Hi all! Sorry I didn’t get this post up yesterday, it was a busy one with errands and such. I did start a project yesterday, but just didn’t have time to take pics and blog about it. In my shopping travels I…
Last week I showed you some faux lapis lazuli beads I made using Desiree’s tutorial. This week I thought I’d try a matching pendant with the rest of the color mix. The purple mold is one I made with Castin’ Craft EasyMold Silicone Putty,…
One fun thing about polymer clay is how it can mimic almost any material. My project today was to follow Desiree’s tutorial on making faux lapis lazuli beads. I used my Bead Roller to make oval beads and then flattened them. Many of the holes…
Hello and welcome to another What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday where you can plainly see that what’s on my workdesk today is Mr. Cheech. He was sprawled out on the white containers in the back, but then jumped up to steal my…
My son saw me wire wrapping this bracelet with copper wire and decided to pull the wire out of a bunch of electronics he had saved for recycling. Now I’ve got piles of 28 gauge copper wire and figured I’d better do…
Today instead of playing with polymer clay, I decided to work with 14 gauge copper wire and try one of the projects from Cindy Wimmer’s The Missing Link: From Basic to Beautiful Wirework Jewelry. Cindy’s book walks you through making several different…
Today’s project is one I’ve been thinking about for some time. It involves taking one of my dragon cameos and making a mold of it with Castin’ Craft EasyMold Silicone Putty. (This stuff from Amazon may seem expensive, but you get 16…
Do any of you other creative types find yourselves frustrated with the number of ideas you have vs. the amount of creative work you actually get done? It seems to happen to me cyclically, perhaps three or four times a year. The…
Happy Wednesday, all! Sorry I didn’t participate last week, but I’ve been spending way too much time watching the Olympics so there was nothing at all interesting on my desk. (Click on any of the photos for a closer look.) This week,…
Just in time for Valentine’s day here’s a great sparkly, dangly pair of earrings. With hearts! ….and crystals… and gold. How much better can it get? Now that I’ve gotten used to Swarovski crystals, I don’t think I’ll ever go back…
