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"Bumpies" are made by winding thin glass rods (coil-potting) on a mandrel to create a hollow form. When the form is complete, hot air trapped inside expands and puffs up the glass, rounding the bead's shape.
The surface is decorated with small drops of color, magnified by a lens of clear glass.
The bumps can be raked and plunged with a pick to create more intricate designs, and in some
colors their edges have a metallic sheen, resembling gems set in tiny bezels.
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Bumpy beads are unique and challenging to the designer, yet they are so unusual and eye-catching that each bead really stands alone as a tiny, collectible work of art. They can be focal pieces for jewelry, ornaments, and lamp pulls.
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