{"id":3040,"date":"2012-07-25T12:08:21","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T08:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inchscaled.com\/2012\/07\/glass-beads-for-miniature-lights\/"},"modified":"2014-12-25T22:24:56","modified_gmt":"2014-12-25T19:24:56","slug":"glass-beads-for-miniature-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victoriamorozovaminiatures.com\/en\/2012\/07\/glass-beads-for-miniature-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Glass beads for miniature lights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I received a package with lace bobbins (50 pairs), they were all unspangled, so I went to the nearest beads shop to buy some beads. I love this place, lots of cute things, I cannot leave it without buying something.\u00a0 I found these wonderful glass beads, but they are not for bobbins, I’m afraid.<\/p>\n

\"Glass<\/a><\/p>\n

As these two weeks were all about making lights I immediately thought these beads would make perfect lamp shades. You would just need to cut them in half.<\/p>\n

I googled at first to find someone who did it before but to no avail. So, here’s my first try.<\/p>\n

You need Proxxon\/Dremel\/whatever tool,\u00a0 diamond wheel and sticky tape.\u00a0 Glasses for protection and mask\u00a0 is a must for me too.\u00a0 I also marked a cutting line on the bead.<\/p>\n

\"Cutting<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s how you need to fix the bead on a tape:<\/p>\n

\"Cutting<\/a><\/p>\n

And just cut it off! \ud83d\ude42 At first I thought that glass would break, but I was lucky, the edge is even. You can also sand the bead to make it even better \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"Cutting<\/a><\/p>\n

Nice one:<\/p>\n

\"Cutting<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m very excited about it,there’s lot of beads with different sizes and shapes, lot’s of things to explore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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