Here are a few beads I made this week. I used Metallic Black stringers on the first two. Raking the stingers produces neat sculptural shapes and swirls. I can see a lot of future fun in this type of bead! I love the cranberry color and Adventurine (Goldstone) on the first pink one.
On the 3rd one, I encased the pink before applying the encased Adventurine (Goldstone), and it seems to have washed the surface color of pink out a bit. I used a 1" Lentil Press for it's shape.