Sparkling floral beads made with DaVinci 2, CIM's Simply Berry and gold dichro. . .
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I had to give up on my search for the "Surf Gems" recipe for a while, so I made something a bit different. . . I'm glad I did beceause I love the soft earthen jewel tones in this sparkling trio!!
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A large and lovely floral focal with lots of sparkle!!
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Yesterday I was in the mood to do some encased florals. Funny, this one started out as a chunky lentil and since I over loaded the press with too much glass, I made it into a chunky heart.
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This tawny trio reminds me a bit of dried herbs and flowers.
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A femine floral focal in magenta, black and sapphire blue!
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I'm still enjoying working with this design, so I made a focal trio. . . :-)
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Inspired by my love of hydrangea blooms. . .
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These little gems were made on a base glass of Khaos and one of the Terra odd lots from Double Helix.
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These were an experiment with reactive glass so I wasn't quite sure what they were going to look like when I made them. This morning when I took them out of the kiln, I immediately thought of the hand painted Mediterranean tiles that I love so much.
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These were supposed to be a set of "Surf Gems" but I used the wrong colors so now they are Mermaid Jewels. lol
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The Moroccan Jewel fan pull that I made recently was my favorite, and it inspired this bead trio and vessel. . . :-) These are made from reactive silver glasses.
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A large Moroccan inspired focal bead with plunged florals and sparkling cz's !!
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I'm really enjoying this series! This time, I added a bit more detail and some plunged florals. . .
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Another vessel in the Moroccan style. . .
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A highly iridescent bead trio made using Double Helix Elektra.
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I am not sure what inspired this focal, other than to say that I needed to work in a softer pallet of color for a bit. The misted tones silvered blue glass that frames the bead is Double Helix's Elektra.
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A fem ornate focal with plunged florals and goldstone stringer.
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I've struggled at the torch this past week with the idea of this design. I was working the beads too hot and all of the pretty colors were washing out. Finally, I took a deep breath, and accepted the fact that the beads would have to be made very slowly in a cooler flame. I am so happy with them and they are good reminder that I MUST be more patient!!
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A focal to match the Pompeii Villa bead set.
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A large sparkling set of beads with lots swirls and florals!
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Another focal made of reactive silver glasses, but this is the biggest one I think I've ever made on a 1/16" mandrel. It's 49mm in length.
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A set of Elektra beads with scrolls. ..
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I was thinking of the song "My Favorite Things" and the phrase "Silvered white winter that melts into Spring" inspired me to create this focal bead.
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Another experiment. . .I was aiming for garnet, but ended up with more of a spicy red. Still playing "get to know ya" with some 96 COE glasses and they always seem to provide some unexpected outcome due to the high level of metals.
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A ruby pink experiment, and although I'm not a pink kind of girl, I do love this lovely rose color.
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A lovely trio with DaVinci florals and Tink Dust!
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An experimental set. . .I can't remember how to make the "Surf Gem" beads that I made for the bracelet that I posted last week, so this is another attempt at trying to figure it out. Now a day has passed and I can't remember how I made these either. Too much propane, perhaps? lol
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A metallic set of beads with striking blue florals!
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Shimmering copper dichroic, copper green and double amber purple!!
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An experimental set using Double Helix's new glass "Khaos".
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Apparently I am suffering from the blues. . .Glad it's not the bad kind! Lots of cool blues and voilets in this set and it even has a few raised flowers.
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Double Helix Terra, Psyche and goldstone stringer
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Raku, Moretti, Silvered Cinnamon
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Double Helix Terra, Psyche, and Goldstone Stringer
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Reichenback R108 "Raku", Lead Crystal, on a base of "Moccasin" with goldstone stringer
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Hand mixed garnet (CIM Simply Berry & Vetro Striking Red), Pale trans brown, light amber, goldstone & intense black.
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Hand mixed garnet (CIM Simply Berry & Vetro Striking Red), Pale trans brown, light amber, goldstone & intense black.
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CIM Simply Berry over white, layers of Kronos, Terra Florals, Iris gold stringer and spacers.
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Encased Kronos & goldstone with Iris Blue stringer.
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Encased Kronos & goldstone.
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Encased Kronos and silver blue dichroic with goldstone, AKS silver ratttan twistie and Iris Blue stringer detail.
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Double Helix glasses with goldstone detail
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Double Helix glasses with goldstone detail
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Double Helix glasses and goldstone
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Silvered trans pink, Terra, dark teal and goldstone.
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Silvered trans pink, Terra, dark teal and goldstone.
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ASK104 Silvered Cin, Opaque Violet, Trans Lavender, Terra florals and Iris Gold stringer.
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