Bullseye Opq. Primary Colors.... How to make them look organic??

blackcatbeads · #1 2005-08-13, 6:51pm

OK.. I just got the Stocking order from Bullseye and I loath Opaque Red, Yellow, Orange and Bright Neon Green... I dont want to waste the glass.. so what can I do to make it take on an organic feel without being ... well.. Bright? heh

Lara · #2 2005-08-13, 7:22pm

I don't know about making them organic, but the orange is the best orange pumpkin color! Watch out, it turns a bit grey in the flame, work it far out in the flame.

Perhaps some silvered french vanilla will tone them down and help them look "organic."

Lara

blackcatbeads · #3 2005-08-13, 7:30pm

umm... Maybe I will just trade them.. heh I dont even use the red, yellow and oranges in Moretti either. In both Transparent and Opaque.

Dose the French Vanilla silver like moretti ivory???

WhiskerWood · #4 2005-08-13, 7:33pm

In the Spotlight on Silver booklet there is a recipe for Reptile beads using BE...

I made these following the recipe...

You might be able to do the same type of bead with different base colors...
I haven't tried it but it may work...

Lisi · #5 2005-08-15, 7:56am

Hi Nicole!

Here's some I made with the opaque spring green as a base, and the frits were a mix I made up of transparent forest green #1, transparent olive green #0, and a khaki color (olive brown #1). I looooove this mix over this green and Effetre pea green!

Here's an old pic, but I made some new ones the other night with a gravity swirl. I'll post the picture of those later!

Lara · #6 2005-08-15, 5:43pm

I have made SIS with the fench vanilla, it doesn't silver as well as ivory but it ia passable. OH OH OH I forgot, yellow silvers in BE.

Lara

SassyCassie · #7 2005-08-15, 7:07pm

Hmmmm Nicole....seems we have opposite problems! I don't "do organic" and gravitate to the brights. I'll take an inventory some time this week of the colors I have that are gathering dust (Moretti, Lauscha, Vetro, and BE)...maybe we can work a trade-sie because I LOVE the bright lime BE!!!!

Cass

Teague · #8 2005-08-15, 7:38pm

I love the brights too! you can mix the green with other greens to make a nice cane. I like mixing the bright green with one of the sparklies, makes for a nice vine. You could encase the orange/red with something to tone it down? maybe amber? Or you could just send them to me, as I absolutely love the brightest of bright colors.

Teague

blackcatbeads · #9 2005-08-15, 8:17pm

Got any more of that frit mix??

Lisi · #10 2005-08-16, 4:30am

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackcatbeads

Got any more of that frit mix??

Hehe, I'll send you some with your beads!

blackcatbeads · #11 2005-08-16, 7:48pm

Woo woo

Alrighty then!

Lisi · #12 2005-08-17, 11:50am

Here's the ones made with Effetre pea green and that same frit mix. I like these with the gravity swirl, but I can't wait to get my hands on more of the BE spring green for this frit. Plus, I have a new idea: A splash here and there of the sparkly aventurine green over the other stuff! I did this with a large lentil shaped bead, but I can't find that one to take a picture of it.