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Okay, everyone - I know it's been like 7 billion years since I have last posted a glass test, but here I am! Creation is Messy sent out a really large batch of new colors this time, too. Firs...

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Hey, everyone! Today's new color test is of Creation is Messy's latest blue - a transparent bright cobalt called Sacre Bleu . This vivid shade is actually a very easy glass to work with, if a b...

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Happy weekend, everyone! Next on the docket we have two new CiM colors that I really loved. First up is Lilac , a pale opaque lavender-pink. When I saw these rods I have to admit I wasn't all...

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Aaaand we're back! It's been, yes, months since the last blog post, but I am finally back with the new batch of glass color from Creation is Messy . I got the sampler rods several weeks ago, but...

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Three more CiM colors to chat about today! I used these three together, for a nice autumn contrast. First up we have a pale, creamy opaque color called Buttermilk . This color is so pale yo...

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Next in line for new CiM color tests are two shades of lavender called Enchanted and Rapunzel . Plus, since there are so many shades of lavender glass out these days, I decided to do a couple ...

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This post starts off the new batch of colors from Creation is Messy for the fall - yey! On to the first two colors! These two colors seemed to match, so I tested them together. First up ...

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Hey everyone - just a quick post to let people know I am turning on the "moderation-all" for comments on this blog. This means that all comments must be approved by me before they are posted. Thi...

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 New colors today! I have one brand new color in this post and one that was in the batch from last year that I hadn't had a chance to test until now. First off, we have the new color, call...

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One more color for today - a soft shade of grey-ish tan called Pachyderm . As a rod, this glass looks like a medium grey. When melted it lightens and warms up into a sort of fawn grey - not com...

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A few new colors to blog about today! The first two are muted green shades - one transparent and one opaque, and they pair perfectly together! First up is the opaque, called Troll . This is...

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Next in line today we have two colors - a brand new one called Koala , and one that came out last year (I think), called Aegean . Both are limited runs. So when I got the new batch of glass l...

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Today I am blogging about my tests on a brand new CiM color and also on a CiM color that came out about a year ago (I think).  I liked how these two colors layered with eachother, so I decided...

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I am currently working on the new CiM test batch, and should have a blog post or two done this week. In the meantime, I want to talk a bit about something that has bugged me for years. This year ...

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A brand new batch of CiM glass colors arrived at my door the other day...and as excited as I am about those pretty things, I still have some blogging to do about colors I got before the holida...

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Now that Thanksgiving is over, time to do some more glass testing! Today's blog is a short one - just one color - CiM 's new neutral grey, called Mockingbird . Mockingbird is a lovely grey ...

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Two more lovely Creation is Messy colors reviewed today! This has so far been the most fun batch of new CiM color I've tested. All these lovely blues and greens have been relatively easy and ...

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The current batch of new colors from Creation is Messy came with a couple of colors that contain more silver than most, making for interesting reactions and striking. I'm reviewing the first...

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So, I had planned on blogging about a completely different color scheme a couple of weeks ago. Then, my computer's new solid state hard drive took a complete dive and I lost all the pics and not...

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Hi, everyone! It's been quite a few months since the last test, but the good news is that Creation in Messy just sent a huge batch of new colors for me to try out and blog about. There are a wh...

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We're looking at some lovely shades of CiM brown today - one that is a bit familiar and one that is a brand new shade in the 104 coe color palette. The two colors work really well layered toget...

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It's been a good long time since CiM has released a darker transparent purple that wasn't on the red side - this is really exciting for me, since I am a purple freak! CiM's new African Violet ...

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  So I just got another batch of CiM glass to test - and I haven't nearly finished with the last batch! Time sure flies....  :) First up is a pair of pinks from the last batch - Paris and...

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It's officially fall and one of my favorite fall colors is green.  The glass color I am reviewing today is one of the pretty new greens by Creation is Messy , called Leaf Men . This green is s...

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Good morning, all - time for more glass reviews! Today I am doing two Creation is Messy colors - both in the light green/blue family - one transparent and one opaque. Both are scheduled to come...

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