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2012-12-09, 6:17pm
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Fresh Opinions on Fugly Glass Colour?
There was a thread a couple of years back about 'Fugly' colours, and rather than resurrect that one, I'd like to get some fresh opinions on fugliness.
I'll start. I don't like the following colours. Some of them actually make me feel nauseous when I look at them.
EFF Streaky Denim
EFF Calico
VET Key Lime Parrot
REI Mystic Yellow
CIM Sand Dollar
EFF Acid Yellow
EFF Medium Cobalt
REI Soft Violet
VET Mauvelous
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2012-12-09, 7:44pm
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I like using the med cobalt (opaque) in BOC beads, nice & bright for the kids. I made some red/white/blue ones with it for sure.
I don't have the others so can't say, but if they are bright, I'd probably use them for BOC. I don't really use brights for much else yet, but who knows for the future.
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2012-12-09, 8:29pm
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211 Sage Green Pastel (just yuck)
Closely followed by 210 Avocado (only if the avocado has gone bad is it that color)
Wasabi Yellow Ochre
I like most colors....
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2012-12-09, 8:31pm
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Key Lime Parrot? Oh, I LOVE this color! If you want to ditch yours or trade, lemme know! 
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2012-12-09, 8:32pm
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2012-12-09, 8:34pm
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I want to love Calico. So. Much. I was dismayed when I found all the posts complaining of the results. I'm glad I checked it out. I look at the pictures and I still want it. Wah.
I've been looking for a better vine cane. I'll try that, thanks DeAnne.
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2012-12-09, 9:04pm
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I love wasabi too! But alas it is no more 
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2012-12-09, 9:08pm
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Take acid yellow and case it with medium grass green transparent for a truly popping lime green.
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2012-12-09, 9:49pm
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Question: Never having had wasabi, is there anything close to it I could use if I want to make some twisties for stems/vines?
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2012-12-09, 10:08pm
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I'll send you some if you'd like Eileen...I have lots! PM me your addy, OK? 
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2012-12-09, 11:15pm
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Mauvelous always turns out barfy when I use it.
I also dislike the CiM clears - they are always scummy for me, and I have almost 3 lbs. of it in various diameters. I've purchased it on 4 different occasions over the years, and it's always craptastic. I was sure the stringers would be different, so I bought a pound - A POUND! - of clear, but nope. Still yucky-scummy. I literally have it in a tube marked, "Shit Glass".
Bullseye Seaweed Green is also meh. I don't like all the inclusions in the glass.
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2012-12-09, 11:23pm
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Alexis I bought a few kinds of clear on my very first glass purchase, and I ended up using the CIM on bead cores because I didn't like it much. I'd forgotten about that.
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2012-12-09, 11:30pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AVTrout
Mauvelous always turns out barfy when I use it.
I also dislike the CiM clears - they are always scummy for me, and I have almost 3 lbs. of it in various diameters. I've purchased it on 4 different occasions over the years, and it's always craptastic. I was sure the stringers would be different, so I bought a pound - A POUND! - of clear, but nope. Still yucky-scummy. I literally have it in a tube marked, "Shit Glass".
Bullseye Seaweed Green is also meh. I don't like all the inclusions in the glass.
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Oh my goodness, I LOVE BE Seaweed! Unless we have completely different batches... are you talking about the pale transparent green with lots of avventurine sparkle?
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2012-12-10, 4:54am
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BE seaweed is one of my favorites too!
I also like Vetro Key Lime and Parrot.
I dislike most of the Effetre pastel purples. (I do like the pale orchid shade) They are just too chalky with gray brown tinges if worked with too little oxy.
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2012-12-10, 6:37am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AVTrout
Mauvelous always turns out barfy when I use it.
I also dislike the CiM clears - they are always scummy for me, and I have almost 3 lbs. of it in various diameters. I've purchased it on 4 different occasions over the years, and it's always craptastic. I was sure the stringers would be different, so I bought a pound - A POUND! - of clear, but nope. Still yucky-scummy. I literally have it in a tube marked, "Shit Glass".
Bullseye Seaweed Green is also meh. I don't like all the inclusions in the glass.
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you've got to work cim clears WAY out in the back flame, and very cool temps at that. it takes some getting used to. once i learned how to use it properly cim clear was my favorite.
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2012-12-10, 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by Elizabeth Beads
211 Sage Green Pastel (just yuck)
Closely followed by 210 Avocado (only if the avocado has gone bad is it that color)
Wasabi Yellow Ochre
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Various shades of snot 
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2012-12-10, 4:08pm
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I also LOVE key lime and parrot!
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2012-12-10, 4:10pm
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Kalera, yep, mine has little aventurine sparkles in it, and I don't love it, not one bit.
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2012-12-10, 5:02pm
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Moss Agate. Yuck. A muddy black, if that is at all possible. I'm giving mine to Eileen LOL maybe it will speak to her, cause it just mumbles to me.
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2012-12-10, 5:08pm
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I used up all my CIM clears quickly. But the again I covered all of it with enamel
Whenever I have a color I dislike I end up using it a lot to 'use it up' them discover that it isn't bad when I 'blank blank blank'. So I don't think a strong dislike for any color just yet.
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2012-12-10, 5:21pm
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That vine cane is pretty De, and if you want some more Sage and Avocado, let me know. I'd happily trade for murrini or something. I don't have a lot, less than a lb. of each I think, but it is the hand-pulled stuff. I may have some machine pulled Sage too. AGH sells it for $15 lb., not sure it is the hand pulled or not, but I just want it gone.
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2012-12-10, 5:27pm
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I'm laughing at myself, because I'm feeling sorry for the glass on the blech list, like the ugly dog or cat makes me feel bad for them & want to take them home.
And the phone just gave me a tornado warning, wow!
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2012-12-10, 7:43pm
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Effetre American Beauty...yuk
Have to agree on the Streaky Denim, can't make up it's mind if it's purple or blue
I used to hate Calico...so shocky. Then I made these,some are Mou. I kinda like them!
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2012-12-10, 8:27pm
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CIM Gooseberry. It scums no matter what I do. The color in the rod is pretty, the color once it's on a bead MEH.
CIM Twilight. Scums. Pretty, but crud.
Effetre Sunset. Like a orange and pink playdoh massacre. Though, I have seen larger beads that are pretty, I suppose because it has more room to spread out.
Effetre purple. Meh. Dirty old man sock color. Like something that has been washed too many times.
AK-??? something or other from DH. "Earthy Luna" Or... just earth, like dirt kind of earth.  Big no.
The new "seeded white" isn't what it used to be. The first batch I bought was pretty 7-Up bubbly clear. Beautiful all on its own. The new batch is so saturated with bubbles that it turns white. NO.
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2012-12-10, 8:39pm
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I kinda like the streaky denim, and I love the yellow ochre. The one I consider fugly right now is the Vetro Sunshine. Such a pretty yellow... except I have the batch with the black spots. I belive I have seen it referred to as "rotten banana". And I'm still trying to decide about mauvelous. It makes a good base color, but other than that... meh.
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2012-12-10, 8:45pm
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The ugliest color ever made was Bullseye Superman.
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2012-12-10, 9:33pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheila D.
Effetre American Beauty...yuk
Have to agree on the Streaky Denim, can't make up it's mind if it's purple or blue
I used to hate Calico...so shocky. Then I made these,some are Mou. I kinda like them!
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Gorgeous Sheila. I love Mou. I don't think I have any Calico or have ever used it, but now ...
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2012-12-10, 9:45pm
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Gosh! I have to agree!
I have a few rods here and they are collecting dust for years now! 
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2012-12-11, 12:01am
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I love key lime. I love parrot. I don't love the hideous abomination that is key lime parrot. It was surely just a marketing gimmick to name it that because in this hybrid disaster of a layered colour, the opaque part is nothing like key lime and the transparent part is nothing like parrot. I don't think I have more than three rods of it left, which I reserved so that I could test the colour on my blog someday.
I love seeing what colours people don't like and why, and then that some of those colours do have someone out there that loves them!
I haven't had bad luck with twilight or gooseberry scamming up. I like twilight quite a bit, and gooseberry is really interestingly reactive. I don't like the moonstones (gooseberry) on principle though because you have to anneal them hotter and I am against using glass that makes me change how I normally work.
Lol @ pink play dough massacre. I also don't like sunset because it is expensive and you can just make your own by encasing a big glob of coral thinly with light pink and pulling it out into cane.
I have deep love for sage, avocado and yellow ochre / wasabi.
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2012-12-11, 4:55am
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Mauvelous is a personal favorite cause I use it as a base for silver glass and frit...tends to be just reactive enough that I can get some nice shimmers without too much effort. I keep trying to like Biscotti, but it fumes so quick, it just gives a murky brown once out of the kiln.
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