Vetrofond Gray Pearl Light Odd and CIM Leapfrog

Finally a new set of beads.  I have just been feeling so lazy the last few weeks and I'm not sure why. Must be the end of summer blues or something.  I really like how the colours in these beads sort of blurred and blended into each other for a soft, almost vintage like patina.  They start with Vetrofond Gray Pearl Light Odd.  There are a few things odd about this glass.  For one, I wouldn't really call it gray (or grey).  It is definitely more of a blue, a grey-blue no doubt but still blue.  Second, it goes transparent when you melt it like most of the ivory glasses.  I've never really seen a blue glass do this and it can be a little weird when you first start working with this glass.  The lines and dots are done with Vetrofond Yellow Ochre which is really more green than yellow, kind of chartreuse, CIM Vanilla Latte, the warm, pale beige and CIM Leapfrog, the darker, herbal green.

I did this set (or sets really) in two styles and with two sizes of bead hole.  The ornate/focal beads above have a 1/8 inch hole so that they can be used with smaller chains and larger cords and the rounded disc beads have my normal 3/32 hole which is good for smaller cord and bead wire.  I really like the idea of of mixed media (wire, leather, cotton, rubber) and sort of tying and wrapping different sections together with different beads which I think will work especially well with this set.

I've decided to list these beads on eBay just for a change of pace and so that I don't forget how. I'm not that fond of eBay for a few reasons but from a marketing point of view, I guess you need to use different channels once in a while.  To see them just click this link: 
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130977637603