hollow beads

[ryman]

Are there any hints or tutorials for hollow blown beads? How do they compare with normal hollow beads formed on a mandrel? Are they more fragile or harder to do? It takes me a looong time to form a decent hollow on the mandrel and would like to learn blowing .

[ShepherdCreations]

Yes there are some videos on them at www.smartflix.com, and I think it's just decorating a piece of tubing, blowing out one end, puntying up, then fixing the other end. I made my first one last night, and really need to rent that video before the 30th since THEY ARE HAVING A SMALL DEAL WHERE THE SECOND AND FOURTH DVD'S RENTED ARE $2 OFF. It ends on Nov. 30th, so if you are going to, hurry. I could be totally wrong on how to do them, but with glass as you probably know, there are many ways to arrive at the same result. Good luck!