Frittering the time away

Frit is the name for small crumbles of glass (can in size range from powder all the way up to rock salt size).  It comes in as many colors and combinations as anyone can dream up.  It's a fun and really simple way to add some spots or swirls of color to beads.  I recently purchased 10 small jars from a fellow lampworker trying to "destash".  I tried each one on a base of regular clear effetre (maybe some "superclear" as well).

Passion - round 12mm

 

 

Mystic - round 12mm

Blue Moon - oval 10 x 19mm

Ivory Granite - oval 9 x 14mm

Gypsy Skirt - disk 6 x 12mm

Rose Bouquet - UFO 16 x 18mm

Purple Salmon - cylinder 12 x 12mm

Desert Rose - lentil

Ruby Extra Gold over a pink base - oval 9 x 14mm

Amazing Grace over Effetre Grass Green - oval 10 x 19

these are Aurora shards (super thin sections of glass laid over the bead for a special color or texture effect), overlaid with some melted in pure silver wire and finished off with Moody Blue (metallic "sheeny" color) ends.

and my new personal favorite, simple, straight lines of various lengths overlaid with a sprinkling of enamel powder for a cool "ombre" or gradient effect.

Stay tuned for coming attraction as I will be making most of these into simple earring sets and maybe a necklace or two. If you have a personal favorite let me know and I'll give/send you something (limited time offer for family and friends only, on the off, off, off chance some anonymous stranger actually reads this :).