What's the fascination with Aurae??

[Tutti-frutti]

So what does it do,
I see it blue and goldish is that all the same glass from DH. Who can show some beads and some tips
Katja

[theglasszone]

Katja~

Check out this thread, where it was named "Aura" before they changed it's name to "Aurae". Everything is just gorgeous!!!

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120780&highlight=pinky+purple+luster

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[Carolyn M]

Because as well as this

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it can do this

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[Renee]

Carolyn, I love what you can do with Aurae. For whatever reason, that bottom set reminds me of Christmas! I've tried to get that particular result, but so far nada. :( They're all lovely, though.

[betsymn]

Those are gorgeous, Carolyn.
Renee, they're like the old fashioned Christmas ornaments.

Katja, I like the different colors I can get in my plunges:http://greyhaven.bizland.com/MiscStuff/Lampworketc.%20beads/DSC07980.JPG

[Jayne]

Awesome beads Carolyn & Betsy! Here are a few more.
The first 2 are just Aurae & clear. The last one is Aurae over black.
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There are just an endless number of ways to work this glass; it's so much fun!

[Michelle Walsh]

This is the glass that is going to pull me out of my self-imposed buying strike.

[C-Ann]

Wow Carolyn, Betsy and Jayne - I have some but have not tried it yet.......I had better soon!

[Carolyn M]

Carolyn, I love what you can do with Aurae. For whatever reason, that bottom set reminds me of Christmas! I've tried to get that particular result, but so far nada. :( They're all lovely, though.

Let it cool right down before reducing to get those effects

[nancyinvermont]

Those are gorgeous, Carolyn.
Renee, they're like the old fashioned Christmas ornaments.

Katja, I like the different colors I can get in my plunges:http://greyhaven.bizland.com/MiscStuff/Lampworketc.%20beads/DSC07980.JPG

I love these plunged eye beads, Betsy! I'm going to try that with the Aurae I have. It never occurred to me. Thanks for sharing them.

:love: Nancy

[FyreFiend]

Those are gorgeous, Carolyn.
Renee, they're like the old fashioned Christmas ornaments.

Katja, I like the different colors I can get in my plunges:http://greyhaven.bizland.com/MiscStuff/Lampworketc.%20beads/DSC07980.JPG

Betsymn,
do you mind telling what you used for the base glass in your beads?? those are full of golden light.....ALL of this eye candy is jaw-dropping divine! :jawdrop:

Jayne, your work is just unreal!!
Carolyn, beautiful!

I LOVE Aurae, is about my favorite of DH's glass,(which says a ton, because it is amazing). I am not too good at using it yet. :pout: I need to take some pictures for constructive critique and post them, but I am not good at taking pictures yet either.](*,)

You are all so inspirational......

Desa

[betsymn]

Thank you all for the compliments. If I remember correctly, this one is done on 260 Pink. The reaction with Aurae and reducing turns it a pale yellow. Another one I like using it with is Vet Yellow Ice. It has a lovely reaction with that glass too.

[LisaF]

It's my favorite Double Helix glass by far!!! This is Aurae over CIM Peacock and then encased with Moretti clear. FYI, I have not had luck encasing these beads with Diamond Clear (they cracked), but the Moretti works out fine and is a lot cheaper too.

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[Tutti-frutti]

Glad I asked. I am going to pick up 1 lb today , and since I dont need anything else I should come away ""cheap"" from Frantz...lol
Thanks for posting you guys are awesome
Katja

[Carmen Isaacs]

Lisa F your bead is stunning, of course I had to place an order after seeing your bead.

[Troll Lover]

I love Aurae (and as you can see, so do many more!). It has a great pink/purple/blue when you encase it and when left exposed and reduced... Just WOW effects. I made a bracelet/necklace out of it (all Aurae beads). You should actually see it in the sun, it has an amazing sparkle I can't capture in the picture:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3516901264_07e54884ab.jpg?v=1241908856
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3336/3516903498_ea4f27be21.jpg?v=1241908927
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3516904636_836de02784.jpg?v=1241909009

[Purrpleturtle]

Anouk, i have been wowed by your beads many times, but that necklace/bracelet is just stunning! I bet you get many a compliment over that one!

[Mermaid Glass]

I'm with everybody else. I love the range of colors, the ease of use and my favorite thing about it is that you can work it to maintain much of it's translucence after reduction and still get fantastic results.
Here's a set I made recently.

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[Renee]

Let it cool right down before reducing to get those effects

I just check back on this thread, and thank you so much for sharing, Carolyn! That was really very kind.

[Troll Lover]

Thank you so much Joanne :love:! I just love to see what everyone is doing with Aurae, just stunning!

[jamie lynne]

i am aurae challenged. i just got mine today. wasted a whole rod. :( when i reduce it it all looks the same color, do those different colors appear after it has cooled? i tryed just wafting, and it went totally gun metal on me, i think i have my torch set right, the candles are about an inch and a half, and i'm working in the upper part while reducing, but still nothing too exciting. it is the dark batch, and i'm using it by itself... am i supposed to use it as more of an encasement?

[chrissij]

Don't reduce it. Just let it cool almost to the point you worry about it cracking, then waft it gently through the upper part of the flame repeatedly.

[jamie lynne]

what the?!? you don't reduce it!!! yeah!!! that means i can probably use this, since i am severely reduction challenged! i'll give that a shot! THANK YOU!!!!

[Elizabeth Beads]

Try using it over different base colors. I like it with Cim Sepia, Effetre Trans Light Brown, Diamond Clear, and I plan to try it over Cim Berry next. You will definitely see subtle differences with different bases. I give it a very light reduction, just turn down the oxy a bit and swirl through the outer part of the flame once or twice. :)

[jamie lynne]

i wanna do it like anouk! anouk, does your tutorial cover making aurae beads like those? i just wasted another stinkin 1/4 rod i got one itty bitty spot to turn the right color.

[chrissij]

Aurae is really so very easy. How 'bout you don't try to make it make the pretty colors. You're thinking about it too hard. ;)

Make a small bead, like 8mm or so, and gently waft it back and forth in the flame...or...

just heat the tip of the rod, as if you're going to make a bead, and waft that back and forth until you get the hang of it.

[jamie lynne]

i tried just the tip i got almost terracotta colors!lol! :(

[chrissij]

What kind of torch are you on? Maybe try adding more oxygen to the flame. On the plus side...terracotta is sorta' pink.

[jamie lynne]

i bought anouks tut. i just don't get it.... can't stand to be wasting glass.

[jamie lynne]

i'm on a minor with a 5lpm concentrator, i'm using the same flame that i use for my terranova and my luna and they both come out fab!

[chrissij]

Terranova and Luna are striking colors. Treat Aurae like you would treat Dark Silver Purple if you wanted to get the same colors that Ms. Naos gets out of it.

[Artistic License]

I feel this is the easiest glass from Double Helix to work with. It strikes so easy. I reduce it slightly, and get the most incredible colors imaginable. At last a silver glass that isn't a nightmare to strike.

[ellyloo]

heheh. Aurae and triton reduce if you breathe in their general direction!! The problem/trick is not to OVER do it.
That's what i'm practicing.

[Tutti-frutti]

yay I bought my glass and so often when I go to Frantz I come away with lots more but Hades was on sale and I had to have some too. cant wait til I try out the Aurae.
thanks for showing it to us
Katja

[jamie lynne]

i think that may be my problem... i over do it. it does seem to reduce even while i'm wrapping it in neutral, but when i'm forming it, it goes away and never goes back to the pretty purpley color... i get terracotta!?! LOL. i'm reading anouks tut right now. lets see if i can't get this bugger to do it's thang. :)

[2kids&atorch]

Try this you guys, I got some great colors! Make a base bead out of CIM butter pecan or ginger, than use stringers made from Aurae to decorate. I don't have any pics yet, but I made a set the other day and the colors complimented each other perfectly. Great pics, everyone.

[nancyinvermont]

Here is my paltry Aurae set that I made the other day. I think some beads are under-reduced, because the metallic sheen isn't so strong, but I was trying not to have them go all silver.

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:love: Nancy

[jamie lynne]

LOL!!! dsp does the same thing to me! i got it, i got it, i got it, then it's GONE! maybe i'm using too much heat, i'm used to nuking my striking colors, maybe i need to break out my trusty hothead and see what i can come up with, i know i can't nuke beads with that puppy.


Terranova and Luna are striking colors. Treat Aurae like you would treat Dark Silver Purple if you wanted to get the same colors that Ms. Naos gets out of it.

[J&M]

Here's some more simple spacers made from Aurae.

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Jack

[Donna T.]

By far it's my favorite color right now. This is a bead a made recently using clear base encased with Aurae and then goldstone wrapped around, melt the whole thing press and lightly reduce.

I've also encased Aurae over several transparent colors that I really liked too. I haven't found anything it hasn't worked with yet. :biggrin:

[nancyinvermont]

Beautiful bead, Donna.

Jack, I love that set of spacers. That is what I was trying to do with my set. But my colors were under-developed, I don't know why.

Nancy

[AKDesigns]

The metallics you get from Aurea are fab but encasing it makes me swoon. Of course I just used up the last of my Diamond Clear before realizing I was out.

[Lara]

Jack your set is lovely, is that straight or over something?

[J&M]

Jack your set is lovely, is that straight or over something?

Thank you Nancy and Lara!

It's all Aurae Lara... say that 3 times real fast!

Jack

[Lara]

Thanks Jack.

[TeRangiStudio]

I love it encased as well as reduced. But my favorite is encased because of the wispyness and the iridescent abalone shimmer. I also love all the different effects you can get depending on how heavily and where in the flame you reduce.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/JudithB/OpalTwister3-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/JudithB/OpalMoonlight-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/JudithB/WhispyAurae3.jpg

[ellyloo]

Aurae like dsp? how do you treat DSP? (Itried that today too-SUCKAGE)

[FyreFiend]

I have good luck with DSP shards. I love AvenueBeads shards,and PurplelillyDesigns as well. Anyway, I get the silverPlum Mix shards from PurpleLilly and use it over Reichenbach Black. the light silver plum in the mix just turns metallic,but the dark plum gives you lovely purples and blue when you just wave it around in the top of the flame. On the RB Black, it looks like leather. It's yummy. :devang: mmmmm, leather....

I didn't mean to hijack the thread, so I will tell you all that I am going to post a couple of pix tomorrow of two beads that I made with Aurae and the technique that I learned in Anouk's new Tutorial. I am blown away with both of these beads; I can't believe that I made them myself!!! :shock:

Tomorrow is the big reveal, (mostly 'cause I am to tired to take the pictures tonight. I know I suck. :rolleyes:)

If I could win the lottery, I would buy Aurae! Sorry, Triton, nothing personal, but you know how it is when you find somebody new. :lol::lol: