Making beads

Back from half term and in our hot workshop today we did lampworking. All the health and safety fandangle again -- but it is important. This is potentially very dangerous as the propane can whizz round the room and ignite in seconds. Like all hot-working, it is far from as easy as it looks.
I made 7 beads(pictured) of which 3 wouldn't come off the mandrel. I look forward to going on with this -- lots of possibilities here.