Pastille shaped beads in yellow graduating to red, with melted black dot, raised white dot.
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The ever popular lentil shape in a set especially made for a friend. Happy Birthday Anita!
Lentils of ivory rolled in Bordeaux frit (I think it has a little EDP in there).
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This bead started out as a zebra back (see the wild things gallery) and just went a little overboard. It came out nice though. The black lines are as thin as baby fine hair!
The same week I made the bead I got the curved tubes, and they just seemed like a match.
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Made these beads this Labor Day weekend of Uroboros and frit. These have a clear base, rolled in frit, then pressed.
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Some simple white beads with blue frit swirled in, and the necklace made from them.
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Lady bugs and bumble bees, already made into jewelry and given away! Flowers are Czech pressed glass.
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Some glass buttons made on a two hole mandrel.
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Brown/Gold/Black frit on white, pressed into lentil shape
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Copper Green lentils and spacers rolled in Raku Frit. 3 lentils left as is, 2 lentils swirled.
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Copper Green base with turquoise, ivory, and intense black, all swirled together and rolled into a bicone shape, by hand, no press this time!
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These originally have started to give to a coworker having a hard time with a friend in the hospital. I also have plans for a rosary. There will sure be more of these "pocket crosses".
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Denim frit on dark cobalt blue, pressed to lentil shape
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A denim blend frit on moretti ivory
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A hand formed bicone shape in trans. amber and blue over white, with a little SIS in the middle. Photos show shiney beads, and the final etched beads.
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These beads are a fiery mix of reds, oranges, and yellows encased under a layer of clear and pressed into the crystal shape and more.
The beads are then strung with crystal clear Swarovskis and sterling silver.
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Brown/Gold/Black frit on khaki, pressed into lentils, khaki spacers to match. Same frit as Calico. Gold is reduced and shines like pure gold. Reminds me of granite countertops.
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Intense Black BOBs, Big 'ol Beads. Love the spidering the black does!
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Hand formed bicones of white, with swirls of intense black and red.
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I made some new ones in my favorite ivory and intense black. This time they are really big and round. I even made some jewelry from some of them. I added rainbow obsidian, seed beads, and sterling silver for a nice necklace.
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Revisiting this classic combination. This time pressing them into lentil shape.
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Moretti #516 looks almost like Jade. Paired with black it makes an interesting bead, all in bicone shapes!
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My mom opened a sewing/quilting store about a month ago in the small town of Ceredo, WV. She asked that I make some jewelry to sell on consignment there. So, here they are before they go out in the mail next week.
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This new glass from Double Helix is wonderful! This hand shaped bicone is a base of ivory, with silver foil and Kronos added.
Kronos starts out as a deep cobalt blue, but can reveal streaks of blue-green when heated.
I'm trying something new with the photos too. Showing some mirrored shots, and some on white base with levels corrected. I can't wait to get a new camera, with better macro!
I always appreciate feedback!
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This took me a little while to figure out, including some debate between cross and crucifix. I had a lot of input from my friends at WC. In the end, I really like it.
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A set of lentils made of SD Lime Fizz frit on Moretti White, and the bracelet made of them.
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Examples of many of my glass beads
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Small sets of coordinated beads
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Especially popular in middle eastern countries and in the Jewish religion, the Nazar is used to ward off evil spirits and bad luck.
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Copper green and raku reaction with SIS, raked and in a teardrop shape
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New bubble gum pink with frit.
The finished pieces were chosen by a bride to wear to her rehersal dinner.
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Made these beads this Labor Day weekend of Uroboros and frit. They are sooooo chunky!
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White puffy pillows rolled in pink frit. Largest puffy pillow has 3 black dots each side. White round spacers and Rubino Oro (made out of gold) spacers.
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Twisties made with reactive colors of copper green, EDP, and opal yellow, on ivory.
One set is given full heat to make the color swim around.
One set is worked slightly cold to keep the twist together.
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clear bead, covered in silver foil, encased in clear, rolled in transparent frit in blues and aquas, encased again, and then pressed into shape.
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6 lentils, 12 spacers in white, periwinkle, and Vetrofond Drk Pink. Rolled in SD Lime Fizz frit.
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More beads in spring colors - Egyptian Gold frit from GD. Have a small amount of gold adventurine in them.
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transparent blue and SIS
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A fat turtle, some really large rounds, and some spacers, rolled in frit.
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Great color combo! Love the reaction of silvered ivory on turquoise! All made in a zig zag style pattern and pressed.
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A first attempt at making beads in animal skin patterns.
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