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Particles of pretty multicoloured frit suspended in sparkling crystal clear glass. There's something magical about encased frit - the encasing layer gives such depth. These are simple but eye-catching beads. I've teamed them with some spacers made from a gorgeous vanilla coloured glass.

While we're on the subject of gorgeous coloured glass, I've been playing with some of the newer Creation Is Messy colours. I love CiM glass - the colours are so smooth, clean and crisp. CiM's glass colour names are pretty cool too. Here's a few test beads that I made with 'Crocus' and 'Heffalump'. Lavender coloured glasses are notoriously difficult to photograph. They don't like artificial light but they just shine in natural daylight. I'll definitely be getting more of these two shades. Sublime!
Posted by Laura Sparling at 20:30 
Oh Laura! I am in Love with each of these beads. They are beautiful!


2 February 2009 at 21:07 BeadyPool said...

Gorgeous beads laura, loving the crocus colour (assuming that is the lilac:))

2 February 2009 at 21:13 
Thanks Janine! :o)

Veryan - the heart on the far left is made with Heffalump and the slightly darker ones are the Crocus.

2 February 2009 at 21:17 Magriet said...


3 February 2009 at 20:15 virginia rees said...

they are soooo gorgeous. :o)

4 February 2009 at 13:35 
Wow Crocus, I think that's my favourite colour EVER! Please make some, lots, up for us!! :-)

4 February 2009 at 20:47 idElusive said...

What a beautiful color combination!

5 February 2009 at 03:38