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.
Happy Sunday everyone!
This post is another instalment of the blues in Nortel's Sailor's Delight colour sampler.
These sampler packs are great for artists that:
- want to "try" a new colour without the commitment of purchasing a minimum 1/4 pound of a specific colour
- want to create multi-colour beads from a coordinated set of colours.
The colours used in these beads are CiM's Splash and Grumpy Bear.
As shown in the previous post, Splash is a light blue transparent that melts easily and is great for encasing. On the CiM website, it was noted that "Splash is a variation of Halong Bay that did not come out as an opal, but as a transparent instead".
CiM's Grumpy Bear is an opaque periwinkle blue just like the CareBear character. As a periwinkle it does create some reactions based on what you combine with it, so I tested it in this faux "vessel" shaped bead with some handmade frit and a wrapping of fine silver wire.
This is where you see a slight bit of the reaction where the wire touches the Grumpy Bear.
I encased the bead's Grumpy Bear base with Splash and created the ends of the barrel shaped bead and a final quick wrap of more silver.
Check out the few photos below show it from a couple of perspectives and it is paired with the solid periwinkle opaque spacer beads.
Til next time,
D.
A new colour tests of the Sailor's Delight Sampler pack of CiM - Creation is Messy colours from Nortel.
This focal bead was created with CiM - Creation is Messy's Jetstream. This transparent blue is a hue that can be compared to a deep sapphire blue which you can see in the spacer bead.
I paired it with some Double Helix Triton silver glass as well as a wrapping of 99% fine silver wire. After I shaped it into a barrel, I decided it needed more bling.
I created the ruffle and dipped it into Triton fine frit. After multiple meltings and reductions, the silver metallic shine came through.
This is definitely a unique bead and I am pleased with how it transformed.
The photos below show the bead from a few different perspectives.
Happy Friday!
D.
