Rheos buttons - NOT AVAILABLE

Have you ever been to a science center where there's a spin table filled with a pearly liquid to demonstrate ocean currents? I always thought the rheoscopic liquid made gorgeous swirly designs and these buttons make me think of mini spin tables frozen under a crystal dome. They've been sitting on my desk for the past couple of days, looking gorgeous as the sun makes them glow.

These buttons are a bit more blue-tan, less green-yellow than they appear on my monitor. 2 cm diameter, integrated boro shank. NOT AVAILABLE

Mossy buttons - NOT AVAILABLE

Blue-green frit scattered on a caramel background. Dome buttons, 2 cm diameter, integrated borosilicate shanks. NOT AVAILABLE

Imp1

Not bad for a first try at the implosion technique, eh? These super cool dome buttons have teal implosion petals encased in crystal for lots of depth.

16 mm diameter, integrated borosilicate shanks, 7 buttons available. $8 each.

Nor'easter

Given that we're in the middle of a springtime nor'easter, I guess it was inevitable that these buttons would make me think of the bodies of water swirling all around us. These disc buttons have linear indentations added for texture on a base of cobalt and tan with hints of shimmery metallic sage green.

16 mm diameter boro glass with integrated shank. 3 buttons currently available. $6 each

Fife - buttons - SOLD

Dark amber flat disc button with subtly shimmering heathery swirls. Some have more purply swirl and some less, so if you have a preference, please indicate in Optional Instructions upon checkout.

16 mm diameter. Borosilicate glass and shank, annealed for optimal strength and durability. SOLD

Tangerine Daydream

Dark cobalt blue beads embellished with coral spirals and swirls. Set includes a focal heart, 20 x 20 mm; eight round beads, approx. 12 x 9 mm each; and 10 small cobalt spacers, some round and some discs. As strung, the strand = 5.75 inches. $70

Zang

Fun and funky beads with doodled spots, stripes, and swirls. 10 hand-shaped olive beads, each approx. 15 mm long. The strand, as shown, measures 7.5 inches. $50

Phoenicia - SOLD

A stunning blend of rose and pink transparent glass, with overlay of crackled silver foil that has taken on a golden hue. Long and slender, like the amphorae used by the Phoenicians, this vessel measures 25 x 40 mm. SOLD

St. Andrews

This set of beads reminds me of the gorgeous flower gardens we saw at various castles in Scotland. Carefully tended but not regimented. Colorful but subtle. Joyful but calming. Delicate white blossoms on an assortment of transparent colors, lightly etched for that satiny feel and ethereal mist-like quality.

9 hand-shaped barrel beads in graduated sizes, each bead length 13-16 mm. The strand measures 6-3/4". $50

 

Lava Lamp - SOLD

Kaleidoscope-like blue-green shapes floating on a cherry red base. 7 hand-shaped barrel beads measure 15-18 mm. The strand is just over 5 inches. SOLD

Phaedra - SOLD

Wonderful blue and turquoise transparent glass beads with bits of silver foil suspended within. 11 hand-shaped barrel beads of graduated sizes, 14-20 mm in length. The strand measures over 8.5 inches for lots of design possibilities. SOLD

Saeran - SOLD

26 x 30 mm vessel with delicate curves, SOLD