Chalcedony Play

Here are my first attempts at Chacedony:

First Chalcedony Swipe:

Chalcedony meets purple:

Soup Bead...it's got it all going on:

Newbies

Bubble Heart:

Golden Vortex:

Spiraling out of control

...I can't stop making vortex marbles.

A couple there is no saving the front,

but the backs are da' bomb ;-D

Candy Apple Red dicro vortex:

Blue Violet dicro vortex:

Back 1:
Back 2:

Playing with vortex techniques

Being sucked into the black hole of vortex.

Dichro vortex, that is...how fun are these???

Marbles:

Pendants:

Catchin' Upin's

Here are a few from my latest torch sessions:

Hearts, Butterflies and Marbles...oh my ;-D

Moving forward...

...what to do when a marble goes rougue.

Finally, my obcession with making

everthing perfectly round, just might

be moving on for a while.

Tie Die Butterfly

Angel Heart

Bubble Hearts

Bubble Pendant

Today's MIBs

Really had a good night last night on the torch.

Here's my kiln harvest ;-D

Pink Flower

Swirls

Black Pearl Flower

Red Flower...my fav

The latest....

Still on the marble jag....bear with me ;-D

Bubbles:

Girlie Bubbles:

Flowers and more flowers:

Mo' MIBs

Here's a few from the last couple days...

Purple Sable with white stamen:

Peach Flower Marble front:

Peach Flower Marble side:

Black Pearl implodes does this wonderful teal:

Happy Happy

I was very happy with these two MIBS...

that's marble dude lingo for marbles....

White Flower side:

White Flower front...

Lisa want's to see the whole flower..tee hee

Bubble marble side:

Bubble marble front:

Well POO

Why does the crappiest flower I've ever

made sport the prettiest back I've ever done...

back to the drawing board ;-D

I guess that's why they say PPP.

Crappy Flower Front:

Ohhhh....looka' how pretty the back is.

My best yet.

Determination...

I am going to work this marble until

I get it justttttt right. Almost there.

Purple Sable again with different combos

on stamen and backing.

I'll get there...promise ;-D

Purple Sable flower marble 1:

Purple Sable flower marble 2: