Tuesday, January 24

A revisit of neglected glasses..


This week I wanted to revisit a couple of glasses that I hadn't used for a while.
- My goddess set has a base of coral from CiM called Phoenix which is perfect for spring!
- The two simple round bead sets are rare uniques from CiM that I cherish and only make into sets when I am ready to part with just a bit.
The Pumpkin Unique is a beautiful sienna brown and can transform into various hues. This set is rich coffee tones.
The Chai Unique is a batch that is a soft pink that is so classic.

And of course, last but not least, Dark Cocoa and Golden Aurae… because no one can turn down Chocolate!

Have a great week!

All sets in this post have been SOLD


Morrighan
Goddess Bead Series #114
"Irish myth name of a goddess of death and war, derived from Irish Mhór Rioghain, meaning great queen"

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

This set of 12 goddess series beads was created on a base of CiM's Phoenix, a peach to orange coral opaque glass. Each goddess bead was then layered with dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and a mixture of CiM's Black Currant Unique and silver infused glasses including TAG Absinthe and Double Helix Olympia Rain. The combination of the glasses create delicate storms captured under each clear glass portal. Double Helix glasses, Aurae and Triton, complete the metallic highlight droplets on each bead.



Soft Pink Rounds
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glasses

This set of 21 round beads was created with a rare glass from CiM - Creation is Messy.  Originally formulated to be a shade of Chai, a soft brown, this batch of glass, Unique#3 turned into a soft pink opaque. Simple and classic!


Rich Coffee Rounds
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glasses

This set of 19 round beads was created with a rare glass from CiM - Creation is Messy. Originally formulated to be a shade of Pumpkin, the batch of glass, Unique#1 turned into a burnt sienna brown. These round beads transformed in a rich shade of coffee brown with slight variations within the hue. Simple and absolutely beautiful!



Golden Cocoa
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This golden set of 11 beads were created with a base of Effetre Wine Red Brown, which resembles dark chocolate on which Double Helix Aurae shards were carefully placed. Each bead was then reduced to bring out the glorious metallic bling in hues of gold, blue and rose!

Tuesday, January 17

New Bling for January!


All sets in this post have been SOLD




Deep Red Aurae Streams
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy & Double Helix Glasses


This glittering set of 11 beads were created with a combination of CiM's Sangre red and streams of Double Helix silver glass, Aurae. The red base glass has taken on a very dark blood red appearance from the fuming of the silver glass. 


The silver glass was reduced to bring out the metallic hues of gold, blue and copper. Awesome Bling for the winter season!




Sapphire Bling
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses


This glittering set of 12 beads was created with a combination of Effetre Intense Blue transparent sprinkled with Double Helix silver glass, Triton glass frit. The silver glass was reduced to bring out the metallic hues or gold, copper and blue. Awesome Bling for winter 2012!




Cardea
Goddess Bead Series #113


"Roman myth name of a goddess of health, door hinges, handles, and thresholds, meaning door-pivot"


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


This set of 9 goddess series beads was created on a base of Vetrofond red-brown odd lot named Strawberry Sweet. Each goddess bead was then layered with dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and a mixture of CiM's Black Currant Unique and a layer of DH Psyche Light silver infused glass. The combination of the two glasses create delicate storms captured under each clear glass portal.Double Helix glass, Aurae, completes the metallic highlight droplets on each bead. Two spacer beads complete the set.




Celestial Rounds
Materials: Effetre Glasses and Glass Diversions Frit blend


This set of 14 beads was created with a base of Effetre White opaque glass sprinkled with Robin Koza's Celestial blend glass frit. A classic combination perfect for both casual and business jewelry designs!



If you missed last week...


These sets are now SOLD


Blue Fairy Scrolls
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy & Double Helix Glasses


This glittering set of 11 beads were created with a combination of rare CiM's Halong Bay and scrolls of Double Helix silver glass, OK-381R. The silver glass was reduced to bring out the metallic hues. Awesome Bling for this fall and winter!




Twilight Nuggets
Materials: CiM- Creation is Messy & Double Helix Glasses


This glittering set of 9 nugget beads were created with a combination of CiM's Twilight, a transparent blue grey glass and murrini of Double Helix silver glass. Each Murrini was reduced and encased under a clear portal. Dots of DH Triton were added and reduced to glittering hues of blues and gold. Each bead has the reverse design on the backside of each bead as well. Awesome Bling for this winter 2012!




Sugared Teal
Materials: Effetre Glasses 


This set of 19 teal beads was created with base of Effetre Light Teal transparent glass. Within the set are 11 sugared beads sprinkled with fine clear glass frit, 6 clear round beads and 2 spacer beads. Vibrant and Rich!




The Blue Knight
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Double Helix Glasses 


This golden set of 9 beads were created with a base of limited run CiM's vibrant blue glass known as Blue Suede Shoes on which Double Helix Aurae shards were carefully placed. Each bead was then reduced to bring out the glorious metallic bling in hues of gold, copper and rose!




Tuesday, January 3

Happy New Year - Welcome 2012!!

Heart of Valentine
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses

CiM's Peace white opaque glass was combined with the newest CiM Red, Valentine. This new glass under natural light is a saturated and bright opaque red that darkens to a intense maroon red under fluorescent or incandescent. This set of 15 beads features a handformed heart at its centre, with 10 encased dotted beads and 4 spacers.
Please check out the comparison photos below, showing the set under natural light versus indoor lighting.
Natural Lighting
Indoor lighting

 

Valentine's Mix
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses

CiM's Peace white opaque glass was combined with the newest CiM Red, Valentine. This new glass under natural light is a saturated and bright opaque red that darkens to a intense maroon red under fluorescent or incandescent. This set of 21 beads features 2 handformed hearts, 1 floral lentil and 12 round decorated beads and 6 spacers.
Please check out the comparison photos below, showing the set under natural light versus indoor lighting.

Natural Lighting
Indoor Lighting


Scylla
Goddess Bead Series #111

"Latin form of Greek Skylla, myth name of a sea goddess resembling a mermaid but having numerous ravenous canine foreparts, meaning tear and rend"

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

This set of 12 goddess series beads was created on a base of pale pink, CiM's Desert Pink Unique #1. Each goddess bead was then layered with dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and a mixture of CiM's deep red Valentine and a layer of DH Clio silver infused glass. The combination of the two glasses create the deepest midnight blue under each clear glass portal. Double Helix test glass OK-381R completes the metallic highlight droplets on each bead.



Ashtoreth
Goddess Bead Series #112

"Phoenician form of Greek myth name Astarte, name of a goddess of fertility and war."

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

This set of 7 goddess series beads was created on a base of Vetrofond Lemongrass. Each goddess bead was then layered with dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and a mixture of CiM's deep blue Indigo and a layer of DH 462 Purple Luster silver infused glass. The combination of the two glasses create amber green storms under each clear glass portal. Double Helix test glass OK-381R completes the metallic highlight droplets on each bead.



Tuscany Olive
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glass and Glass Diversion Frit Blend

CiM's Olive green opaque glass was sprinkled with Glass Diversions, Utopia glass frit blend to create 14 round frit beads. Utopia is garden inspired mix with just a touch of goldstone for an elegant finish. 15 spacers beads in CiM Olive complete this set! These would be perfect for both casual and business fashions!



Springtime
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glass and Pendragonfyre Frit Blend

CiM's Peace white opaque glass was sprinkled with my own Pendragonfyre glass frit blend to create 15 round frit beads.
These would be perfect for both casual and business fashions!


Closing off 2011




These sets below were sold over Christmas holidays, but I wanted to share the details as they also describe some of my recent testing of new CiM colors just released.
Rajani
Goddess Bead Series #110


"Night In Hindu mythology, this is another name of the goddess Kali."


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


This set of 11 goddess series beads was created on a base of not yet released new color CiM's Auburn. This new color is "an extremely dense transparent that color shifts between auburn red and brown. Each goddess bead was then layered with dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and a mixture of Trautman Art Glass' Golden Emerald silver infused glass. Double Helix Triton complete the blue\gold metallic highlight droplets on each bead Auburn spacers (4) are included in this set.




King Arthur's Armour
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Double Helix Glasses

"King Arthur has always been a favorite of mine, so much so that I use his last name in my studio name. Arthur's symbol is that of the Red Dragon, so when I first saw this new CiM color of red, I immediately thought of King Arthur's colors mixed with silver glass to resemble antiqued armour."
This regal set of 10 beads was created with a base of a not yet released CiM's "dense transparent bright carnival red" glass known as Maraschino which Double Helix Aurae shards were carefully placed. Each bead was then reduced to bring out the glorious metallic bling in hues of blue, gold, copper and rose!







Glitter Rounds
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Double Helix Glasses

This glittering set of 14 beads was created with a base of a not yet released CiM's pale purple transparent glass known as Purple Haze which Double Helix Ekho fine silver glass frit were generously sprinkled. Each bead was then reduced to bring out the glorious metallic bling in hues of blue, gold, copper and rose!



Silvered Nuggets
Materials: Effetre Glass, Pendragonfyre frit and 99% Pure Silver

Effetre transparent blue glass was rolled in 99% fine silver foil and sprinkled with a custom Pendragonfyre glass frit. These would be perfect for both casual and business fashions!