Victoria Day, the first warm long weekend holiday in Canada for 2011!

For Canadians, Victoria Day long weekend is the kick off for the summer season. We have been plagued by wet, wet, and more wet weather over the past 2 weeks, so it was wonderful to see the sun today.
The rainy weather seems to put many of us lampwork artists in a bit of a creative slump, so I am looking forward to the sun to recharge us and have more unique offerings to our clients over the next weeks ahead. Here are the first of the new sets.

All sets within this blog post have been sold.

Blue Blue Silver Orbs
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses and 99% Fine Silver Wire

This set of 8 encased round beads were created on a base of limited edition Double Helix silver glass, Psyche Light.
This glass starts as a transparent purple, but when each bead core was wrapped in 99% fine silver wire and reduced the core transforms into a spectrum of dramatic of blues.
Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass.

Salted Citrus
Materials: Effetre and Vetrofond Glasses

These etched glass beads were created on a Effetre and Vetrofond bases of transparent glass with clear Effetre glass frit to create a "salted" effect on the surface.
These 20 beads resemble the hues of lime, lemon and orange and blood orange! This set has lots of beads for your spring and summer creations.

Ceres
Goddess Bead Series #88

"Roman myth name of the goddess of agriculture, meaning to grow"


Materials: Effetre, CiM - Creation is Messy and Double Helix Glasses

This set of 9 goddess series beads were created on a base of rare unique CiM Elphaba #2, dark petroleum green, with layered dots of Effetre Light Ivory and mixtures of CiM Sangre and Double Helix Olympic Rain silver infused glass. Highlights of Double Helix's Aurae, create the bling dots and eight coordinating spacers are included in this set.

Silver'd Apricot Rose Flats
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses

These 9 handformed flat tab beads were created on a base of Effetre Yellow Apricot. Handmade twisties of Effetre Dark Rose and CiM's Hades were swirled and scrolled. The combination of the Rose and Hades brings out a silver'd sheen at different angles to compliment the pink hues. Ten Yellow Apricot spacer beads complete this one of a kind set.

Lime Garden Mix
Love Sonnet Series #15
Materials: Effetre, CiM -Creation is Messy Glasses and Mixed Raku Glass Frit

This set of lime themed beads were created with CiM Elphaba and Effetre Lime and clear glasses. Love Sonnet beads have sprinkling of handmixed Pendragonfyre Love Sonnet frit and are coordinated with dotted and sugared beads. The Love Sonnet beads have been etched to provide a smooth tactile feel to each bead, while leaving the dotted and sugar beads with their glossy shine. Perfect for the spring and summer season! Six spacer beads are included in this set.

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

This set of orphans are the various color and bead trials over the past 4 weeks. Lots created with silver glass and 99% fine silver wire! Lots of shapes and sizes including barrels, flat tabs and rounds. With 110 beads, there is lots of opportunity for many jewelry and art ideas.

These sets just closed on Ebay last night!


Gunmetal Lentils
This set is NOW Sold
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glasses

Gunmetal is so 2011 and will be a trend for fashion into 2012 as well!

This set of 8 lentil beads was created on a base of CiM Gunmetal glass. These are glass beads, but the surface of the glass is amazing in how it transforms to a metallic surface with a range of hues from silver blues to pinks to brassy golds. The selection of beads have a mottled finish reminscent of hammered gunmetal.

Summer Raku
This set is NOW Sold
Materials: Effetre and CiM - Creation is Messy Glass and Handmade Raku Shards

On a bases of Effetre's Zucca, Apple Blush and CiM's Elphaba, handmade Pendragonfyre raku shards were carefully placed and gently reduced to bring out the shades of browns, tans, creams to contrast with the bright summery hues of the base glass.

Silver Glass Selection
This set is NOW Sold
Materials: Effetre, Trautman Art (TAG) and Double Helix Glasses

This set of 5 handformed flat beads were created on a base of Double Helix silver glass, Kronos on which swirls of Trautman Art Glass, Golden Emerald was added.
Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass and dotted with DH Aurae and reduced to bring out the metallic shine.

Fresh Green Silver Orbs
This set is NOW Sold
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses and 99% Fine Silver Wire

This set of 8 encased round beads were created on a base of rare test Double Helix silver glass, known as OX-380. OX-380 a peridot green, jewel super luster that when each bead core was wrapped in 99% fine silver wire and reduced to createthe dramatic hues of spring green and cream. Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass.

Happy Mother's Day!

This past week was filled with recovering from this lingering cold as well as business in my day career, I missed posting the latest items that are on Ebay closing tonight. All sets within this blog posting are now sold Golden Blue Materials: CiM and Double Helix Glasses On a base of CiM's Halong Bay blue, these 10 round beads were generously decorated with Double Helix silver glass, Aurae. Decorations of scrollwork, dots and handmade shards were reduced to fume the glass with a golden hue and bring the shine to the surface of the silver glass. Dusk's Golden Streams Materials: CiM and Double Helix Glasses This set of 8 round beads were created on a base of rare (no longer in production) CiM's Dusk, a transparent gray. When streams of Double Helix's Aurae were drawn and reduced, the glass was fumed to a golden sheen and the shine was brought to the surface. Bonus: 4 Aurae Spacers are included in this set. Terra Jewels Materials: Effetre, CIM and Double Helix Glasses This mini set of 5 beads were created on a base of CiM's silver brown, Canyon de Chelly. Decorations of Double Helix silver glass, Terra 2 was added, reduced, encased with Effetre clear and re-struck to create the dramatic hues of pinks, blues, ambers and purples. Kalypso Silver Orbs Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses and 99% Fine Silver Wire This set of 8 encased round beads were created on a base of Double Helix silver glass, Kalypso. This glass starts as a beige-tan, but when each bead core was wrapped in 99% fine silver wire and reduced to create the dramatic hues of pinks, blues, ambers and purples. Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass Eurybia Goddess Bead Series #86 "Greek myth name of the goddess of the seas, and wife of Krios, meaning "wide violent force."" Materials: Effetre, CiM and Double Helix Glasses This set of 8 goddess series beads were created on a base of Effetre Zucca with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and mixtures of CiM's Hades, Lapis and Double Helix rare Psyche Light glasses. Highlights of Double Helix's Aurae, create the bling dots for this set. Up this week on Ebay, starting tonight! Lichen Lentils Materials: Vetrofond Glasses This large set of 15 lentil beads was created on a base of rare Vetrofond Lichen. Simple and classic, these beads are reminscent of natural pottery. Perfect for summer jewelry! Aurae Bling Spacers Materials: Double Helix Glasses This set of 15 spacer beads were created with Double Helix's Aurae and reduced to bring the shine to the surface. Aurae is an amazing glass that can produce multi-metallic hues in each bead, including gold, silver, pink and blues. Khthonia Goddess Bead Series #87 "Greek myth name, meaning "of the earth/underworld." It is another epithet of Hekate or Persephone." Materials: Effetre, TAG and Double Helix Glasses This set of 8 goddess series beads were created on a base of Effetre Black with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and mixtures of Double Helix Kronos and Trautman Art's Golden Emerald silver infused glasses. Highlights of Double Helix's Aurae, create the bling dots and four black spacers are included in this set.