CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Color- Sea Anemone and Ice Grape Ltd Run

As CiM - Creation Is Messy expanded their line of streamer glass this year, testers were provided a sample rods of both the streamer and the base glass used in its production.

The bead set below showcases the differences in the two rods.

Two hollow beads of were created with Sea Anemone Ltd Run streamer. Note the streams of CiM colors:  Sunflower, Pimento, Iguana and Peace over a base glass of Ice Grape Ltd Run.

Two clear hollows of Ice Grape are included as well for comparison.

One additional hollow bead was created from Sea Anemone with end caps of Double Helix Aurae Light.

My understanding is that only some distributors may have limited stock of these new colors including Ice Grape Ltd Run (available in North America only).

Definitely check with your favorite glass supplier for availability and order them before they are gone!

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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Color- Portal Ltd Run

Portal Ltd Run is a new 2021 CiM - Creation Is Messy opal white that is the misty sister to Gossamer Ltd Run. Click here to see my Gossamer beads from last week.

This bead set was created using Portal Ltd Run as the base glass. 

Layered dots of SOLD OUT CiM Prussian Blue Ltd Run, a deep opaque blue laden with silver, and rare Double Helix Olympia Rain.

Clear portal dots of Double Helix Zephyr were added to capture the stormed reaction of the silver glass. 

Each portal turned a pretty green as a result of the reaction between the two silver laden glasses.

Have a great day!

D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Happy Little Potion Bottles

I have been enjoying playing in my studio over the past few weeks while testing the 2021 release of CiM - Creation Is Messy glasses.

I had never tried blowing little bottles before, but was inspired to try after watching a youtube video of a couple of ladies making potion bottles from old Victorian glass they had found while mud larking.

These are far from far from perfection, but they were fun to create and see how the glass moves with the smallest of breath through a blowing pipe.

From left to right the bottles were crafted from:
CiM Streamer coded as 2020.10.29 with streams of CiM Smurfy, Pimento and Sunflower.

CiM Morgan Ltd Run, now sold out, a pink glass offered in 2020 with golden shimmer and a moonstone cast when viewing it at different angles.

CiM Bewitched Ltd Run, a clear base with indigo and purple streamers.

CiM Streamer test glass with gold aventurine streamer. Bottle stopper decoration with Double Helix Aurae dots.

Happy little bottles. My collection will no doubt grow to fill my window ledge.

Smiles,
D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Color - Carefree Ltd Run

Carefree Ltd Run is another of the new streamer glasses offered this year by CiM - Creation Is Messy. Carefree is a clear glass base with green, purple, and blue streamers.

I have found that these streamer glasses are beautiful to work with and I enjoy making hollow beads with them.

These simple hollows are made with this glass and the streamers are seen faintly through the bead's circular sphere. 

Definitely want to try this again with shoulder beads of a darker transparent or reduction silver glass.

Til next time.
D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Color - Burnt Sugar Ltd Run

Burnt Sugar Ltd Run is a new 2021 CiM - Creation Is Messy is a rich transparent brown with caramel tones. 
I experimented with Burnt Sugar two ways in my work with this new glass color.
First up, it is paired with Val Cox frit named Drama Cream.

These round beads have a simple sprinkling of the glass frit gently melted into the surface. 

The single bead in the photo below has a roll of silver foil under the frit as I wanted to see the difference it would achieve. The spacer beads are made SOLD OUT CiM Baked Alaska Ltd Run. Transparent spacers are Burnt Sugar.

The set below also used a base of Burnt Sugar. Layered dots of a custom stringer mix of a CiM Streamer test glass (coded as 2020.10.29) with Double Helix Hyperion were captured under clear Double Helix Zephyr portals. 

Notice the swirls of silver glass magnified under the clear glass. 

Dots of Double Helix Aurae were added and reduced. This fumed the base Burnt Sugar with a purple blue blush that is very pretty.

I definitely will be trying this combination of Burnt Sugar and silver glass again to see what I can achieve.
D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Reds - Vampire and Firecracker Ltd Runs

This blog post will introduce two new reds for 2021 from CiM - Creation Is Messy.

CiM has always had a wonderful palette of red shades and this year is no exception.
Check out the Red CiM palette here.
First up is CiM Vampire Ltd Run is an opaque red that I knew would work amazingly with Double Helix striking silver glass.

This set started with a base of Vampire. 

Streams of Double Helix Terra 2 was struck and reduced, copper foil oak and dragonfly inclusions were added and each bead was encased in clear Double Helix Zephyr glass. 

This set has a variety of round, barrel and flat tab bead shapes to complete a set of beads just waiting for the perfect jewelry design.

Vampire had not issues in melting and shaping and the colors that it presented with Terra 2 is glorious.

Another new red, Firecracker Ltd Run, is an opaque dark cherry red that has been remelted for 2021.
I have used it many times with silver glass and it really sings. CiM's website displays some of my previous beads if you are interested.

This time around I used Firecracker with Italian murrini to create some fun and bright round beads. 

I added extra dots to each bead with CiM white Peace and yellow Schoolbus Ltd Run.
As in the past the glass melted beautifully and retained it's cherry red color after a quick striking.

A pleasure to work with.

D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Jacaranda Ltd Run

Jacaranda Ltd Run is a new 2021 CiM - Creation Is Messy is a vibrant transparent purple. 
This bead set was created using Jacaranda Ltd Run as the base glass. Layered dots of CiM Black Currant and CiM Simply Berry was layered with Double Helix Kalypso, a silver infused glass. 

Clear portal dots of Double Helix Zephyr were added to capture the mother of pearl reduction shine of the silver glass. Some beads have metallic highlight dots while others were dotted with CiM Black Currant.

The spacers:
Four are CiM Simply Berry and two are Jacaranda.

This is a beautiful purple glass that melted smoothly and it a beautiful addition to the purple palette for this year.

D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Gossamer Ltd Run

The bead set show below was created with a new 2021 CiM - Creation Is Messy glass named Gossamer Ltd Run. 
It is one of the new opal that has a misty and milky version.

Gossamer Ltd Run is the milky option and is a translucent white glass.

The round beads were created with a base of Gossamer on which hand blown shards of CiM Tahitian Pearl Ltd Run was gently added and melted into the surface.

Tahitian Pearl has a matte pearlescent shine creating an antique armour-like look to each bead.
A couple of spacers of Gossamer are included to show the glass in its natural form.

D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Stonewashed Ltd Run

Stonewashed Ltd Run is a new 2021 CiM - Creation Is Messy cloudy transparent blue. 

This bead set was created using Stonewashed as the base glass. 

Layered dots of SOLD OUT CiM Lapis was layered with Double Helix Notos, a super saturated silver luster reduction glass. 

Clear portal dots of Double Helix Zephyr were added to capture the metallic reduction shine of the silver glass.

A couple of spacers of Stonewashed as well as Notos spacer beads are included to complete the set.

I did experience some shockiness in melting Stonewashed, but this is expected from the cloudy transparents from time to time. Working cool and patience allows me to pull the goodness from this denim colored glass!

D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Cupcake Ltd Run

CiM Cupcake Ltd Run is an opaque yellow cream. 

It melted smoothly with no problems with shocking or cracking.

It is nice to work with a non streaky yellow cream when I am creating beads with glass frit.

This set sprinkled Val Cox Pink Lipstick frit, a mixture of pink transparent and opaque glasses.

Two spacers of Cupcake show the base glass for comparison.

D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Brown Eyed Girl Ltd Run

This post will show some beads with another of the 2021 CiM - Creation Is Messy brown transparents. 

It is very similar to SOLD OUT CiM Maple that was released a few years ago and was lovely with silver applications. Click here to see some of my beads are posted on the CiM Maple website page. 

In this bead set, I used Brown Eyed Girl Ltd Run with silver ivory stringer to create dotted beads. Copper foil dragonflies were encased under Double Helix Zephyr capturing the cluster of the copper on the brown transparent glass. 

The focal barrel bead combined these glasses with CiM's Painted Hills Ltd Run, an opaque yellow, which warmed in the torch to a golden hue.

Spacers of Brown Eyed Girl Ltd Run complete the set.

D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Robert E Ltd Run

CiM - Creation Is Messy has always created such beautiful blues in their color range and Robert E Ltd Run is no exception.

Blue transparent glass pairs well with silver glass so this bead set shows off the versatility of it's combination.

The barrel bead was created with limited edition Double Helix 2016 handmade murrini from my stash and dots of Psyche silver glass. I varied the dots and patterns with 99% fine silver wire.

Each bead was reduced and encased in Double Helix clear Zephyr to capture the creamy blue mother of pearl reactions.

The spacer beads are pure Robert E Ltd Run.

Enjoy your Saturday!

D.

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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Lake Baikal Ltd Runs

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake by volume in the world, more than 20% of the world's fresh water and with a depth of over 5000 feet Baikal is the world's deepest lake.

Baikal's age is estimated at 25–30 million years, making it the most ancient lake in geological history. It is unique among large, high-latitude lakes, as its sediments have not been scoured by overriding continental ice sheets.

Here is a photo of Lake Baikal's beautiful winter ice patterns

By © Sergey Pesterev / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75211070

CiM - Creation Is Messy glass, Lake Baikal Ltd Run, is named after this beautiful lake is color rich range of blues. 

As it is a cloudy transparent, I created a hollow round bead in order to show the depth of the patterns within this glass. A wrap of 99% fine silver wire gently melted to the surface completes the bead. The spacers are pure Lake Baikal.

D.


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CiM - Creation Is Messy 2021 Colors - Avalon Misty and Milky Ltd Runs

This year CiM - Creation Is Messy added four new opal colors in misty and milky options. 
The difference between the two options is based on the level of translucency that was requested by glass bead makers.

In 2020, when CiM introduced cloudy opals, I had an issue with cracking of beads when comparing the glass with glass frit. I wanted to retest the 2021 offerings as the formulas have been re-engineered.

First up, Avalon Misty Ltd Run, an opal pale green.
This glass melts easily and behaved in the creation of the hollow bead sprinkled with a band of Pendragonfyre hand blended glass frit. 

The barrel beads were wrapped with 99% fine silver wire that fumed an ever so slight golden cast. 

Pendragonfyre frit was sprinkled over Avalon Misty Ltd Run on the round beads. 
Avalon Misty spacer beads complete the set.

Avalon Milky Ltd Run is a less translucent glass in the same Avalon hue. 
In this bead test, I sprinkled it with Val Cox Trackster frit. 

The bead melted smoothly and emerged from the kiln with no cracks. 

I am so pleased with this successful test! Spacers complete the set.

Til next time,

D.


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