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Old 2011-06-05, 9:54am
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Default Blue and Yellow Opalino

For some reason, I seem to have a lot of Blue opalino and yellow opalino....just plain old Effetre opal glass...

Does anyone remember a specific use for them? some special technique? Something lovely? or (dare I admit it?) strangely peculiar?

Or was I momentarily passed out when I ordered them?
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Old 2011-06-05, 10:06am
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Jim Smircich had a wonderful technique that used these colors (plus green Opalino). But, you had to be very careful or the beads cracked. There was a bead Challenge a long time ago that used the Opalinos and Jim's techniques. how long have you had the colors?
Yeah, that was his intense black webbing, right? I took that class at Asheville, long ago....but I only bought this in the last two years....and I don't have the green.

But, maybe I was planning a revision/revival....
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Old 2011-06-05, 10:25am
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There was something different he did with the opalinos. Amazing effects.
I will go on a search for the tutorial.......

Kathrin
He did the anise white-curdle thing too....it was very cool, but I didn't buy anise white...


Argghh! I hate a mystery of my own creation...
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Old 2011-06-05, 10:43am
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Ups, sorry, some how I deleted my message.

I thought about this, the black web effect
http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59382

but this was the same you were thinking about, don't you?

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Old 2011-06-05, 11:06am
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LOL!!!! Me, too! I have a studio FULL of those kinds of mysteries.
ah, I am not alone in the realm of "HUH?".....
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Old 2011-06-05, 11:59am
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Nope, not alone. I live there - in the village of "Duh"!
I live on Ididwhat? street....near why? avenue....
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Old 2011-06-05, 12:46pm
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Very close! (Oh my heavens, we are related....)
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Yellow makes lovely dark brown beads
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Old 2011-06-06, 7:16am
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i love the opalino line for base beads and haven't had any cracking problems....yet. the soft buttery colors are great and good for twisties too. was going to search LE for handy hints since i like this stuff so much, read my mind.
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Old 2011-06-06, 10:14am
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I have a lot of yellow opalino because years ago when opal yellow became popular I thought this was what everyone was talking about...

I used to make copper-silver-yellow opalino stringer--creates cool organic greens.
Intense black webbing is interesting when it's a base glass.
In my hands it is much like CIM ghee. One becomes slightly more opaque, but I don't remember which one.
Also tried it with Romance frit recently and I like that pretty well when etched.
I've never had any cracking issues. I guess my batch is about 8 years old.
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