Faux embroidery...

Don't these pieces look like they were embroidered? Onto leather or something...





It's polymer clay! The artist is Jennifer Morris ,found here.


-Carolyn

Just playin' around

We wanted to experiment with our new small jeweler's kiln so the 3 of us each whipped up a pendant (or 3: Jamie) to fire using PMC (Precious Metal Clay). Here they are bone dry. I'll show you what they look like after firing.

And then Jamie and I did some wet felting. Angharad's the expert in that department.Jamie'smine
(looks like spinach)

I'll show you how these come out, too.

I love before & after shots!

-Carolyn

'Great Green Goods'

I just found a great blog that is all about crafting recycled waste:

-Carolyn

recycled bicycle tires
recycled clam and mussel shellsrecycled skateboard jewelry

(double sided)

This is harder than I thought!

I'm trying to recreate a beautiful pair of earrings I saw. It's become quite the challenge!

It looked simple enough- knotted thread with a bead at the top of each peak- wrapping around the length of the hoop (like a stegosaurus).

These are peaks #'s 2 & 3 (I undid the first attempt). It's time consuming, but I'll keep at it.

Wish me luck!

-Carolyn

Embossing Powder is addicting!

I made these beads out of paper, etc. What glossies them is sprinkling embossing powder over them and then melting it. Repeat this process adding several layers and mix-media materials. "The possibilities are endless!"

-Carolyn