Sunday, August 29

Sets closing on Ebay on Sept 5th

Fall Leaves

This Set is NOW SOLD
Confetti Dots Series #1


Materials: Effetre & CiM Glasses

Effetre & CiM glasses were used to create this 18 Confetti Dots bead set.

Within this set, a mix of dotted beads in shades of Effetre cocoa, orange,
butter yellow, Ivory and CiM Phoenix.

Perfect for autumn jewelry!


Asia
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre Glasses

This set of 11 beads uses a variety of bases including Effetre Coral,
Black and Light Ivory on which Purple Lily's Molten shards
were placed gently to create the textured surface.

Each shard was carefully added by hand
and gently melted into the surface of each round bead.

Ten coordinating spacer beads (6 Coral & 4 Light Ivory) are also included in this set.

Cocoa Raku
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre Glass & Raku Shards

With autumn around the corner, this is a great set to begin on your autumn jewelry collection!

On a base of Effetre Dark Chocolate, handmade Pendragonfyre Raku shards were
carefully placed and gently reduced to bring out the shades of browns, purples,
creams & light metallic sheens to contrast with the autumn hues of the base glass.

Tuscany

This set is NOW SOLD
Opposites Attract Series #24

Materials: CiM & Effetre Glasses

Another study of opposites attract in this set of 16 simple dotted beads.

Eight beads in CiM's Olive opaque with Effetre Dark Chocolate dots and the
other eight with the opposing combination.


They are a great colour combination for Fall and actually accentuate the hues
of olive green against the dark chocolate glass.

This set has been etched to bring out the organic nature of this color combination

BONUS: 4 Olive and 2 Chocolate spacers are included in this set.

Autumn Requiem
This set is NOW SOLD
Silver Trails Series #24

Materials: Effetre & CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This bountiful set of 21 Silvertrail beads combine the colours of
Autumn wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.

Hues include Effetre Light Chestnut, Chrome Yellow, Medium Amber, Dark Red, Orange,
CiM Mink, Pumpkin and Pumpkin Unique (Burnt Sienna).
Goddess Bead Orphans
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre, CiM, Double Helix, TAG & Precision Glasses

This 22 bead set is an eclectic assortment of various Goddess Beads beads.

The uniqueness of each goddess bead allows the designer to
create a truly one of a kind piece of precious glass jewelry.

Each bead uses an base of Effetre or CiM glass with portals of silver
infused glass encased in clear to capture the richness of each silver droplet.

Monday, August 23

New Ebay sets this week!

With my vacation over and back to the IT dayjob, here are a few new sets posted on Ebay last night. Auctions close next Sunday evening.


Gossamer Moonshimmer
This set is now Sold

Shard Bead Series#1

"On blue wings I fly down from the moon of my mistress' home
These butterfly wings carry the Moon Goddess' message swiftly
I pledged my life in service to her greatness ever to serve her
And forever I will be her messenger and all words delivered quickly."
M. Warious


Materials: CiM Glasses


CiM's Charcoal glass is the canvas for this set of 12 round shard beads decorated with Midnight shards infused with blue, silver and ivory.

Each shard was carefully added by hand and gently melted into the surface of each bead to create the delicate gossamer texture of each moonshimmer bead..

BONUS: 13 Metal spacers included in this set.




September Rose
This set is now Sold
Materials: Effetre Glasses

Created on a base of Effetre Light Ivory, this set of round and barrel beads were decorated with Rosalina shards infused with silver and ivory.

Each shard was carefully added by hand and gently melted into the surface of the handformed bead shape.




Autumn Leaves
Silver Trails Series #23
This set is now Sold
Materials: Effetre & CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This bountiful set of 20 Silvertrail beads combine the colours of Autumn leaves wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.

Hues include Effetre Light Chestnut, Yellow Ocher, Red Wine, Medium Amber, Dark Red, Orange, Butter Yellow, CiM's Mink, Phoenix and Pumpkin Unique (Burnt Sienna).




Decima
This set is now Sold
Goddess Bead Series #46

"Roman myth name of one of the Moirae, meaning tenth"

Materials: Effetre & Double Helix Glasses

Shades of creams, ambers, pinks, purple and blue swirl within these storm portals of Double Helix's silver infused glass Rare TE-315.

To honor Decima, this set of 10 goddess series beads were created on a base of Effetre light Turquoise with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory glasses. To truly bring out the richness of the silver infused glass, a dot of Vetrofond Orange Punch was captured under each storm portal.

This set also includes 4 spacer beads of light Turquoise base glass.
BONUS: 13 aqua 4mm glass facetted beads are included in this set

Highlights of DH Ekho silver glass create the bling for this beautiful storm beads!




Thalassa
This set is now Sold
Goddess Bead Series #47

"Greek myth name of a daughter of Aether and Hemera. She was a feminine personification of the Mediterranean Sea."

Materials: Trautman Art, Effetre & Double Helix Glasses

Palest shades of lavendar, clear and green transparent encase these storm portals of silver infused glasses, Trautman Golden Emerald & DH Triton.

These 11 plus 1 focal bead were created on a base of Effetre Sage Opaque & Dark Ivory glasses. Highlights of DH Aurae silver glass create the bling for these beautiful storm beads!

The "ruler" of this goddess set is the large 12mm wide focal bead included in this set.
Below is the full set of 11 Goddess beads, 4 sage spacers plus the focal bead for a total of 16 beads in this set!




Saule
This set is now Sold
Goddess Bead Series #48

"Lithuanian myth name of a sun goddess, meaning sun."


Materials: Vetrofond, Effetre &
Double Helix Glasses


On a base of Vetrofond Odd, Rhubarb, storm portals were created on dark ivory, and Double Helix silver glasses including
Olympic Rain & Aurae.

Within these seven storm portal beads, hues of amber, purple, pink, blue and green swirl. Highlights of
silver infused Ekho dots bring the glitter to this goddess set!

Eight Rhubarb spacers complete the set!

I am published again Bead Trends Magazine! TWO TIMES!!

I am so excited to share with you that my beads have been featured again in Bead Trends magazine for the issues in both August and September 2010.
Below are the sneak peeks of the issues..

August 2010 Issue - Heart of the Matador

In Jill O'Flannery art print named El Matador, the hues of gold and red capture the heart of Spain. The cape of deep red and the golden glitter of his armour-like costume immediately made me want to create this set of beads.

This large set of 15 beads was created with a base of rich shade of red glass by CiM named Sangre. Hand pulled stringers and shards of Double Helix Aurae, silver infused glass, create the dots that decorate the focal heart bead and highlight the beads in this set.



September 2010 Issue: Plaited Azure Earrings


This set of earrings feature my lampwork beads coordinated with Swarovski crystals on a textured earring findings.


Each bead was hand-formed from deep violet transparent base glass decorated with Double Helix's Psyche, silver infused glass, carefully cut and encased under clear glass to capture the iridescence of hues of blues perfect for September..



Also in the September 2010 Issue: Moonlight Sonata

This bracelet was created with 7 handmade lampwork flat tabs coordinated with champagne crystals and Sterling Silver toggle.

Each bead was hand-formed from CiM's Charcoal, a darkest grey transparent base glass decorated with silver infused glass, encased under clear glass to capture the iridescence of hues of blue and green. Hand pulled stringers and shards of Double Helix Aurae, silver infused glass, create the surface text that was then reduced to bring out the glittery goodness!



Til next post!,
Smiles,
D.

I apologize for being away!

These are bead sets from the past couple of weeks.
I must apologize for being slack in my blog postings due to travelling and a bit of vacation time away from the dayjob. Expect a few postings over the next day or so as I have lots of news to share!
Smiles,
D.

Golden Appletini
This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses


Crisp as a Granny Smith apple, these beads were created on a
base of Effetre's Pale Emerald Green Yellow.

The golden glitter of this hand-formed set of 3 bicone barrel &
8 round shard beads is dazzling.

Shards of Double Helix's silver infused glass, named Aurae was
gently fumed when the Double Helix Aurae was reduced to bring the shimmering metallic golden glow to the surface.

BONUS: 6 Pale Emerald Green Yellow spacers are included in this set.






Black Tie Gala

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: CiM and Double Helix Glasses

Fit for any Black Tie event, these 13 beads were created on a base of
CiM - Creation is Messy rare Charcoal dark transparent.

This base glass is so dense that it appears black to deepest
midnight blue in some lighting.

Shards, dots and wraps of Triton, Double Helix's silver infused glass,

were carefully added along to create a variety of beads within this set. Each bead was reduced to bring the shimmering metallic hues to the surface.

BONUS: 6 Charcoal spacers are included in this set.






Autumn Raku

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: Vetrofond Glass and Raku Shards

With autumn around the corner, this is a great set to begin on your autumn jewelry collection!

On a base of Vetrofond unique Petrified Wood, Raku shards were carefully placed

and gently reduced to bring out the shades of browns, purples, creams & light metallic sheens to contrast with the autumn hues of the base glass.





Serenity

Silver Trails Series #20

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre and 99% Fine Silver

A different approach to my Silvertrails series, this set of Effetre
Light Turquoise based beads were sprinkled with Glass Diversion's Celestial frit and wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire to create this 13 Silver Trails bead set.

BONUS: 8 Light Turquoise spacers are included in this set.





Autumn Ambers
Silver Trails Series #21

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre and 99% Fine Silver

This stunning set of 17 Silvertrail beads combine three shades of Effetre
Amber transparent glass wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.

Lots of variety in the hues of amber within the bicone barrels and round
beads perfect for autumn jewelry creations.




Harvest
Silver Trails Series #21

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre, CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This large set of 18 Silvertrail beads combine the colours of the Harvest
wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.

Hues include Effetre Light & Dark Chestnut, Effetre Medium & Light Amber,
CiM Pumpkin regular and Pumpkin Unique (Burnt Sienna).




Crisp and Clean

Opposites Attract Series #21

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre Glasses

Another study of opposites attract in this set of 16 simple dotted beads.
Eight beads in Effetre Medium Lapis blue opaque with White dots and the other eight with the opposing combination.

They are a great colour combination and actually accentuate the hues
of crisp blue against the clean white glass.

BONUS: 4 White and 2 Blue spacers are included in this set.





Agate and Chestnut

Opposites Attract Series #22

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: Vetrofond and Effetre Glasses

Another study of opposites attract in this set of 16 simple dotted beads.
Eight beads in Effetre Chestnut brown opaque with Vetrofond rare unique Lace Agate dots and the other eight with the opposing combination.

They are a great colour combination for Autumn jewelry pieces that accentuate the hues
of warm brown against the clean Lace Agate glass.

BONUS: 6 Chestnut and 2 Lace Agate spacers are included in this set.






Pumpkin and Orchid
Opposites Attract Series #23

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: CiM- Creation is Messy Glasses

Another study of opposites attract in this set of 16 simple dotted beads.
Eight beads in CiM's Pumpkin opaque with Thai Orchid purple dots and the other eight with the opposing combination.

They are a great colour combination for Fall and actually accentuate the hues
of bright pumpkin against the dark purple glass. This set has been etched to bring out the organic nature of this color combination

BONUS: 4 Pumpkin and 2 Thai Orchid spacers are included in this set.






Fun Fall Flats

Silver Trails Series #21

This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre, CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

Starting with Effetre Rosewood & CiM Pumpkin, these flat tabs were
feathered with Goldstone filigrana and Intense Black twisted dots.

These beads are a fun take on flat earthtone beads for unique jewelry creations!





Saga

Goddess Bead Series #43

This set has NOW SOLD
"Norse myth name of a goddess of the Aesir meaning the seeing one"

Materials: CiM, Effetre and Double Helix Glasses


Shades of creams, purple and blue swirl within
these storm portals of Double Helix's silver infused glass, Olympic Rain.

These 10 goddess series beads were created on a purple base of
CiM's, Creation is Messy, Grape Ape with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory glasses. This set also includes 8 spacer beads of Grape Ape base glass.

Highlights of DH Triton silver glass create the bling for this beautiful storm beads!






Vesta
Goddess Bead Series #44

This set has NOW SOLD
"Roman myth name of a goddess of the hearth. It is the Latin form of Greek Hestia, meaning hearth, fireside"

Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses
Shades of creams, ambers, pinks, purple and blue swirl within these storm portals of Double Helix's silver infused glasses, Aurae & Rare KA-357.

These 13 goddess series beads were created on a base of
Effetre light Chestnut with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory glasses. This set also includes 6 spacer beads of light Chestnut base glass.

Highlights of DH Aurae
silver glass create the bling for this beautiful storm beads!






Rhea

Goddess Bead Series #45

This set has NOW SOLD
"Greek myth name of the wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus, meaning "birth-waters.""

Materials: CiM, Effetre, Trautman Art and Double Helix Glasses


Shades of cream, teal and green swirl within
these storm portals of Trautman Art Glass' silver infused glass, Golden Emerald.

These 11 goddess series beads were created on a base of

Effetre light Aquamarine with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory, CiM Pulsar and Great Bluedini glasses.

BONUS: 8 Teal glass crystal faceted beads (4mm) are included in this set.


Highlights of DH Triton silver glass create the bling for this beautiful storm beads!




Plum Marble
This set has NOW SOLD
Materials: CiM and Effetre Glasses

A unique combination of Effetre Violet and Dark Silver Plum created these 11
marbled round beads.

On a base of Effetre Violet shards of Dark Silver Plum were carefully added by hand
and melted into the surface of the bead to create the metallic marble look.

Coordinated with lots of spacer beads of reduced violet and CiM Gunmetal,
this organic look set is ready for you next jewelry creation!




Tuesday, August 3

New Sets on Ebay this week!



Greens & Peace
Opposites Attract Series #20

This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: CiM- Creation is Messy- Glasses


A different take on opposites attract in this set of 16 simple dotted beads.
When I was creating these beads, I had two rods of green glass, CiM's Celadon
and the new CiM Sherwood green lying on my worktable. They worked so well
with CiM's crisp clean white, Peace, that I didn't realize until after the beads
were out of the kiln, that they were a mix of the two greens!

They are a great colour combination and actually accentuate the hues
of calm greens against the gentle white glass.

BONUS: 4 Peace and 2 Sherwood spacers are included in this set.




Mokosh
Goddess Bead Series #41

This set is NOW SOLD

"Slavic myth name of a water goddess, derived from the word mok, meaning "wet.""


Materials: Effetre & Double Helix Glasses


Shades of creams, purple and blue swirl within these storm portals of
Double Helix's silver infused glass, Olympic Rain.

These 9 goddess series beads were created on a purple base of
Effetre Ink Blue Pastel with layered dots of Dark Ivory glasses.
This set also includes 10 spacer beads of Effetre Ink Blue Pastel base glass.

Highlights of DH Triton silver glass create the bling for this beautiful storm beads!




Orphans - 30 Beads
Silver Trails Series

This set is NOW SOLD

Materials: Effetre & CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver


This bead set is a summer cleaning of my Silver Trails orphan bottle, including
those extra beads that did not make it into previous sets.
This is a selection of Effetre & CiM glasses wrapped with
99% Fine Silver Wire to create this 30 bead set.




Hestia
Goddess Bead Series #42

This set is NOW SOLD

"Greek myth name of the goddess of the hearth, meaning "hearth, fireside.""


Materials:
Effetre, CiM Glasses & Double Helix Glasses

Fire-like hues of amber, cream and orange swirl within these storm portals of
Double Helix's silver infused glasses, Olympic Rain & rare KA-357.

Get a start on your Autumn art glass jewelry creations!

These 11 goddess series beads were created on a base of CiM's Unique Tamarind
with layered dots of Dark Ivory glasses.
This set also includes 6 spacer beads of CiM's Unique Tamarind base glass.

Highlights of DH Aurae silver glass create the bling for this beautiful storm beads!