A few days before I went to the workshop with Sarah I received a glass-shipment. I ordered some new colors and one of them was Copper green. I had read about it on a forum and also had seen some very nice examples.

I also wanted to try to make a large hole bead suitable for the trollbead-bracelet's and I bought some silver cores for finishing. It's quit difficult to make a trollbead-bead because it should not be to large and because of the large mandrelsize it's quit difficult to get an even amount of glass all around with a nice rounded hole at both sides so the core will fit perfectly later on.

So here's my first trollbeads-bead and I must say I really was happy with the result. I used the Copper Green with EDP and believe me these really were the only two colors used for this bead. I totally love the way these colors react together, so you can imagine my happiness to find out these were used in Sarah's workshop too. Oh and EDP stands for Evil Devil Purple because it's also very difficult to work with.

The size of my bead turned out perfect, but I guess that was some kind of beginners luck because I haven't achieve a similar result since... :(

Here's a set of beads I made with Copper Green, EDP and some yellows combined with some encased yellow "bubble"beads.

Still playing with Copper Green and this time I also used Dark Ivory and Lauscha Clear. The black lines are parth of the reaction between the Copper Green and the Ivory wich is enhanced by the clear. The beads are finished with some olive and uranium yellow dots.

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This morning I listed this adorable little keychain wich would make a wonderfull stockstuffer or if your living in Holland shoe-present for "Sinterklaas" in my Etsy-shop

Hanging at a waxed cord there's a little girly-tag wich is my own illustration topped off with a small lampwork bead made in my own glass-studio.

For this example a red/white dotted bead is used but it's also possible to combine it with other beads like green with white raised or flat dots, transparent or non-transparent red, green, white or ivory bead. Just let me know what your choice would be when you order.

Dutch people can also order by sending me an e-mail, I will send back price-details and shipment will take place after I receive payment.

A doll with my name... from Debi van Zijl
Swanns from Tamar Mogendorff

Contemporary jewelry from Willemijn de Greef

Gorgious ceramic installation from Coe&waito

I am a seasonal girl. Really I don't think I could live in a place with sunny and warm weather day in and day out. Not that I don't like those wonderful sunny summer-days, nope I love them and honestly this year they were pretty rare, but...

I simply also need the dark winter days, when it's cold and rainy outside and you desperately want to stay inside wearing cozy sweaters and warm socks, drinking hot coco and watching movies on the tele.

One of the highlights of autumn is to see the leaves turn into all kinds of beautiful red, brown and yellows and fall down eventually in order to give the trees time to retreat and get ready for spring to arrive with beautiful fresh colors and (I'm overly optimistic here) promises of the hot summer days ahead.

Anyway this bead set is truly inspired by the beautiful colors of autumn-leaves.