Frits?

Short description - frit is ground up glass in various 'lump' sizes. It's used a surface decoration or to add colors to a bead.

Barbara

Ahhhhh...ok, then, I guess I'm a mostly no frit gal! LOL

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

Me too but I did get a cool bead at the show last Saturday that has little coppery bumpies along the edge. I guess those are frits. Mostly tho, I like the smooth feel of glass.

Since I've become a frit junkie, lately, I figured I'd chime in with some examples:

This one has frit both inside and on the surface

The green in this one is frit, sprinkled over silver and melted in: Here's another one with frit on the surface, melted in: One more....this was just frit sprinkled over the surface then melted in KarenK

I like melted-in frit (sometimes). But mostly I don't like frit. ~~ Sooz

------- "Those in the cheaper seats clap. The rest of you rattle your jewelry." John Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance ~ Dr. Sooz's Bead Links

Here are some very cool frit samples:

and some more: and some more!

Oh, Pam, you've ruined my picture of myself as a no-frit kinda gal...

now I'm a fritfully challenged gal. ROFL...

oh DANGIT..I'm just a beady gal, whaddever!!!

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

Sorry, but don't I know it - I didn't like frits either till I saw what was possible. I would love to spend a day with any of those people and learn how they work their frit magic. It's definitely more than just rolling the bead in crushed glass...

Here is one I'm just drooling over:

or:

Oh man, I love Lisa Jordan's stuff!!!!!

KarenK

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me too! every time I see her beads I think it's Jenifer Geldard - who I also think rocks. She uses a lot of enamels I think.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, good heavens..

no, really, that's what that bead is to me..

"good heavens"

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

I like frits with a side of collard greens and some fried pork rinds. A little gravy and some biscuits.. Yummmy! Diana

Wonderful examples Karen!! I can attest to Karen's ability to do frit very well and I like it.

Margie

Yes, those are beautiful too :)

Thanks Margie!

KarenK (who is patiently waiting for her next Val fix)

Oh, I'm so glad someone knew where these examples were.

Frit under encased is something that is really cool.

Tina

That Blackberry beads frit page was intoxicating. Thanks for the post!

Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows