Showing posts with label Atlantis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atlantis. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30

CiM - Creation Is Messy 2022 Color - Fjord Misty Ltd Run

CiM’s Fjord Misty Ltd Run is described as a bluish teal misty opal a relative to rare CiM’s Aegean transparent teal that has been sold out on the CiM website for a while.

I looked through my Creation Is Messy stash and noticed that CiM Atlantis Ltd Run, an opal seemed to match Fjord quite well.

Note: I did check the Nortel Glass site and both Aegean and Atlantis appear to still be available, so definitely contact Jean or Jennifer to purchase.


I have used Atlantis in the past and did find that depending on how long it was worked in the flame, it would opacify and vary in its translucency. Here is my past blog post on Atlantis back in Sept 2011.

To see how these 2 glasses compare, I created the following beads with mixtures of the two.

If you look closely at the spacer beads, you will see the comparison of the two Fjord spacers in the middle between the Atlantis spacer beads.


Each tapered barrel bead has one end of Fjord and other is Atlantis. It is on these beads were I see a very slight greenish hue on the Fjord where the DH Notos silver glass fumed a golden cast.


The round beads are solid Fjord with silver glass streams and dots.


The rich teal hues just call to me to pair with Double Helix silver glass. 

These beads show the potential to use DH Notos, a silver saturated super-luster with a subtle blue-grey-green tone for raised decoration.
The tapered barrel beads are 


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Monday, March 16

Queen's Court Sampler - Part 2 Results!

I have been away from the blog busy with life but had been posting quick peeks on Instagram as I work through Nortel’s CiM glass sampler named Queen’s Court. 

You can order this sampler of 17 colors that are both new and former favourites via Nortel’s new online shopping cart here.
Please check out Nortel’s new online ordering website as many of these CiM colors are in limited runs only. 

Although the following sets have popped up on the Pendragonfyre Instagram feed, I like to keep record in this blog as my online journal of working notes and test results.

Let's get caught up!

These beads use CiM Baked Alaska with fine silver swirls with CiM Sacre Bleu skies!
That glittery moon is Double Helix Aurae. 
The blue is stunning in person and the beads found a home with a happy customer very quickly.


CiM's Merryweather is a pretty blue opal glass. I sprinkled it with Fortune Teller Lumiere Lusters by JetAge Studios. I have to be honest, I have never been a fan of pixie or mica dust as it flies everywhere in the studio, so if I need to use it, it is the last set of beads for the day's session... followed a cleaning of the torch table. 
I loved working with this now rare glass, but not so much a fan of the dusty result.


So I will make another attempt to tame the glitter and see how it goes. Silver glass has just as much impact without the mess.
The color of Merryweather is a happy blue so looking forward to using it again in some future beads.

Three more colors from the Queen’s Court CiM glass sampler. 
These colors match well and love silver. 
I call this set The Jester. Let's cover off the details of the CiM glass colors:
Ocher, an opaque yellow
Quetzal, an opaque blue with green undertones.
Coronation Day, a dark opal purple
This created an amazing combination. Each glass melts smoothly, layered without issues and the silvered ivory stringer detail on the focal bead was beautiful.


I have to say, the color selection in this sampler set is ample. 

I was able to use 4 CiM colors in this new set of beads. I wanted to test with both silver wire and silver glass to see if there were any reactions to the two types of glass.
CiM Colors in this group:
Merryweather, a happy opal blue
Mantis, a vibrant misty green opal.
Clockwork, a vibrant orange striking glass
Byzantium, a purple moonstone

When these emerged from the kiln, their translucency reminded me of Lifesaver candies. The glass was smooth to work with with little to no bubbling. No reactions to silver, so these will go into my list of base glass for future silver glass designs.




These beads are created on bases of CiM Rainforest, a greenish teal opal and CiM Atlantis, a bluish teal opal. These are rich base glasses with jewel tone hues.
Handmade shards of CiM Tahitian Pearl were gently added to create a tactile feel and medieval look. 

Stay tuned for Part 3 of the review of the Queen's Court Sampler!

D.

Tuesday, March 20

Sailor's Delight Sampler - CiM Atlantis

Today's a quick post on another colour in the CiM- Creation Is Messy sampler. 
This time it is CiM's Atlantis. This colour is described as a bluish teal opal which I think is quite accurate.
This glass can vary in it's translucency depending on the amount of heat applied during the bead making process.

In this set of beads, I paired it with Double Helix Aurae silver glass frit and I am pleased with these glittering rounds!



As always, I encourage you to reach our to Jean at Nortel to pick up a sampler or two.

More colour results from this sampler coming up in new posts this week!
Stay Tuned.

D.

Tuesday, February 21

New sets for February


All sets in this post have been SOLD

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

This set of 13 beads were created with a base of CiM's African Grey Limited Run, a grey opaque glass on which Double Helix Triton shards and dots were added.
The silver glass was reduced to produce the tones of blue, rose, gold and silver shine!



A Study in Violet
Silver Trails Series # 69

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This beadful set of 22 Silvertrail beads combine violet tones wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.
CiM's Heffalump glass was coordinated with opaque Effetre Pastel Ink Blue and transparents Dark Lavender and Ink Blue Purple.



Paris Faire
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This set of 12 beads were created with a base of Effetre Extra Dark Red opaque on which Double Helix Aurae stringer decoration was added.
The silver glass was reduced to produce the tones of blues, gold and silver shine!



The following sets were recently sold on Ebay

Salted Margarita
Materials: Effetre Glasses

This set of 14 etched round beads was created with Effetre Light Grass Green sprinkled generously with clear glass frit.



Gaia and Sandstone
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This organic set of 11 beads were created with a base of Effetre Sandstone on which Double Helix Gaia frit and stringers were sprinkled and swirled. The silver glass was reduced to produce the tones of color and mother of pearl-like shine!



Aqua Blues
Silver Trails Series # 67

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This beadful set of 20 Silvertrail beads combine rich aquas and blues tones wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.
CiM's Atlantis and Carribean Limited Run glasses are coordinated with Effetre Light Aquamarine and Vetrofond Dark Turquoise glasses.



Apple Green Etched Rounds
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glasses

This set of 21 round beads was created with CiM's soft green named Appletini. Beautiful for spring 2012, etched to a smooth tactile feel! Simple and classic!



Etched Spring Beach Lentils
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This abundant set of 25 lentil beads were created with bases of Effetre transparent glass on which silvered ivory stringers were carefully placed and swirled.
The set was etched for a beach glass look and tactile feel.



Dotted Classics

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses

This set of 14 beads are Classic Dotted beads! CiM's Lapis, a deep blue violet, mini dots on opaque white glass



Silvered Peruvian Violet
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy Glasses

This set of beads was created on CiM Plum Unique#2, a light purple opaque on which fine silver foil was added and Glass Diversions Peruvian Violet frit was sprinkled.
The silver has fumed the frit and microdots of silver to a golden glow.
There are 2 flat tabs, 10 lentils and 8 spacers within this set.



Astraia
Goddess Bead Series #115

"Greek myth name of a goddess of justice, derived from the word aster, meaning "star.""

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

This set of 11 goddess series beads was created on a base of CiM's Limited Run Marigold opaque glass. Each goddess bead was then layered with dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and a mixture of CiM's Hades and TAG Golden Emerald silver infused glasses.
The combination of the glasses create delicate storms captured under each clear glass portal. Double Helix 381R, complete the metallic highlight droplets on each bead.
Six Marigold spacer beads complete this set.



Spring Violet Rounds
Materials: Effetre Glasses

This set of beads was created on Effetre White sprinkled with Glass Diversions Spring Violet frit.
Perfect for Spring 2012!



Sunset
Silver Trails Series # 68

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This beadful set of 22 Silvertrail beads combine rich sunset tones wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire. CiM's Clockwork and Creamsicle Unique#2 glasses are coordinated with opaque Effetre Purple Red, Carrot Red and transparents in Orange and Yellow.



Lachesis
Goddess Bead Series #116

"Greek myth name of one of the three Fates, meaning "apportioner.""

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

This set of 11 goddess series beads was created on a base of CiM's Limited Run Army Men opaque glass.
Each goddess bead was then layered with dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and Double Helix Terra 2 silver infused glass. The combination of the glasses create the multi-hued portals captured under each clear glass dot.
Double Helix Triton, complete the metallic highlight droplets on each bead.


Monday, February 21

New CiM Glass colors - let the testing begin!

Within this posting, I want to share with you a couple of new upcoming colors of CiM - Creation is Messy glasses coming out in the next month of so:
The first two that I have tried out are beautiful blue green opals, Rainforest and Atlantis.
Both of these new sets are now offered in my Artfire studio.

First up, Rainforest is described as a greenish teal opal.
When I think of the rainforest, I imagine rich greens paired with wood tones of brown, so I decided to match this glass with some handmade Raku glass shards. I really like the result!

Amazon Rainforest


Next up....CiM's new bluish teal opal. Atlantis.
This is a great glass to mix with silver glass shards... and in the set below I couldn't resist using Double Helix Triton, named for the mythic god of the sea!

Atlantis & Triton


Next up for testing, CiM's new Appletini and Azure.. stay tuned!

Smiles,
Darlene