I have a few more new beads from my last batch…
You can find these now in my Etsy shop. Thanks for looking! 😀
Christina
CCGlassArt
A Few More NEW Beads – 2/16/2021
Tag: marble beads
Winter Skies and NEW Beads – 2/11/2021
Hello! Winter is winding down here in my neck of the woods. But not before bringing us some of the most spectacular sunsets I’ve ever seen living in SoCal for the past 36 years.
Maybe I’m just older now so I’m appreciating them more. Lol! 😀 Either way I am soaking it all in…even the amazing constellations in these beautifully clear skies after dark have been fabulous!
I have been happily taking advantage of this time of year by spending some time in my happy place – at the torch. It has been the PERFECT weather for bead making! I don’t even have to run my noisy portable air conditioner!
Below are a few the new beads I’ve just listed in the Lampwork Bead Market group on Facebook. If they’re still available in a couple days they’ll be listed in my Etsy shop.
I hope all is well with you and thanks so much for your continued support and interest in my beads. 🙂
Christina
CCGlassArt
NEW Beads – 9/25/2020
Hello! Well, Fall is officially here but we’re still seeing temperatures in the 90’s and next week will be 100+! 😦
Unfortunately, there are also fires still raging in the distance and the smoke and ash are being blown into our area.
I took this photo one afternoon when the smoke turned the sun an eerie dark orange.
It has definitely been a crazy summer in more ways than one!
Thank goodness for things like making beads. Being creative is very therapeutic and I’m so happy when I’m able to spend some time at the torch.
Even though the weather hasn’t changed much yet, I know the cooler weather is just around the corner!
In the meantime, I do have a few new beads available this week over on Etsy (the large marble-style bead has sold already). 
I made these during the last cool-ish days we had (when we were only around 90, haha!)
I am really enjoying revisiting some of my previous designs from the past. I call them Neptune’s Net for the embedded copper mesh.
I also am having so much fun making larger size marble/paperweight-style gazing ball pendants.
Unlike most of my charm bracelet beads, these round gazing ball beads have a small hole that can be threaded right onto any smooth chain that is about 2.5mm or smaller. I often string them on ball-chain since it has the stability to showcase these larger beads well and the glass doesn’t catch on the chain.
Another way to wear these marble style beads is to use a ‘Beadhopper’ pendant stick to display them vertically.
OR, you can do what I usually do and just leave them on your desk to look at all day long. Lol! 😀
Thank you for looking and have a wonderful day,
Christina
CCGlassArt
More Swirled Core Marble Beads With Murrini
I made a few more of these in pretty colors of peridot green, and fuchsia pink (which comes from Rubino Oro glass). I also made one that is swirled with different silver glasses for a more opaque look but with multiple colors running throughout the design. I even embedded some sparkling cubic zirconia stones to catch the light! 😀
All beads currently on Etsy:
New Swirled Core Marble Beads With Murrini
Learning new techniques then mastering them is what keeps me having fun with glass! 😀
I’ve been involved with many crafts and hobbies over the years, from soapmaking to acrylic painting, and while I’ve enjoyed them all there was a point where I felt I learned all there was to know about it.
For me, I love the challenge of learning new skills then practicing over and over till I get great results. Working with glass, I feel like I haven’t even scratched the surface of learning all there is to know in this medium. There is so much to it and so many different places you can go with it.
I recently learned a new technique which combines swirls of transparent and opaque glass with hair fine stringer and multiple layers of crystal clear glass which greatly adds to the inner illusion of the twisted core.
Of course, I couldn’t help myself by adding some murrini to the surface of the beads 😉
All beads are now available on Etsy:
I also made a couple encased murrini beads which include some of my new flower shaped murrini (to be listed on Etsy soon):
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