My name is Marilyn Crowe and I am based near Stockton on Tees in the north east of England.  I had been making jewellery for a year or two when I discovered it was possible to make lampwork beads myself.  After receiving excellent instruction, buying the equipmment and becoming hooked, I started making my own beads using Italian Effetre and ASK glass.  My beads are annealed in a Paragon SC2 Kiln to give them extra strength and my beads may be purchased separately or as completed items of jewellery.