Welcome! Make yourself at home. Let me introduce my self. My name is Sandra Saylor Seaman and I am a lampwork glass beadmaker, mom, wife, teacher and general all around jack of all trades. I make the beads, take the photos, create the web site, pack and ship and so on. I have been making glass beads since 1997. My husband and I opened a retail store (Earth Rhythms) at that time that was part world percussion drum shop and part bead shop. We adopted 2 children from Korea at about the same time and the bead shop portion of the store became too much to handle. Before it closed, however, we were selling a book by Cindy Jenkins about making lampwork glass beads. I had been searching for a creative outlet, having spent some time hand weaving and stringing beads and when I saw those bead photos, I knew I had found my medium. My business has grown slowly, as the children have grown. I never tire of the mesmerizing process of melting glass and experimenting with color. I am delighted to have found a medium that is so full of wonder and so rich and complex that I feel I will never exhaust its creative possibilities.
Win the Bead of the Month!

The free bead this month is a favorite of mine that needs a good home - a fancy boro vase bead in shades of purple. If you would like to enter to win the Bead of the Month, just send me an email with FREE BEAD in the subject area.

I am always happy to hear what you are up to also! Thanks so much for all of those who support me by voting regularly. I truly appreciate it!

The May winner was Becky Leith ... congratulations!


Vote for my website...you can vote once each 24 hours and send me an email to let me know you voted and I will enter you in the free bead drawing each time....I will not answer each email because of time constraints but know that your free bead drawing slip will go in the jar each time. Have fun!

Bead News

Loving the Summertime!

I just got back from our family vacation at the New Jersey shore. Yes - we went blue fishing and I have a few new sea inspired lentils on the website. I have been alternating putting beads on Etsy and on the website. If you would like to combine an order from both and pay with paypal, I will be happy to refund the extra shipping cost - just drop me a note.

My latest fusing project was a set of small sushi plates for my sister. I love how they came out....


One new item on the findings page...

New Focal Beads/Bead Sets/Marbles/Fusing/Findings for Sale on my website and Etsy

New postings - 7/3/08

CLOSEOUT SALE on Pewter Bookmarks, Charms & Chinese Necklaces!
I am discontinuing the bookmarks, charms and Chinese necklaces. This is a great time to get them at a good price. The charms are priced from 50 cents to $1.00 each. The bookmarks are priced at $4.75 each. The retail on these has gone up to $6.00 each. If you would like to continue to purchase the bookmarks after the ones here are sold out, please go directly to the supplier at: www.burgardstudio.com where you can purchase at retail or open a wholesale account.

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By the Way...What is Lampworking?
The beadmaker uses a propane/oxygen torch to melt rods of glass. The melted glass is then wound around a thin steel rod...shaped and decorated with dots and stringers of melted glass. Silver foil, gold leaf, glass shards, latticinos (twists of multiple colors of glass) and other materials can also be added to create these special beads. Lampwork beads are a wonder to see, to touch and to wear. All of my beads are annealed in a kiln at approx. 950 degrees F. This removes stress from the glass and prevents the bead from cracking. I primarily use Morretti glass from Italy and glass from Czechoslovakia.