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. 

https://pendragonfyre.etsy.com/listing/1719221216

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

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#glassbead

#softglass

#sodalime

#craftsperson

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#maker

@creationismessy

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Sunday Blues

In today's post, I am sharing two sets that I recently posted on Etsy.

First up is Effetre Cobalt Blue transparent with a wrap of silvered ivory stringer and 99% fine silver wire. These have a rustic antique look for silver jewelry designs.

I recently scored some old Vetrofond glass in a bundle purchase from Nortel in Toronto.

This bead set was created on a base of Vetrofond Dark Sky Blue with dots of white opaque.

These beads were tumble etched for a smooth matte finish.

I purchase my CiM glass from Jennifer and Jean at Nortel in Toronto. Reach out to them for your glassy needs.

#effetremurano

#vetrofond

#99%finesilverwire

#nortel

#pendragonfyre

#handmade

#handmadeincanada

@nortel_glassgirl

New Focal Beads with Kronos 2 and Transparent Glass Streams

Today's post shares some recent focal bead designs.

Each set was created in a similar design style with a variety of rich transparent color streams.

I have recently revisited my collection of Effetre transparent colors in my designs. 

In a future post, I will share some of my insights on Italian glass and how I manage my collection which I have collected over 16 years of bead making.

Each set of focal beads were created on a base of Effetre opaque ivory with streams of rich jewel-tone transparent glass with twisted decorations of Double Helix Kronos 2 blue silver infused glass.

When dots of Double Helix's silver glass were added, the glass was fumed to a metallic sheen with lusters of blue. 

First up, the streams of deep rich Effetre Cobalt Blue #60 in these 2 focal beads.

The 3 cobalt blue spacer beads are included as a free bonus in this set!

The streams of deep rich Effetre Medium Topaz #14 in these 2 focal beads.

The dragonfly metal beads and 1 topaz spacer bead are included as a free bonus in this set!

This set of 3 focal beads Dark Violet Glicine purple # 39 transparent glass

The metal dragonfly and crystal accents are included as a free bonus in this set!

This set of 2 focal beads Striking Red #76 transparent glass  This striking glass produced a rich jewel tone!

The dragonfly metal beads and 3 red spacer beads are included as a free bonus in this set!

This set of 3 focal beads Effetre Red Wine Purple #45 transparent glass. I enjoy that Effetre has a variety of purple transparent tones. 

The metal dragonfly and crystal accents are included as a free bonus in this set!

Each of these sets were posted on my Etsy shop on Feb 1st and have already been snapped up by a client. I hope to see what this talented artist creates with these beads!

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

#effetrecobalt blue

#effetrepurpleglicine

#effetremediumtopaz

#effetreredwinepurple

#effetretransparent

#handmade

#handmadeincanada

#nortel

#doublehelixglass

#kronos2

#pendragonfyre

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