More Frit Sample Beads

Here are three more sample beads with Frit Diva frit http://fritdiva.homestead.com/index.html.

The first photo is of a bead using the "Santa Fe Cowgirl" frit.  I used the frit on the bottom of the oval shaped bead, as I thought it would have a good beach type look.  The do-nut shaped bead was made by making a very large disc of white, a final wrap of pale transparent aqua, add the frit to the aqua, and then melt down the whole thing very slowly to a do-nut shape, and then added some decoration.  If you don't do it slowly, the disc will get all wobbly and you will end up with a mess.

The second photo shows a bead using the "Floribunda" frit.  I made this bead in the same manner as the above do-nut shape, but used a dark pink for the base, and a transparent amethyst for the final wrap.  I then decorated it with little flowers.

This final set of beads uses the "Spaceball" frit.  I made the tall bicone in a base of white, then wrapped a spiral of pale transparent aqua around the bead, and added the frit to the spiral.  I then melted it all in very slowly, and re-shaped the bead.  I then spot heated and twirled about 4 areas, and added raised light aqua dots.  The do-nut was made in white, in the same manner as the above do-nuts, but without the wrap of transparent on the outer edge of the disc.

These are the last frit samples for this week, as I really have to get some beads made for my Etsy shop.  I also realized that I promised a customer I would make her an organic bead, and completely forgot - sorry.  I'll get on with it this week - if the darned wind would just stop - I'm so worried that the power will go out again in the middle of a torching session.