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,…
Happy Wednesday again! Spring’s official arrival is in just a few days. Yaaaaay. But here in New England it won’t appear in reality for another month or so. Booooo. As a result, you can see the spring fever on my desk today,…
Click on any of the photos for a closer look. Ok, I am in love with this kaleidoscope cane and think I must do one in every possible color. (The sparkly specks are glitter, as I ran out of plain white and…
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…
Today’s project was a fun one, I made this little lizard guy. If you’d like to know how to make your own, I found the guidelines (not a complete tutorial) at the Polymer Clay Workshop website. He’s covered with slices from a…
Have you ever bought a garment and loved it so much you wished you’d bought it in every color, and three of each? If so, then you know how I feel about this fuchsia knit top. The fit is perfect, I love…
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’s project is from a Craftsy class, Make Your Own Wirework Findings. I’ve wanted to try it for a while, but didn’t have the heavy gauge wire necessary. These headpins are 12 gauge copper wires with one end hammered into a paddle shape….
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…
