These two are not friends. I learned this the hard/unfair way. Went from this pretty cool, metallic worry stone with the shiny, metallic and bumpy top
with this pretty cool back with great color variations
to this blah, matte black with ridges on top (sniff, the metallic, mirror-y blue is all gone & won't ever come back)
and this muted back
I suppose it's not that bad, but it is still a disappointment because I felt the original was so much cooler. Guess that's what happens when something sits too long in front of me without getting listed right away in my Etsy shop. And this one sat for a second attempt at a photo session because the first one seemed to show nothing but dust on the top of this bead (a routine problem I seem to encounter with most black beads that have not been etched).
with this pretty cool back with great color variations
to this blah, matte black with ridges on top (sniff, the metallic, mirror-y blue is all gone & won't ever come back)
and this muted back
I suppose it's not that bad, but it is still a disappointment because I felt the original was so much cooler. Guess that's what happens when something sits too long in front of me without getting listed right away in my Etsy shop. And this one sat for a second attempt at a photo session because the first one seemed to show nothing but dust on the top of this bead (a routine problem I seem to encounter with most black beads that have not been etched).
3 comments:
That's a shame, Kelly! It was a gorgeous bead. Good luck on the next one!
Thanks Mallory :) At least now I know better and won't waste any more of my spendy glass in the etching process!
Hey Kelly, don't etch dark or light silver plum either the metallic coating is so thin it disappears. I etch my beads with silver foil on them it gives it a nice patina with a few sparkles left behind.
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