Caribbean Sea

Amber · January 26, 2012, 12:54:31 PM

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.

Anyone else notice a difference between batches?

awrylemming · January 26, 2012, 01:43:01 PM

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.

The Tartan Trout · January 26, 2012, 01:44:26 PM

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.

Kalorlo · January 26, 2012, 01:46:49 PM

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!

Trudi · January 26, 2012, 01:47:57 PM

I've got a new batch I need to try out .. must give it a whirl

jammie · January 26, 2012, 02:05:13 PM

Doesn't look like mine either

Lyn G · 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!

awrylemming · January 26, 2012, 02:40:47 PM

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!

Brilliant Lyn

Amber · January 26, 2012, 02:52:33 PM

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!

It is kind of nice in it's own way, just not what I was expecting!

mizgeorge · January 26, 2012, 02:54:17 PM

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?

chipperpottery · January 26, 2012, 03:15:57 PM

It is one of my favourite colours, I have never got that dark green.
This is made from my batch.

Aqua Sea by Avalon Beads, on Flickr

Amber · January 26, 2012, 03:27:27 PM

George, it was from Tuffnells.

Here are the rods next to each other;

mizgeorge · January 26, 2012, 03:50:28 PM

That just doesn't look right to me. I wonder if there's been a dodgy batch around.

chipperpottery · January 26, 2012, 04:35:02 PM

I had mine from the states.

Bubblebeads · January 26, 2012, 05:56:17 PM

the core in the first one looks a lot darker then the second one something not right there