Hi ! WELCOME TO BEAD  GLASS!  At Beadglass we supply Moretti/Effetre Art Glass and Lampwork Equipment/Supplies to the Lampwork Community as well as Teaching how to make Glass Beads. In our online store you will also find beautiful Czech Glass Beads to compliment our Glass Supplies.

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June -July Blog: This coming week BEADGLASS is  atttending the Brisbane Bead & Gem Show at the RNA Showground, Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill. 

DATE: Thursday 2nd July to Sunday 5th July .. located on stand 66.

!!Come and view all our beautiful New Beads, Gems, Lampwork Supplies and Moretti Glass. Further information in 'Events' see below.

Sorry for any inconvenience as orders will be processed the following week.

Don't forget to view The Australian Beading Forum http://www.beadingforum.com.au/forums/  to see the progress of  the Design Quest No. 17,which is now underway , Beadglass has supplied all the beautiful beading packs and is the sponsor for this round. This is a wonderful Australian Forum well worth joining...lots of resource information and a wide cross section tutorials and helpful information.                      

 NEW! Just added Sample Packs of all the Premium Colours....try out just one 30cm Rod of every colour.

Our International teacher, James Smircich , has completed his teaching   schedule in Sydney  Melbourne ,Hobart and Canberra.  Jim was an amazing talented teacher, whose methodical approach to beadmaking rewarded all the students with many  extra dimensions  upon which to think and to build their skills.  All of our students enjoyed the three days classes and gained a wealth of experience with Jim's invaluable  and vast knowledge of glass aquired over 30 years . His trip will be remembered down under by all who were  lucky enough to gain entry to his classes as an enormous learning curve in the land of Oz's 'Yellow Brick Road'.....press, press, press....purple kangaroos and purple rudsters!!..how could we ever forget!

NEW! MAKE PANDORA-like BEADS with lined sterling tubing!The Impress Silver Core Beadliner, is made by a lampworker and engineer, and is the ultimate, high quality,streamed lined, easy to use tool to date, designed with faultless engineering, made in USA. This tool is remarkably inexpensive and an efficient method for lining your beads with silver.See Equipment pages for details.

THE 2009 ROYAL EASTER SHOW:Congratulations to the entrants in the Lampwork Section, sponsored by Beadglass. Cash and Glass bundles were awarded as prizes. We look forward to again sponsoring and supporting all our Australian Artists and the 2010 Lampwork Competition at the Royal....and hope that more lampworkers will enter next year's competition....start working on you entry NOW! Even if you are a Lampworker located in any other state then you are still eligible to enter, so we encourage Lampworkers Australia wide to submit their pieces. This years prizes went to:

  1 st Place  SKYE PETHO  $300 + $50.00 in Moretti Glass
NECKLACE MADE FROM ASSORTED LAMPWORK BEADS

2 nd Place KATHY LUCAS  $150.00 + $50.00 in Moretti Glass
NECKLACE BLACK / SILVER ENCASED LAMPWORK BEADS & CRYSTALS

3 rd Place  KERRY HARPER  $100.00+ $50.00 in Moretti Glass SET OF 5 LAMPWORK BEADS

Highly Commended  EMMA MULLINS
STERLING SILVER LAMPWORK BRACELET W/ PURPLE FLORAL BEADS, W/ CUBIC ZIRCONIA CENTERS.

Highly Commended NANCY TUNG
5 HANDMADE GLASS BEADS. 

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BEGINNERS WORKSHOP in the Art of Beadmaking,next classes in October. Please see under 'Classes' for more details .If you would like to participate please email info@beadglass.com.au Phone 0243791302

OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS: if you are searching for the ultimate lampworkers reward let us find you one. We offer this new service free of charge at the best price with warrenty.New Concentrators listed under 'Equipment' pages.

NEW STOCK : Just added to the LIST OF NEW PREMIUM COLOURS...try these beautiful new colours for something different, these were previously Handmade Colours, and now available at more affordable prices Also, now unpacked is a brand new container of new EFFETRE/MORETTI GLASS!! with NEW colours listed under transparents and pastels.

NEW CLASSES IN MELBOURNE FOR LAMPWORKING ....will continue throughout the year .Lots of great fun and heaps of learning! Classes are conducted by renown Australian lampwork artist ,Pauline Delaney. Pauline also conducts Private and Group Classes in her studio in Fitzroy, please see her website for further information at  www.paulinedelaney.com 0243791302. 

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GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE see Equipment Pages. 

                          ENTRIES WANTED FOR LAMPWORK COMPETITION!  :)      START DESIGNING NOW! Beadglass will be sponsoring the Lampwork Section of the Royal Easter Show in 2009. We would love to see more entries  in  Lampwork Section  of the R.E.S. for 1) Lampwork Jewellery OR a set of five Lampwork Beads .We hope to encourage everyone to enter their best set of beads and/or lampwork jewellery creation  so that lampwork will have a bigger representation in this growing art form.

NEWS on BEARFOOT ART TOOLS:New stock of Enamelling Powder Vibe and Frit Vibe has arrived. SEE the latest VIDEO on U Tube :Bearfoot Art have a great new free Video on  a BLOWN VESSEL and  how to make it using the incredible Delux Electric Mandrel Spinner.  Scott also demos all the other tools which can make life a lot easier in the Lampworkers domain. Beadglass have all these tools at present in stock now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZavpXYj11E

Have you seen the ERGONOMICALLY designed  TOOLS from Bearfootart ??....Electric Mandrel Spinners, Unique Hand Stabilizers and the Bench Mounted Rolling Marvers....all designed to prevent strain on hands and back. NEW in now, The Holey Marver!! See Equipment pages.  All these tools have links to FREE VIDEOS to view ************************************

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  MORE NEW STOCK has finally arrived NEW! Smircich Graphite Paddles, Dichroics, Multi Prong Mandrel, New Videos, Double Helix Sample Packs, Enamelling Powder Vibe and Large size Graphite Paddles and lots more. More stock has arrived of the Holey Marvers both Small and Large.

Now available:

ALL THE NEW COOL Moretti/Effetre Colours have arrived and are now available at Beadglass Sample packs of these colours are available too! See listing under 'COOL COLOURS'.                                                       Also great for Beginners is the ENTIRE MORETTI GLASS RANGE sample pack ....an inspiring way to start out your lampwork career with EVERY 30cm length on your desk!

Email enquiries are welcome.

Events : Come and see all our beautiful Beads, Lampwork Equipment and Glass Supplies at....

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All the Bead & Gem Shows in Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne 2009!!www.beadandgemshow.com.au

November: Melbourne Bead Expo (New location): The Camberwell Centre, 340 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell Melbourne  6-8 Nov 10am-5pm