gallery archive 10

[Delana]

wow!!! Glad you guys liked the idea!

Margram  Lovely beads......hollow?  I'm crap at hollow beads 
Jolene....love the red set
Helbels....that top set would be my choice
Scarlet....ditto on the wish to torch at least once more in 2010!  Lovely necklaces!
Kaz....wow!! Those are so very lovely!!
Nice photo of you at the torch SG and the colors in that cabochon
Another DH addict!  Beautiful Turnedlight!  Sorry I can't help you with the photos....I consider it a miracle that I can post photos on here at all 

Well....'sculptural' work stresses me out but I did make one rather nice octopus once and everyone wants to buy him so I did try to make more in 2010 and here's one that I was kind of pleased with.


2010_01_23_ocotpus004a by Delana Loevbak, on Flickr

I've even trained him to sit on my hand...


2010_01_23_ocotpus004 by Delana Loevbak, on Flickr

And since I'm no good at making hollows I came up with what I call my 'Bridge' Beads in 2009 and this is a photo of a nice set from 2010


2010_10_16 002_01 by Delana Loevbak, on Flickr

[★★Terri★★]

My efforts are somewhere way behind most of you guys, but I've only been making beads for a year.  Been difficult to choose as I have tried so many different techniques and there are lots of favourites and but not many really good beads.  But if forced to choose it would be these.  My first BHB and the first time I seem to begetting results from R. Dark Multi (it's in the murrini) encasing not good in a technical way, but I like the result I got.


my bhb by csg beads, on Flickr


my first bhb by csg beads, on Flickr

[SueP]

I love this idea!  2010 was he year I managed some success with silver glass

Fire Opals


Clio

[jammie]

lovely beads everyone! 
heres my favourite.


DSC01683 by jeanie- Ceardannan Jewellery, on Flickr

[Ilona]

This is going to be an amazing gallery.

Here are a few I am pleased with.
These were made after a lesson with Laura.

I fell in love with florals
Then fell in love with these butterflies by Ryan Turner

[Les]

Lovely beads from everybody

Here's my personal favourite .... although it doesn't seem to have attracted anyone else .. this bugger just wont' sell. Well I like it anyway


DSCF6106 by Mad Cat Glass, on Flickr

[Chameleon]

Lots of great eye candy in here already. Les, I think its gorgeous, love the colours and the reactions  

Hmm not sure what my favorites from this year are, i think this one that i kept for myself  -


and these -


edited to add: Forgive me for the hog but Emma just reminded me of this with her post-

[garishglobes]

This is a great thread, and a lovely idea to look back over the year - there are some real treats 

I've really enjoyed learning more about glass in all sorts of ways this year, from sculptural to blown:


Long green dragon by Flying Bead, on Flickr 


Blown bead, sable stripes by Flying Bead, on Flickr

but at the moment I'm most proud of the chess sets I've just finished. They may not be perfect, but I couldn't even have attempted them 12 months ago and they use skills I've learnt over the last year.


Glass chess set by Flying Bead, on Flickr

Here's to an excellent 2011! 

[Dreams of Glass]

I love this thread 

My favourite bead of the year 


DSC_0010christmastree1 by Bruntie's Beads 2010, on Flickr

[Princess Peggy (Priscilla McGirr)]

This is a really interesting topic......nice to see other peoples favourites.  This is mine at the moment.


vessel by Princess Peggy1, on Flickr

[sarah t]

this was my fav lanscape of 2010 ...happy torching for 2011 everyone

[MyPrecious]

Some of my favourites from this year :




Poi and aqua florals by Kathryn Greer, on Flickr


Rainbow Barrels by Kathryn Greer, on Flickr


Beauty's Roses by Kathryn Greer, on Flickr


Jungle Speed by Kathryn Greer, on Flickr


Cherry Lips by Kathryn Greer, on Flickr


Fairytale in a barrel... by Kathryn Greer, on Flickr


Getting ready for Halloween... by Kathryn Greer, on Flickr


SSshhh!! by Kathryn Greer, on Flickr

Please keep posting, I love seeing everyone's favourites!

[nemea]

Can I post some jewellery here? These are my favourite pieces from this year:

Lilacs by nemea designs, on Flickr
Fabulous beads by Isabelle Anderson


Frieda by nemea designs, on Flickr
Gorgeous focal by Mindy Macgregor


In Bloom by nemea designs, on Flickr
Well you know by now that these beauties are Sally Carver's!

The highlight of the year was finally being able to post photos here (with a lot of help from this forum!)

[helenfc]

what a fab thread! jolene, I am wearing one of those beads right now! 
my highlight technically was pulling my skull murrini, have loads left, will need to photo some beads I have made with them:

DSCN0854 by helenfchalmers, on Flickr

sorry its a shoddy photo but these are my favourite beads of the year, I made them into brooches will have to take pics of those too for the finished jewellery section

urban flowers by helenfchalmers, on Flickr

keep them coming! xx

[Chameleon]

ok, a little late but im not starting a new thread for it this late in the week lol, just something daft himself asked me to make for a colleague. lampwork rabbit and carrot on float glass base. rabbit is about 2" high.