Hello all .....I'm going to be taking over the monthly challenges for a while to give Kaz more time to make her lovely frit n murrini ... so please bear with me guys, in case I make the odd boo boo :)
SO sorry that I'm late getting this month's challenge running .....
As usual there will be a £20 gift voucher prize - sponsored by FH! and Tuffnells.
This is not a judged competition - the winner will be chosen by a random number generator - so please post your entries whatever level you are at.
April's colour of the month will be ... drum roll ...... CIM Poi
Have fun :)
Hummm do not have this one will have to have a look at Off-mandrels stall at the weekend to see if I can get just a couple of rods
LOL I have a couple of rods languishing in my stash, might have to dust them off ::)
I have poi whohoo! First time for this challenge for me. :D
I made a challenge bead ;D
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5602671473_4edce905f3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22956353@N05/5602671473/)
DSC02749 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22956353@N05/5602671473/) by jeanie- Ceardannan Jewellery (http://www.flickr.com/people/22956353@N05/), on Flickr
back of bead
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5603264294_74320359f2.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22956353@N05/5603264294/)
DSC02753 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22956353@N05/5603264294/) by jeanie- Ceardannan Jewellery (http://www.flickr.com/people/22956353@N05/), on Flickr
oh doh! why didn't i pick up a single rod from sean when I was raiding his cim bin
I'll send you a stick if you pm me Scarlet :) Bought a pack at Flame Off, won't need it all.
Oooh - I think I bought a bundle of that at the last minute - really hope so 'cause it looks very pretty
Hello folks
Here we go - an etched set made from CIM Poi, Effetre Grey, White and Amethyst.... I am quite pleased with these - they are lovely in real life.
(http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/helbels/011-4.jpg)
lovely! :)
Gorgeous colourways.
Ok plan for this month -- make something and get it through the kiln before the end of the month!
Sandra
Love the lentil Jeanie, and that colour combo is great Helen!
I made these with my new roller from Flame Off:
(http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu26/veebeads/beads%202011/poiComp.jpg)
Poi with multi dark frit :) They look nicer IRL :-\
These are lovely, I have some multi frit and haven't been sure what colour to use it with. :)
Try it with dirty martini!
Aha okay! :)
Does this count Les?
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5616294557_c598bc5821_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5616294557/)
first murrini (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5616294557/) by awrylemming (http://www.flickr.com/people/54880518@N08/), on Flickr
My first ever murrini ;D I feel like a proud mother ::)
I used rubino, ocean and poi.
Sue you made murrini ...... My hero :-*
Want some? I may be up to my ears in murrini before very long :o And I'm a little bit addicted ...
Go Sue!! ;D
They are fantastic, glad to hear you are getting addicted,lol, you are going to need a few more of those wee murrini trays soon! xxx
Quote from: awrylemming on April 13, 2011, 06:25:57 PM
Want some? I may be up to my ears in murrini before very long :o And I'm a little bit addicted ...
do bears pray and popes dump in the woods!! ::) :-*
Oh Sue...you clever thing you :) its fab!!!!!
wow!!! bet your chuffed to bits Sue :)
Some Poi with some of Kaz's "in the night" frit from the fire and ice set using one of my new presses got at FO. (Also my third attempt at a cab which I am going to try to make into a ring)
(http://www.jewellerybyjenny.co.uk/pictures/pio-frit.JPG)
Here's my offering:
(http://i785.photobucket.com/albums/yy131/DellaSalway/poilimelentils-1.jpg)
Della
Quote from: awrylemming on April 13, 2011, 06:02:42 PM
Does this count Les?
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5616294557_c598bc5821_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5616294557/)
first murrini (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54880518@N08/5616294557/) by awrylemming (http://www.flickr.com/people/54880518@N08/), on Flickr
My first ever murrini ;D I feel like a proud mother ::)
I used rubino, ocean and poi.
why of course ;D
Ohh loving this - I bought some of this at FO as it's not a colour I've used!
Here's mine - made up into a bag charm!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5028/5622406077_845a0538de.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitteringprize/5622406077/)
Raffle Prize (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitteringprize/5622406077/) by Glittering Prize - Trudi (http://www.flickr.com/people/glitteringprize/), on Flickr
Scarlet,
You did bring Poi back from FO, problem was you brought it for me :D
I've never tried one of these challenges, I will have to have a go this week!
Jules x
Doh!
I have some now thanks to Marg. Totally forgot it was in the little bundle I bought you. Though if I had remembered it would have been gone before the glass got to you.
Ah well.
Got a few ideas I want to try now, if only there were more hours in the day.
old beads, but a lovely reaction between poi and mystic green,
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg313/flowerjasper/dots009.jpg)
sandy
Lovely reaction. It also reacts on top of bordello (i'm sure someone last month in the theme challenge said purples and reds react well) Here's poi flowers over bordello, very happily splitting, the 'vine cane' is just a poi stringer which has the lovely line down the middle, what a cheat! ;D
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5022/5631099572_85de38c32c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/5631099572/)
Flowery glass bhbs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/5631099572/) by HelenPetersBeads (http://www.flickr.com/people/helenpetersbeads/), on Flickr
that was me.
I need to find my poi. my cim box is overfull, cant find a flippin thing!
looks lovely with the bordello.
I love this colour and made a few up with my new crystal press - thanks Marie Louise!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5190/5637306852_a3582d102b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaysie_may_designs/5637306852/)
poi 003 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaysie_may_designs/5637306852/) by GaysieMay (http://www.flickr.com/people/gaysie_may_designs/), on Flickr
three are poi and the other is a beautiful reichenbach pearl colour whose name escapes me at the minute!
I had overlooked this colour recently when buying some CMI... think I may revisit! ;D There are some lovely beads in this thread.
I've got two for this one. I went a bit dotty over it.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5638212276_9486fef5d5_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scarletimpressions/5638212276/)
Etched Poi Trio 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scarletimpressions/5638212276/) by Scarlet Impressions (http://www.flickr.com/people/scarletimpressions/), on Flickr
Insanely difficult to photograph those and I need to get in some serious PPP on the dots because I do like the style (and my first go at etching.)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5187/5637640507_e311cd7f55_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scarletimpressions/5637640507/)
Poi Pebble Mini Focal 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/scarletimpressions/5637640507/) by Scarlet Impressions (http://www.flickr.com/people/scarletimpressions/), on Flickr
Quote from: awrylemming on April 13, 2011, 06:25:57 PM
Want some? I may be up to my ears in murrini before very long :o And I'm a little bit addicted ...
Cough, understatement of the year, cough.
Quote from: Alison G on April 22, 2011, 01:08:40 AM
Quote from: awrylemming on April 13, 2011, 06:25:57 PM
Want some? I may be up to my ears in murrini before very long :o And I'm a little bit addicted ...
Cough, understatement of the year, cough.
::)
A bit of an easter bonnet in poi. Not a colour I use much, so it's been good to play with it. Me likey :)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g224/Pinkshrimp06/Beadies/easterbonnet.jpg)
Nice, Gaysie May.
Thanks for giving me a reason to try it, I love it. The clear was a bit too good for a decent picture though.
(http://db.tt/SCScG3B)
Pretty colours in that focal Alison, what did you team it with? x
Thank you :)
The bottom is my favourite CiM Stone Ground, heated and heated like mad. Plus a little swipe of Clockwork. Then rolled in raku as you can see, with a raku, EDP and Opal yellow twistie.
The clear is Reich. I like it so much better than 006 if there's no silver involved, and it doesn't seem to set EDP off so much either.
Alison, why don't you use Reich if there's silver involved? Am I missing something?
was wondering the same... I only use reichenbach with my silverglass...
well actually thats not true, I only use reich full stop. (unless I pulled out some 006 instead of 004 for under-stuff stuff, then I'll use the 006)
its not worth the extra time for me to be faffing about cleaning it, and then still finding I've got a duff one and grabbing another and another, or getting halfway through a bead then it decides to misbehave. reichenbach just behaves. love it!
it is a very lovely colour mix btw, and I wouldn't have guessed what else was in it!
Mmmmm pretty, very pretty. x
Here is my poi, it is kind of cool colour for messing around with. Some are just poi, some with clear some with poi's brother and sister colours which look much the same. I intend to play with it a lot more.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5665331482_c85709093e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57249305@N08/5665331482/)
IMG_0791 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57249305@N08/5665331482/) by jntcasey (http://www.flickr.com/people/57249305@N08/), on Flickr
JKC, they are lovely!
Hi girls, I love Reich clear (not as much as Lauscha but a lot), I used to save that for my nice beads but then I was told that Eff 006 is the one to use with any silver or silver glass as the other clears react badly.
Confuzzled now :D what does everyone else use with what in the 104s?
Quote from: JKC on April 28, 2011, 05:59:09 PM
Here is my poi, it is kind of cool colour for messing around with. Some are just poi, some with clear some with poi's brother and sister colours which look much the same. I intend to play with it a lot more.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5665331482_c85709093e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57249305@N08/5665331482/)
IMG_0791 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/57249305@N08/5665331482/) by jntcasey (http://www.flickr.com/people/57249305@N08/), on Flickr
droooooool!
Ok, here goes...
First time trying out any of the challenges on here, i'm really nervous about showing such talented people my work!!!
Also never posted a picture on here before so fingers crossed it all works ok!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5672393268_e01d10bf3e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/beadsbyjules/5672393268/)
FH colour challange of the month april 2011 poi testers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/beadsbyjules/5672393268/) by beadyjules (http://www.flickr.com/people/beadsbyjules/), on Flickr
Hopefully this is a pic of three of my attempts that didn't work out quite to plan!
And this should be the one I've settled on as a success!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5671820945_94a0887603.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/beadsbyjules/5671820945/)
FH colour challange of the month april 2011 poi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/beadsbyjules/5671820945/) by beadyjules (http://www.flickr.com/people/beadsbyjules/), on Flickr
Pretty Jules.
I thought I hadn't made anything in poi and that I'd missed it...then I remembered that I made this little set, the lighter ones are poi.
(http://madelinebunyan.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/dscf4899poiadjsm.jpg?w=490&h=381)
Wow, you actually understood my mad rambling explanation on how to post a picture Jules?
Oh Madeline they look gorgeous.
They are lovely Jules, I would count them all as successes. They are lovely and even...
Niiice Madeline!
Come on ladies and gents, only tomorrow to go!
Aww thanks ladies,
Yep, got your instructions, might use that pic as my av for now, can't remember what you said bout that tho Scarlet!
Phew, remembered I hadn't posted this just in the nick of time.
White, Poi and Heffalump
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9810/27466792.jpg)
Whups, my photo is late!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5145/5681910862_d3a2a68ce4_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalorlo/5681910862/)
Base is poi, it's gone darker round the middle under the dots. The dots are copper green (only visible right at the edges of the dots), stoneground and Reichenbach flamingo.
oooh I like poi a lot
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5260775086_39a027382d_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitzbitz/5260775086/)
Poi-necklace-(bicone)-two (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitzbitz/5260775086/) by kitzbitz art glass by Jolene (http://www.flickr.com/people/kitzbitz/), on Flickr
I like it with Heffalump, Koom.
That's a really nice reaction Heather, I'm experimenting with those at the moment so I'll give that one a go..
Jo, I'd like Poi if I'd made that too!
Great challenge, here's to May :)
mmm, some last minute lovelies! (and I thought I was being last minute!)
its yummy with SIS!
I'm sorry everybody ... I'll get my head together and sort out the challenges over the next couple of days ... sorry :-\
If i post today will I be to late?
Quote from: Pandanimal on May 04, 2011, 12:08:48 PM
If i post today will I be to late?
Post now! NOW! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
*ahem* Provided you get in before the winner is drawn I think it's fine ;D
Now I'm madly cleaning beads I made on Saturday.
Quote from: Lesley Jane on May 04, 2011, 10:37:30 AM
I'm sorry everybody ... I'll get my head together and sort out the challenges over the next couple of days ... sorry :-\
It's only the 4th Hun! Chill your dreads :)
Madly took photos too.
Here are my offerings
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_UGYzrfuLAuQ/TcFHGtCziQI/AAAAAAAACJo/TD5wdruxc5s/s400/DSCF9981.JPG) Left to right - Poi over poison apple, Poi over Smurfy, Poi with Hades blobbed on top.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_UGYzrfuLAuQ/TcFHJ_0n_PI/AAAAAAAACJs/Q9b4eTDipew/s400/DSCF9989.JPG) Poi with intense black stringer and dots to see if it would behave the same as hades. It webbed a bit more but still did the colour splitting thing to the poi.
Thanks for being a bit late Les!
Ooooh! I like the poi/intense black effect. :) Another 'must try' ::)
(http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz311/sezzi21/P5040120.jpg)
sneaking these in, please excuse the mandrels just haven't had a chance to anneal them yet.
ETA: OMG it's huge will try and work out how to make it smaller.
Ha! Will I be the last one to slide under the fence?
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5148/5687641008_f2767545d8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37425825@N06/5687641008/)
DSC03080_edited-1.JPG (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37425825@N06/5687641008/) by Rosyglowglass (http://www.flickr.com/people/37425825@N06/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5064/5687073387_395c5f5955.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37425825@N06/5687073387/)
DSC03081_edited-1.JPG (http://www.flickr.com/photos/37425825@N06/5687073387/) by Rosyglowglass (http://www.flickr.com/people/37425825@N06/), on Flickr
Poi base BHB with Izzy's Heathcliff frit, superheated and encased. There's a storm brewing on'th moor... :)
That is lovely Marg, all swirly and ethereal. Almost has a silver glass look about it. :)
They're all gorgeous, I've never tried Poi, another one to stick on the shopping list :D
I'm sneaking in with a very last minute pic...Poi and Dirty Martini :)
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/Spookyjewel/005-12.jpg)
Sorry it's late ... it's been a rough week :-\
But the winner is GaysieMay
;D ;D
Well done - you will be hearing about your prize shortly!
Yay, well done Gay x
Well done Gay
Well done ;D
Well done ;D
congratulations Gay!
well done! :)
Congratulations!
Well done Gay ;D
Wow - that's great news! What a lift - have had a stinking headache all day - but you know what I think its fading now!
Thanks again x
Congratulations!