using my diamond bit dremel.

MY STORES AND SELLING VENUES:
http://www.covergirlbeads.com/
http://www.covergirlbeads.artfire.com/ ( 139 sales)
http://www.covergirlbeads.etsy.com/ (over 1,360 sales)
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