Kandice's Tutorials Kimberly's Tutorials Joint Tutorials Freebies Email Kandice Email Kimberly	Handmixing Transparent Chocolate Brown This is probably one of the most frequently asked for when it comes to techniques and tutorials. I figured out this brown accidentally when I was trying to mix a light honey color, and it was the best mistake I ever made! This handmixed brown is featured in many of my bead sets now. Okay - you'll need these colors to do it (they're all Moretti/Effetre): Handpulled Light Brown Transparent (018) Handpulled Opaque Sage (211) and Dark Topaz (016) Here's how I mix it: Take one rod of light brown and heat the end of it. Then paint a few small stripes of topaz along the end, about an inch or so. Then take another rod of the light brown and attach it punty style. With your flame up a bit, mix it until it's well blended - it will look like a dark honey color at first. The longer you work it, the darker it gets. It's a striking color, so don't worry about the honey tones. Then you can pull your thin rod, and use the leftover for stringers. To get the color to really pop, make a small bead in sage, layer the mixed brown (just a small amount) over the sage, and then encase it again in the light transparent brown, and use that as your base. The longer this mix spends in a cool, oxidizing flame, the darker it gets. It will vary slightly with each batch, and it's difficult to achieve the same exact brown every time, so be flexible. :)