CiM: Messy Color™ Appletini, A transparent bottle green.

Messy Color™ Appletini

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A transparent bottle green.

"Appletini wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire." Read more at Darlene's blog. – Darlene Collette

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How does Appletini compare to other 104 greens?

"Appletini is pretty similar to Effetre Pale Emerald Green [green batch]. I believe Frantz has a slightly blue lot and a slightly green lot. I also tested Appletini against Vetrofond Light Grass Green. Appletini is a bit more green than the other 2 colors, but close in hue." – Genea Crivello

Special thanks to Genea Crivello-Knable for providing the photo in this section.

Join Trudi Doherty's FB group Lampwork Colour Resource Sharing Information for a catalogue of color study.
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Consult Jolene Wolfe's glass testing resource page.

“These colored transparents are really really stiff, and when you’re encasing with them you really have to get them nice and hot. And don’t drag the glass- just lay it on top of stuff. Don’t drag it over, gently lay it on top. . . . Because if you try too hard, and you drag this really stiff transparent, you’re going to smudge your designs.” Watch Maria's YouTube demo encasing copper cut outs with Appletini.

– Maria Schoenenberger

Left to right:

Refresh, Effetre 031 pale emerald green, Green Lantern, Appletini, Limelight, Absinthe, Aloe Juice, Siren

– Claudia Eidenbenz

Left to right:

Appletini, Effetre 031 pale emerald green, Reichenbach 4015, Aloe Juice, Siren, Absinthe, Refresh

– Claudia Eidenbenz

Check out Diane's tutorial for “Under the Willow Tree” twistie beads made with Appletini & Hades in the August 2012 issue of the Soda Lime Times.

– Diane Woodall

“The beauty of these Appletini Styx is that when you apply your dichro, it will already be encased. Not only that, but because of the rounded sides, when you reheat... the flame will not be able to reach around and burn out the dichro, eliminating one of the major causes of failure with dichroic work.” Find out more about CiM Styx.

– Marcie Davis

"My first go-to color for making 'beach glass' beads is Appletini. In rod form, this color is a little more intense than the traditional pale emerald tones, but when it is etched, it makes a beautiful, velvety bottle-green color." Read more about beach beads in the April 2012 issue of the Soda Lime Times.

– Angela Ramey

Etched Appletini. See more at Darlene's blog.

– Darlene Collette

"Appletini wrapped with 99% Fine Silver Wire." Read more at Darlene's blog.

– Darlene Collette

Appletini with DH Psyche Light. "The silver glass was reduced to bring out the iridescent metallic hues of blues, green, purples and pinks. The metallic bling seems to shift in hues when looking from different angles." See more at Darlene's blog.

– Darlene Collette

"Appletini encases silver colors beautifully without bubbles or scum."

– Sue Stewart

"Appletini melts like butter with little to no bubbles. It reminds me of a crisp green apple or maybe a classic green Coke bottle... depending on the light. And it combines with silver glass like magic!" Read more at Darlene's blog.

– Darlene Collette

"The bead on the left is over white, and the one on the right is solid, self-coloured." Read more at DragonJools blog.

– Dwyn Tomlinson

"Appletini is a bright, fresh green that leans closer to yellow... sort of like a Granny Smith apple. It's great for Spring, and the silver foil muddles on the surface... hiding the true color of the glass underneath. The Silver wire left light trails in the glass when melted, which is a nice effect." Read more at Melissa's blog.

– Melissa Villadiego

"Appletini is a LOT like the handpulled Effetre Pale Emerald, except it is perhaps a little more saturated [seriously, not much though] than that colour and it is a little stiffer. Like Pale Emerald, Appletini does not change the colour of silver when used to encase it, and is a fairly stable, minimally reactive colour." Read more at Melanie's blog.

– Melanie Graham

"This shade falls somewhere between Effetre Pale Emerald and Effetre Yellow Green. It fits nicely into the 104 coe palette - not an exact replica of anything, but close enough to substitute if you desire. The main difference between CiM Appletini and its Effetre counterparts is that CiM's glass tends to be less scummy, clearer and a little stiffer. This shade isn't as stiff as some of CiM's transparents can be, so it was great for layering and encasing." Read more at Kandice's blog.

– Kandice Seeber

Appletini with TAG silver glass.

– Sue Stewart