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2014-05-30, 5:09pm
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neutral backgrounds for black stringer drawings
I've been making beads in this style and I'm so pleased with them.
 2223 by HeatherBehrendt, on Flickr
So far I've only worked with black stringer on Ivory, but I know that color scheme isn't for everyone. Can anybody recommend some colors or frits that would make some nice backgrounds that wouldn't detract too much from the drawings?
For example the backgrounds on Kerri Fuhr's and Joy Munshower's sculpted beads. Something that will add some interest or a customers' favorite color, but doesn't distract.
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2014-05-30, 5:43pm
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I'm awestruck, love your stringer work!
I wonder how a pale transparent would look, if you etched/tumbled the bead to give it the sea glass look.
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2014-05-30, 5:44pm
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Sky blue
seafoam
cirrus
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2014-05-30, 5:49pm
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Originally Posted by Eileen
I'm awestruck, love your stringer work!
I wonder how a pale transparent would look, if you etched/tumbled the bead to give it the sea glass look.
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Actually I made one in a transparent color with a little bit of white enamel etched. Thank you for reminding me! That will be a great way to get a little color, texture and interest.
I want to love Cirrus, but I don't have good luck with CIM's transparenty colors. I feel like they thermal shock so easily. That might just be me being crazy, but I feel like I can only consistently work with their opaque colors.
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2014-05-30, 5:52pm
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I was also thinking soft pink, & some of the corals.
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2014-05-30, 5:54pm
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2014-05-31, 2:16pm
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I didn't mean to kill the thread... 
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2014-05-31, 2:41pm
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You didn't  I think we just covered a lot of color options.
Also it's a nice weekend and hopefully everyone's outside playing
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Hey, something ate my post!
I've been tossing stringer on just about anything, and it's been interesting! I would look at enamels too, or some of those glasses that blush or change color a little in the flame, like stoneground, phoenix, and...oh whatever that other one is.
I've been eyeing that Antique green from Eff. too, I think that would look lovely with golden or silver stringer and I haven't seen that yet (I think).
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2014-05-31, 11:45pm
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Canyon de chelly would be beautiful as a background for stringer work.
And opal yellow
I have a real thing for Pistachio at the moment. Such a pale pretty green.
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2014-06-01, 1:09am
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Any lighter, not too busy (monochromatic-ish, or with complimentary not loud bits) frit melted into any color gravity swirled a bit to soften the effect would be neat. It would give it a almost Monet backdrop 
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hand dyed silk ribbons in many colors!
WASHERS & TOPPERS - layering components for interchangeable glass topper and to use in other jewelry/metalwork.:
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2014-06-01, 4:52am
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Silver pink. Tongue pink. Powder pink. Ginger. Butter Pecan. Uranium yellow pastel.
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2014-06-05, 8:54pm
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Try fossil, it's wonderful and would look great with your beautiful stringer work!
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