New Underwater Aquarium Style Encased Murrini Focal Beads

On December 13, 2012August 29, 2013 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

One man’s ‘rut’ is another man’s ‘obsession’ – I can’t tell which it is for me, but I am loving making these encased murrini beads!

When I started making these beads a few years ago they were just a way to test my murrini to see how they’d look under a clear encasement. Now they have developed into little colorful kaleidoscopes of varying shapes and designs which I just can’t get enough of.

Opening the kiln the next day after making these beads is truly like Christmas morning because only then do I see all the true colors and reactions from the glass come to life. It is quite addicting 😉

Here are this week’s encased murrini beads:

Coral Sand Reef - focal bead — Coral Sand Reef – focal bead

Deep Sea Reef - focal bead — Deep Sea Reef – focal bead

Encinitas Reef - focal bead — Encinitas Reef – focal bead

Pink Sand Reef - focal bead — Pink Sand Reef – focal bead

Waikaloa Reef - focal bead — Waikaloa Reef – focal bead

Waimea Bay Reef - focal bead — Waimea Bay Reef – focal bead

Christmas Beads With Encased Holiday Murrini

On December 8, 2012August 29, 2013 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

I don’t know about you, but I have been stunned by how fast Christmas came around this year! Where has the time gone? For some reason this year seems to have just zipped by. This might be a sign that I need to slow down and ‘smell the roses’ more often 😉

As it is I feel already late in getting these Christmas beads up. It didn’t help that my bead kiln just broke down on me and I have to wait on a part from the manufacturer to fix it. Thankfully my old, big kiln worked and I was still able to get these beads done this week. Otherwise, I think it really would’ve been too late to make them in time for Christmas this year had I waited much longer.

So here they are – whew! – my encased holiday murrini Christmas beads 😀

CHRISTMAS BLISS - bead set — CHRISTMAS BLISS – bead set

HOLIDAY SPARKLE - bead focal — HOLIDAY SPARKLE – bead focal

CHRISTMAS SWEATER - bead focal — CHRISTMAS SWEATER – bead focal

Encased Murrini Bead Pendants

On December 7, 2012August 29, 2013 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

I am loving these interchangeable bead pendants 😀 The are perfect for showcasing handmade lampwork by taking a bead from beautiful to wow! The best part is that you can mix and match your own beads on them to create a number of different looks just from one pendant.

This week I’ve added a couple new encasing murrini beads to Etsy, pairing two of them with an interchangeable bead pendant, along with one loose focal bead (which could be added to a bead pendant!) 😉

ARCTIC REEF - bead pendant — ARCTIC REEF – bead pendant

CANCUN REEF - bead pendant — CANCUN REEF – bead pendant

Encased Murrini Coral Reef Glass Beads – NEW!

On November 27, 2012August 29, 2013 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

Everyone knows how much I love murrini – I love making them, and I love using them a lot in my lampwork bead designs. I even wrote a tutorial on how to make beautiful murrini!

Something I have been working on perfecting for the past year has been encasing murrini beneath a layer of crystal clear glass so that it resembles an underwater ocean scene. It started with my pier beads and has evolved into my new coral reef series beads which are more complex with many different elements in the design.

Lampwork & Metalwork Jewelry

On November 12, 2012January 2, 2013 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

This week brings more mixed media jewelry featuring my own hand finished metal components. In some cases I combined them with my lampwork beads, and in other pieces I let the metal work speak for itself. 🙂