Thursday, March 04, 2010

Magic Leaves

Magic?
Yes, I think Double Helix glass is magical - and addictive.
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I had a real "a ha !" moment while working with it the other day and got the most lustrous results. This little batch of leaves look just like old carnival glass.
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Just look at all those metallic colors.

The plan is to make a whole wreath necklace of them.
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What glass did I use?
The base beads are topaz and/or pale aqua that has been encased in Double Helix Aurae. To make the leaf shape I start with a lentil bead and tweezed and spot heated it into a little sculpted leaf.

I am seriously going to try and sell a few beads on Etsy.
I have dithered about with it and never really made much of a commitment to sell there. So, I am going to try and list some of my nicer beads there and see if anyone is interested.
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This one is up right now in my Belvedere shop.


"Well the moon is broken and the sky is cracked..."

1 comment:

SummersStudio said...

These are seriously gorgeous. I love the colours and the very tactile look! Beautiful.