Before Etching

This set has been a pain in the ass to photograph, the colors are so much more amazing in person, think I'll post again after they're etched. I was playing around with one of the fussy colors I have that is pretty shocky and managed to get some gorgeous russet, green, blue and aubergine/magenta from one glass.

 So shiny, and hard to photograph properly..more of my Moroccan inspired beads.

Still getting used to this new blog setup, the picture loading is much easier- thankfully. This trio just went up on Etsy.

The colors are perfect for fall, the biggest bead is my favorite, much prettier in person!

Crackled Ivory on Etsy

 Just up on Etsy, my photos just don't do this bead justice. I'm having a little bit of trouble letting this one go since the crackling is so gorgeous.

Shop Update

Some quick pics of work that will going up this week on Etsy. Starting to get in gear for BABE! 2011 in Oakland, CA on Nov. 12-13th. Can't believe it's almost been a year since the last show, time has certainly been fleeting.

 This set is something I tried to re-do from a previous sale after having some requests..the only difficulty with this is that this style is obviously organic and free form which makes it hard to truly replicate, especially when there's fuming involved. We'll see if it goes over well on Etsy. AND I even left them shiny!

Etsy Shop Update

Going to do a shop update real quick since we're leaving again next week to visit more family. Thinking of just leaving the shop open and shipping what sells when we return in Sept. I've got tons more beads to photograph (really wish the pictures would just take themselves, lol).

New Work

I've been in a metal etching fog the last few days and here are some of the beads that benefited from it:This first set will be going up on Etsy soon, I'll post an update when it goes in the shop. The two little clear beads are solid but they look so sharp capped and cored, the beadcaps are out of Copprclay that I made ages ago and found them in a container and picked some beads to fit- voila!
This trio will be getting shipped shortly to somewhere special and I'll list (or re-list in the case of the mustard bead) them on Etsy when I get them back.

Shop Update for Apr. 1st and 2nd

New work going up shortly in the shop:Surely I'm not the only one who loves the colors together in this trio? *slurp* These will be slightly discounted since the two smaller ones were chipped due to my aggressive cleaning..d'oh! Doesn't affect the bead, just makes them less than perfect. Oh, oh- love the bead caps on this one and the crackling is superb. Had a hard time letting go of these capped and cored hollows, so luscious but hard to capture on camera.

Shop Update for Mar. 28/29th

Are you still there? Have I scared you away due to my poor, neglected shop never being open? If not, great! I'll be adding new work over these next few days by editing in batches the hundreds of pictures of beads that have been languishing in wait for me to get the shop re-opened. Here is a quick review of this set that will be listing tonight and into tomorrow, time permitting: