BHB and a little tipp on floral beads

This is just a showcase for my latest BHB in, as the title says, ink blue and amethyst.

Tell me, which do you like more, the amethyst or the ink blue ones.

amethyst bubbles

amethyst flowers

amethyst waves

amethyst encased triangles

ink blue unencased triangles

ink blue bubbles

ink blue flowers

inkblue flowers on white

In the last picture you can see, that the ink blue fades away when you use it in small amounts. This happens to every color, that is on the pale side. 

TIPP: You can avoid this, if you use an mathing opaque color instead of white as petal-base. In this case I used periwinkle blue

Beadsoup

I really hate cleaning my beads. But it is a part of the process, not a funny one, but a part of.

The last days I spent much time at the torch and this means, I have a big bunch of beads that is waiting to be cleaned. 

At first of the cleaning process I make a lovely "beadsoup".

This  loosens the beadrelease in the holes. After some time the hot water is muddy and looks not good at all. But it is worth it.

The next step is the dremel tool with a diamond bit. I use it under water, so it is longer useable. The negative part of it is, that my fingers are under water too. After an hour or so, they begin to shrinkle. But again, this is worth it.

Now I am off to make some more "beadsoup"!