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

Five Hand-formed Flowers created with CiM Thai Orchid, Effetre Medium Amethyst and Light Amber. Highlights of Double Helix Helios shine in the centre of each flower.

Goddess#153- Nemesis
Greek myth name of the goddess of justice and vengeance, meaning "retribution; righteous anger."

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

This set of 7 beads were created on a base of CiM Hades Ltd Run#2. Portals were added with combinations of Effetre Dark Ivory, Trautman Art's Oxblood and Double Helix Aurae Light captured under a dot of Effetre Clear. Dots of CiM Gunmetal create the highlights on these beads.

Goddess#154-Si-wang-mu

Si-wang-mu, who lived eternally in the Jade Mountains, was a Chinese mother goddess or Mother Queen of the West."

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

This set of 10 beads were created on a base of CiM Elphaba Ltd Run#1. Portals were added with combinations of Effetre Dark Ivory, CiM's Black Currant and Double Helix Olympia Rain captured under a dot of Effetre Clear. Dots of Aurae Light create the highlights on these beads.

Simple Spacers in CiM Seafoam Ltd Run - An opal green resembling beach glass
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glass

Simple Rounds in CiM Desert Pink - An opaque pastel pink.

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glass

Simple Spacers in CiM Atlantis - A bluish teal opal.
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glass

Simple Rounds in CiM Maraschino - A dense transparent bright carnival red.
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glass

Simple Rounds in CiM Poison Apple - A dense and saturated opal green
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glass

Simple Spacers in Tangerine Orange
Materials: Effetre Glass

Fresh Sets...

Silver'd Frit Rounds

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glass, Val Cox Frit and 99% Fine Silver Foil

On a base of CiM's Hippo, 99% fine silver foil was added and layered with Val Cox Pink Lipstick frit, a fine mix of pinks. The combination was then melted into the surface.

The result is a golden peachy-rose brown silvered pattern on each bead. So rich and vibrant!

Golden Emerald

Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This gleaming set was created with a base of Effetre Dark Emerald transparent

Shards, swirls and dots of rare Double Helix silver glass, OX 459, decorate these beads. Lots of variety in the shapes to allow for lots of art glass design options.

Blue Windows

Materials: Effetre Glass and Pendragonfyre frits

On a base of Effetre Pale Lavender, mixed blue frit  was generously sprinkled and  melted into the surface.

Silver'd Sand

Materials: Bullseye Glass and 99% Fine Silver Foil

Five organic stone inspired beads draw the eyes in this set. Bullseye French Vanilla glass wrapped in 99% Fine Silver foil and then sprinkled with mixed frit to create the jewel pools within the sand. Each bead was encased in Bullseye clear to magnify the design.

Etched Tapestry Organix Mixed Set

Materials: Effetre Glasses, 99% Silver and Assorted Glass Frit

Various bases of Effetre glasses were combined with fine silver foil and wire and sprinkled with my own hand blended glass frit to create this organic set of beads. Glasses include Effetre Light Turquoise, Copper Green, New Violet, Coral, Light Sky Blue and Vetrofond Mauvelous. These beads were etched to a matte organic feel with the silver microdots sprinkled among the tapestry patterning.

Ramping up for Re-open of Artfire Studio!

Akna
Goddess Series - Limited Edition #154

In Inuit mythology, Akna ("mother") is a goddess of fertility and childbirth.

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

On a base of Vetrofond's Mauvelous, portals were created using layers of Dark Ivory, mixtures of CiM's Algae Ltd Run and TAG's Golden Emerald to create portals in green hues. Each portal was encased in clear glass and dots of Double Helix rare test glass, OX 459 were added and reduced to bring out the shine of each highlight dot.

Ekho SilverOrbs
Materials: Effetre, Double Helix Glasses and 99% FIne Silver Wire

This set of 5 encased round beads were created on a base of Double Helix silver glass, Ekho. This glass starts as a beige transparent, but when each bead core was wrapped in 99% fine silver wire and reduced to create the dramatic hues of blues, golds, greens and cream. Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass.

SilverBlue SilverOrbs
Materials: Effetre, Double Helix Glasses and 99% FIne Silver Wire

This set of 4 encased round beads were created on a base of rare Double Helix silver glass, Psyche Light. This glass starts as a deep purple, but when each bead core was wrapped in 99% fine silver wire and reduced to create the dramatic hues of blues, purples and cream. Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass.

Aurora SilverOrbs

Materials: Bullseye Glass and 99% Fine Silver Wire

This set of 5 encased round beads were created on a base of rare Bullseye silver glass, Aurora. As each bead core was wrapped in 99% fine silver wire and reduced to create the dramatic hues of blues, purples and cream. Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass.

Ivory and Turquoise Dotted Rounds
Materials: Effetre Glasses

Effetre Light Turquoise is paired with Light Ivory to create the 6 dotted beads in this set. The dotted rounds are etched for a organic tactile feel and matched with 5 unetched light turquoise spacer beads.

Beads of the past...

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Spring Appletini Etched Dotties

InnerGlow Series #10

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses

This 8 bead set of etched beads seem to glow from the inside out! Starting with an inner core of Effetre White, these beads were encased with CiM's Appletini and dotted with Effetre Periwinkle.

Glitter Rounds

Materials: Effetre Glass and Double Helix Frit

This glittering set of 9 beads was created with a base of Effetre golden 14K transparent, on which Double Helix silver glass, Ekho, frit was added and reduced to glittery goodness!

Crobh Dearg

Goddess Limited Edition Series #150

"Myth name of a Celtic goddess of harvest, meaning red claws"

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

On a base of CiM's Creamsicle Unique #2, portals were created using layers of Dark Ivory, mixtures of silver glasses including TAG's Fire Lotus and Double Helix's Clio to create portals in pinks, blues and purple mixes. Each portal was encased in clear glass and dots of Double Helix Aurae Light were added and reduced to bring out the shine of each highlight dot.

Kadlu 

Goddess Limited Edition Series #15

"Kadlu refers to one of the trinity of sisters, the 3 goddesses creating thundery weather. She creates thunder by jumping on hollow ice."

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

This set of goddess beads were created on a base of Effetre New Violet opaque glass. Layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory, CiM Black Currant Ltd Run, Trautman Art Deep Purple and Double Helix Olympia Rain create the stormy portals captured under clear glass. Double Helix rare silver test glass, BE462 add the highlights and shine to the reduced droplets.