The First ‘Noel’ – New Lampwork Bead Collections
Posted by: ccglassart on: November 9, 2009
With the holidays fast approaching I wanted to do a set of beads with lots of sparkle and shine…
The result is ‘Noel’ which pairs both transparent Rubino Oro glass (pink gold) with a warm sage green. A twist on the traditional Christmas colors of bright red and green.
To that I added dichroic glass, silver glass, 23K gold leaf, sparkly goldstone, cubic zirconia, handmade murrini and more!
These beads are so much prettier in person, especially in direct sunlight!
“NOEL” – available till Sunday on eBay.
This next collection was inspired by a recent vacation - I wanted to recreate the liquid blue colors of tropical water with a punch of color for contrast. The result is a nice blend of turquoise and transparent aqua blue with rich coral and subtle black outlined details.
CORONADO – available till Sunday on eBay.
I love the look of scrolls and raised flowers – to me these two design elements have an antique yet timeless feel to them.
For this set I used sparkly blue aventurine stringers for the scrollwork and clear encased Davinci silver glass for the 3 petal flowers. The base is a yummy combination of ivory and transparent light toffee colored glass.
TAPESTRY – available till Sunday on eBay.
Until next time…
CC
http://www.ccglassart.com
Beads For A Cause
Posted by: ccglassart on: October 20, 2009
All month long I’ve been thinking about doing a set of beads in shades of pink where a portion of the sale price would be donated to breast cancer research since, after all, October is breast cancer awareness month.
I finally settled on this collection of colors and design that developed into what reminded me of seashells. Especially with the handpulled twistie cane of silver glass.
SEASHELL – available on eBay till Wednesday, October 28th
This next set started simply with the colors of transparent dark and light topaz glass. It wasn’t until I had almost completed making the set that the name of “Brulée” came to me because together the colors looked like the burnt sugar crust found on top of one of my favorite desserts, Creme Brulée!
BRULEE – available on eBay until Wednesday, October 28th.
The name for this collection, “Calypso”, actually came to me as soon as I choose the colored glass rods I’d be using while creating this set. With Fall bringing us its cooler temperatures, I knew I wanted to work with these fun colors of teal, lavender and violet that reminded me of being on vacation in some warm tropical place.
CALYPSO – available on eBay until Wednesday, October 28th.
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Until next time,
CC
http://www.ccglassart.com
