Tag: implosion
Mojo Mutation
by admin on Sep.11, 2009, under Glass Chat
So, Lately, my glass mojo has been ‘leaking’ out. I’ve been making spacers, and pretty beads, but nothing new that I’d go “OOoooo” over. So I tried a tutorial that I haven’t tried since I was a brand spankin new glass girl, and sooo excited because I had been eyeing this tutorial, and always wanted to try it.
So I allowed my mojo to mutate a bit, and I attempted another implosion.
Next time, I will be leaving the flowers off, they’re not that hot. 
This is a Mandrel Wound Implosion bead. YOu’ve seen implosions in boro pendants, in Marbles, etc, but this is with soft glass. It involves a large disk bead, lots of dots, and lots of patience. (I get my glass too hot, you can see how the implosions ’swirl’ around the mandrel…that’s ok, I LIKE them that way. I also like my marshmallows burned and crispy. Really!)
I think next time I will try silvered ivory dots. I like how they implode.
