More Big Rings

I'm having fun using my big mandrels again after a long hiatus from them. For months I have looked up at them on my counter, sticking out of a vase looking back at me. But then I re-dipped them this past week and started making big holed beads/rings again.

I like the square shape of the pink and green bead. And the purple on the turquoise is still a little bumpy because I think texture on beads is cool. :)

Big Rings

I pulled out my large mandrels the other day to make a coupla rings. I attended Amy Holms's class on making glass toggles in March when I was learning how to climb phone poles.

I had problems with making the toggle bars, but the rings are pretty cool. They would make for easier components for others to use either as part of the clasp or focals. I want to make more and may use them as part of a giveaway to see what others come up with in their own designs