Outside Inspiration: Organic Disks in Glass

Keeping with the disk theme this week, I went out in search of organic versions that weren’t polymer, and as soon as I saw these, I knew I just had to share.

The luminosity of glass touched with even just a little bit of metallic feels so rich and ‘special occasion’ that even in organic forms and colors, it still looks like you need to pull out that fancy evening dress or be in the mood to garner a lot of attention in order to wear it. These gorgeous organic beads by Debbie Sanders would be head-turners no matter what they are worn with. These are a set of beads rather than a finished necklace, but other than some spacers, I’d say this grouping is good to go as a necklace.

Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of polymer disks with the side accents and various textures and treatments, but I don’t know that I’ve seen them treated this way in translucents. Just imagine how the light would play through a translucent polymer disk done in this style with a bit of metal leaf or gilder’s paste, colored with a dash of ink and finished with a glossy sealant or buffed to a brilliant shine? It would compete for attention with the likes of these beads I’d think. Or better yet … combine them with these beads! Wouldn’t that be something? Oh, the ideas these outside inspirations bring us!

Debbie has a ton of these beautiful beads to be ogled over on both her website and in her Etsy shop where, by the way, you can also buy a set to play with! Just saying.

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