Thickie question...

[Ness]

A friend in the States sent me some Momka 'Blue Lightning' frit, I don't think she realised that I use soft glass. 

I have a rod of clear ( just the one, I was going to use it for fuming, but haven't got there yet!).

Could I do anything with my frit and the clear which would be worth my time?  (I have a Cricket). 

Or do I shove it to the back of a cupboard and wait until I succumb to the boro bug when I'm a millionaire and have multiple oxycons and a fabulous torch? 

[garishglobes]

You should be ok to try on a cricket, with small beads  The only thing is that I'd suggest using a base colour as well to back up the frit. 

[Ian Pearson]

I am sure anything you do will be worth your time. The only thing that wont will be if you ignore it. How about non beady stuff?

Ian

[garishglobes]

Doh! That is a very good point. Implosions with Blue Lightning would be very nice and very easy to do for cabs and marbles - and if you've got clear and frit then a whole range of other off-mandrel adventures await.

[Ness]

Errrr.. not sure where I'd start doing marbles, or implosions really for that matter - but I'm going to have a good look for some tutes and videos etc on YouTube.  Cabs I can manage!

Thanks for your advice 

Anyone got anything they've done with Blue Lightning to get my tastebuds tingling?

[Steampunkglass]

Not done anything with momaka blue lighting, but frit is lovely to use for making beads in boro. You could always make a clear bead then roll it into some frit, then try some raked around or with clear over the top - boro colours seem to do some odd things and often putting clear over the top stops them reducing and produces different effects from the same glass

[Ness]

  Great, thank you all.

I'm definitely excited to have a play now.... thing is can i wait 'til Wednesday when the lil' pickle is at playgroup

Will spend some time swotting up