Can anyone tell me why these two beads look so different when they were made in exactly the same way - a dark ivory bead rolled in silver foil, with trans grey over the top. The picture isn't that clear, but in the left hand bead, the silver has gone into lots of little dots, but in the one on the right there is no reaction at all. You can probably see the biggest difference under the transparent layer.
I'm sure I didn't do anything different! ???
(http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u286/Spookyjewel/001-2.jpg)
I can't answer your question, but I love your beads! ;D
Something to do with the relative amount of silver vs ivory, since one is a bit smaller than the other? Or maybe the amount of heat/working time, for the same reason? I'm guessing in the dark here, but the beads are lovely either way!
Maybe you burnished the silver a bit firmer in one of the beads?
It looks to me like the bead on the left has been worked longer/ hotter, becaust it has more webbing - lovely beads!
Quote from: Isabelle on August 28, 2008, 03:34:00 PM
It looks to me like the bead on the left has been worked longer/ hotter, becaust it has more webbing - lovely beads!
ditto - but it could also be a bit of a combination of all the things metnioned above.