Opal Yellow? [Archive] - Lampwork Etc.

Miss Kate

2007-06-03, 5:00pm

Hi all,
I know a lot of people really like opal yellow. But what I don't know is WHY?
I bought some from Frantz a while back, but so far am unimpressed. Must be just me though.

Why do you like Opal Yellow?
What do you use it for? Base bead or decorations?

Miss Kate (who would've made a poll of this, but didn't know how)

jokersdesign

2007-06-03, 5:15pm

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vonna

2007-06-03, 5:38pm

I strike my opal yellow before I apply to the bead - I heat then marver with the brass -

Most of my rods have a lot of pink - it may not be you Miss Kate - it just may be the rod.

Vonna

gwacie

2007-06-03, 5:59pm

Opal yellow makes a great base for a lot of the reactive glass colors. Try it with anything reactive - make a bunch of small spacer with melted in dots to start just to see what the color reactions are to get an idea. You might get lines or different colors or color spread. Different combos will yield different looks.

Dark opal yellow (the old stuff) would strike to a have a blush pink/rose color throughout it which was very pretty. The lighter opal yellow (different batch) didn't blush as well, at least for me, but still worked well with reactive glass.

Miss Kate

2007-06-03, 6:15pm

I'll try it again. I'm starting to think I got Uranium yellow & not opal yellow though. I'll have to find my invoice tomorrow & double check.

Miss Kate

Kevan

2007-06-03, 6:19pm

I love opal yellow. If they stop making opal yellow I have no wish to go on living.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o53/konact/opalyellowraku3.jpghttp://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o53/konact/DSC_0023.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o53/konact/past%20beads/opalyellowdrop.jpg

beadgoodies

2007-06-03, 6:35pm

Opal Yellow is great with almost ANY frit!! It's very useful stuff!!

Candy

vonna

2007-06-03, 6:37pm

OH Michelle, how pretty - wow -

gwacie

2007-06-03, 6:51pm

Uranium yellow is nice too. I love it with copper green or the old lauscha wedgwood blue.

Miss Kate

2007-06-03, 6:53pm

Ok, I'm pretty convinced I got uranium yellow now & not opal yellow. So, either I ordered the wrong thing or got shipped the wrong thing.

No wonder I'm not seeing any reactions!
Can you say "Kate's a Goober" with me?

Miss Kate (the Goober)

gwacie

2007-06-03, 7:17pm

There was recently a VERY light batch of opal yellow - you might have that. How about a photo?

vonna

2007-06-03, 7:52pm

I picked out opal yellow glass the other day - huge rods with lots of pink - they also had a batch with hardly any pink at all in the bin.

I can't find my picture where I made my bead just plain - somehow it had a light blue in it to.

The blue it could of been another color picked up on the rod. I am still looking. :(

I tryed the OP with that new Violet today - it's still in the kiln.

jokersdesign

2007-06-03, 8:57pm

I now have a question about opal yellow. I don't have a vendor close to me so I order most items from the internet.

When I order stuff like red copper green, copper green, and opal yellow etc. I noticed that they always say (hand pulled). What does this mean?

Am I getting the real deal or a copy?

Curly Irish Girl

2007-06-03, 9:25pm

It means exactly what it says....those are hand pulled rods/colors....thus the variation from batch to batch.....sometimes you might hear about odd lots....those are "experiments" or variations and usually what people try to get their hands on.....cause it doesn't go on in availability land forever.....

I now have a question about opal yellow. I don't have a vendor close to me so I order most items from the internet.

When I order stuff like red copper green, copper green, and opal yellow etc. I noticed that they always say (hand pulled). What does this mean?

Am I getting the real deal or a copy?

jokersdesign

2007-06-03, 9:50pm

It means exactly what it says....those are hand pulled rods/colors....thus the variation from batch to batch.....sometimes you might hear about odd lots....those are "experiments" or variations and usually what people try to get their hands on.....cause it doesn't go on in availability land forever.....

So they are hand pulled by Morretti and not some guy at home?

what vendors do you have the most luck with getting stuck that is actually in stock and these "experiments" odd lots?

Kevan

2007-06-03, 10:08pm

Some of the odd lots are colors that were made by mistake. Happy mistakes. Really, really happy mistakes.;-)

kandice

2007-06-03, 10:19pm

I love Opal Yellow. :) I use it as a base, or for layering with other colors. Some examples...

http://www.lampwork.net/sunrise3.jpg

http://www.lampwork.net/ospice4.jpg

http://www.lampwork.net/pinkcarnival3.jpg

My Bloody Valentine

2007-06-04, 2:43am

I've obviously got the new batch of opal yellow because I certainly never got a blush tone out of mine and the actual rod is almost white. It does have the most beautiful creamy buttery colour that works so well with corals and intense black. I will have to look out for the old batch!

lunamoonshadow

2007-06-04, 4:28am

Oh Kandice, that top set is just ohhhhhhhh.......yum......droool!!!!!

SuzyQ

2007-06-04, 4:35am

So they are hand pulled by Morretti and not some guy at home?

what vendors do you have the most luck with getting stuck that is actually in stock and these "experiments" odd lots?

My favorite supplier of the cool odd lots is galaxyglass on ebay.

Griffin Dove

2007-06-04, 4:51am

72595

Same rod of opal yellow! Same torch sitting...it looks scrumptious on the darker corals.

Deanna

gwacie

2007-06-04, 5:08am

Here are a few more done with the darker Opal Yellow:

WeeMary

2007-06-04, 6:39am

This is darker opal yellow on its own as the neck of a rather wonky vessel. The pink tones come out on reheating.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o297/weemaryanne/Mylampwork488-1.jpg

Bear Rampant Glass

2007-06-04, 7:41am

Oh, Kandice, run away with me! :P

Jeannette

Miss Kate

2007-06-04, 7:47am

Will try & take a pic tonight of the rod, and the finished beads (when I unload the kiln).

Miss Kate
Who thanks you all for your help!

ElizabethCreations

2007-06-04, 8:57am

I mostly use Opal Yellow with frit. :biggrin:

swamper

2007-06-04, 9:26am

Quick way to tell the difference between opal yellow and uranium is to apply a dot of rubino and melt it in - if it turns rusty or stays pink its opal yellow - if it turns black, its uranium.

Miss Kate

2007-06-04, 11:47am

Pretty beads all!

Hey swamper - thanks for the tip. I'll do that little test tonight.
My invoice showed opal yellow - but the rods sure don't look like the pic on Frantz's web site. That's why I started wondering if I had gotten misshipped.

Anyway - thanks again for the testing tip!

Miss Kate

Starrr

2007-06-04, 11:58am

Opal yellow and silver pink are my two favorite colors, well today they are.

I have a theory that Opal Yellow, the original first batch, was born when a mistake was made when they were trying to make Silver Pink. Maybe they added too much pink, maybe too much of something else and this mistake took off and became Opal Yellow.

I have found many similarities with both of these glasses and their reactions. Depending on the batches, the similarities can be strong or subtle, but they are still the same.

I love OY with all of the foils!

Miss Kate

2007-06-04, 5:34pm

Ok, looks like it is officially opal yellow! Swampers test tip proved it to me. And the beads did look a whole lot better coming out of the kiln. So looks like I'll be a new convert to opal yellow!

Starr - thanks for the help! Now I just gotta try to find time to mess with it & some silver leaf!

Thanks again all,
Miss Kate

claybraes

2007-06-05, 1:13am

72595

Same rod of opal yellow! Same torch sitting...it looks scrumptious on the darker corals.

Deanna

OOOHHHHH yum, how beautiful

ziggys

2007-06-05, 2:39pm

[QUOTE=kandice;1201235]I love Opal Yellow. :) I use it as a base, or for layering with other colors. Some examples...

Just wanted to say how much I love your opal yellow beads. Especially the first picture. That's my personal favorite! May I ask what pink that is? I don't know of a pink in Effetre/Vetrofond, but I've been out of the loop.
Thanks!
Angela

vonna

2007-06-05, 3:23pm

http://www.justvonna.com/images/tam/opal4501.jpg

It's a quicky picture - am taking it to Bead & Button and hoping it sells.
I just added alot of stuff to it - Thanks, Vonna

Glad to hear Kate you got the right batch.
Lot's of yummy's - (I always think of food when I make beads!)

Anne Ricketts

2007-06-05, 4:04pm

I love opal yellow and it's a big factor on my African themed beads! :grin:

vonna

2007-06-05, 5:45pm

I love opal yellow and it's a big factor on my African themed beads! :grin:

I would say so Ms. Ricketts!
my bead looks so small :)

ziggys

2007-06-05, 8:28pm

I love opal yellow and it's a big factor on my African themed beads! :grin:

Oh those are so cool. I love the African theme. Never even thought of Opal yellow for that. Of course I rarely use my Opal yellow 'cause I'm afraid I'll waste it. LOL! I'm still too new to do it justice!
Angela

ziggys

2007-06-05, 8:33pm

72595

Same rod of opal yellow! Same torch sitting...it looks scrumptious on the darker corals.

Deanna

You got that right! It DOES look scrumptious on your darker coral beads.
Now if I could only do that! ;-)
Angela

G.L.McBead

2007-06-05, 8:43pm

I think some people look at the opaleno yellow and get mixed up.
The good opal yellow is 266.
G.

Artistic License

2007-06-05, 8:50pm

kandice

2007-06-05, 9:11pm

Ooooooh so pretty!!!!!

I mostly use Opal Yellow with frit. :biggrin:

kandice

2007-06-05, 9:12pm

Thank you! :) It's the odd lot 256 they call either raspberry or Crazy Cane, I think Frantz still has some.

[quote=kandice;1201235]I love Opal Yellow. :) I use it as a base, or for layering with other colors. Some examples...

Just wanted to say how much I love your opal yellow beads. Especially the first picture. That's my personal favorite! May I ask what pink that is? I don't know of a pink in Effetre/Vetrofond, but I've been out of the loop.
Thanks!
Angela

Kevan

2007-06-06, 1:58am

I love opal yellow and it's a big factor on my African themed beads! :grin:

Oh, get out of here with your fabulous beads, will ya???!!!=D>

beadysam

2007-06-06, 3:33am

I asked the same question a while ago. I had PALE opal yellow and thought it would do the same thing just lighter. I was very wrong! I can't really get the pale stuff to do anything at all. It does react a bit but you certainly don't get the warmth of colour or spreading effect with it. I recently got some OY and it has the rings of pink all through it - look at it too hard and it blushes! It is truely beautiful and I am in love. Its my current fave along with Shrekky!

Anne Ricketts

2007-06-06, 4:09am

Thanks ya'll! Kevan I think you do wonders with opal yellow!! I don't think anyone can mess up opal yellow, it's such a versatile color and looks good with just about everything!!

ziggys

2007-06-06, 9:16am

Thank you! :) It's the odd lot 256 they call either raspberry or Crazy Cane, I think Frantz still has some.

[quote=ziggys;1204313]

Thanks for the info Kandice! I have to put that one on my list to get, it is so pretty. Though it's how you applied it that makes it look that way. :)

Angela

ziggys

2007-06-06, 9:27am

Try melting in silver foil into the opal yellow, then put on some decoration with intense black. When you're all done reduce it and it makes the most beautiful silver background. It's one of my best sellers

Oh, what a great tip!
I have yet to buy any Intense Black because of the cost. Do you have a picture of this combo??? I really want to try this!!! :mrgreen:

And I just placed an order with Frantz thinking I thought I was set for awhile. I should know better. ](*,)
(Adding intense black, Opal Yellow and Crazy Cane to my new list).
Angela

ziggys

2007-06-06, 9:28am

ziggys

2007-06-06, 9:59am

Thank you! :) It's the odd lot 256 they call either raspberry or Crazy Cane, I think Frantz still has some.

[quote=ziggys;1204313]

Wait! Now I'm confused. Is the 256 the base color of some of those beads? That was the pink I was asking about. They aren't all Opal Yellow are they???
Angela

kandice

2007-06-06, 4:19pm

Yes, the pink is the base of some of the beads. :)

[quote=kandice;1205187]Thank you! :) It's the odd lot 256 they call either raspberry or Crazy Cane, I think Frantz still has some.

Wait! Now I'm confused. Is the 256 the base color of some of those beads? That was the pink I was asking about. They aren't all Opal Yellow are they???
Angela

beadysam

2007-06-07, 4:43am

Please tell us where you get your oh so beautiful Opal Yellow???
Angela

Hiya
I got it from Quinton at www.Glassworks.be . He's fab, friendly and really helpful too!

FosterFire

2007-06-07, 5:08am

LB Supplys has some that is GREAT, very saturated. BEST Batch I have ever gotten. They also had some one-off pale stuff that I use as well and like very much. It's more subtle.

I think their website is www.lbsupplys.com or maybe it's .net

Firebug

2007-06-07, 5:11am

Dark opal yellow is my absolute favorite! Any new frit I buy, I test it on OY. In my opinion, it's one of the best base bead colors around! It reacts nicely with almost anything you put on it.

This bead is OY with Terra frit. The raised dots are ink violet.

Cheers
Kathy

ziggys

2007-06-07, 10:07am

Thanks for the info on where to buy it. I'm trying to stay within the United States for my purchases but I sure am hearing good things about Glassworks!
And LB too of course. :)
Angela

Firebug

2007-06-07, 1:33pm

ziggys

2007-06-07, 8:15pm

Angela,

I've had very good luck buying dark opal yellow from the following:

- Frantz Art Glass
- Arrow Springs
- Howaco

The batch I got from Frantz Art Glass was by far the best for dark OY!

Cheers
Kathy

This is good to know. I have a backorder for some Poppy with Frantz. Maybe I can justify adding in some Opal Yellow....and Intense Black. Oh, and some Crazy Cane. Geez, it's a never ending list isn't it? ;-)
Angela

Gelly

2007-06-07, 8:32pm

Opal Yellow is one of my fav colors too!!! Here are a couple of my current creations with it.

http://gellybutton.com/images/Jun07/3/confetti2.jpg
http://gellybutton.com/images/Jun07/3/flowers1.jpg