The "Give me some ideas what the hell to do with this glass!" thread....

[k00m]

What on earth do I do with Dark Rossato? I have tons of it and it just doesn't inspire me. It's just a bit too blah.

Etch it, it's beautiful!


Rossata Lace by Sabine Little, on Flickr

The darker beads in this set is rossato over 422 orange
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kays-beads/5489281294/

Oooh, thank you both! I will have to get some etching fluid. 

[Veebee]

Core of dark matter, sprinkling of dark multicolour frit and encase in crystal clear.

Kazx

Like this?




Second photo is a bit bright, but the colours are the same as the first.

[turnedlight]

Hi Kathryn

Try some of your browns with Aurae on the surface reduced to give a gold sheen.  Mink looks lovely with Aurae.

Also, might be worth trying turquoise with anything brown - it's normally a nice colour combination.

Ok, thanks 

[Lotti]

I struggle a bit with yellows too, what does anyone do with daffodil yellow?? It's so bright! 

I like this with pale blue, I did a necklace for my godmother recently, very simple, pale blue base and daff yellow dots and the yellow reacted with the blue giving a dark outline, I really liked it (and she did too). 

[Lotti]

The darker beads in this set is rossato over 422 orange
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kays-beads/5489281294/

Ooh, they're nice, given me an idea I have both of these!

[helbels]

Thank you for the Uranium Yellow inspiration Kaz - much appreciated.  It is the transparent that I have, so I will have a play this weekend.

[Blue Box Studio]

What on earth do I do with Dark Rossato? I have tons of it and it just doesn't inspire me. It's just a bit too blah.

Etch it, it's beautiful!


Rossata Lace by Sabine Little, on Flickr

What glass makes the black webby appearance?  [It's probably one I haven't got in the jumbo stash!]

[Kalorlo]

Hades and intense black both do webby with slightly different looks. Um, at a guess, that one's the intense black?

[Lotti]

I lurve intense black, although I think I do overdo it a bit, you only need a little to get a great effect.

[Blue Box Studio]

Ah, haven't either of those, only have Effetre black and Tuxedo   Better not go shopping for glass this month 

[Kaz]

Tah kaz! Is SS a reducing or striking?

Reducing.
Kazx

[jammie]

Great thread, lovely beads. 

[Black Heart Beads]

Ghee was mentioned, I love this glass. I just use it simply with sis and fossil and by striking I like to get yellow and brown on the same bead. I just took the photo and it's very overcast so it does not show very well but all the beads are Ghee. It really does look much better IRL

[helbels]

That Ghee looks almost like semi-precious stones the way you have worked it.

[helbels]

By the way, can I have some tips on what to work Cobalt Blue Transparent with please - other than white?!  I have a massive pile of it gathering dust, because it's just so blue it kind of stumps me what else it might like to be with... Lime green maybe?