Annie Rose Beads photo, featuring bead by Dustin Tabor. 


 LAMP WORKING AND FUSING KITS:  It's easy to set up your own fusing and lamp working home studio.  For more details click here.. 

                            

                Platter mould               Dots design finished platter 

To see other platters and plates click here.  To see the different styles of molds we stock click here


Special News & Events

  • Annie Rose Extraction System for glass bead makers.  If you are registered with Facebook - Watch the facebook video...
  • ISGB Gathering July 2010
Judith Sleavin will be attending this years ISGB conference which will be held in Rochester New York July 28th - August 1st.
 
  • November 2010 - Annie Rose Market Day.  Be sure to watch this space.  Each year we will be having a market day to promote our wonderful glass and PMC artists.   

 

Other things of interest on our website;

 

  • Picture Gallery,

  • Workshops - Double Helix glass Workshop coming up in August.  Take the guess work out of this beautiful reactive glass with tutor Karen Irwin.  Click here to register your interest.

 

Annie Rose picture mystery puzzle. 

June's picture quiz has been drawn and the first correct entry is Geoffrey from Wanganui.  Congratulations Geoffrey - the picture was indeed a hot finger tool.  Great tools for holding marbles or off mandrel work;

Hot Fingers

4 different sizes in stock from small to extra large.  A sliding collar closes six spring steel "fingers" around hot buttons, marbles, goblets or irregular shaped objects to assist in holding while working them in the flame.     

WINTER BLUES

Printz promoting the dominoz platter - platterpuss?

Printz says 'What better way to chase away the winter blues than focusing on fusing and flame work'


 

Vicki's suggestion:  Beautiful blue twistie's on an ivory curved bead.  If you want to learn how to make curved beads, check out our workshop schedule or send us an email and we'll tell you when the next workshop will be held.  click here to email us


Some BLUE products in store:

COE104:

 Effetre plate glass, transparent light  aqua, transparent medium aqua, and new colour in stock opaque cobalt blue 

Effetre glass rods and stringers.  There are many shades of blue  in Effetre glass rods and stringers in transparent, pastel and translucents (rods only).  Try transparent medium aqua over opaque periwinkle to get a beautiful bright blue. 

Latticino blue ribbon in clear - use in beads or try fusing bits of rod on black sheet glass - really cool effect!

Dichroic glass - solid blue on black, rainbow colours and patterned strips with hints of blue.  Beautiful dichroic glass, use in beads or fuse into pendants or plates.

Dichroic bead necklaces put together with crystals and silver, turquoise and ivory beads with twisted stringer decorations, and butterfly bead using fish fin pliers.

There are lots of other blue products in store including Bullseye glass and Glass Alchemy borosilicate glass.

  This month's Specials..

 JULY special - to help ease those winter blues away we are offering 10% discount on blue glass rods, sheet glass, millefiori,  beads and jewellery, even books with blue covers!  Some criteria does apply, feel free to enquire.

50% off satake bead  greeting cards - cards for all occasions.

 


New products in store..

Taurus Ringsaw


Inland Grinder

 


 Annie Rose's Glass Kilns

 We have a diverse range of glass kilns to suit your needs, whether you are a glass fuser or a lamp worker, or both!

 

   
Firebox 14 Studio Kiln

The perfect kiln for fusing glass tiles. The square chamber holds 1 full square foot of 4" x 4" tile.  Top firing ensures even heating.  Easy to use 3 button controller.  Operates on standard household voltage.  View More Details here. Enquire Now! 

Glass Bead Making and Fusing Kilns

Skutt Fusing kilns - 2 sizes in store, the Glass Master Firebox 14 and the Glass Master Kiln 1414.  Excellent fusing kilns - top opening only.  Can be used for glass bead making but does not have side openings.

Glass Bead Making kiln AF1813I - top opening and side opening for fusing or glass bead making.

directions to our shop in Whangarei
 

 Please note our retail shop winter opening hours;

June through to August our retail shop will be closed on Mondays except by appointment.  Our studio is still available for rental and we are still available by phone or email to take your orders.  If you have any queries or wish to stop by and visit us on a Monday, simply phone us on 09 4300817.

 

Annie Rose Extraction Systems

As glass bead makers we know that ventilation is extremely important.  If you have a facebook registration, watch our video all about our exciting new extraction systems  click to watch