I love the delicate look of these thin slivers of Roman glass! It was somewhat of a challenge to me to figure out how to use this fragile glass, because I generally lean toward chunkier beads that are not as likely to break as I handle them. So I decided on a "Nikki"esque wire wrap with 26 gauge oxidized copper wire. I added some primitively stamped copper charms and tiny yellow Picasso Czech drops, also wrapped with darkened wire. Thank you, Nikki Zehler, for the inspiration.
Gloria Ewing
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I love these! The glass reminds me of glacier-fed streams in the Rocky Mtns.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! LOVE the colors.
ReplyDeleteFabulous! What you did with them was just perfect--the fine, web-like wire is just right for such diaphanous discs! Love the sea green with the rust/mustard colors. The opaque, stone-like Czech drops are very nice with the translucent glass too, a great contrast.
ReplyDeleteLove these - I have bought Roman glass and I'm blaming Nikki too!
ReplyDeleteOh! I love these. I like the contrast between the thin, translucent glass and the dark wire and copper. Cool!
ReplyDeleteLOVE these! I have a bunch of Roman glass from Happy Mango and that I got from the gem show a few years back that are just beautiful. But, because many of the pieces are so delicate, like these here, I am afraid to use them for anything but earrings for myself. Guess I should just be brave and go for it. This is a great inspiration to do so!
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous Gloria. I really must get me some Roman Glass, it's so crusty and awesome and I love what you did with them!
ReplyDelete*blush* You handled these just perfectly - and those wee stamped copper discs are the perfect mates. This has me dreaming of blue summer skies...
ReplyDeleteLove the roman glass! They remind me of recycled glass - which I also adore. Really great earthiness to this set. Pairs well with the copper and rustic Czech glass.
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely stunning!! One day I will get my hands on some roman glass...
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