New on Ebay! Autumn Goddess Orphans and MORE!

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

This 19 bead orphan set is an eclectic assortment of various Goddess beads.
The uniqueness of each goddess bead allows the designer to 
create a truly one of a kind piece of precious glass jewelry.

Each bead uses an base of Effetre or CiM glass with portals of silver infused glass encased in clear to capture the richness of each silver droplet.

Ocean Silvertrails 
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses with 99% Fine Silver Wire

This large set of 20 Silvertrail beads combine the colours of the Ocean wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire. Hues include Effetre's Light Aquamarine, Light Turquoise, and Light Teal as well as Pale Aquamarine and CiM Seafoam Ltd Run.

Silver Orbs
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses and 99% Fine Silver Wire

This set of 7 encased round beads were created on a base of rare Double Helix silver glass, Psyche Light. This glass starts as a deep purple, but when each bead core was wrapped in 99% fine silver wire and reduced to create the dramatic hues of blues, purples and cream. Each result was then captured under a thick encasement of Effetre clear glass.

Purple Rose Barrels and Rounds
Materials: Effetre Glass and Val Cox Glass Frit

On a base of Effetre Dark Lavender transparent, Val Cox purple rose frit was generously sprinkled and melted into the surface of each barrel and round bead in this set.

July's Heat Results in a Few New Sets

All Sets within this post are NOW SOLD

Ryujin
Dragonscales Series #5

" The Japanese dragon who is god and king of the sea"

Materials: Effetre Glass, Fine Silver foil and Val Cox Frit

On a base of Effetre Mint Green Opal opaque glass, 99% fine silver foil was added and layered with Val Cox Purple Rose frit. The combination was then melted into the surface and the beads were tumble etched for a smooth tactile feel. Each micro-drop of silver has taken on a golden glow.

Ancalagon the Black
Dragonscales Series #6

"The mightiest dragon from J.R.R.Tolkien's "Middle Earth"."

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy, Fine Silver foil and Val Cox Frit

On a base of CiM's black Tuxedo, 99% fine silver foil was added and layered with Val Cox Purple Rose frit. The combination was then melted into the surface and the beads were tumble etched for a smooth tactile feel. Each micro-drop of silver has taken on a golden glow.

Glitter Teal
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This glittering set of 9 beads was created with a base of Effetre Light Teal transparent on which Double Helix silver glass, Ekho, was added and reduced to glittery goodness!

Rainbow
Silver Trails Series # 74
Materials: Effetre Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This beadful set of 21 Silvertrail beads combine transparent rainbow tones wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire. Hues include Medium Amethyst, Medium Blue, Light Grass Green, Yellow, Orange and Red.

Ocean Spheres
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This encased set of 8 beads was created with a base of Effetre Light Teal transparent on which Double Helix silver glass, Kronos, was added and reduced. Each bead was then encased with Extra Clear glass to capture the ocean like patterns!

Silver Glass sings with CiM's Unique Ghee!

Beads within this post are NOW SOLD


Golden Caramel

Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Double Helix Glasses 

This glittering set of 11 beads were created with a combination of CiM's Ghee Unique #1 and streams of Double Helix silver glass, Aurae. The light translucent butter base glass has taken on a a variety of caramel hues and metallic shine from the fuming of the silver glass. The silver glass was reduced to bring out the metallic hues of gold, rose, blue and copper.

Tapestry Organix
Materials: Effetre, Vetrofond Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

Various bases of Effetre and Vetrofond glasses were combined with fine silver foil and wire and sprinkled with my own hand blended glass frit to create this organic set of beads.
Glasses include Effetre Turquoise Copper Green, Sedona, Violet, Copper Green, Yellow Ocher and Vetrofond Dark Turquoise.
There is lots of variety in this set in bead types to create amazing jewelry pieces!

Spectrum
Silver Trails Series # 70
Materials: Effetre Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This beadful set of 22 Silvertrail beads combine rainbow tones wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.
Beads include Effetre transparents of medium blue, light grass green, medium amethyst, red, orange and yellow.

Organix Dots
Materials: Effetre Glasses 

Effetre Turquoise Copper Green, more rare than regular Copper Green, is paired with Light Ivory to create the 14 dotted beads in this set.
Matched with 15 Turquoise Copper Green spacers, this set is perfect for spring and summer jewelry pieces.

Marching on in 2012

Beads within this post are NOW SOLD

Venus

Goddess Bead Series #118
"Roman myth name of a goddess of love, meaning love. This is also the name of the second planet in our solar system."

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 Marble Ltd Run opaque glass. Each goddess bead was then layered with dots of Effetre Dark Ivory, White Pastel and DH silver infused glasses, Clio and Kalypso. The combination of the glasses create the multi-hued portals captured under each clear glass dot. Double Helix Helios completes the metallic highlight droplets on each bead.

Classic Dotted Rounds
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses

This set of 15 beads are Classic Dotted beads! CiM's Cornflower, an opaque cobalt blue, with scattered dots of Effetre opaque white glass.

Spring Crocus Rounds
Materials:  CiM - Creation is Messy Glass

This set of 18 beads are perfect for Spring 2012. The base glass, CiM's Crocus Unique #2 creates striated patterns which are  much lighter and slightly pink than regular purple opal Crocus.



Curry Rounds
Materials:  Effetre Glasses

This set of 16 beads are striking with  striated patterns in spicy shades of curry, tumeric and dark mustard.

March Silvertrails Orphans
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy, Effetre Glasses and Fine Silver Wire

This abundant set of 46 Silvertrail round beads is a mix of various base glasses wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.

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.

Starting off November with Shades of Blue

The sets within this post are now SOLD

Encased Silver Glass Murrini Rounds

Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses 

This set of 10 encased round beads were created on a base of 

Effetre Extra Clear glass. 

Handmade Silver Glass Murrini chips were added, reduced and encased in more 

Extra Clear glass. The treatment of heat strikes the silver glass and brings 

out the spectrum of colors. 

This set includes the metal spacers shown in the photo

A truly unique combination!!

Blue November

Silver Trails Series # 65

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

This beadful set of 22 Silvertrail beads combine rich blues wrapped 

with 99% Fine Silver Wire.

CiM's French Blue and Halong Bay are coordinated with 

Effetre Dark Blue transparent and Cobalt blue opaque glasses. 

Klotho

Goddess Bead Series #105

"The Spinner. Greek form of Latin Clotho, 

myth name of one of the three Fates (Moirae)."

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

This set of 13 goddess series beads were created on a base of CiM's Glacier 

blue opaque glass with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and Cobalt blue. 

Combinations of Trautman and Double Helix silver glasses including Golden Emerald and Olympia Rain create the multicolored storms captured under each drop of clear glass.

Highlights of Double Helix's Aurae create the dots of shiny bling.

Six Glacier blue spacers are included in this set.

I am so forgetful!

I have been so wrapped up in my day job lately that I completely missed posting this blog last week. I can blame it on the heat or just old age, but I am catching up this evening!

All Sets within this blog post are now SOLD

Sea Breeze
Silver Trails Series # 50

Materials: Effetre Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This beadful set of 20 Silvertrail beads combine ocean hues wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire. Effetre Sky Blue, Light Turquoise, Light Teal and Light Aqua glasses are used in this set .

Cool Mineral
Silver Trails Series # 51

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

This beadful set of 22 Silvertrail beads combine calm and cool hues wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire. CiM's Oliphaunt Ltd Run, Effetre Mint Green Opal, Sage, Pearl and Steel Gray glasses are used in this set .

Agrona
Goddess Bead Series #92

"Celtic myth name of a goddess of strife and war."

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

This set of 11 goddess series beads were created on a base of CiM's not yet released Army Men Ltd Run with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and mixtures of Trautman Art Glass and Precision 104 silver infused glasses. Highlights of Precision 104 silver glass, create the dots for this set.
PLEASE NOTE: At the request of several bidders, this is the first Goddess set created on 3/32" mandrels. Please let me know if this would be a good new series to begin for this size beads!

Fuschia & Aurae

Materials: Bullseye and Double Helix Glasses

This set of 14 Fuschia round beads are coordinated with DH Aurae silver infused spacers. The richness of the deep fuschia is a perfect pairing for the shine of the Aurae!

Aqua Sky Blue Mix

Materials: Effetre Glasses & Raku frit

This mixed set of 15 beads were created with a combination of Effetre Sky Blue and Pale Aquamarine. Pendragonfyre custom mix Love Sonnet frit decorate a selection of the beads in this set and are coordinated with floral and dotted beads. Bonus: 1 Heart hand-formed focal bead is included in this set!

Holidays are fast approaching, are you ready?

The holidays are in full swing in my world, trying to balance time between the "day-job" and time in the glass studio. With the daylight disappearing earlier each day, it seems that I am heading to the studio most days in the dark and cold here on the east coast of Canada.

Luckily, I have wonderful studio lights and a wood burning stove that warms the studio and heats the hot cocoa for a cosy evening.

Over the fast few days, I had time to try out a few new glasses that I received over the last couple of weeks, including Double Helix's Kalypso and a new golden transparent from Effetre, aptly name 14K.

I also enjoyed spending some time making spacers. It is important sometimes to completely clear the mind and focus on making groups of spacers to test my consistency in "putting glass to mandrel". Along with experimenting with new glasses, practice is important in glass bead making skills. Check out my dark ivory and red copper green spacers..

All sets this week are available through Ebay auctions, closing next Sunday evening. 

Over this coming week, I will be testing out additional unique batches of CiM glass, combining them with more silver glass. Expect good things!

REMINDER: Earrings are on sale in my Artfire studio, buy 2 or more pairs and receive $5.00 each pair.. With the coupon code PENDRAGONFYREBUY2SAVE , many pairs are 50% off.

Enjoy your week!

Darlene

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Kalypso Bubbles
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre & Double Helix Glasses

On a base of Effetre 14K golden transparent glass, layers of Double Helix newest silver infused Kalypso glass was reduced and encased with captured bubbles for a three dimensional look.

Golden Aurae
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This 10 shard bead set is a base of Effetre 14K golden transparent glass with
Double Helix, Aurae, silver infused glass shards.

To complete this set, 13 Aurae spacer beads are included in this set
making a total of 23 beads for your glass designs!

Love it for winter as it is rich and luxurious...

These colors will bring light and warmth to your winter jewelry designs.



 

Alala 
Goddess Bead Series #64
This set is NOW SOLD
"Greek myth name of the personification of the "war cry.""

Materials: CiM, Effetre, Trautman Art & Double Helix Glasses

This miniset of 6 goddess series beads were created on a base of CiM Sapphire blue transparent glass with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory & Double Helix's silver
glasses, Triton & Olympic Rain.

Highlights of Trautman Art Glass' limited edition, JD Mix, silver glass create
the bling for this beautiful storm portal beads!


 

Kunti
 Goddess Bead Series #65
This set is NOW SOLD
"Hindi myth name of the mother of Karna, meaning to call, to invoke, to pray"

Materials: CiM, Effetre, Trautman Art & Double Helix Glasses

This miniset of 6 goddess series beads were created on a base of CiM Glacier
blue glass with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory & silver glasses Double Helix's Psyche & Trautman Art's Golden Emerald.

Highlights of Double Helix Aurae silver glass create
the bling for this beautiful storm portal beads!


 

Vidya 
Goddess Bead Series #66
This set is NOW SOLD
"Hindi myth name borne by Saraswati, meaning "knowledge."

Materials: CiM, Effetre, Trautman Art & Double Helix Glasses

Clients have been requesting goddess beads in a larger bead sizes measuring 10mm to 13mm, so this offering is the first of the larger bead sets.

This set of 9 larger goddess series beads were created on a base of Effetre Pale Yellow Green transparent glass with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory & CiM Slytherin Unique.
Trautman Art Glass silver infused Golden Emerald creates the swirls in each storm portal.

Highlights of Double Helix silver test glass OK-381 create
the bling for this beautiful storm portal beads!

Dark Ivory Spacers
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre Glasses

This 19 bead spacer set was created with Effetre Dark Ivory glass.

Stock up on spacers for your winter jewelry designs

Red Copper Green Spacers
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre Glasses

This plentiful set of 26 spacer beads was created with rare handpulled Effetre
Red Copper Green glass. This glass creates mottled grey-red with threads
of green beads with an organic stone-like finish.

Stock up on spacers for your winter jewelry designs

Silvertrail Series Orphans
This set is NOW SOLD

Materials: Effetre, CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver


This selection of Orphan Silvertrail beads combine assorted glasses with
wrappings of 99% Fine Silver Wire. 

There are 6 light pink etched within the set and the remainder are left glossy.
With 66 beads, there is lots of opportunity for many jewelry and art ideas.

Make it a handmade Holiday!

On Artfire this week, Moonlight Sonata.

These were recreations of my bead designs that were published in the September 2010 issue of Bead Trends Magazine!

The original set of beads has been reserved for purchase by a client, so based on a number of requests for additional sets the 2 below are offered.

Moonlight Sonata
Materials: CiM, Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

Starting with an inner core of CiM Hades, a darkest black opaque glass, these beads were generously sprinkled with a custom blend of Double Helix silver infused frit.
After reducing the beads to bring out the beautiful colors of blue and green, each bead was encased in Effetre clear to capture the opal-like shine of the silver glass and was shaped into the flat tab shape.
To bring out the true bling of these beads, hand-drawn dots were scattered on these beads and reduced to bring the golden shine to the surface. 

Set #2 has 7 flat tab beads measuring 17mm to 22mm

 

Set #3 has larger beads for those looking for sizes measuring 21mm to 24mm

This week on Ebay, closing Dec 5th

Spanish Leather and Aurae
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This 11 bead set is a base of Effetre Spanish Leather, a limited edition red
coral glass, with Double Helix silver infused shards and dots of
Double Helix Aurae glass.

Love it for winter as it is rich and luxurious...

Fire Embers
This set is NOW SOLD
Silver Trails Series # 39

Materials: Effetre, CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This fiery set of 20 Silvertrail beads combine the various
red, orange and amber hues wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.

Hues include Effetre Spanish Leather, Light Amber, Rootbeer,
CiM Pumpkin and Lipstick Unique #1.

These colors will bring light and warmth to your winter jewelry designs.

Trio Colors
This set is NOW SOLD
Silver Trails Series # 40


Materials: Effetre, CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This unique set of 20 Silvertrail beads combine the various
red, sepia transparent and dark gray hues wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire.

Hues include CiM Lipstick Unique #1, Sepia and Charcoal.

Silver Rose Selection
This set is NOW SOLD
Materials: Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This 9 bead set is a selection of various combinations of Effetre Rose Quartz with
Double Helix's silver infused glasses, KA-457, Clio and Aurae.

The result is golden pinks with striations of hues, glittery accents and
mother of pearl portals encased under clear glass.
With the variety of bead shapes, there is lots of possibilities for beautiful jewelry creations!

Andraste
Goddess Bead Series #62
This set is NOW SOLD
"Celtic myth name of a Briton goddess of victory, meaning invincible"

Materials: CiM, Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This set of 13 goddess series beads were created on a base of CiM Maple
with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and Effetre Dark Chocolate. Double Helix's silver infused Olympic Rain storm under each encased glass portal.

This set also includes 6 spacer beads of CiM's Maple.
Highlights of DH Aurae silver glass create the bling for this beautiful storm beads!

Hemera
Goddess Bead Series #63
This set is NOW SOLD

"Greek myth name of the primeval goddess of day, daughter of Erebos
and Nyx, and sister-wife of Aether, meaning day"

Materials: CiM, Effetre and Double Helix Glasses

This set of 13 goddess series beads were created on a base of Effetre Rose Quartz
with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and CiM Hades. Double Helix's silver infused
Clio storms under each encased glass portal.

Highlights of DH Aurae silver glass create the bling for this beautiful storm portal beads!

BONUS: Metal Spacers are included in this set.