» Listings for July 2012

1. A purple commission....

   Posted on 12:41am Saturday 21st Jul 2012

   I had a commission this week for a lady that loves purple - I think it's very pretty - might make myself one! :)

   

2. Another go at sandblasting!

   Posted on 12:30am Thursday 19th Jul 2012

   Another go at gold fuming and then sandblasting - getting there....

   Gold fuming is done by placing a tiny piece of 22 or 24k gold in the flame of the torch and hold the bead to be fumed higher up in the flame. The gold vapourises and travels along the flame, coating the bead in a thin layer of gold. If you are using clear glass, the gold turns the clear a beautiful transparent pink initially and the more you apply, the thicker the layer of gold.

   This happened to this bead, and I kinda hoped that when I sandblasted the surface, that the pink would remain, but unfortunately it didn't.  Nevermind, still a beautiful bead!

   

   Other side....

   

3. Adventures in sandblasting!

   Posted on 12:16am Saturday 14th Jul 2012

   Adventures in Sandblasting! I have been longing to try sand etching my beads for ages, and finally got round to purchasing the bits and bobs required. Got tons of ideas for making these beads! Here is my first bead (that I am kinda happy with) - transparent teal that has been fumed with 22k gold and then sand etched.

   

   This is the other side of my sandblasted bead .....