I guess the bead thing started when I bought an elastic and lampwork bead bracelet from a friend of a friend and paid 40 dollars for it. It was pretty and unique and the lady that made it was trying to keep up with her orders. Since I was on a budget and Christmas was coming up I thought of making some bracelets for gifts, so I went down to the local bead store and got busy! They were a huge hit and someone suggested I make and sell them. I started shopping around the internet for cheaper supplies that were good quality and came across someone that made lampwork beads. I would buy sets off of them and make jewelry, then I got to thinking…hmmm…are these beads hard to make?