Help please sourcing colours for commission!!!!

Purple Cobwebs · January 31, 2011, 08:20:33 PM

I'm over the moon that a customer has asked if I can make her some beads to order!!!! But i'm struggling to source the colours....so hoping for some help pretty pleeeeease!!!!

1) Lime green beads ....think i've sorted this one on tuffnells

2)Peach coloured beads ....struggling with this one, any links perlease?

3)bright pink beads with some silver/mirrored effects.... tough call here!!!! Even bright pink glass seems tricky to find!

If anyone can help source some glass I'd be over the moon!!!!

xxx

helenfc · January 31, 2011, 08:23:05 PM

are you looking for transparent or opaque?

helbels · January 31, 2011, 08:25:13 PM

Hi Gaynor,

Kalypso (Double Helix) would be your best bet for the pink - there's a thread on here about how to get pinks from it, but it's not straightforward so be warned!

Otherwise Rubino over white will give you a nice pink, but not the mirrored bits. But maybe you could add some Triton decoration and reduce it?

With the peach, I'm not sure so will let someone else respond.

Helen xx

Purple Cobwebs · January 31, 2011, 08:25:32 PM

Opaque preferably Helen, but with the bright pink.....whatever i can find lol!!!!

Purple Cobwebs · January 31, 2011, 08:27:51 PM

Thanks Helen, not played with kalypso yet, so could be a good excuse to try some!!!
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Redhotsal · January 31, 2011, 08:28:55 PM

I've always thought that CIM Ginger looks a bit peachy?

Purple Cobwebs · January 31, 2011, 08:31:26 PM

Thanks sal, will have a look at that. x

Amber · February 01, 2011, 11:35:03 AM

Vetrofond odd salmon pink is nice and peachy

♥♥Tan♥♥ · February 01, 2011, 12:09:54 PM

Can you even do pink with mirrored bits? I know a lot of the pinks reduce quite easily.....hmmmm

Purple Cobwebs · February 01, 2011, 06:50:07 PM

Helen, can you point me in the direction of the kalypso thread? I've now ordered some, but I've just searched on here but can't find the thread. x

helbels · February 01, 2011, 06:58:27 PM

Here you go Gaynor:

http://www.frit-happens.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=25327.0

Louise Menzies · February 01, 2011, 07:10:56 PM

CIM Butter Pecan for Peach? (ish)

.... for ya pink... Kalypso is good, with regards to your mirror effect have you thought about incorporating Triton in some way; it is a strong colour but used in the right design im sure it would look fab!

Louise x

Ness · February 01, 2011, 07:16:37 PM

I think effetre 068 pink transparent looks peach quite often, (depending how it's worked) it looks great etched. Worth a try,perhaps.

Margram · February 01, 2011, 11:08:50 PM

You could encase the pink and do the reduction silver glass on top

Purple Cobwebs · February 02, 2011, 08:10:51 PM

Thank you for all the help! Have now placed a large glass order so looking forward to a session at the torch at the weekend. Very excited about the kalypso. I also lurrrve triton so may try some of the pink/triton suggestions.
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