Shoreline Opal Sparkle Frit Blend, 2 oz, 96 COE

Shoreline Opal Sparkle is a soft, coastal-inspired 96 COE frit blend with creamy opal tones, sandy neutrals, subtle amber warmth, and scattered Gold Aventurine for a little extra shimmer.

This blend surprised me with how versatile it was at the torch. This worked beautifully over different base glasses and encased inside clear glass, and the results changed quite a bit depending on the application. Over lighter glass, it can stay soft and sandy with touches of blush and warm neutral color. Over darker and more reactive glass, it develops deeper smoky, gray-blue, and stone-like reactions. Encased, the colors soften into translucent layers with a polished shell or shoreline-stone look.

The Gold Aventurine adds small flashes of sparkle throughout the blend. If you want to preserve more of that shimmer, try not to overwork or overheat the frit. Encasing it can also help protect more of the aventurine sparkle as the bead is worked.

Shoreline Opal Sparkle works especially well for mosaic-style beads, soft swirls, encased designs, organic stone effects, coastal glasswork, and neutral jewelry designs. Because the blend changes depending on the base glass and how it is worked, it can produce anything from pale sand and shell tones to smoky blue-gray, blush, amber, and earthy neutral reactions. It really looked great over any base glass color.

The blend is designed for 96 COE glass and may also be used sparingly with 104 COE glass, generally around 5–10% of the total design. As with any mixed-COE application, testing is recommended.

Bead samples shown for inspiration only; not included.

Product Details

• Quantity: 2 ounces
• COE: 96 COE
• Frit Size: F-1
• Palette: Soft opal, sand, cream, pale amber, blush, smoky neutral and blue-gray reactions
• Feature: Gold Aventurine sparkle
• Style: Coastal, organic, opalescent, earthy, stone-inspired
• Best For: Lampwork beads, encasing, mosaic effects, swirls, surface decoration, organic stone and shell-like designs
• Hand-mixed in small batches
• Original SWCreations frit blend
• Created by glass artist Stephanie A. White
• Made in the USA

Because frit colors can shift depending on heat, base glass, application, and lighting, finished results may vary from the raw blend and sample beads shown.