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Alarming? Deco Orange Chartreuse Milles
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Posted by: beadiste

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03/24/2015, 11:02:31

I went rummaging through the Sick Collection CD to try to find these. There were several similar beads starting at about #14026 (same design, different colors), and orange began to appear in the 16000s (card #162, Bead #16836 in an olive shape) - cards in these numbers are dated to the late 1920s - 1930s.

Guessing it's Moretti glass and molded murrine - curiously, the lampworker had added an orange dot atop some of the murrine. The stripes appear to be a dark brown edged with white.

Has anyone else encountered this particular combination of chartreuse yellow green and bright orange?

"Retina Fryers" or "Strikingly Attractive" - what's your vote? They kind of resemble succotash, don't they?

Modified by beadiste at Tue, Mar 24, 2015, 11:03:46

I have some in my collection. Great info. Thanks.
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Posted by: Dog Bone Crazy

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03/24/2015, 14:09:15

No...no...I won't request pics - last time we did that a disaster happened, if I recall correctly.
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Posted by: beadiste

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03/24/2015, 15:03:01

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Posted by: Adjichristine

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03/24/2015, 14:32:00

I saw Thomas's remarkable Venetian millefiori collection!! It is the most amazing and extensive collection that I have viewed in person and, I did not see all of it ! He has several strands of unusual colors, in theses beads!

Strikingly Attractive, and right on trend!
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Posted by: Luann Udell

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03/24/2015, 18:46:36

I love these, and the bright colors are so modern. I also like the pitting and even what looks like slight texturing around the pits. These don't look like chips or damage--bubbles???

What's neat is I use the same kind of textured 'holes' in my artifacts. Though they are a tasteful neutral.... ;^D

Luann Udell artist & writer Ancient stories retold in modern artifacts LuannUdell.com

My favorites
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Posted by: joybrisighella

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03/24/2015, 19:50:52

I have a medium sized strand of these and I wear them. I started with about five I bought on ebay then added more one at a time. I'd buy a whole strand on raffia just to get one of these. I call them my Happy Beads. I am always looking for more of this exact kind, so I can make a longer piece for myself.

What accent beads did you string them with? Yellow? Chartreuse? Gold?
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Posted by: beadiste

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03/25/2015, 07:43:14

I wish I could afford some African gold pieces to go with these...

I would use black, and let those colors shine.
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Posted by: Luann Udell

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03/25/2015, 11:31:21

Luann Udell artist & writer Ancient stories retold in modern artifacts LuannUdell.com

Black and some texture� and a pop of the green
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Posted by: joybrisighella

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03/25/2015, 18:28:46

I don't have as many as you do, but I made it work by spacing them with a variety of bead shapes and textures. I threw in the green czech flower beads for a little color pop.

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Posted by: Adjichristine

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03/25/2015, 21:03:27

Oooooooh! Love that!

I plopped for gold
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Posted by: beadiste

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03/26/2015, 11:59:54

Dug out some Tierracast actual-gold plated beads I've been hoarding.

After the first try, I noticed when photoing that I'd put two spacing beads in one place, decided I rather liked the look, so re-strung the thing with doubled up beads.

Not sure which version I like best, maybe I'll do Try #3 later...

Modified by beadiste at Thu, Mar 26, 2015, 12:07:03

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Posted by: Toby

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03/26/2015, 13:52:41

Really like what you did, especially the second one. Adds a classy look to these edgy orange beads. So nice!

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