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2006-01-30, 10:45am
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Anna Duhame
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Join Date: Aug 27, 2005
Location: Saint Cloud, FL
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What is your favorite frit?
I have several favorites and just wondered what everyone else likes.
Val Cox Frit- Iris Amber Green (probably one of my most favorites), Purple Rose, I haven't tried this one yet but it looked amazing on Marci's focal--Riverdance
GG Glass-Iris Light Blue (probably the biggest favorite), Mountain Fern, and a new one she cooked up called Stormy Seas.
Glass Diversions-Tapestry (it is GORGEOUS), Fall Harvest, Monet
I haven't gotten to try frit from other places yet...so I am sure there will be more favorites to add! 
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2006-01-30, 10:52am
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Where Am I?
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Join Date: Sep 30, 2005
Location: Texas
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I never met a frit I didn't like.
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2006-01-30, 11:15am
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Life is change. Love it
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Join Date: Oct 10, 2005
Location: Ontario Canada
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All the frit I've bought from Spiral Dance. Gorgeous!!!
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2006-01-30, 11:38am
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odd lot addict
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Join Date: Jun 12, 2005
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 692
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my newest favorite is Mercury Lustre ~ I didn't really like the reduction frit/stringer until I saw a set Sue Harmon-King did with the mercury lustre and I really like the color effect from it.
I love cherry blossoms, tuscany olive, enamel white, and a a pink blend I got from ePlanetGlass.
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2006-01-30, 11:59am
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Feverish Little Minx
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Join Date: Oct 07, 2005
Location: Midwest
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Originally Posted by Carolyn M
All the frit I've bought from Spiral Dance. Gorgeous!!!
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I must agree. I'm particularly in love with Purple Rain.......yummy!
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2006-01-30, 12:02pm
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 04, 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 389
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My favorite frit is Val's Boro Bora. Hopefully someday I can actually make some beads from it that are good enough to wear! LOL
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2006-01-30, 12:02pm
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Tired but joyful!!
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Join Date: Jul 03, 2005
Location: Norf Kakalakki
Posts: 7,857
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I love all frit. Right now my favs are.
#1 for me is Raku
#2 for me is tye dyed raku
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2006-01-30, 12:03pm
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Join Date: Jun 11, 2005
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Posts: 2,476
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Iris Gold, followed closely by clear frit.
Courtney
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2006-01-30, 12:05pm
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Entropy increasing....
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Join Date: Nov 12, 2005
Location: In a box of paints
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Tye dyed raku sounds....interesting.
I got some gold aventurine frit recently. It's kinda neat encased.
I like the flamingo.
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2006-01-30, 12:26pm
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Anna Duhame
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Join Date: Aug 27, 2005
Location: Saint Cloud, FL
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Originally Posted by Carolyn M
All the frit I've bought from Spiral Dance. Gorgeous!!!
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Yeah, they are next on my list to buy from....they have some incredible looking blends!
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2006-01-30, 1:33pm
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Goofbead
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Join Date: Jun 20, 2005
Location: Tallahassee, FL
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Hm. One of my favorites is caribbean blue. I also like my beach sand frit but I make that myself.
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2006-01-30, 2:08pm
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Crispy Critter
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Join Date: Jun 05, 2005
Location: Memphis, TN
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Ocelot Spots from Val. You can get a wide range of colors from it.
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2006-01-30, 2:23pm
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Glass Addict!
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Join Date: Jun 19, 2005
Location: Azusa, California
Posts: 287
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If its frit I love it.
The one I am using at the time is my fave!
Tiedyed Raku.....Sounds interesting....more info please...
Diana
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2006-01-30, 3:26pm
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Ad astra per aspera
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Join Date: Jun 15, 2005
Location: Apache Junction AZ
Posts: 7,324
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Val: Boro Bora, Ocelot Spots, River Dance, Mood Swing, Cherry Blossom
Gail: Reduce Me, Bejewled, Mountain Vista, Aruba Sunset
Spiral Dance: Copper Penny, Pacific Rim, Hard Candy, Rings of Fire
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2006-01-30, 3:44pm
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IMAHO
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Join Date: Sep 03, 2005
Location: Mid Michigan
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Well, I just got 19 new frit samples through the Great LE Frit swap, and I bought someone else's stash yesterday- another 16 colors, plus the 14 I already have- and none are duplicates!!! I don't know if it is possible to have a favorite, is it? Each one of them is just beautiful!
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2006-01-30, 3:46pm
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Location: Ohio
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I have used mainly Val's - I like Ocelot Spots, Copper Blue, and Tutti Frutti best....
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2006-01-30, 3:46pm
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Mama said
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Join Date: Aug 28, 2005
Location: Iowa
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I am SERIOUSLY frit challenged, but my all-time favorite has been Val's Mood Swing. Ironic? 
Many Blessings,
Michelle
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2006-01-30, 4:33pm
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jun 20, 2005
Location: Michigan
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I LOVE Frit. I think my favorites are:
Raku, purple rose, ocelot spots. Those three always seem to be the main staples in my frit trays! I also like Boro Bora, and Mood Swings, and House of Blues.
I tried River Dance today for the first time and I think I am going to love that one too! It looked good while I was making the beads, but we'll see once they come out of the kiln.
I have way too much frit. I really need to go through and weed some of it out that I don't use. I have lots of jars that I have used maybe once. But then I always think that someday I will take it out and try it again and find it to be magic 
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2006-01-30, 4:45pm
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Entropy increasing....
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Join Date: Nov 12, 2005
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"She who dies with the most frits wins."
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2006-01-30, 4:52pm
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jun 20, 2005
Location: Michigan
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Originally Posted by Kevan
"She who dies with the most frits wins."
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In that case, I better hang on to all those jars of 'duds' I have.
........ But then again, how will one know what one has won, if they are dead. 
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2006-01-30, 5:06pm
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Mama said
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Join Date: Aug 28, 2005
Location: Iowa
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Annie, that frit is so pretty I'm *almost* tempted to try it! Really pretty beads!
Many Blessings,
Michelle
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2006-01-30, 6:24pm
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Life in MA is *wicked!*
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Join Date: Jun 29, 2005
Location: W. Brookfield, MA
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Thanks for the tie dyed raku info Annie! *runs off to buy some...*
Erika
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2006-01-30, 6:42pm
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Senior Member
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Location: Edmonton
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Wow, I am sure missing something...me and frit have a hate hate relationship...I buy it...and I hate it...I can't make them sing like everyone else...I AM FRIT CHALLENGED  !!
I'd love to see some beads of your favorite frit if you don't mind sharing!!
Cindy
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2006-01-30, 6:43pm
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Moving on!
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Join Date: Sep 03, 2005
Location: Langley, BC, Canada.
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I am so not a frit person - not because I don't like it, but because I've never had any success with it. I see people use it, and it looks awesome. I use it and it looks like a dirty big clump on the glass.
Of all the frits I look at, I like the look of Val's the best. If I was a frit gal, I'd buy hers 
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2006-01-30, 7:49pm
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Anna Duhame
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Join Date: Aug 27, 2005
Location: Saint Cloud, FL
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I think a no-fail frit combo is Val's purple rose frit on copper green...all you have to do it melt it in and it looks incredible....I have a picture of some like this, but please understand these are some of my first beads and not very demonstrative of how pretty this really is:
ANd here is plain old iris amber green on black....you just have to heat it for awhile and don't let it reduce:
Here is that iris light blue...this is on top of white enamel...creates a water effect:
The iris amber green and iris light blue are pretty easy to use.
I would love to see pictures of some of these other types too!
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2006-01-30, 7:56pm
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Certified Yoga Teacher
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Location: Georgetown, KY
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My favorite frits change with the wind! Currently:
from Val -- River Dance, Cherry Blossom
Spiral Dance -- In the Pink, Turquoise Trail
Olympic -- Raku size #2, Pink/Purple R-96, Copper Blue G-23
I go back and forth -- right now I'm enjoying frit, and I just ordered some of the tye dye Raku (thanks for the link!).
I'm thinking about selling or exchanging some of my unused frits that didn't do it for me. I see them listed in other people's favorites, and I think mine should go to a more appreciative home. I'm sure other people are the same. Maybe the swap shop would be a good place for us to do that! Just a thought.
--Liz
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2006-01-30, 8:54pm
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San Diego Toni
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Location: Sunny San Diego, CA
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I do not discriminate - I love all frit! 
When Bek did the first frit bulk buy I got "Mix 1" - whatever that was. With the pic on the site it was really hard to tell what it was going to look like, but I figured what the heck. Not until I got the beads out the next morning did I know what a treasure I had found! Intense, bright, vibrant, yummy, all kinds of colors...check it out!
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2006-01-30, 9:03pm
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Entropy increasing....
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Annie, those are cute beads. I think that's the first time I have seen any of your beads. You are always putting them down. Silly girl!
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2006-01-30, 9:06pm
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WILL WORK FOR FRIT
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