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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!