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Title: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Kaz on July 10, 2012, 07:08:42 AM
The colour of the month challenge is jointly sponsored by Off Mandrel (thank you Sean and Gillian!) and Frit Happens!

Each month the lucky winner, chosen by a random number selector, will receive a £20 gift voucher to spend on-line with Off Mandrel. The draw will take place at the end of JULY so make sure you get your entries in to be in with a chance to win the goodies!

A reminder that the entries should be new work.

So, the colour for the month for JULY 2012 is EFFETRE TRANSPARENT LIGHT VIOLET (041). Come on let's see your creations!

Good luck!
Kazx
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: LilLizaJane on July 10, 2012, 02:00:51 PM
Hmmmm. Now that's appealing! *goes to rummage in her glassy stash*
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Pandanimal on July 12, 2012, 09:47:57 AM
Kaz, I have a load of transparent purples, some of which are not labelled. I have just looked on tufnels because that is where most of my glass is from and he doesn't have any 41. He has 40 and 42. So I'm guessing my unlabelled bunch isn't what's required because I'm sure it was from Martin. Where do you get 41 from?
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: MadelineBunyan on July 12, 2012, 09:52:30 AM
http://www.tuffnellglass.com/contents/en-uk/d16_01.html#p1304

its in specials/handmade
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: JKC on July 12, 2012, 09:32:45 PM
Ooh, just checked my stash and found a little bundle of this colour, now I just need to escape from the visitors long enough to get to make something. Janet
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Skyblue on July 15, 2012, 04:56:02 PM
Ive just been playing with the one rod I have of this, so hopefully something will come out of the kiln, thats worth looking at :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Trudi on July 15, 2012, 05:01:22 PM
Here's mine ... simple but i like them  :D

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/7575392460_402b6d9b07.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitteringprize/7575392460/)
Light Violet Discs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/glitteringprize/7575392460/) by Glittering Prize - Trudi (http://www.flickr.com/people/glitteringprize/), on Flickr
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Pat from Canvey on July 15, 2012, 08:07:40 PM
I like them too Trudi.
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: spexy on July 15, 2012, 10:09:45 PM
I likey them too Trudi.
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Trudi on July 16, 2012, 03:52:08 PM
Thank you ladies .... I have a habit of usually reaching for ink blue, so it was nice to be reminded of different purples. Amazing how they can look so similar in the rod but so different when you use them!
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Lynnybobs on July 16, 2012, 03:57:06 PM
Very pretty - I will have to get some of this colour to play with !
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Glassy Lou on July 16, 2012, 06:20:05 PM
I love those discs. I found some rods labelled Light Violet in my stash but there's no code and the rods look quite dark. Would those be the right ones, or do your rods look lighter?
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Amber on July 16, 2012, 07:27:58 PM
The rods do look very dark, sounds like they're the right ones  :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Glassy Lou on July 16, 2012, 07:38:11 PM
Thank you :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Trudi on July 16, 2012, 10:13:10 PM
Quote from: Amber on July 16, 2012, 07:27:58 PM
The rods do look very dark, sounds like they're the right ones  :)

Yep they do look dark in the rod!
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Skyblue on July 17, 2012, 01:32:00 PM
(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a337/Spuggy/005-5-1.jpg)

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a337/Spuggy/006-6.jpg)

The colour doesnt show that well but these are my attempts :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: LilLizaJane on July 19, 2012, 07:29:40 PM
Never entered one of these before - but I lurve light violet!

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7248/7604832020_1800665a4f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lil-liza-jane/7604832020/)
DSCF1109 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lil-liza-jane/7604832020/) by LilLizaJanes Jewellery Store (http://www.flickr.com/people/lil-liza-jane/), on Flickr
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Skyblue on July 22, 2012, 02:57:50 PM
trudi I love those discs, im still trying to get the hang of doing those, mine come out all wobbly around the edges  :) and lil those beads are really pretty :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Magpie on July 27, 2012, 03:16:53 PM
I've only got one half  a rod of this. First with white...
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7128/7645581592_ff30d4fa13.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/7645581592/)
White and light violet (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/7645581592/) by HelenPetersBeads (http://www.flickr.com/people/helenpetersbeads/), on Flickr

Next with a pink labelled only as 260....
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8148/7645580772_9916e81688.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/7645580772/)
Pale pink and light violet (http://www.flickr.com/photos/helenpetersbeads/7645580772/) by HelenPetersBeads (http://www.flickr.com/people/helenpetersbeads/), on Flickr
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: LilLizaJane on July 27, 2012, 06:11:18 PM
Love it with the pink - which is effetre light pink BTW.
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: spexy on July 27, 2012, 06:22:11 PM
Yes, very pretty with the pink.
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: spexy on July 28, 2012, 03:26:17 PM
Here's my offering, the big bead in the centre is hollow.

(http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff95/spexy6/P1040051.jpg)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: katherinem on July 30, 2012, 09:15:15 PM
such pretty beads from everyone, must be the influence of the colour!

Here's my effort, based heavily on the 'Graceful Eastern' project in Joan Gordon's Creative Lampwork, but less intricate - partly because I thought I'd better stop while it still looked okay  :)

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7678987018_bec71f44cb.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77377031@N06/7678987018/)
IMG_5285 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77377031@N06/7678987018/) by katherinem2012 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77377031@N06/), on Flickr

light violet over white, with some dark violet in the layered dots, and light green raised dots - which have gone quite yellow.
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: LilLizaJane on July 31, 2012, 08:38:24 AM
That bead is simply (well, not at all simple really!) wonderful, Katherine.
It puts my pathetic effort to shame.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8022/7682573850_261cc186c8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lil-liza-jane/7682573850/)
DSCF1374 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lil-liza-jane/7682573850/) by LilLizaJanes Jewellery Store (http://www.flickr.com/people/lil-liza-jane/), on Flickr
I know, I need more PPP ... and more PPP ...
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: spexy on July 31, 2012, 08:51:55 AM
Those beads are brilliant Katherine, better than my attempts at that tut and don't put yourself down Liza(? sorry don't know your name) that bead is lovely.
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Nicknack on July 31, 2012, 09:50:47 AM
Here is my pathetic attempt, but it's the first time I've posted anything for this (just worked out how to post photos - thank you for posting advice in FH).

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7682816752_dcc7555c5d.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83809794@N06/7682816752/)
P7307382 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83809794@N06/7682816752/) by nicknack2014 (http://www.flickr.com/people/83809794@N06/), on Flickr

The top one is Light Violet over white with DH dots, and the bottom one is LV over clear over LV with swirled SIS.

Nick
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: LilLizaJane on July 31, 2012, 11:37:18 AM
That's a great colour in the first one, Nick.
Has any one other than me found it hard to get the colour of the rod to show when it's melted?
Thanks for the moral support, Linda!

Beth
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Nicknack on July 31, 2012, 12:18:05 PM
Quote from: LilLizaJane on July 31, 2012, 11:37:18 AM
That's a great colour in the first one, Nick.
Has any one other than me found it hard to get the colour of the rod to show when it's melted?
Thanks for the moral support, Linda!

Beth

Thank you Beth, I think yours is lovely, as are all on here.  I did find it difficult to get the colour to show, hence over white and over clear over itself, which didn't really work.

Nick
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: spexy on July 31, 2012, 12:35:34 PM
Ah, Beth, thanks for adding your name.

I love your top bead Nick, it looks lovely over the white and the touch of silver glass is fab.
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: tomcat on August 04, 2012, 06:19:51 PM
lots of lovely beads, bloomin typical, I did not think I had any of this but I just found a half rod in the back of the jar :-[
ah well next challenge please, and with a bit of luck I will have some that I do know about !
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Magpie on August 04, 2012, 07:34:21 PM
Quote from: tomcat on August 04, 2012, 06:19:51 PM
ah well next challenge please, and with a bit of luck I will have some that I do know about !

Shhhh, I had an idea for the other thread yesterday, beads are cooling now, hopefully no one will notice it's next month before I get a chance to take pics and post them. ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: tomcat on August 05, 2012, 01:07:38 PM
go for it - i wont tell  :-X
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Skyblue on September 22, 2012, 06:27:12 AM
When s the next monthly challenge ? :) :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Nicknack on October 11, 2012, 12:29:44 PM
Kaz, I'm so glad you're feeling better and had a good holiday.  :D :D :D Now you're back (in both senses),please could you set us some new Monthly Challenges?  I really enjoy looking at what everyone else has done, and, now I'm improving, maybe having a go myself.

Nick
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Skyblue on October 12, 2012, 10:47:25 AM
Didnt realise you had been ill Kaz or I wouldn't of asked when the next challenge was, hope you are feeling a lot better :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Krysia@No98 on October 12, 2012, 05:55:49 PM

Hi All

I shall leave this open until midnight on Tuesday 16th October.  I shall then pull names out of the hat on Wednesday.

Post your last bits!!

Ta

Krysia
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Pandanimal on October 16, 2012, 10:35:13 AM
Last min entry! Some of these are the right purple.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8192/8093249851_a52349490b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandanimal/8093249851/)
Purple Seaglass Style beads (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pandanimal/8093249851/) by Pandanimal (http://www.flickr.com/people/pandanimal/), on Flickr
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Krysia@No98 on October 16, 2012, 01:07:44 PM

brilliant - thank you  ;)


11 and a bit hours, still time to make something and get it up here!!
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Krysia@No98 on October 20, 2012, 07:30:05 PM

The winner for this Challenge is......


drum role......

Spexy!!!

Well Done!!
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Skyblue on October 20, 2012, 07:48:47 PM
Grats spexy  :) :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Blue Box Studio on October 20, 2012, 07:50:34 PM
Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!  Congratulations :)
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Nicknack on October 20, 2012, 08:00:03 PM
Well done Spexy!  Congratulations!!!!! ;D ;D ;D

Nick
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: Jolene on October 20, 2012, 08:44:33 PM
Congrats Linda ;D
Title: Re: MONTHLY COLOUR CHALLENGE - JULY 2012
Post by: LilLizaJane on October 20, 2012, 09:09:42 PM
Well done, Linda!