Uh Oh

Now we can make our own pattern palettes at ColourLovers.  Ah crap.  There goes another hour!!

First Impression: Reichenbach 104 Opal Raspberry

Those who know me know I am on the constant lookout for new pink glass colors.  Boy, have I ever found one.  Now, Reichenbach’s new line of 104 COE glass is not extensive, but with a color like this - who cares?  According to posts on the forums, this glass is compatible and quite saturated, so adding it to my current palette won’t be a problem. And there sure is room in my palette for this lovely color.

Olympic Color Rod came out with this glass pretty recently, I think.  You can get it from Flame Kissed Glass as well. Other vendors have it sporadically. 

This is one of the rare pinks out there that stays similarly saturated after melting as it is in rod form. It’s a warm dark pink - reminiscent of Pepto Bismol, lol!  It’s darker and more luminescent than Effetre’s darkest version. 

This shade can striate slightly - and sometimes you might see the faintest hint of a warmer shade of orangish, but it’s reaaaaallly faint.

The glass itself has a bit of a pearlish glow to it, and melts to a medium stiffness.

All I have done are spacers and the swatch - I haven’t paired this with anything yet.  But rest assured - I definitely will be doing so soon. 

First Impression: Vetrofond 995 Jupiter Odd

Okay, so I caved.  I bought a small assortment of the newest batch of Vetrofond odds.  What can I say - I can’t stay away from new color, no matter how monotonously orange. I picked this color, Jupiter, to test first because I really think the pic of the paddle is just gorgeous.  It’s right up my alley with its striations of pale pink and orange.

Okay - now for a dose of reality.  This color has virtually no pink in it at all.  It’s first and foremost a very dark reddish orange.  In the center of the rod runs a length of dark colored filigrana that comes out very certainly when you melt the glass into a paddle.  You can see it mixed into my swatch above - it seems to be a mix of deep blue-grey and pale ivory. 

Working this color is much like any other orange or coral - it has a medium amount of stiffness and a tendency to shock if you’re not careful.  The rod strikes slightly, allowing the orange/red to come out easily.

The coolest feature of this color is the filigrana - I got it to stripe attractively right on the front of my bead when I pressed it into a lentil.  The stripe stayed even after heating and cooling. 

I also really like this shade under the small dots of dark lavender - it’s a sweet candy color.  Jupiter went really well with the dark purple of the flower I added to the bead.

Jupiter overall is an attractive color if you like deep oranges - it’s vivid and hot with a dash of earthy striation.  Not bad for an odd!