Wonderful New Beads

Posted by Davina on July 23, 2009

So, it is Gathering week for all us beadmakers. For those of you who dont know, the Gathering is a yearly “gathering” (hence the name) of Beadmakers from all over the world. Who else is there? Most of the vendors of note. So, guess who is stuck with an oxygen concentrator that is not working properly. You guessed it, that person is Moi!!
Luckily, I have my back-up but it is smaller so I can’t work as hot as I like. I decided to use this time to work on some techniques that I usually dont do, like dots & encasements. I started with the basic black and white dot beads. Then my eldest and her friend came over and said, “These would be really cool if they were rainbows.” So I made some rainbows.

Rainbow Stripes on White

I made a few of those. I made them in black, I made them in white. I even made them with multiple rainbows going in different directions. I lived the look of the rainbows on the glass. Then I had the idea of making the rainbows into flowers. OMG!!!! I love the result. I am sure that I am not the first person to do this but I love it. For the first time, I have been inspired to make multiple bead sets, currently on ebay. I now start each torching session by making a set of these ‘Rainbow Flowers” as I call them. I am trying all different base colors and flower centers. Below you can see some of the combinations I have come up with. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Until the next time, Keep the Flame On…….