I wished I had more time this weekend for enameling but the gorgeous weather was calling to me so I went for a long walk, strolled around my yard admiring the new growth in my husband's flower gardens, and chased a butterfly with my camera. (more on that another day) I did work some new toggles.
The anticipation of blooming perennial flowers inspired these colorful toggles! I have made sterling bars and I will wrap them with matching colored wire. Wild!
Beads of Many Colors!
Saturday was a bead making day and lots of colorful beads popped out of my kiln!! I love to make coordinated bead sets because I find them very inspiring when I making a finished piece of jewelry.
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I've been dreaming of making a crayon box of beads and here they are. I love how they came out! I think primary colors are so energetic. I didn't put in the brown and black but I think I will when I make the next set. To get these nice smooth colors, I first sifted on a coat of clear, then two coats of the transparent colors. From front to back the colors are Flame Red, Sunset Orange, Buttercup Yellow, Pea Green, Daphne Blue, and Iris Purple. They are all Thompsen enamels.
Orange is the color of the season: Marigld, Pumpkin, and Ochere Yellow (Schauer)
Beautiful blues:
Bonnet, Harvest, and Darkest Blue
These green beads were made with transparent colors. First I sifted on a coat of clear, next white, and then two coats of the transparent colors. They have a great speckled finish!
The colors are from left to right: Peppermint, Grass, Gem, and Dark Green.
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| Beads of many colors!! |
