DragonJools

When I learned to make beads, I was taught to pull them holding the mandrel with pair of pliers. But this is much easier on the wrists. ...

Effetre Veiled Rubino is a light version of Rubino, made lighter by mixing clear into the rod - you can see it if you look down the end of t...

Double Helix Lotis - Double Helix calls it a "A pink version of Rhea. A lead free gold pink that plays well with silver colors and surv...

Run out of a colour and you are stuck? Try this substitution list for a reasonable facsimile. Remember, the list works in both directions to...

I have used Effetre 258 Tongue Pink in the past, and never been able to get any strike out of it at all. The story goes, and this may be c...

Powder Pink is one of those variable colours that you use for how it interacts with other colours , not so much for it's inherent colour...

I heard about the new "nanogems" for firing and including in Metal Clay. Cubic Zirconias that are "fire in place" can be...

Well - this is pretty darn cool.

I reviewed this before - and totally forgot about it. As before - I don't really consider this to be "Navy Blue," more of a C...

Jean at Nortel has been putting together CiM sample packs, new colours, or coordinated colourways, so that you can try different colours wit...

Another new frit colour from Val Cox - this is Viola Blue. I was drawn to the blues and purples in the mix, and it does not disappoint. Ag...

Picked up some new Val Cox Frits - from her collection of new colours. This is Jellyfish, and it's pretty cool. This little square tab...

This is my first run at the new Double Helix Skiron, and again, I don't think I did it justice. Double Helix says: Skiron is our ne...

This is my first run at the new Pheobe - and I don't think I did it justice. The disk is reduced, and the square is reduced and encase...

As we have just seen - these offerings from Reichenbach in their 104 CoE line do slightly different things. The top rod and three spacers...

Reichenbach 104 - a 104 CoE glass - this is Mystic Beige. Although the rod is clear, the beads come out with clouds. It develops a pleasan...

Reichenbach 104 - 104 CoE glass from Reichenbach. This is Pearl Beige, a glass that looks like shampoo glass. Shampoo glass has a transluc...

CiM Butternut - a juicy, squashy orange that lives up to its name absolutely. If you want an earthy or happy orange - this is your colour. ...

Purple Rose - not a new blend by any stretch of the imagination. Val Cox describes it as: Beautiful variegation between purple and blue...

Here's another fun new frit from Val Cox. Iron Oxide. Val calls it: Reactive blend, includes second generation raku and rich garnet a...