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Old 2010-10-18, 7:44pm
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For those hoping to see some test beads of some of the newest colors (and a couple of oldies too), here are some pics and observations. Most of the test beads are one plain and one with SIS on top. The transparents also have a test bead with CIM Peace as a core.

OP Coffee and Cream - doesn't like reheating - devits/boils


OP Red (47) - lovely red - doesn't go brown like many reds can


OP Dark Purple (136) - lighter than rod after melting. some striations.


OP Dark Caramel - devits/boils galore, especially when reheated.


OP Dark Burgundy - melted nicely but so dark it looks black


SOP Dark Baby Blue (138 ) - LEFT 2 beads - very pretty, opaque, similar to Pajama Blue Vetrofond
SOP Soft Green Blue (139) - RIGHT 2 beads - very pretty - went opaque too - just a smidge softer and greener in color than 138


SOP Light Lime Green - remains translucent if not reheated, went opaque when pressed. Yum!


SOP Misty Golden Gray (161) - RIGHT bead - frit on a stick, semi-translucent white after melting. SIS spreads like crazy. (Bead on the left in this pic is OP Dark Ivory. Devits like other opaque neutrals.)


SOP Violet - LEFT 2 beads - remained translucent when blown into shards, went opaque in spacer beads, more pinkinsh than the OP-136 Dk Purple. Reactive with SIS.
SOP Purple (134) - RIGHT 2 beads - turned a very light lavender, opaque, after melting. quite pretty


SOP Light Misty Green - LEFT 2 beads - pretty soft green. Can go opaque or stay partly translucent. Similar shade as Dirty Martini (CIM), pictured in RIGHT 2 beads, but the Devardi is more minty green.


SOP Fruit Punch - Should have named this one Creamsicle! Nothing like the color of the rod when worked and annealed. (See the unheated rod color to the right in the picture?) Creamy pale orange after working.


TR X-Lt Purple - Quite gray-purple and dark on its own. Pictured over white in middle bead. Full of small bubbles like seeded glass.


TR Beer Bottle Brown (75) - very true to the name! Some small bubbles but not bad. The SIS spreads more on this color.


TR Dark Burnt Orange (17) - very true to rod color. few bubbles


That's all I got! I'd love to see some more results from the newer colors if you have played with them.
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