I managed one day in the glass studio last week. Not enough I cry, I have new glass rods to melt and mix and have fun with but instead I am moving furniture, books, shelves and stuff. Yes, there is a lot of it. That way when I need something, I have it. After reading (again!) my Corina Tettinger "Passing the Flame" (a wonderful book) on the joy of creating green when you mix aqua and ivory, I had to do it myself. It came out as a dark grey-green and they perfect matched my young friend's eyes. So of course I made a necklace to match. I put that in my Art Fire blog.
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This is the result of a bead-making day last July, trying out some organic glass colours that Kerry at Affordable Inspirations sent me. It is always so exciting to try new colours so every time I order I make sure I include whimsical colours, ones that are not just repeats of what I have had before. Sandstone and Spanish Leather in the barrel, then in no particular order, Olive, Mink, Mudslide, Stone Ground, Marmorin and Butternut round the outside. The left end beads were Striking Orange which gives a fabulous red and I found easier to use and strike reliably than Striking Red.
Another day or two gone by and I am still uploading images and descriptions of my colourful jewellery onto my Art Fire shop site. You can see a hint of what I am making in the shop and gallery on this site. Feel free to drop me a line so I know you are out there! This is the link:
http://queanofglass.artfire.com/ Time to bring you news and soon the link to my Art Fire store. Wish me luck with buttons and descriptions and continuing to make colourful, enticing, tactile quilts, bags, scarves and jewellery.
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