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

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.

Halloween Themed Big Hole Beads

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

Hard to believe but Halloween is right around the corner! To kick off the holiday season I made some cute Halloween themed big hole beads featuring encased murrini in fun shapes.

Halloween Spooktacular — HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR – big hole bead

Witchiepoo'S Hat — WITCHIEPOO’S HAT – big hole bead

Jack O' Lantern — JACK O’ LANTERN – big hole bead

I also made some anytime-themed beads. Some with colorful encased murrini, some with raised dots and one with my encased stringer flowers:

Malibu Pier — MALIBU PIER – big hole bead

Mermaids Crown — MERMAID’S CROWN – big hole bead

New Drop Pendant & Gazing Ball Necklaces

On August 17, 2012August 29, 2013 By ccglassartIn Photos, What's Happening NowLeave a comment

Life is getting busy again with the new school year approaching. But you wouldn’t know Summer is coming to an end with the way this heat wave is dragging on. We just try staying indoors in the air conditioning most of the time, and count down the days till Fall arrives (which for us usually isn’t until mid-October).

In the meantime, here are some beads I managed to make one cool morning before my studio reached unbearable temperatures: