New Storm Beads for Spring 2025

Welcome to Pendragonfyre Tales for 2025!

Due to the cold weather on the east coast, I take a "restoration" break over a few months to "refresh and rest" my health and creativity. 

The break was wonderful and allowed me to continue to post sets from 2024 on Etsy and share my creations on my IG and FB social media platforms.

We are now ready to jump into 2025 with new spring inspired sets.

For this set of 7 Storm beads, I used CiM's creamy ivory Butter Pecan as the base glass. Layers of ivory glass and several layers of Double Helix silver infused glasses were carefully added.

Each bead was encased in clear glass domes and dotted each bead with more silver infused glass and reduced it to a metallic shine.. 

For this set of 7 Storm beads, I used Red Roof Tile opaque as the base glass. Layers of ivory glass and several layers of Double Helix silver infused glasses were carefully added.

Each bead was encased in clear glass domes and dotted each bead with more silver infused glass and reduced it to a metallic shine.

Four spacers of Red Roof Tile are included in this set. 

Enjoy your week and I look forward to sharing new creations over the spring to summer months!

Smiles,

D.

New Storm Beads - Part 3

My Storm series continues over the next 2 blog posts. I enjoy creating these beads as each combination of silver glasses can surprise me when they emerge from the kiln the following morning.

Set 1

For this set of 9 Storm beads, I used Italian medium blue transparent as the base glass. Layers of ivory glass and several layers of Double Helix silver infused glasses were carefully added.

Each bead was encased in clear glass domes and dotted each bead with more silver infused glass and reduced it to a metallic shine. 
Ten spacers of medium blue transparent are included in this set.

Set 2
For this set of 6 Storm beads, I used Italian #443 glass named Spanish Leather as the base glass. Layers of ivory glass and several layers of Double Helix silver infused glasses were carefully added.

Each bead was encased in clear glass domes and dotted each bead with more silver infused glass and reduced it to a metallic shine.

Four spacers of the red base glass are included in this set.

New Storm Beads - Part 2

In this post, I will quickly recap 3 more Storm Bead sets I created last week.

Set 1
Starting on a base of Effetre Rose Pink transparent glass, I layered dots of Effetre White pastel and layers of Double Helix silver glasses.

Clear portal glass dots were added to capture the stormed reaction of the silver glass. 
Dots of DH Aurae complete each bead.

Set 2
Starting on a base of Effetre Pale Yellow Emerald transparent glass, I layered dots of Effetre Light Ivory, CiM's Barrier Reef teal transparent and Double Helix silver glasses.

Clear portal glass dots were added to capture the stormed reaction of the silver glass. 
Dots of DH Elpis complete each bead.

Set 3
Starting on a base of Effetre Pale Aquamarine transparent glass, I layered dots of Effetre Light Ivory, CiM Hades and rare TAG Taxco Silver Turquoise silver glasses.

Clear portal glass dots were added to capture the stormed reaction of the silver glass. 
Dots of DH Melia complete each bead.

All the new Storm sets are now available in my Etsy Shop!

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New Storm Beads! - Part 1

Summer 2024 was busy with many activities in the garden and day-time work. 

As a result, my first step back into the glass studio since early August was this week.

I was getting low in stock for Pendragonfyre Storm Beads, so my first session at the torch was getting a few new sets created.

In this post, I will quickly recap the new sets.

Set 1
Starting on a base of CiM - Creation Is Messy Oliphant grey opaque glass, I layered dots of Effetre Light Ivory, rare CiM’s Black Currant and TAG rare Golden Emerald silver glass.

Clear portal glass dots were added to capture the stormed reaction of the silver glass. 
Dots of DH Hyperion complete each bead.

Set 2

Starting on a base of Effetre Red Roof Tile #440 opaque glass, I layered dots of Effetre Light Ivory with various Double Helix silver glasses.

Clear glass portal dots were added to capture the stormed reaction of the silver glass. 
Dots of DH Ekho complete each bead.

Set 3

Starting on a base of Effetre Black glass layered dots of Effete Light Ivory with various Double Helix silver glasses were added.

Clear glass portal dots were added to capture the stormed reaction of the silver glass. 
Dots of DH Aurae complete each bead.

I see that CiM Oliphant is showing as in stock at Nortel Glass in Toronto as of the date of this blog post. It is a SOLD OUT color on CiM's website, so definitely get some in your next glass order!

Nortel is also a Canadian supplier of Double Helix silver glasses for those Canadian bead makers who wish to purchase glass in Canadian dollars!

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#nortel
#doublehelixglass
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Goddess Bead Series From the Pendragonfyre Past - Renamed Silver Storm Beads

If you have been a follower of the Pendragonfyre Tales blog over the past decade, you are familiar with a series of beads that I named after Goddess Names. Each set was a unique combination of glasses and named with a unique name.

There were well over 150 sets over the years and I ran out of names!

I still love making these beads and when it came to my new Etsy shop, I found it difficult to describe and explain the naming process. Clients suggested I start calling them silver storm beads to capture how the silver glass swirls and shines from different perspectives in each bead raised portal.

So this is the first of the posts of Pendragonfyre Silver Storm Beads. As always, I will share the glass combinations with my followers!

For this set of focal storm beads, I used Italian Effetre New Violet opaque glass as the base glass. 

After adding a layers of ivory, cobalt transparent and Double Helix Olympia Rain silver infused glasses, each bead was encased in clear glass domes.

Dots of Aurae silver glass were carefully added and reduced it to a metallic shine. 

The multi-colour portals shine with hues of blues, yellows and cream.

Four spacer beads of Effetre New Violet are included in this set. 

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Effetre  and Double Helix glasses are readily available from Nortel Glass in Toronto. 

Reach out to Jean or Jennifer at Nortel to add some of these glasses to your collection.

#Effetre 

#effetreglass 

#nortel

#doublehelixglass

#lampworkglass

#lampworkbead

#glassbead

#softglass

#sodalime

#craftsperson

#handmadebeads

#maker

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Color Tests for Silver Glass Fuming

Just a quick note!

 

Both bead sets in today's post illustrate the use of Double Helix Aurae silver glass shards.
When Aurae shards are added to a base glass and reduced they cast golden, silver and blue copper tones within each reduced shard. 

When ever I choose to make new beadsets with silver glass, I like to test the base glass to confirm if the color is altered when the silver glass is reduced.

In today's experiments, the glass did alter by either darkening or casting a golden fume.

Here are just a couple of examples.
The first set was a combination of CiM's 2023 Delft Misty, a blue misty opal.

 

The silver glass reduction has cast the blue of Delft Misty to a darker tone. 

 

 

I also noted that Aurae shard turned to a blue metallic shine much quicker than normal.

 

The set below is also a new transparent color for 2023 from CiM named Charisma, a transparent lavender purple.

 

 

In this case, you can see the difference in the tone of the purple glass under the Aurae shards is much more golden than in the spacer beads on each side of the shard bead.

 

 

 As always, I suggest you reach out to Nortel to place you glass orders. They carry an extensive selection of CiM glass as well as Double Helix, Riley Dichro and glass frit.

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#cimglass
#cimdelftmisty
#cimcharisma
#nortel
#pendragonfyre
#handmade
#handmadeincanada
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@nortel_glassgirl

February Flashback - Double Helix Glassworks - The Glory of Silver Infused Colors! Part 2

Closing off this month of February Flashbacks with another post sharing some of how I use Double Helix glasses.

Each of these sets are from the past and are not currently available for sale.

On a base of CiM's African Grey opaque glass, fine silver foil was melted in.
Shards of Double Helix Terranova 2.1 silver infused glass was added and
struck to bring out the amazing hues of magenta, blue and green.
The silver microdroplets have a stunning golden sheen to complete each bead. 

 

 
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, ambers and cream. Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass.

 

This set of 13 encased round beads were created on a base of rare Double Helix silver glass known as Psyche Light. Each bead core was wrapped in 99% fine silver wire and reduced to create the intense variations in color. Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Double Helix's clear Aether glass. Aether when heated just right transforms silver to a golden glow!
Enjoy the mystical silver glass in this unique and one of a kind set!

 

 

Starting with a base of Double Helix' Clio silver infused glass, a ring of silvered
ivory stringer was added, reduced to bring the silver to the surface and
encased under a clear glass encasement to magnify the glow from inside effect.
With hues of amber, pink, purple and blue, these are truly unique for your glass designs. 

 

Double Helix Aurae streams glitter on a base of Effetre Purple Red to create an oriental
feel to these 12 round beads. Add some glitter to your winter jewelry designs.

 

 

I hope everyone has enjoyed this month's posts and I look forward to March blogs to explore the new CiM 2023 colors as well as a number of CiM Restocks that are currently being offered and available at Nortel. 

 

#doublehelixglass
#nortel
#pendragonfyre

#creationismessy
#cimglass
@nortel_glassgirl  

Smiles,

D.