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CC Design
2012-05-03, 7:02am
Does anyone know where to find some Lauscha coral pink glass?
Thanks, Carolyn
dilly53
2012-05-03, 7:08am
I recently bought 1 lb or this glass on Ebay from Jodels daughter. I came to me very dirty, some broken but otherwise okay. I love this glass and have a new set made with it on my etsy shop, Pickadilly Beads. I think you can find more of this on ebay, but if you don't want to deal with the mess Jodel in known for I would be happy to sell you some...and I'll even clean it for you.
Gail Witt
Elizabeth Beads
2012-05-03, 7:29am
Is it a pastel or a transparent?
CC Design
2012-05-03, 7:33am
Wow thanks Gail, I have bought from jodel in the past and didn't have any problems. But I know alot of people have had big issues with her. Do you know her daughter's ebay seller name? I would like to buy several lbs if possible.
How much would you want to sell? and price?
Thanks so much
Carolyn
CC Design
2012-05-03, 7:37am
It's a transparent glass. Thanks,
It is Kellysglasshouse. She has a 5lb bundle that she has started the bidding off at $65.
CC Design
2012-05-03, 7:59am
Thanks Mary i will check it out
? That's not Lauscha, is it? Every piece of Lauscha I've bought from Kelly has been big fat rods, the 'special coral' is all the little skinny Morreti stuff. Oh, wait, do you mean the Gold Melon Pink? I think I have 30 pounds of it stashed away now... I may need a 12-step program...
You need help Pat. I would be happy to buy some of that 30 pounds :D
purpledragonfly
2012-05-05, 7:23am
me too Suzy Q. someone gifted me 3 rods and I used some of it the other.....yummmmm!!!!!!
Magicfire
2012-05-05, 10:36am
How is it working for you all? I bought 10 lbs. from Jodel's daughter and I LOVE the color. However, just like my beloved Lauscha transparent peach, it will crack (for me at least) if I encase softer glass with it, like Effetre white or even Effetre clear.
It did work fine if I use a base of the Lauscha coral pink first, or another Lauscha transparent color. I experimented with it quite a bit and if you want to encase with the coral pink but don't use a base of Lauscha transparent first, it will crack. I imagine any Lauscha transparent would do, but I couldn't find my clear so used the light pink.
I tried encasing it over Effetre and Vetrofond clear, and it cracked almost every time. I guess those clears are just too soft compared to the Lauscha.
Just dots of coral pink do fine, and of course making the whole bead out of coral pink does fine also, it's just kind of dark. It is really pretty encased over something so you can see the color better.
I also pulled some stringer with a base of Effetre white encased in the coral pink, and swirled that over a base of Effetre white. It looked like a pretty peach and did not crack. There wasn't much coral pink, though, so that probably helped.
My absolute favorite combo was to encase the coral pink over a base of Lauscha light transparent pink. Then it was like slightly peachy strawberry jello--just a scrumptious color!!
I took photos, but now I can't find my camera!
HTH,
-Patti
Magicfire
2012-05-05, 10:39am
BTW, just fyi, I garage at 975 and put the beads in the kiln glowing. I started doing that years ago when I had cracking issues with the Lauscha peach transparent. This is the same type of cracking and the same type of glass, so I knew right away what was going on. :) So they are not thermal cracks. It's just a difference in viscosity/stiffness.
I forgot to mention that it is gorgeous with Z-99 or EDP. Yum!!
Oh yeah! Also forgot to mention that I had to turn up the oxygen when working with it...even in a neutral flame it seems to act like it is being reduced and wants to get a brown cast to it. I've never had glass do that before...I use 2 5 LPM oxy concentrators with a Lynx instead of tanked oxy, so I can't really crank the oxy up as high as I would like. The brown cast isn't that noticable, but might be more of a problem if you are on a hothead or only have 1 concentrator. I used the Lynx with 1 concentrator for years which worked fine most of the time, but I couldn't crank up the oxygen much.
Anyway, it is such a pretty color that I think it is worth all the trouble!
Elizabeth Beads
2012-05-05, 2:06pm
I'm scared to use Lauscha with anything but Lauscha, except tiny amounts. Too many bad experiences. Same with Czech glass, I only use very small amounts with my other 104 glass.
Really! Okay, now I have a Mission for today's torch session - I've never had any problem with Lauscha that I've noticed, but I also use very little of it - the rods are SO big and the glass is SO hard, working on a Hot Head I tend to use the lauscha as stringer - little dots of the gold melon pink over effetre pinks or whites is GORGEOUS. I did make spacers with it with no problem... I'll play with it later.
I don't want to restart a firestorm over this again, but Kelly has 2 batches of Gold Melon pink listed right now - 5 pounds for $65 and 10 pounds for $115. I'm sitting on my hands not to buy any more of it.
I'm scared to use Lauscha with anything but Lauscha, except tiny amounts. Too many bad experiences. Same with Czech glass, I only use very small amounts with my other 104 glass.
Yep, I agree. I would use Lauscha only with Lauscha, and it would be okay to use frit on the surface only. One of the worse Lauscha/Effetre combos I ever tried was the Lauscha Peach transparent with Effetre coral and white. Horrible crack city, and the beads fell apart in my hands in many pieces.
dilly53
2012-05-06, 8:39am
I'm going to chime in again regarding the Lauscha Coral Pink. I originally bought this color from Jodel many years ago....it came in light or dark coral then. I have used it over the years and had very few issues with cracking. Now, I make pretty small beads, so that might have something to do with it, but I encase effetre white with it all the time, and no cracks. If I had my way I would use Lauscha glass all the time. I just love the way it melts. Here's a photo of my current set on my etsy.
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Gail
Gorgeous beads!! I'm sure if there was going to be 104 COE trouble with that color, you would have found out right away like I did. I won't buy that peach transparent ever again. Unless it's for spacers. It's the really pale one, like a tint, really.
Magicfire
2012-05-06, 5:10pm
Gorgeous beads!! I'm sure if there was going to be 104 COE trouble with that color, you would have found out right away like I did. I won't buy that peach transparent ever again. Unless it's for spacers. It's the really pale one, like a tint, really.
Yup, that's the peach transparent I'm talking about.
I may have more trouble because I make larger beads. But if I start off with a base of Lauscha transparent, none of the beads have cracked.
Your mileage may vary, of course!
When I bought mine she was only selling them in 10-lb. lots. I really didn't need that much, but I'm having a hard time bringing myself to sell the extra. :D
I have some peach rubino I got from the Frantz fun house a couple of months ago. It's kind of like that, but much more intense. Such a pretty color!
-Patti
Magicfire
2012-05-06, 5:13pm
I haven't had any problem with other Lauscha colors cracking except for the transparent peach and the Hawaiian Purple. Those 2 just don't play well with others.
Really! Okay, now I have a Mission for today's torch session - I've never had any problem with Lauscha that I've noticed, but I also use very little of it - the rods are SO big and the glass is SO hard, working on a Hot Head I tend to use the lauscha as stringer - little dots of the gold melon pink over effetre pinks or whites is GORGEOUS. I did make spacers with it with no problem... I'll play with it later.
I don't want to restart a firestorm over this again, but Kelly has 2 batches of Gold Melon pink listed right now - 5 pounds for $65 and 10 pounds for $115. I'm sitting on my hands not to buy any more of it.
I'm going to chime in again regarding the Lauscha Coral Pink. I originally bought this color from Jodel many years ago....it came in light or dark coral then. I have used it over the years and had very few issues with cracking. Now, I make pretty small beads, so that might have something to do with it, but I encase effetre white with it all the time, and no cracks. If I had my way I would use Lauscha glass all the time. I just love the way it melts. Here's a photo of my current set on my etsy.
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Gail
Such pretty beads and that is definitely a yummy color. Thanks for sharing Gail.
I haven't had any problem with other Lauscha colors cracking except for the transparent peach and the Hawaiian Purple. Those 2 just don't play well with others.
Oh yes, the Hawaiian Purple was crackity crack-crack. Awful stuff. But so pretty. I ended up using it or a base for frit, and it was fine.
If I remember correctly Carol Anne (who was working at Lauscha at the time) said (somewhere on this forum) that the opaque (Hawaiian) purple was not to be encased. I was recently told by a customer that it is pretty close color wise to the Zimmerman purple rose which I thought was interesting information.
Elizabeth Beads
2012-05-07, 2:09pm
I think it depends on the batch of Hawaiian Purple. I had some fat rods in the past that did not play well with others. I now have a batch of skinny rods and have seen no compatibility issues. The color is similar to Dark Periwinkle or Reichenbach Lilac, just my opinion. :)
That is interesting. I have only ever had one batch I guess because all the rods were the same color (fat and skinny). I will have to compare it to those other colors when I get my glass unpacked!
Paula
Magicfire
2012-05-08, 3:18pm
I think it depends on the batch of Hawaiian Purple. I had some fat rods in the past that did not play well with others. I now have a batch of skinny rods and have seen no compatibility issues. The color is similar to Dark Periwinkle or Reichenbach Lilac, just my opiinion. :)
That's good to know! I love the Hawaiian purple.
I figured out yesterday that it was in fact the transparent peach that I used as a base under the coral pink. The two colors worked together beautifully, with no cracks. The lighter transparent lightens up the coral pink so you can see the color better.
AlivELampworK
2012-05-10, 9:45am
? That's not Lauscha, is it? Every piece of Lauscha I've bought from Kelly has been big fat rods, the 'special coral' is all the little skinny Morreti stuff. Oh, wait, do you mean the Gold Melon Pink? I think I have 30 pounds of it stashed away now... I may need a 12-step program...
30 pounds? wow.
That's about 120 of your beads Ali :D
OMG, this is such a beautiful color. *sigh* I might need more than the 5 pounds I got, lol.
purpledragonfly
2012-05-11, 5:21pm
turns out I bought 10 lbs of the gold melon pink and the DH bought me 10 lbs of it for mother's day......woohooooo!
Magicfire
2012-05-11, 8:02pm
Hmmm, and I thought my measly 10 lbs. was too much. lol
AlivELampworK
2012-05-15, 6:53am
That's about 120 of your beads Ali :D
yeah. exactly.
i'm not sure i totally understand the hoarding concept.....i guess at that point its more of an investment. i think collectively i own 30 pounds of glass at a time.
I could explain hoarding to you Ali, but..... no need to add to my competition :D Just know if you are ever desperate for a glass, you can probably turn to me, lol.
Here is what it looks like with light shinning through *swoon*
LemonwoodStudio
2012-05-15, 6:31pm
I think I already have 25-30 lbs of it too, maybe more! I just love that color and I haven't made any beads with it yet!!! I'm also sitting in my hands!!
sweetiedog
2012-05-15, 7:23pm
I could explain hoarding to you Ali, but..... no need to add to my competition :D Just know if you are ever desperate for a glass, you can probably turn to me, lol.
I am jotting this down in my little glass notebook right now for when the time comes ... :wink:
Elizabeth Beads
2012-05-16, 8:06am
OK who wants to sell (or trade) me a lb. of this pretty glass?
AlivELampworK
2012-05-16, 8:41am
I could explain hoarding to you Ali, but..... no need to add to my competition :D Just know if you are ever desperate for a glass, you can probably turn to me, lol.
:lol: sweet. you're a good friend to have! :love:
Here is what it looks like with light shinning through *swoon*
dang!!!!!
I think I already have 25-30 lbs of it too, maybe more! I just love that color and I haven't made any beads with it yet!!! I'm also sitting in my hands!!
what in the hell? does everyone hoard glass like this? :lol:
damn crazy bead ladies...... :D
AlivELampworK
2012-05-17, 4:09am
damn crazy bead ladies...... :D
you know thats my go to exclamation for times like this. :lol: how much of this is exaggeration, how much of this is not knowing how much a pound really looks like, and how much of this is straight up hoarding goodness???? :lol:
It's hoarding for me, plain and simple. I'm well aware I can get over 600 flower discs from my 5 pounds, yet it doesn't sound like enough. I do however, have a self imposed 5 lb limit unless it really is a necessity. Like the butter pecan for my mermaids. I have 15 lbs of that :) And I still can only get about 700 mermaids out of it..... kind of nervous, lol. I think I made about 500 mermaids last year.
AlivELampworK
2012-05-17, 6:30am
It's hoarding for me, plain and simple. I'm well aware I can get over 600 flower discs from my 5 pounds, yet it doesn't sound like enough. I do however, have a self imposed 5 lb limit unless it really is a necessity. Like the butter pecan for my mermaids. I have 15 lbs of that :) And I still can only get about 700 mermaids out of it..... kind of nervous, lol. I think I made about 500 mermaids last year.
*face palm* :lol: :lol: :lol:
chrissij
2012-05-17, 6:32am
Hell's Bells. Now I want some. I have a transparent Lauscha coral, but I don't believe it has striations.
Chris, it only gets those from the restriking I do when making those discs. I made spacers and they don't have them.
*face palm* :lol: :lol: :lol:
This from the woman that has.... how many little dogs? lol
AlivELampworK
2012-05-22, 6:27am
This from the woman that has.... how many little dogs? lol
three dogs. one is 7 pounds, one is 8 pounds, one is 10 pounds. weighs less than most people's single dog AND glass stash...but more than my glass stash. :lol:
Dragonfly Queen
2014-05-20, 10:16am
Bumping this up. Just had the Lauscha gold melon cracking over effetre white experience. Going to have to play with this a bit and also ordered some Lauscha clear and other colors.
Does anybody have any experience with the Lauscha white encased with the Gold Melon? Cracking?
purpledragonfly
2014-05-20, 12:41pm
I have about 20 lbs of the gold melon......I don't think I have ever tried it over white. heading out to torch......will have to experiment.
Magicfire
2014-05-31, 7:33am
Bumping this up. Just had the Lauscha gold melon cracking over effetre white experience. Going to have to play with this a bit and also ordered some Lauscha clear and other colors.
Does anybody have any experience with the Lauscha white encased with the Gold Melon? Cracking?
That cracked for me too! sorry. And when I first had cracking problems with the transp. peach over white over 10 years ago, it also cracked over Lauscha white. It didn't seem to make any difference what brand of white it was; the white is just too soft under the stiff transparent.
But if you do a base of one of the Lauscha transparents first, then a thin layer of white, and then the melon pink, it might work. The only thing that worked for me, though, was putting the gold melon pink over another transparent without any white in between, unless it was just dots or stringer decoration on white.
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