CiM

CIM stands for Creation Is Messy. They are suppliers of glass which hs a CoE of 104 and is compatible with Effetre, Vetrofond, Lauscha and the other 104 glasses. The messy colour pallettes are being extended regularly with new shades. They also produce a range of CoE 96 glass called Messy 96. Messy colour 104 and Messy 96 are not compatible.

Occasionally CiM produce a pull of glass that does not conform exactly to their colour specifications or one that is created for a test run. These occasional odd lots of glass are labled as "Messy Uniques."

Creation in Messy 104 colours and stock numbers

Information on the working properties of CiM glass is a research project by members of the Frit-Happens community in the form of a prize competition Frit-Happens CiM Competition Thread The information below has been collated by Jolene Wolfe kitzbitz art glass and is intended as a guide only.

CiM 104

Stock numbers are preceded with 511.

Stock Number	Colour	Properties	Other Info	Reactions
109	bordello		intense translucent deep red
128	sangre	striking colour	opaque red	no brown reaction with fine silver
149	lipstick		opaque red brown (brick)
223	pumpkin		opaque light orange
229	clockwork	intense striking colour - stiff glass	deep orange	becomes more opaque in a reduction flame
241	creamsicle	not a spreading colour	opaque orange
277	phoenix	striking colour	Orange
346	ghee	strikes from light yellow to shades of caramel	semi opaque light yellow
351	stoneground	works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH - reduction colour is orangy	opaque light brown	reacts with fine silver - reacts with ivory
402	celadon	not a spreading colour	opaque turquoise	reacts with ivory - little reaction with fine silver
413	peacock green	shocky - anneal from hot - works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	translucent light green
430	elphaba	not a spreading colour - reduces to brown tones - Can appear striated	opaque light green
448	dirty martini	perfectly complimented by Reichenbach antique clear	opaque pale green	lace reaction with nero intenso - fumed easily by by silver glass and SiS and reacts butifully with fine silver leaf
449	kryptonite	striking - does not work well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	semi opaque light green	does not react strongly with silver glass
475	commando		opaque green
476	olive		opaque green
478	oz		vibrant trans green
479	soylent		opaque green
481	splitpea	heavy natural striations within this colour	opaque green
482	mojito		light trans green
483	slytherin	very intensely saturated colour	dark trans green
487	poison apple		vibrant opal green
492	sherwood		opaque forest green
497	appletini		transparent bottle green
499	rainforest		greenish teal opal
500	azure		transparent blue
505	french blue	has some striation	opaque bright blue	etches beautifully - reacts with ivory
508	leaky pen	Intense colour - work high in flame as may pit - works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH - spreading colour - takes on a metalic hue when reduced - stiff glass - takes longer to etch	semi translucent dark blue	looks black over rubiono oro
512	halong bay	shocky - anneal from hot - works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	opal light blue
519	glacier	light striations within this beautiful	opaque light blue
531	lapis	works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH - reduces to a metalic sheen	dark opaque purple blue
543	sapphire	may pit if heated too quickly	transparent medium blue
547	electric avenue	works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	opal medium blue	brown reaction with fine silver - when heavily reduced goes deep terracotta - reacts with ivory
550	chalcedony		opal light blue	has a light reaction with fine silver
562	ming		opal deep blue	coulour opacifies the longer it is worked
563	pulsar	may pit if heated too quickly	transparent medium blue	reacts with ivory
568	freman		opaque sky blue	reacts with silver - reacts with ivory
569	smurfy		opaque turquoise	reacts with ivory
570	grumpy bear	some striation	opaque periwinkle
571	cornflower	some striation	opaque periwinkle blue
586	mermaid	some striation	opaque teal
589	zachary		opaque baby blue
590	great bluedini		intense trasparent teal
598	atlantis		bluish teal opal
618	simply berry		semi opaque light purple	superheat with nero intenso stringer for "lace" effect - does not react as a base for silver glass
632	thai orchid	intesne colour - some striation - works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	opaque violet	does not react with silver glass or SIS - spreads when superheated over a softer opaque base
645	heffalump	colour appears to "shift" in different lighting conditions - looks lovely coated with 00 lead crystal frit (sugared)	opaque light lavender	brown reaction with fine silver
652	count von count	colour appears to "shift" in different lighting conditions	transparent light purple/blue
653	larkspur	colour appears to "shift" in different lighting conditions	transparent pale purple/blue	Does not lace with nero intenso
654	grape ape	works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH - some striation	opaque medium purple	does not react with silver glass - reacts with Kugler 104 green - can "swallow" stringer - reacts with plum - reacts with copper colours
655	eggplant	saturated and intense - spreading colour - works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH - striking colour	opaque dark purple
658	plum	works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH - Looks beautiful encased in clear - spreading colour - striking colour	opal light purple	reacts with ivory - not fumed by gold leaf - can "swallow" stringer - reacts with grape ape - reacts with copper colours
660	crocus	Looks beautiful encased in clear	semi opaque light purple
661	evil queen		opaque deep purple
667	poi	some striation	opaque dark lilac gray
701	ginger	can be shocky	opaque light neutral pink	less reactive than ivory
703	butter pecan		opaque pale pink	less reactive than ivory - reacts with fine silver foil - reacts with celadon
717	khaki	works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	opaque neutral gray	reacts with fine silver
722	canyon de chelly	works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH - heavy striation - striking colour	opaque silver light brown	no lacing with nero intenso - looks great with raku
742	sepia	colour appears to "shift" in different lighting conditions - work cool	transparent pale pink/amber	Does not lace with nero intenso - no fuming with silver glass - very effective with SiS - look nice etched
780	maple		trans mid brown
788	mink		opal chocolate browm
806	cirrus	striking colour - shocky - anneal from hot - does not etch - works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	semi opaque white	reduces to yellow/brown - Dots of leaky Pen and Reichenbach gold violet "pool" when melted in to cirrus - becomes more opaque the longer you work it in the flame - can be fumed by silver
820	hades	dots crisp melted down over Effetre white - dots bleed into CiM peace - works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	opaque intense black - even as stringer	reacts with ivory and opal yellow - laces as stringer over some base glasses including Effetre coral when superheated - fumes to irridescent green/blue with fine silver - reacts with palladium.
834	clear	work cool	transparent clear
835	peace	saturated colour	shimmering opaque white
859	marshmallow	Looks beautiful encased in clear	semi opaque white
872	tuxedo		grey based opaque black	effetre white stringer breaks up organically over a tuxedo base
874	adamantium		opaque dark grey
885	gunmetal	soft glass	black glass that tends towards silver/pewter in a neutral to oxygen rich flame
904	gelly's sty	likes to be worked hot	opaque light pink
907	rose quartz	likes to be worked hot (may devit in a cooler flame ) - looks lovely coated with 00 lead crystal frit (sugared)- striking colour	semi opaque light pink	brown reaction with fine silver
915	pink champagne	colour appears to "shift" in different lighting conditions	translucent light pink	brownish tint when used to encase white
921	blush		trans pale pink
926	cranberry pink	spreading colour - makes beautiful vivid pink when encased over white/dark fuchsia over ivory - burns less easily than Effetre Rubino Oro	semi opaque rich dark gold pink - available in two distinct shades (511926-1 light & 511926-2 dark)	very reactive (dirty martini, lapis)
957	desert pink	works well in slightly reducing flame of a HH	opaque pale pink	Fumed easily by silver glass

CiM Limited Runs

Stock Number	Colour	Properties	Other Info	Reactions
511484	algae		transparent greyish green
511656	black currant		very dark purple (nearly black)
511765	chai		light opaque brown
511773	tamarind		opaque mid chocolate brown
511795	adobe		adobe brown opaque
511891	hippo		opaque grey
511864	charcoal		very dark trans grey
511893	african gray	keeps cat's-eye sheen, good base for silver	opaque mid grey
511896	oliphaunt	good base for silver	opaque grey, blueish not brown
511939 - cored cane	cranberry pink and gelly's sty	cored cane, heart shaped cranberry encased with gelly's sty	streaky pink when worked
511938 - cored cane	peace and gelly's sty	cored cane, heart shaped peace encased with gelly's sty	streaky pink and red when worked
511994	razzleberry		hot pink

CiM Uniques

Stock Number	Colour	Properties	Other Info	Reactions
511128-1	sangre		darker than regular sangre
511140-1	lipstick		lighter thank regular lipstick
511140-3	lipstick		lighter than 5111140-1
511223-3	Pumpkin	not a spreading colour	lighter than regular pumpkin
511223-3	pumpkin		translucent burnt orange
511333	sunshine	never went in to full production	soft buttery yellow
511351-1	stone ground		lighter than regular
511413-2	peacock green		slightly blueish compared to regular
511413-3	peacock green		more saturated than 511413-2
511427	tabby gray	never went in to full production - looks great with SiS	silver gray
511430-1	elphaba		very similar to regular
511430-2	elphaba		petroleum green
511430-3	elphaba		darker than regular
511449-1	kryptonite		turns opaque more quickly than regular
511531-1	lapis		more purple than blue
511618-1	simply berry		lighter than regular
511618-2	simply berry		darker than regular
511644	dusk	never went in to full production - colour shifts under different lighting	blue gray shade	looks a more neutral gray when used to encase white
511656	blackcurrant	almost black when used on its own	very dark purple
511701-1	ginger		lighter than regular
511703-3	butter pecan		darker than regular
511703-3	butter pecan		more yellow than regular
511742-1	sepia		more amber than regular
511742-2	sepia		melt came out blue
511806-1	cirrus	striking colour	strikes to opaque more easily than regular
511806-2	cirrus	striking colour	slight blue tint
511904-1	gelly's sty		less saturated than regular
511957-1	desert pink		brighter than regular
511957-2	desert pink		peachier / more brown than regular

Two batch annealing schedules for CiM

525 (Celsius) annealing schedule for batch annealing

Ramp up         0-150  degrees       1 hour     
                   150-315  degrees    1 hour   
                   315-425  degrees    1 hour   
                   425-525 degrees     1 hour
                   Held at 525 for 30 minutes
Ramp down     525-425 degrees     2 hours
                   425-370  degrees    1 hour 
                   370-315  degrees    1 hour
                   315-205 degrees     1 hour
Turn off kiln and remove beads the next morning.

555 (Celsius) annealing schedule for batch annealing

Ramp up         0-150 degrees         1 hour
                   150-315 degrees      1 hour 
                   315-425 degrees      45 minutes
                   425-510  degrees     45 minutes
                   510-555  degrees     45 minutes
                   Held at 555 for 30 minutes
Ramp down     555-510 degrees       1 hour
                   510-455 degrees       1 hour
                   455-400 degrees       1 hour
                   400-290 degrees       1 hour
                   290-230 degrees       1 hour
Turn off kiln and remove beads in the morning.

Information researched by CiM tester Lorraine Chandler

Further information

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