Sylcraft Handcrafted Lampwork Glass Beads and Wire Jewelry

OR you can vist Sylcraft at Etsy.com for now for my beads and jewelry supplies such as jewelry wire etc.

My name is Sylvia Holtman and I am the craftsperson behind Sylcraft Beads and Jewelry. I live in Central Washington State and we generally have great weather here in Central Washington. Summers are warm and sunny and spring is just right. We usually have a little snow in the winter although this year it was quite cold and our winter lasted a LONG time. The cat just came inside and said forget it out there !!

This was added to the gemstone wire jewelry that I had previously been making.

We have moved our retail store online at this time but local pickup is available if you purchase your items through our online store and choose this option. No shipping costs are added for local pickup.

Since Glass beads were used for trading purposes and to identify a person of stature in society, glass beads become intricately woven into our world.

Native Americans used beads as adornment and many beautiful works of art can be found adorning clothing worn for ceremonial purposes. Most beads used were tiny glass seed beads and were sewn into the garments to become part of the actual fabric structure. Bone and other types of materials were also used to accent the look.

Glass beads as a trade element were highly prized and used to trade for furs and other items. As you can see, glass beads are NOT a new idea !! ;-)

I think we still use jewelry and beads to identify the more "elite" in our midst. Just think of the movie stars and musicians who use jewelry to show their abundance.

Handmade Art Glass beads have also made their impact around the world. This is not a new idea either as the art of lampworking has been around for thousands of years and some interesting antique beads have been found. However, as American and other glass workers constantly challenge the techniques, more and more handmade glass art bead designs appear.

I also teach private music lessons as nearly a full time job. If you are interested in

private piano, vocal, beginning guitar or piano accordion please let me know.

My handcrafted jewelry is made from gemstones or handmade beads and 14K Rolled Gold or Sterling Silver wire unless otherwise stated.

Please note that beads are handcrafted and will vary in size and possibly in color.

The rod is then heated in a propane/oxygen torch to a molten state and then formed by hand into the beads you will see as you enter the bead sections of the store. No molds are used in this process.

They are then annealed for at least 8 hours in a kiln at the proper temperature so they do not crack later. It is quite a process !! But so fun...

Here are examples of some of the beads you will see as you browse the store...

If you desire, just click the picture and you will go directly to that category of beads.

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Amphora Bottles and Sets	Cross beads in various styles & decorations	Dichroic beads in many styles	American Color Beads in Red, White and Blue-Many styles

Bees & other insects such as butterflies, ladybugs & other bugs	Butterflies in different styles	Puppy dog beads in different styles	Horse head beads in different styles and colors

Face Beads This one is "Mr Kool"	Various Pitcher beads and Sets	Beer Mugs (or Root beer Mugs if you prefer)	Birds More styles coming along soon

Christmas tree beads with "lights" of dichroic glass--cool ! ;-)	Santa beads, Snowman beads, Angels & more !	Wizard beads... Many different ones and all unique.	Angel beads

Floral beads of many kinds both encased an not.	MANY different pendant beads...	Mushroom Pendants Great for Hemp or Cord	Many styles and colors available

Aquarium Beads and other Sea Beads	Fish Bowl Beads Angel Fish etc	Undersea Garden Beads	Various Fish Beads
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The lampworked sculpture beads are great strung on wire or head pin or eye pins. HEMP and CORD will also work.
They make unique ornaments, or pins, bookmarks, hair ornaments and great stick pins !

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