Time For A New Leaf

Well, it's been a while since I've posted onto my blog, and it's about time. Don't you think?

I needed to seriously take some time off from all of the Internet posts and just unwind a bit. Sorry to leave so abruptly, but it wasn't you. I just needed some time off.

However, now that I'm back I have a great new set of leaf beads to show off. They're a custom order so they won't be added to my Etsy Shop, but I do want you to get to see them.

This set, called "Autumn Treasures", consists of ten leaf beads in Amber, Purple and Green. It's the most colors I've used in my leaves before and I love how they turned out.

I varied the order of the colors on the leaves, but kept the bead portions all the same for uniformity in the set.

I may have to make some more leaves in three colors and see what else I can come up with.

Hope you're all doing well and had a terrific summer!

Happy 4th Of July

Good Morning, Everyone!

I'm usually not posting in the mornings since I have to get ready for work, but the only work I have to get ready for today is making some more fabulous beads!

I love holidays!

I was supposed to post the picture of my new leaf bead last night, but totally forgot about it since I was caught up with mowing the lawn, taking care of the dogs, the cat and watching a movie.

Better late than never, though. So without further ado, I present "Water Leaf".

This is another borosilicate leaf in great shades of blue and green, which reminded me of water and how the bead got its name.

This one is a bit smaller than my previous leaf, but has a more organic shape to it.

This would look lovely as a focal of larger necklace or just strung on a cord by itself.

I'm posting this bead to my Etsy Shop momentarily, so please come take a look!

Thanks for stopping by.

Fall's First Leaf

Updates have been a bit scant lately since I've been experimenting so much with new techniques, glasses and tools. You've been very patient and now I have something new that's coming to my Etsy Shop in the morning.

May I present: Fall's First Leaf.

This leaf pendant is a mixture of two different colors of Borosilicate glass which is partially what created the cool mix of colors that drape across this bead.

Working with the hard glass is very interesting and challenging, but I'm sure I'll get used to it soon. One thing is for sure, I will definitely need some new shaping tools since boro is so much stiffer, I had a terrible time getting the leaf pattern pressed into the glass. Now I know why they make such a wide range of leaf presses; one size does not fit all!

I'll be adding this pendant to my Etsy Shop in the morning, so please stop by to see the rest of the pictures and check it out.

Have a great night, all!

Winter Is Cold, But There Are Cool!

Tomorrow morning another new set of beads will be going up into my Etsy shop.

This sparkling set of leaf beads and spacers reminds me of the cool blue ice of compacted snow that turns to glacial ice after thousands of years and pressure, hence the name of this cool new set, "Glacial Foliage".

The set comes with five sculptured leaf beads and eight transparent spacers of Aqua blue.  Even in the icy color of these leaves, there are pale hints of a warm spring with the transparent uranium yellow accents on each of the leaf tips.

The light just dances on and in this set, and hope they find a warm and loving home!

Roses On The Brain

Thanks for hanging in there while I've been getting over my cold.  I'm doing much better tonight, and have actually gotten the couple of bead sets that I made on Sunday cleaned up and photographed.

I must have roses on the brain from making all of those sets last week which is why my latest set to come to my Etsy shop is entitled "Rose Leaves".

I named this set because the deep rich color the purple base and spacer beads that lightens out to the rich emerald green around the edges of the leaves remind me of the coloration of some of my Grandmother's rose bushes when I was growing up.

Additionally, the shape of the leaves is also reminiscent to the rose leaves on these bushes.  Rather than wrack my brain to come up with another name that just wouldn't suit them as well, I went with my first impression of the set which is usually the right one.

The purple color used as the base color for this set is a deep wine color that is very rich, but hard to capture in a picture.  Five leaves are included in this set along with eight spacers.

As usual, I'll be adding this set to my shop in the morning, so I hope you'll stop by and check it out with the additional pictures and information on the set.

Have a great night!