Not a jewelry designer or beader? Imagine using these glass cabochons in a wall tiling home project or a mosaic bird bath! How cool would that be? Hmmm I may have just gave myself something to do this weekend.

Come see all the unique glass cabochons in my store.

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Our ever popular Fusion Frit is now being restocked. Fire’s Sage and Cherry Smash is now available. The other colors also being restocked soon, and we’ll hopefully be coming out with some brand new colors as well.

If you haven’t used our Fusion Frit before, you’re in for a great treat! This frit is not your typical frit. Unlike all other frit or frit blends where each piece is one color, each single piece of Fusion Frit is actually multi-colored!

Fusion Frit gets rave reviews from beginner lampworkers and seasoned artists alike. Create beautiful beads with fantastic effects in a matter of seconds.

Have Fun!

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All these cabochons and many more are currently available in the glass cabochon category.

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Handmade Glass Cabochons

Glass Cabochons, or cabochons in general are flat-bottomed pieces without holes, sometimes referred to as “cabs”. Glass cabochons can be used within a long list of different artistic and crafting mediums and techniques to create a beautiful finished piece.

One of the more popular uses for cabochons is gluing bails on them so that the cabochon can be worn as a necklace pendant.

If you’re a seed beader you can also “cage” the cabochon in a beautiful design, bezel set, wire wrap, or use them in a PMC creation. Even further, glass cabochons can be used in mosaics and stained glass panels. The list of possible uses of cabochons is quite varied. There are probably some uses I haven’t even thought of.

If you’re looking for unique handmade glass cabochons to use in your next jewelry or crafting project, you’ve come to the right place. I offer a growing selection of one of kind glass cabochons that you won’t see anywhere else. Head over to the Avenuebeads.com store and check out all the cabochons that are currently available.

Have a favorite way to use a cabochon? Post it in the comments.

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With that in mind I have set up a new community board on Pinterest just for this reason. If you’ve made something with one of my products, whether it’s with the lampwork glass supplies I sell, glass beads or pendants. You can now post your  creation to the “What have you made?” board on Pinterest.

You’ll need to be invited to the board if you’d like to contribute. There are several ways you can do this. If you’re a “fan” of Avenue Beads on facebook (you are right?) you can post your Pinterest name on this facebook post. Or, you can post your Pinterest name here in the comments. Either way will work. Happy pinning.

Are you addicted to Pinterest as much as I am?

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To read the rest of the article please head over to:  Makeglassbeads.co.uk

The website is chucked full of great information and reviews. Be sure and poke around and you might find something you didn’t know about.

Do you have a favorite Avenue Beads product that you like to use?

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To read the rest of the article please head over to: www.Northernlightglass.blogspot.com

Kathy is a very talented stained glass artist and lampwork artist. Be sure to check out the rest of her blog posts as well to view some of her amazing work.

Do you have a favorite Avenue Beads lampwork shard?

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I’m writing this blog post to let everyone know that when the switch is made, all the account info, passwords, and order histories will be removed and everything will start anew. If there is anything in your account that you wanted for your records, please make note of it now. You’ll have to re-register with the new website, so for that inconvenience I apologize, but it’ll be worth it.

When will the switch happen? I’m aiming for this coming Monday, late evening. I’m rather excited about the new website and getting antsy to release it. The new Avenue Beads is cleaner, so much easier to navigate, and is much quicker throughout.

If you’d like to see a sneak peek of what it looks like you can see a screen capture of it on the Avenue Beads facebook page.

Have a great weekend!

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All I need to say is it was love at first sight! As the idea was developing in my head, I was originally going to name these new lampwork stringers “Pot-O-Gold”. However after making the example paddle I realized that this color needed a new name. What immediately came to mind because of the fruity nature of the color combo was the name Tutti Frutti. Rather appropriate I think. I bet your singing that song in your head right now aren’t you?

It’s Tutti Frutti!

Add a splash of color with these fun and bright striped stringer canes. Clear base lampwork stringer that is embedded with a tasty array of yellow and orange stripes. View details…

These lampwork stringers are also available in the Avenue Beads Etsy store for those that might prefer shopping on etsy.

Enjoy!

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To see what fun creations Julie has created with our Lampwork Shards view the rest of the article at:  Juliemillerglass.blogspot.com

Have you used our lampwork shards? Which one is your favorite?

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