Link to LE Thread on Seashell Swirl
Beads & Info by Amy Hall
Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd spacers.
Val Cox Red Violet frit on Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd with a core of Moretti 067 Rose Quartz
Val Cox Royal Ballet frit on Moretti 068 Transparent Pale Rose and Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd
Base of Moretti 204 Pastel White, with a layer of Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd, and Val Cox Drama Cream frit
Core of Moretti 067 Rose Quartz with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl, and Val Cox Flamingo Dancer frit.
Core of Moretti 082 Transparent Pale Lavender with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd and Val Cox Tutti Frutti frit.
Core of Moretti 044 Transparent Dark Purple, with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl, Val Cox Purple Salmon frit, and silvered ivory stringer.
Base of Moretti 232 Pastel Light Turquoise, Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Odd, Val Cox Pandora frit, and silvered ivory stringer.
Base of Moretti 082 Transparent Pale Lavender with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Odd, Val Cox Pandora frit, and silvered ivory stringer.
Base of Moretti 046 Transparent Pale Purple with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd, and Val Cox Purple Rose frit.
Base of Moretti 042 Transparent Medium Purple, with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd and Val Cox Mood Swings frit.
Base of Moretti 068 Transparent Pale Rose, with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd, and Val Cox Fucshia Pink frit. The raised dots are CiM Simply Berry.
Moretti 022 Transparent Medium Grass Green base with Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd and Val Cox Cherry Blossoms frit.
Seashell swirl is a light pinky/purpley glass that’s somewhere between transparent and opaque. It reacts around most frit, creating a bit of an outline around the frit. More reaction depending on the frit. I’ve tried a few different ones and gotten some neat results. It also seems to be somewhat reactive with silvered ivory (or at least, it makes a very nice base for it)
Base of Moretti 036 Transparent Dark Aquamarine, with a layer of Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd, and a coating of Val Cox Gypsy Skirt frit
Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd base with Val Cox Ruby Extra Gold frit
This set was made using Vetrofond 955 Seashell Swirl Special Odd as a base. I rolled them in Val Cox’s Wild Raspberry frit, and then used some stringer in CiM Black Currant to make some lines across the bead, and to make the raised dots on the surface.
This is Val Cox’s African Violet frit on seashell swirl. The more grapey transparent purple colour there is Creation is Messy’s Simply Berry.
These beads are a coral base, with seashell swirl, frit, and silvered ivory stringer overtop.
For the beads below, used heliotrope frit on it and encased with vetrofond clear for the big rounds. The little rounds are the seashell swirl all on its own. For the shells, I started with an effetre light purple base, covered it with the seashell swirl, and then some heliotrope frit. There is some colour separation that almost gives a mottled sort of look.
I used a lot of different glasses in this set. Let’s see… I started with a base of moretti/effetre light purple transparent. Then I did a layer of vetrofond odd seashell swirl. Then, a bit of CiM thai orchid and CiM simply berry overtop… followed by some CiM cirrus frit, and some silvered ivory stringer. Whew! The light coloured rounds have all the above except the CiM thai orchid and simply berry. The darker small rounds are just thai orchid.
Effetre 040 light purple base with vetrofond odd seashell swirl, heliotrope frit, and silvered ivory stringer.
