I was quite disappointed when I finally got my hands on some caribbean sea, it didn't look the same as the pictures I'd seen :( Then I was given one rod by my secret santa and it's totally different! Much nicer. The bead on the left is from the rods I bought and the one on the right is from santa.
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/Spookyjewel/013-8.jpg)
Anyone else notice a difference between batches?
I have bought loads of batches of this glass from various suppliers and it's never looked like the one on the left! Although I'm not sure I dislike it I am sure that I wouldn't have been happy with that as Caribbean Sea.
My current batch is fab. Swirly and perfect in colour. The batch before this kept having brown blotches. I thought I was cooking it, but it appears to be the batch as I did a comparison test. The dark one on the left is still pretty colours.
That's weird: never seen any like the left one. Might be worth contacting your supplier about that. It kinda looks like it has ivory in it or something instead of white!
I've got a new batch I need to try out .. must give it a whirl
Doesn't look like mine either ???
Haven't tried it.....but the one on the left looks more like the 'North Sea' than the Caribbean! :D
Quote from: Lyn G on January 26, 2012, 02:12:51 PM
Haven't tried it.....but the one on the left looks more like the 'North Sea' than the Caribbean! :D
Brilliant Lyn :D
Quote from: Lyn G on January 26, 2012, 02:12:51 PM
Haven't tried it.....but the one on the left looks more like the 'North Sea' than the Caribbean! :D
:D :D
It is kind of nice in it's own way, just not what I was expecting!
I've also had Caribbean Sea from at least 6 different places, both sides of the pond, and none have looked like the first one. Where did you get it from?
It is one of my favourite colours, I have never got that dark green.
This is made from my batch.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6647103585_bda312b8dd_m.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51048389@N02/6647103585/)
Aqua Sea (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51048389@N02/6647103585/) by Avalon Beads (http://www.flickr.com/people/51048389@N02/), on Flickr
George, it was from Tuffnells.
Here are the rods next to each other;
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/Spookyjewel/006-4.jpg)
That just doesn't look right to me. I wonder if there's been a dodgy batch around.
I had mine from the states.
the core in the first one looks a lot darker then the second one something not right there
I haven't used my lot from the States yet, but they look normal carribean sea to me. Those two rods don't look the same at all?? ???
Hmm, I have a batch fromtuffers and a couple of rods from Frantz, I will do a wee comparison in the studio tomorrow, and let you know xx
I think I have the same batch as you Amber - certainly looks like the same rod with a very dark green core. I hadn't actually tried it but after I saw your post, I made a test bead which is in the kiln as we speak - I'll see how it turns out and let you know - it seemed really dark when I was working with it though. Mine was from Tuffnells too :(
Haven't any - must look it out ;D
My recent batch from Tuffnels is quite dark.
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i325/purple_cobwebs/Oceansparkles.jpg)