Love this one..

I have posted this bead on ETSY,  I really like how the lacy flower has a dew drop on the petal. It makes it a very delicate flower. The layers of transparent glass in the lacy flower also gives it a light fairy style.

Ducks & Roses

Just had to make up some Roses and Ducks.

Contact me if you would like an order prior to the big game.

Here is a link to My next class, I will be teaching Moon Beads at the University of Oregon,
Registration for Winter term classes starts this Thursday, December 1st at 10 am.  Register online or in-person at the Craft Center.  Please view our offerings at our website:
http://craftcenter.uoregon.edu  

Fire is such a fun bead to make. It takes a lot of time to play and get all this color to blend and flow. The deal is the colors all look the same in the live torch fire, even the black looks red hot. This one I have posted on my ETSY site.

A good vacation is always inspiration! So enjoy the surf, sand and sun. More in this series to come.

Puppy Pound

So I took my Yorkies to a new place for doggy bath time... and they asked if I could make dog beads... Fun stuff.. I love inspiration.

I just had to play with the keys that I found on a day of antique hunting!!!

Time for Halloween fun!! Here is the start of my Halloween Beads. Boo!

Reach for the Moon!

Loved playing with the Moon and the Stars. A few of these are listed on E-bay the rest are going to Spearit Beads in Albany. Cheers

Here is a link to my Beads on sale

SimplyLampwork's ArtFire Shop

Unique Gifts

Fall Garden set.

Had to play with new styles for fall.

Here are a few Sun Flowers, spacers

and free formed leaf beads.

NANCY’S FANCIES: LAMPWORK CHARM BEADS

Nancy Gant $150 + $25 material fee (non-refundable)
July 30-31, Sat-Sun (10am-5pm)

Charm fun for every season! Learn to make cute charm beads for the holidays or any occasion. In this class Nancy will help build and improve your level of stringer pulling and control, teaching you how to make small sculpted charm beads in soft glass. Nancy will cover how soft glass reactions add an extra element to your work and answer the question “how do you make a set of beads the same size?” Come play in this whimsical class with hot glass.
Intermediate level.

Please call Eugene Glass School
to register 541.342.2959
or email info@eugeneglassschool.org

Some people find lady bugs in the garden... well this is a funny looking lady bug

A good day starts with a hot torch and ends with a clear night sky.

Key to the Secret Garden. Magical key to the Secret Garden where the flowers never fade. This will be listed in my online Etsy shop today. Enjoy.

Just to play with Easter today. Bunnies, Eggs, Carrots and more. Posted on my Etsy Site. Come back to my blog on Tuesday for a coupon deal.

Sale on line at Harlequin.com

Harlequin has a few of my nice floral focal beads on sale in the on line shop. You will find them in the handmade section.

http://www.harlequinbeads.com

Special this week on my ETSY Site if you follow this blog.

At the time of a purchase by Friday night 3/25/11 just use

the coupon code to get a free shipping deal on your order.

The code is MYCOUPON10 you must enter it at time of

purchase for it to work.

Enjoy

The Dead Sexy Bunny! I'll be taking sets to harlequin in the morning. The sets will have a carrot and an Easter Egg and a few spacers.

Class at the Eugene Glass School this month.

In just a couple of weeks I will be teaching my floral class at the Eugene Glass School. I will teach leaf cane, stringer control and design. Here are a few photos of florals that we will be making.

http://www.harlequinbeads.com

Check out the Harlequin site for some great deals on beads this week end. They even have some deals on some of my Florals in the handmade glass section.

Enjoy

Ladybug, Ladybug fly away home...

I love the idea behind this little bead. I loaded some old photos on my laptop and found a favorite one of my Grandma Barb. The photo was taken up at my Mom's log house when my Grandma came to live in Oregon. She had found out she had breast cancer and was given only a month to live. Well the great news was we got to keep her over 3 years here in Oregon. It was wonderful. The photo below was taken on a fun day, we were just being silly. So these little lady bugs are for all the Grandma Barbs out there. Love them, visit them, learn from them as often as you can. All moments count.

This little Fido was fun, he is two beads. A body and a head. The possibility of little figures is completely endless. Glass is amazing like that! Every time I play with fire I enjoy the day. Plus with this little guys face looking back at me, well you just gotta smile.

Mountain Beads

Competition Bead, I loved working this out. It is currently my favorite bead. Its a large base bead with layers and layers of color, silver and frit. The process is amazing. The inspiration behind this bead is my love for camping and family times.

2011 Classes

Here is a link to my up coming class at the Eugene Glass School in Eugene Oregon.

Contact me for all private classes.

http://eugeneglassschool.org/classes/beadmaking/NancyGantFloralBeads.php

While teaching a class today I was shown a photo of a hanging cat bead and asked how you would go about making one. So I did. This little guy was fun to make. I'll have to draw up some sketches and come op with something of my own.

Here are a few Different types of mandrels that I use to flame Dready's. They range from 7mm to 20mm.

A few of them are mandrels and a few are blow pipes for vessels but you can use them for bead. Umm don't you love the no rules to your stuff! Play how ever you like. You can tell by the use heat marks that I like the 10mm mandrels the best. If you use blow pipes just plug the top when you dip in your release to keep the core empty. Be sure to put on a nice layer for your base bead and use the melt down method to start get really nice edges to your Dready.

Here is a "Dready"

It is a extra large hole bead for your Dreads. If you have not Dreads this style bead looks great on a fatty chain or on a multi strand necklace. I've posted a few new Dready's on my ETSY site.

Enjoy

The Year if the Tiger ends 2/2/11

This style of bead I call the Tiger Lilly, so it was my bead for 2010.

umm.. Next year will be the year of the Rabit

Classes for the New Year

My first public class that I will be teaching this year will be my Nancy's Fancy's class on floral beads. This class will me at the Eugene Glass School in March. Contact me to set up other classes and private lessons. Cheers and Happy New Year