Dillingham Design

Welcome to Dillingham Design home to Lampwork Beads by Sandra Dillingham-Schafer,  “Dilly” and Randy Schafer.  Our love of melting glass and making beads is an ever growing and changing art.  The medium of glass inspires us with all it’s colors, shapes, reactions and it’s endless combinations.   Lampworking itself has been around for centuries, it’s many secrets were guarded on the island of Murano, Italy for many years.  Today we can order Italian glass, work with fine silver, mica and enamels in our home studio in Charlotte, MI.   I hope you enjoy your visit to our website and find those beautiful things that you find irresistible. Please feel free to contact us for any questions.   “Dilly” & Randy

Ocean Depths

A lovely little bicone organic, which you don't see of mine often, with shades of blue with silvered ivory on ivory.

Focal measures 40mm x 13mm.
Beads are made on a 3/32" mandrel

Price: $12.00

Hollow Floral

This bead is actually hollow inside! Two disk are made and finally joined and melted to form a hollow center.

Focal measures 17mm x 26mm.
Bead is made on a 3/32" mandrel

Price: $SOLD

Gold Icing Bicone

Ivory bicone wrapped in gold feathers done in an icing motif I used with wedding cakes!

Bead measures 30mm x 14mm.
Beads are made on a 3/32" mandrel

Price: $SOLD

Earthtone Flames

A great bicone with golds, greens and silvered ivory.

Bead measures 21mm x 14mm.
Beads are made on a 3/32" mandrel

Price: $SOLD

Circus Tent

This crazy bead is electric yellow wrapped in deep transparent red.

Bead measure 25mm x 32mm
Beads are made on a 3/32" mandrel

Price: $SOLD

Electric Smoke

Light Purple is the base with a little dichroic thrown in and then flames of electric yellow are swirled through it.

Bead measures 26mm x 26mm.
Beads are made on a 3/32" mandrel

Price: $SOLD

Etched Teal Set

A set of etched beads done in teal with silvered ivory on 3 of them.

Beads measure 7mm x 10mm.
Beads are made on a 3/32" mandrel.

Price: $SOLD

Coral Floral Focal

I just loved that name "Coral Floral", coral and beige base with florals in ambers and ivories.

Bead measures 28mm x 20mm.
Beads are made on a 3/32" mandrel

Price: $SOLD