Here are the beads I submitted to the newbie exchange on WetCanvas. I've been torching for about 7 months (at the time of the exchange), so I think I qualify as a newbie, and I hadn't tried a lot of these skills before, so it was an excellent learning experience and creative juicer. I am really proud of this set of beads.

All of the beads I submitted, with the skill they represent. (RAOGK stands for random act of glass kindness--a way of sharing beads and good mojo among lampworkers on WC).

Some close-ups of my favorites of the bunch. Some of these were hard to let go, but I can't wait to get my little stash of other new artists' beads.