Glass Bead Fairies

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Preview of this evening’ s listing in our Etsy shop

This evening (Central European Time) we will list a new series in our Etsy shop. We als made four little sets of glass figurines on display bases.

Preview for this week

No listing in our show this weekend the weather this weekend is simply to bad for taking pictures. It has been some time ago that we have seen this kind of snow over here in the Netherlands. The glass beads in this preview will be amongst the ones listed later this week.

Special designs

Some special designs. The Elven scout set we made as a Christmas present for someone dear to us. The Queen of the Snow Elves will be featured in our shop later this evening (western European time). The Lampwork is by Iris the display bases are made by Marcel. And the wooden bases a friend of us made out of pear wood.

Some Night Dweller special sets this week

Featured in our new series this week are two special sets of Night Dwellers on a dark woodland base. It is one of the new theme’s for this year. Also some spring feeling designs.

Some work for the book

Some sketches for our ‘Glass Bead Fairies’ book and some modelling and background photo’s.

Newly made and new designs

We have loads of new ideas drawn and in our minds. We always like to add new designs and sorts of fantasy creatures to the catalog.

A New Year

We wish all visitors a happy new year with good health and hope the pandemic will come to an end soon. We have a little preview for saturday’s listing and some info about our Etsy shop.

Glass beads made last week

This is a selection of the glass beads made last week. There are some available in our Etsy shop. Mainly winter themed in these dark days before Christmas.

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About us

Iris Francissen

Eleven years ago Iris started lampworking. Developing skills rapidly with a keen eye for detail she soon made beads in her own unique style. at first Iris made beads for necklaces and other jewelry but soon after that magical little fairy folk bead figurines. The figurines are very detailed being about 2,5 to 3,5 cm. Some even with flower petals of a single millimeter incorporated into their designs.

Marcel Grotens

Working as an illustrator and graphic designer Marcel soon became involved with Iris’ work, suggesting glass fairies and fantasy creatures. He draws and sculpts bead designs, makes display bases and photographs the bead figurines in a natural environment. Marcel also tends the Etsy shop Glass Bead Fairies and is currently designing a book showcasing the work of Iris.

We started designing Fairies, Elves and other Little Folk in 2009. Iris has been making lampwork art in our home studio since 2007. Many designs are inspired by nature, which we care hughly about. The forests and riverside’s near the village where we live and the garden surrounding our house are the places where our designs begin really. These locations also provide the decor for the photographs.

Iris started making glassbeads to make her on jewelry, funny part being she never wears jewelry herself. Here are some samples of her jewelry using braided cotton and glass only.