Hollow Bead Pics

As promised... a few pictures of the hollow beads. This first one shows an amber hollow bead with clear surface drop decoration:

This second one illustrates why hollow beads are so cool-- the bead on the left is hollow, but the bead on the right is not. See how the green bead on the right shows the mandrel channel through the middle? The amber hollow bead, on the left, has no channel. During formation the glass attaches to the mandrel only at the ends, so there is no central channel. The light shines through and creates wonderful reflections. Hollow beads are much more luminous than regular beads. They are like frozen soap bubbles.