CiM - Creation Is Messy 2023 New Color - Volcanic Ash Milky Ltd Run

CiM - Creation Is Messy created a number of new limited run colors for 2023 that were based on popular colors from the past.

Today, I am showing off a couple of beads for the new Volcanic Ash Milky Ltd Run.

Volcanic Ash is based on older CiM color French Grey turned into a misty/milky opal. 

The beads within this post are created with the milky sister.

 

I used Volcanic Ash Milky as the base on which a layer of Jetage Studio's Lumiere Luster named Strawberry Rhubarb was added. 

This luster is a gorgeous color shifting flake that is a bright deep peachy-pinks that shift to bright greens to deep greens and yellow depending on the angle it is viewed.

The luster glitter flakes were encased with Double Helix Zephyr and shaped into cube beads.

The round spacers are pure Volcanic Ash Milky to show the glass on its own. 

It is a classic grey.

I have noticed in the last few beads made with Lumiere Lusters that encasing with clear seems to have a noticable separation between the luster flakes and the clear glass if the layer of luster is too thick. It does not appear to be a crack from compatibility, but rather the fact that I may have used too much flakes in the luster layer.

I plan to test again using other clear glasses to determine the right balance of glitter as the clear glass provides a perfect magnification of the shine.

 

All the new CiM colors for 2023 are available through Nortel in Toronto through their online shopping cart. I suggest ordering some very soon before it is gone.

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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2023 New Color - Lychee Milky Ltd Run

As we come to the end of March, the weather is expected to kick up another storm before we enter April. 

I think this is a good post to show a spring themed Goddess bead set with little silver glass storms captured under clear portals.

This set started on a base of CiM - Creation Is Messy’s new Lychee Milky Ltd Run for 2023. 

It is an ivory misty/milky opal. I had previously tested it's misty sister with silver glass - click here to see that post.

Layers of Effetre Light Ivory, CiM's Leaky Pen were placed and capped with Double Helix silver glass named OX-380, a peridot green, jewel super luster. 

The silver glass was stormed and reduced and captured under clear portals of Double Helix Zephyr. 

Photographs never properly show the mother of pearl and mirror shine that each "bump" has captured. I plan to post a video on IG/Facebook to show just how beautiful these beads are when the angle of light changes.

To complete each bead, dots of silver infused OX-380 was added and reduced to a metallic shine. 

I have checked availability of these glasses as In Stock on Nortel Glass' online shopping cart.

Reach out to Jean or Jennifer at Nortel to add some of these glasses to your new CiM - Creation Is Messy colors for 2023.

Looking forward to April showers and May flowers!

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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2023 New Color - Bear Hug Misty Ltd Run

Good Morning Glass Bead Friends!

Let's get right to today's new beads!

This glittering set of beads was created with a base of CiM's newest brown misty opal Bear Hug Misty, on which Double Helix silver glass, OX-380 frit was added.

OX-380 was a test glass on which Double Helix created Oxalis. 

It is a Super Luster in a transparent green-blue glass. 

This set is a mix of barrel and round beads to provide variety for jewelry designs.

When it is reduced to glittering goodness.

I have checked availability of these glasses as In Stock on Nortel Glass' online shopping cart.

Reach out to Jean or Jennifer at Nortel to add some of these glasses to your new CiM - Creation Is Messy colors for 2023.

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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2023 New Color - Walmea Misty Ltd Run

Today's post highlights another new 2023 CiM - Creation Is Messy color.

Waimea Misty Ltd Run is a teal misty opal. According to the CiM website, this color was an attempt to reproduce CiM Jade Palace into a misty/milky; the resulting color turned out very similar to 2022's Consuelo Misty/Milky. 

If you want to see my posts on these two glasses - check these out:
Jade Palace from August 2011
Consuelo Misty from May 2022

Sharing today, the first set are Goddess beads were created using Waimea Misty Ltd Run as the base glass.

Layered dots of CiM’s Birchwood, Barrier Reef and Black Currant were added. 

Double Helix Psyche Light was used to create the stormed portals captured under Zephyr encasements. 

Dots of Double Helix Psyche complete each bead. 

Spacers are pure Waimea Misty.

By using various glass combinations, it provides more variety in the beads within this set.

This focal bead was created with the remainder of the Waimea rod with streams of DH Psyche encased in Zephyr. 

The 2 spacers are pure Waimea Misty to show the true color of the glass.

I have checked availability of the new 2023 colors as In Stock on Nortel Glass' online shopping cart.
Reach out to Jean or Jennifer at Nortel to add some of these glasses to your new CiM - Creation Is Messy glass order!

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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2023 New Color - Aubergine Milky Ltd Run

Today's weather forecast is calling for snow. 

I am hoping this storm passes north of us as we have more than enough white stuff on the ground now.

As March in New Brunswick came in as a lamb I am expecting this week to be a storming lion as the month ends and turns to April spring weather.

Sharing today, these Goddess beads were created using Aubergine Milky Ltd Run as the base glass.Layered dots of CiM’s Birchwood and Black Currant were added. 

Various Double Helix silver glasses including Eros, Olympia Rain, Notos, KA-357 and 2016 Garage Sale glass coded ch.a were also used to create the stormed portals captured under Zephyr encasements. 

Dots of Double Helix OX 376 complete each bead.  You will notice that the silver glass after being reduced to a shine has also fumed the Aubergine Milky to a darker tone with a golden sheen.

The spacer at each end shows the true color of the base glass of Aubergine Milky.

By using various glass combinations, it provides more variety in the beads within this set.

I have checked availability of the new CiM - Creation Is Messy 2023 colors as In Stock on Nortel Glass' online shopping cart.
Reach out to Jean or Jennifer at Nortel to add some of these glasses to your new CiM - Creation Is Messy glass order!

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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2023 New Color - Amazon Misty Ltd Run

Happy Saturday everyone!

The sun is shining and after a few days of snow this week, I am looking forward to warming up the studio and completing my 2023 CiM - Creation Is Messy color testing. I have been pleased with all the colors offered this year in their misty and milky forms.

I took the opportunity to get in a glass order of some CiM glasses that Nortel still had available to add to my glass stash including Eggplant, Barrier Reef and Raindrop. Those will be great for some of the bead sets that I have planned for later this spring.

For today's post I am sharing a quick set of CiM's new 2023 Amazon Misty Ltd Run as I tested it with Double Helix silver glass.

Amazon Misty was based on an older CiM color named Rainforest which is a greenish opal teal. Amazon is being offered in both a misty and milky version for 2023.

Below is a photo of the original Rainforest with handmade Raku shards from a post in 2018. Click here if you are interested.

For this big hole bead set, I started with a base of Amazon Misty on which I sprinkled and melted in from Double Helix Kronos frit and streamed some Notos silver glass. 

The mother of pearl and color striations were captured under an encasement of Zephyr clear glass. This flat barrel tab measures 27mm hole to hole.

The 4 spacers are pure Amazon misty to show the base glass in comparison.

I have checked availability of these glasses, at the time of this post, as In Stock on Nortel Glass' online shopping cart.

Reach out to Jean or Jennifer at Nortel to add some of these glasses to your new CiM - Creation Is Messy colors for 2023.

You may even be able to snag some CiM Rainforest as Nortel may have some in their inventory as well.

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