DragonJools

 Ha - I told you I would try the bronze as well.  This is a metal clay product. In case you are completely new to jewelry, or have been ...

 Another Silver glass from Effetre! This one labeled "#1." Again, I had no idea whether I had a striker or a reducer on my ha...

 Don't know how I missed this one - this is CiM Emerald City. It's a very dark green - lovely colour once spread thin. The two...

 Looks like Effetre (Moretti) is taking a run at the high-silver or silver-saturated glasses. And why not, why should they miss out on all...

If you make your own goldstone stringer - have you tried making it with an encasing colour OTHER than clear? This is handmade goldstone st...

Nice, eh? What is it? Not sure. My NOTES say that it was Belladonna Aqua Splash - but I'm not seeing ANY hint of the underlying tran...

Belladonna is a Boutique glass - just offering a few, select, specialty colours. This is Aqua Splash. It is an intense aqua colour that redu...

I wanted to see how the Alpha would perform with a single oxygen concentrator.  Not everyone has two of them under the table! This is the ...

Want to make your flowers and leaves more realistic looking? Here's a video that will give you a deeper understanding of how petals and ...

 Rogue - an interesting streaky grey - streaked with browns. Not sure if this is a reaction, like a reduction, or a streakiness. Any way...

 CiM Firecracker.  A juicy and delicious new red. CiM describes Firecracker as an Opaque, but when diluted with clear, or only partiall...

Attention Lampworkers! Support Beads of Courage - at BeadFX - Sep 29 BeadFX is having a Beads of Courage Day. BeadFX is donating torch...

Foster Fire Bead Release. It's back. And it's good. Foster Fire has a bit of history behind it. When it first came on the sc...

No - I haven't abandoned my beloved Mid-Range Plus - but I do have a change to test drive the Bethlehem Alpha. Holy cr4p - this sucker...

Wow. CiM Moana - described as a " teal opal " by CiM. The sample beads are laying on my desk - catching my eye, over and...

Yum! CiM 304 Sunny Side Up is a deep, streaky yellow - like egg yolks! It is a rich, warm colour - and goes a little bit darker and orang...

Just trying to recreate a bead that I made a few years ago. As I remember it, it was: clear core ivory encase one end Sasha's Si...

 The more I use tools for stamping and pressing texture into glass - the more I like them. The very opposite, in fact, of my response to p...

 Some of us will stick anything on a bead. After all - if you don't try - how will you find the next wonderful thing? Metal Clays - ...