Each glass bead on this bracelet is individually handmade and all silver is sterling. Each Lampwork bead is individually attached to the bracelet using sterling silver wire and Swarovski Crystal beads. This bracelet fits a standard 7” wrist and has an additional 1” extender.
Flamework (also known as lampwork) is the art of sculpting molten glass into beads. The process begins in the flame, melting colored Italian glass rods into various shapes and sizes of beads. Additional colors are added making designs such as spirals, flowers, dots and hearts. Silver, copper and gold leaf as well as fine silver wire and mesh are also added to the hot glass as decoration. Once the bead reaches the desired result, it is annealed for durability, slowly cooled, and cleaned.
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