Ivory flower top bud and leaf Dangle Earrings

Ivory flower buds below green leaves. Long on sterling silver French hooks.

These come with several pairs of rubber ear guards to prevent loss.

Lampwork Glass Handmade Beads by Sihaya Hopkins, How its done:

I work with a torch that puts out a flame thats up over 3,000 degrees. Its mounted to my work bench so I have both hands free. I melt the end of a glass rod in the flame from the torch and it becomes molten, and the consistency of thick molasses. I wind this around a steel rod with a clay slip on it to keep the glass from adhering to the metal. This first wrap creates the hole and the core of the bead. I then build the bead up in layers, using different techniques to create the different designs. When done I allow the bead to cool down to 1,000 degrees so it is fully hard and then place it in a kiln, where it will slowly cool to room temperature top over night. When it comes out of the kiln the next morning I twist the bead and the clay slip crumbles allowing the bead to slide off of the steel rod. I grind the residual clay out of the hole with a diamond burr, rinse with water and it is ready to be worn or turned into jewelry!