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2007-05-17, 7:09am
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Your Favorite "Magic" Glass?
I think it would be awesome if everyone posted about their favorite magic glass. Please soft glass only- no Boro. See, I read about all the silver glasses, Nyx, Aion, Terra... and it really confuses me. I do own Terra, and four other silver glasses- Monet being one of them. It would be GREATLY helpful to someone like me, who makes a limited number of beads yet I do sell my beads (mainy focals- I hate making sets) to know which "extra special" IE *very expensive* are out there, and what reactions they offer, what special end result they achieve. It would be great to know the COE also. I don't mean to be a information hog, but I think it would benefit others out there besides myself. I have seen some glass that looks milky opal, not boro, and I have no idea what it is, where to get it, or if I could even use it- so having a list would be magnificent. I don't mean ONLY silver colors- I think the milky opal ones I've seen is not silver glass.
My initial and modest contribution to "magic glass" would be FAUX BORO. Inexpensive and easy to do. I use Iris Blue frit purchased from Glass Goodies. I melt it into a straw yellow rod, then pull stringer. Usually I use this over a transparent glass that has been rolled in silver, and then I encase everything. Here is an example:
I hope others out there will want to contribute. Sure would help out the clueless like myself.
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2007-05-17, 7:48am
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I Love Raku, encased, not encased, sculpted, I Love love raku twisties, !
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2007-05-17, 8:58am
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I adore faux boro - one of my favorite "magic" glasses is seeded glass- this one is vintage green hex glass (I hope I can find a good pic- it's difficult to photogragh- but oh, so pretty)
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2007-05-17, 9:17am
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I Love Raku too
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Originally Posted by Ever After
I Love Raku, encased, not encased, sculpted, I Love love raku twisties, !
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2007-05-17, 9:54am
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Gaia. Hands down. It is the easiest to get great results out of.
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2007-05-17, 10:40am
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Rose colored glasses…√
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen Hardy
Gaia. Hands down. It is the easiest to get great results out of.
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Ditto...
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2007-05-17, 11:14am
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Gaia for me also 
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2007-05-17, 11:27am
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Gaia here too. LOVE IT!
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2007-05-17, 11:47am
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Add me to the Gaia fanclub!
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2007-05-17, 12:22pm
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Entropy increasing....
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Gaia, Raku, Silver Blue, Electra.
This is the first bead I made with Electra just this week and I am in love.
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2007-05-17, 12:31pm
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raku. raku. and more raku.
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2007-05-17, 12:44pm
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Great so far- thanks  I think I might try some Gaia- have read some good things about this glass. Anyone know if it is easier than the god awful Terra? I use a HH BTW.
Thanks for the gorgeous bead picture Kevan!
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2007-05-17, 12:48pm
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Kevan...I agree...Electra (oops...had the name wrong...)..
Can't seem to get the others to work very well....ppp!
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2007-05-17, 12:57pm
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who sells the magic glass??
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2007-05-17, 1:03pm
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Gaia, Nyx, Kronos, Electra, Terra, etc. are from Double Helix Glass.
http://www.doublehelixglassworks.com/
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2007-05-17, 1:04pm
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This is my first Gaia bead also made this week. All it required was melting it in and then waving it in and out of a reducing flame. No biggy.
Of all the glass I have tried, ony Terra and Olympic Rain have I been unable to get to do anything.
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2007-05-17, 1:04pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NorLigh
Great so far- thanks I think I might try some Gaia- have read some good things about this glass. Anyone know if it is easier than the god awful Terra? I use a HH BTW.
Thanks for the gorgeous bead picture Kevan! |
Thank you!
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2007-05-17, 1:08pm
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Here's one I made with a base of Gaia. If you use it with ivory it will fume the ivory. That can be a neat effect except for the mermaid I made that ended up with a purple arm and belly - her tail was Gaia
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2007-05-17, 1:50pm
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I work on a hot head, am i going to be able to get the effects like you folks all get or would I need more "power"??
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2007-05-17, 6:08pm
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My favorite is Autumn Harvest Caliente Cane - it is gorgeous!!! I am happy just making spacers out of it, but it makes sculptural work truly magical! love it, Love It, LOVE IT!!! Truly amazing glass!
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2007-05-17, 10:35pm
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The other iris frit colors make great faux boro too. I also like them on a dark base.
Such pretty beads in this thread!
I really haven't met a silver glass I didn't like yet, except perhaps the powdered frit. They all have their own unique qualities. Gaia is such a dream though! So easy!
It's hard to get any more magical than Raku. Baby poo turning so many colors is always a thrill.
One nice thing about the expensive silver glass, if you don't like something you purchased, someone always seems to be willing to trade for a different kind.
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2007-05-17, 11:39pm
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Good old raku and Kluger silver blue.
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2007-05-17, 11:47pm
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Love Kugler Silver Blue! The Old Standby.
 
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2007-05-18, 6:36am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by artwhim
The other iris frit colors make great faux boro too. I also like them on a dark base.
Such pretty beads in this thread!
I really haven't met a silver glass I didn't like yet, except perhaps the powdered frit. They all have their own unique qualities. Gaia is such a dream though! So easy!
It's hard to get any more magical than Raku. Baby poo turning so many colors is always a thrill.
One nice thing about the expensive silver glass, if you don't like something you purchased, someone always seems to be willing to trade for a different kind.
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I love the powdered frit also - Iris Violet Powder
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2007-05-18, 10:44am
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Everyone's pictures are swesome- and now I want to try Gaia!
HEY- I do have some Terra, just a few rods left- but I would love to trade it for some Gaia. I can not get the Terrable to work for me. I will ask in the swap section- but in case anyone wants to trade, let me know.
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Originally Posted by artwhim
The other iris frit colors make great faux boro too. I also like them on a dark base.
Such pretty beads in this thread!
I really haven't met a silver glass I didn't like yet, except perhaps the powdered frit. They all have their own unique qualities. Gaia is such a dream though! So easy!
It's hard to get any more magical than Raku. Baby poo turning so many colors is always a thrill.
One nice thing about the expensive silver glass, if you don't like something you purchased, someone always seems to be willing to trade for a different kind.
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2007-05-18, 1:45pm
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Not much said about Terra, but it is one of my favorites. I make stringers of it and swirl it onto black, and for me it just pops out all different colors. I'm having pretty good luck right now with Davinci. Got a bigger torch and that made all the difference in the world.
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2007-05-18, 7:57pm
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I love all the new silvered glass, but my all-time magical fave is Z-99 Purple Rose
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2007-05-18, 8:12pm
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NorLigh,
Thanks so much for starting this thread! As a new-new beader, I soak up everything I can read. Thanks also to those of you who posted a picture with your favorite "magic" glass....makes it so much easier to learn.
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2007-05-18, 8:25pm
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Thanks Kimberly! 
And I was in such a hurry to post that I neglected to mention how awesome everybody's beads are - I just love this thread!
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2007-05-21, 8:35am
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I have Terra, Gaia, Kronos, Olympia Rain and Monet but I still love Kronos, it's my personal favorite.
Kronos beads:
 Over black and silver
 Kronos, Oro rubino & goldstone
 With black & periwinkle
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