Is it hot in your area?

My gosh, it is hot for July in Eastern Canada.
So hot that it really reduces my time at the torch to before sunrise or after sunset.

Here are a few sets for this week, more in the works for the next few weeks as I have time to clean and photograph them. Looking forward to some time devoted to the glass studio at the start of August as I have to get a jump on fall themed bead sets.

Enjoy your week!
All sets within this blog post are now SOLD.



Silvered Java Lentils
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy glass and Glass Diversions Frit

A classic cream glass, CiM's Butter Pecan was rolled in 99% fine silver foil and sprinkled with Coffee Bean frit from Robin Koza. The frit has webbed among the micro drops of silver to create a rich set of 14 lentil beads. A timeless classic for both casual and business fashions!

Chloris
Goddess Bead Series #93

"Greek myth name of a goddess of vegetation, derived from the word chloros, meaning "green.""

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

This set of 13 goddess series beads were created on a bases of CiM Elphaba Unique#2 and Effetre Green Yellow transparent with layered dots of Effetre Dark Ivory and mixtures of Trautman Art Glass, Golden Emerald & Double Helix silver infused glasses. Highlights of Double Helix's Aurae, create the bling dots for this set. Six Aurae spacer beads complete this set.

Rainbow Confetti
Materials: Effetre and Pendragonfyre glass frit

On a base of Effetre white, handmixed rainbow colors of glass frit were melted into the surface to create this set of 14 beads. Bright and full of cheer for this season!

Copper Green Scrolls
Materials: Effetre Glasses

Simple and Natural! 11 Effetre Light Ivory and Copper Green Lentil beads. 12 Light Ivory spacer beads.

Brights 
Silver Trails Series # 53

Materials: Effetre, CiM Glasses and 99% Fine Silver

This beadful set of 22 Silvertrail beads combine the bright crayon-like hues wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire. CiM's Canary Limited Run, Creamsicle, Effetre Medium Red, Medium Blue, Grass and Nile Green bring rich balance for your jewelry designs.

My new favorite thing! Will they BEE yours too!

Aren't these little bees, in the photo below, the cutest things ever!

I happened across an amazing tutorial video on youtube on how to create these and I had to take a try at it.
Check out the tutorial here.
Many Thanks to Heather from Square One Beads for sharing this technique.
I was ready to test a new yellow from CiM glass so it was a perfect time to make some bees!

All Sets within this blog post are now SOLD

Bee Mine
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy and Effetre Glasses

These sweet little bees were handmade on 3/32" mandrels with a combination of CiM's Hades black and yet to be released Submarine Limited Run. Clear Effetre wings were added along with a little stinger to complete each little creature!

Meadow
Silver Trails Series # 52

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

This beadful set of 23 Silvertrail beads combine calm and cool hues wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire. CiM's Stoneground & Dirty Martini along with Effetre Mint Green Opal, Dark Green Sage transparent are used in this set .

Olive & Lapis Garden Mix
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy & Effetre Glasses

This 22 bead set has a great variety of beads including florals, encased dotted and handmade leaves. CiM's Olive green and Lapis blue glasses are paired with Effetre clear to create an amazing collection of handmade beads for your jewelry creation.

Carnivale
Materials: System 96 Glass & Val Cox frit

This set of 15 beads was created on a base of Sys96 clear glasses infused with Val Cox Rio Nights frit. Within this frit, "copper goldstone adds sparkle to this multi-hued blend which color shifts in lively and unpredictible ways with each use." These are beads created on 3/32" mandrels.

Stoneground Terranova
Materials: CiM - Creation is Messy & Double Helix Glasses

This set of 12 beads was created on a base of CiM's Stoneground, an opaque silver yellow glass sprinkled with Double Helix Terranova silver glass frit. The result created a mottled pattern of blues, greens and magenta These are beads created on 3/32" mandrels.

Turquoise Dotties
Materials: Vetrofond and Effetre Glasses

These 8 bead dotted beads are perfect for bright jewelry this season. A base of Vetrofond Light Turquoise was double encased with Effetre Extra clear and dotted with white pastel glass.
Bonus: 4.5mm Turquoise facetted glass crystal rondelles 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!