I really love polymer, but have not touched it in several months. I just can't seem to stop inking and stamping every surface I come across. Well ... maybe I exaggerate ... not EVERY surface, but I am continuously looking for more items to decorate. So far I have stuck to surfaces I can use to make jewelery, but who knows .... I do have some undecorated picture frames somewhere in my studio stash.
I found some more wooden bead shapes at Ben Franklin, so had to try them out. The little sparkles are from adding a little glitter to the sealer I use to keep the colors vibrant before adding the resin.
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Flitter Dreams |
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Summer Time Dreams |
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Flitter Dream Earrings on Display |
I found these really cute small domino shaped beads at Shipwreck a few weeks ago. They are the perfect size for earrings. The only problem I have is that they were designed to make bracelets with (holes on the sides rather than from top to bottom), I have to cover the holes, so I glued little rhinestones on the side. Tedious and I am not 100% sure I like it. More experimentation to come.
The earrings title "Mary's Day" I made as a wedding gift to my friend Mary, She lost her husband a few years back, and was fortunate enough to find love a second time. She just married Nacho, a widower who lost his wife about the same time. I am so happy that two great people found each other.
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Fireworks |
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Mary's Day Earrings |
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Just wanta have ... |
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Fireworks on display. |
While at Shipwreck Beads, I also found some bone tube beads. I wondered if they would also take inks and sure enough, they did. Since I can't use resin to finish them like I would a flat surface, I sprayed them with PYM II to seal the inks on. It's hard to tell, but the yellow beads have streaks of green,
I then wondered if I could put designs on the beads like I did the dominoes. I inked up a texture sheet and rolled the beads on it. I found I need to have a very steady hand ... was doing alright till I got to the very end, when I started to shake a bit. Still, they don't look that bad.
I currently have 12 more pairs of tiles curing. In a few more days they will be ready to have their holes covered and made into earrings. What I am going to do with them, I have no idea. Maybe I should open an on-line shop. Now that the new computer system is in a work and I am getting used to the changes, work should become less stressful (cross fingers).