I Love it! I Hate it! Yesterday, I loved it!

I pulled out the Chalcedony glass again.
If you know me, you know I, both, love and hate this glass!
If I can make it strike, I LOVE IT!
If not, well, you know.
Yesterday, I absolutely, unconditionally loved this glass!
Isn't this tab beautiful?
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More love here! There are some really pretty colors in this bead!
Nummy!
This photo does not show all the beautiful colors in this bead!
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh, my!

Even though these flowers didn't strike, I LOVE THEM!
They have such a wooden texture to them.
The rings remind me of an ancient tree.
When I made these flowers, I knew there was a good chance that they wouldn't strike
because of the heat control and the flower shape.
Doesn't matter.
I really like them.

It was a very, good day!
I wubs Chalcedony today!

My Love Affair Hate Affair with Chalcedony Glass by Gaffer

Those of you who know me know that I have a love affair-hate affair with Chalcedony glass by Gaffer. Lately, I have to admit, it's been a love affair. Colors are popping. Shapes are shaping. Beautiful things are coming out of the kiln.








I made this necklace--------------->
using components I made with Chalcedony glass. The focal is, of course, Chalcedony. The tube beads and the cube beads are also Chalcedony glass. The head pin was made with Chalcedony glass. This is part of my love affair with this glass.













I made this heart ----------------->
using blue Chalcedony Glass by Gaffer. It's an off mandrel heart.
Chalcedony doesn't like to be sculpted as much as it likes to be made into a bead. I'm very pleased with the colors that popped from this heart. You can see this in my Etsy store.
















I love this bicone! ---------------->
The colors really popped from that inner skin. I'm debating whether I should keep it or not. I have to think about it.


















I call this bead--------------------->
Sarcophagus.
The colors really popped. I used both blue Chalcedony and Chalcedony in this bead.

















This is truly one of my favorite Chalcedony Beads. I love the idea of butterflies and spring! (Bring on spring she said as the temperatures began to dip!) Like I said, Chalcedony doesn't like to be sculpted, so the colors don't necessarily pop. I do think I got some okay colors from this bead. I also think that the okay colors really make this bead look great. It's in my Etsy store.

I have to admit, it's been more love than hate with this glass lately. Woohoooo! Try it. I think you will like it! If not, just send me the glass. I have a love affair hate affair with it, and I will love it, I think!

Playing with Chalcedony Again! Love that glass!

I've been playing with Chalcedony Glass again!
I made these two beads using Chalcedony glass,
but the bead on the left I covered with
silver leaf.
I was hoping that
the silver leaf
would bring out more color,
but
it didn't.
You can see that beneath the silver
leaf there was some
beautiful color development, but
when I added the silver leaf,
the colors became more muted
and a hint of amber came to the surface.
It's still a pretty bead, and
yes, the other bead was meant
to have a twisted shape!
















The colors developed beautifully in this bead!
I'm going to make earrings out of these beads!
















I
continue to
love the way
Chalcedony glass
makes
bones
look amazing!
I love the added touch of silver wire!



















I
call these beauties
Slipped Discs!













Here are some mismatched
earrings.
I love them!
Now, I have a question for you,
Should I sell them,
or
should I sell them?
Hmmmmmmm!

No More Videos for A While--Back to Beads

The Vessel that didn't, but the colors are great!
The Flower
A flattened bead

The Mask

Need I say more?
Chalcedony is a wonderful glass!

Chalcedony by Gaffer--I love this glass!

I've been working, much more successfully than the cracked lentil, with Chalcedony glass. I have mostly used stringers I pulled from glass I purchased from Gaffer Glass USA and shards that I purchased from Knattydreadz on Etsy. It doesn't seem to matter. The results are spectacular and easy to achieve. Take a look. If I can do it, anyone can.
I used bases of black, cobalt blue, medium red, and orange. These beads were made using shards and stringers. That reduces the possibility of incompatibility cracks. I am simply overwhelmed by the beauty of this glass! It's amazing! Here's another shot from a different angle.
There's not a bad one or a fugly one in the bunch. Amazing!

Chalcedony by Gaffer

It's on my to do list: Order Chalcedony glass from Gaffer, but it's still not been done. Of course, there are other things on my to do list, but we won't mention them here, and they're not done either. I really hope to get my glass ordered this week! However, I was lucky enough to find KnattyDreadz on Etsy who has beautiful shards made from Chalcedony, and those I did order when he first opened his store. How do I say this? I LOVE CHALCEDONY! There was a learning curve for me, but once I got it, by golly, I got it.








This is the first bead I made using the Chalcedony shards and murrini I ordered from KnattyDreadz. I underworked the shards. The colors were only beginning to pop when I put the bead in the kiln. I wondered if the colors would explode in the kiln. They didn't, but I am still happy with this beads. I used the shards on a base of dark ivory.

















Bead 2 I worked in the hot flame for a longer time. The shards encircled the bead. In the open area, I added a murrini. The colors were starting to pop there when I put the bead in the kiln.

















This is my favorite bead using the Chalcedony shards. I used a base of black. Veins and flames of color exploded in this bead. I think I like this glass! I'd like to write more, but the pizza just arrived. I have to go eat. This bead is so nummy, I could eat it, but I'd rather wear it!