The First ‘Noel’ – New Lampwork Bead Collections

On November 9, 2009 By ccglassartIn What's Happening NowLeave a comment

With the holidays fast approaching I wanted to do a set of beads with lots of sparkle and shine…

The result is ‘Noel’ which pairs both transparent Rubino Oro glass (pink gold) with a warm sage green. A twist on the traditional Christmas colors of bright red and green.

To that I added dichroic glass, silver glass, 23K gold leaf, sparkly goldstone, cubic zirconia, handmade murrini and more!

These beads are so much prettier in person, especially in direct sunlight!

“NOEL” – available till Sunday on eBay.

This next collection was inspired by a recent vacation – I wanted to recreate the liquid blue colors of tropical water with a punch of color for contrast. The result is a nice blend of turquoise and transparent aqua blue with rich coral and subtle black outlined details.

CORONADO – available till Sunday on eBay.

I love the look of scrolls and raised flowers – to me these two design elements have an antique yet timeless feel to them.

For this set I used sparkly blue aventurine stringers for the scrollwork and clear encased Davinci silver glass for the 3 petal flowers. The base is a yummy combination of ivory and transparent light toffee colored glass.

TAPESTRY – available till Sunday on eBay.

Until next time…
CC
http://www.ccglassart.com

Beads For A Cause

On October 20, 2009January 22, 2010 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

All month long I’ve been thinking about doing a set of beads in shades of pink where a portion of the sale price would be donated to breast cancer research since, after all, October is breast cancer awareness month.

I finally settled on this collection of colors and design that developed into what reminded me of seashells. Especially with the handpulled twistie cane of silver glass.

SEASHELL – available on eBay till Wednesday, October 28th

This next set started simply with the colors of transparent dark and light topaz glass. It wasn’t until I had almost completed making the set that the name of “Brulée” came to me because together the colors looked like the burnt sugar crust found on top of one of my favorite desserts, Creme Brulée!

BRULEE – available on eBay until Wednesday, October 28th.

The name for this collection, “Calypso”, actually came to me as soon as I choose the colored glass rods I’d be using while creating this set. With Fall bringing us its cooler temperatures, I knew I wanted to work with these fun colors of teal, lavender and violet that reminded me of being on vacation in some warm tropical place.

CALYPSO – available on eBay until Wednesday, October 28th.

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Until next time,
CC
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From San Marcos To Mystic

On October 5, 2009January 22, 2010 By ccglassartIn What's Happening NowLeave a comment

My latest obsession – bead sets. The ‘bling-ier’ the better, as far as I’m concerned. 😀

These are coordinated beads but don’t necessarily need to all be used in the same set. I try to make each bead (or pair of beads) unique and special so that it can stand on it’s own or be mixed with other designs.