I fall so hard for the transparent colors each springtime... and while I don't have many pearls of wisdom about them - I will tell you one thing. I love the Lauscha transparents - if you've only worked with Effetre - you have to try Lauscha. I love the Peach, Medium Amethyst and Glassdaddy Purple. Many of you know that my father is Glassdaddy... let him know you saw it here!!

I work fast and hot - and yet I never have scumming or bubbles because this glass doesn't pit and boil. YAY! These disks are sometimes 1 3/4" tall with a tiny footprint of glass holding it onto the mandrel - yet - there are no visible signs of a struggle - because this glass is such a pleasure to use.

On my workbench, I confess, I also have a few varied colors of the Czech glass - which for the most part YES, is incompatible with everything - even other Czech colors... but when used separately like this - compatibility is not an issue! Love this.

This necklace is only showcasing the warm colors... but there are also beautiful green - Lt Green is the same color as Sage Green - but no boiling! Aqua, medium blue... etc. Maybe next week I'll make another necklace in cool tones. smiles, Jill