Live To Design

Here is my creation using the wonderful fluorite beads I received from Magpie Gemstones because I am a blog buddy.

The beautiful polymer clay pendant was made my friend Penny B of Four Eye Designs. You can check our her blog here.

Sweet

Also used in this necklace are copper connectors, Vintaj brass findings, and seed beads.

The bail was created using a Vintaj brass Metamorphis drop pendant. I used a bail maker to curve the brass, then glued it to the pendant.

I am very happy to announce that I won the Vintaj May 2012 challenge!

The theme was “Storybook”. I knew I wanted to enter this one as soon as I heard the theme.

I spent a couple of weeks thinking up ideas of what I would create.

What does the  word storybook mean to me? Fairy tales and magic.

What colors did I want to use? Colorful and bright but not too many colors – Turquoise.

What phrases signify magic and fairy tales?

• Once upon a time
• Wish upon a star
• Fairy tales can come true
• Believe

What images signify magic and fairy tales?

• Owl
• Book
• Star
• Moon
• Fairy dust
• Crown

I decided to make a charm bracelet.

Once Upon A Time

I used Vintaj altered blanks, embossed one of them with an owl image, one with a moon image, painted them with Vintaj patinas, dapped with a dapping block and hammer, stamped images on some, then filled with Ice Resin. A couple of the charms have a bit of glitter mixed in with the ice resin and one has a crown charm added.

I painted the backs of the charms also and applied a coat of Vintaj Glaze.

Once Upon a Time (back view)

The vial of fairy dust was my daughter’s idea which I thought was terrific! I had some little vial charms that I had picked up at a flea market and filled one with Ranger Waterfall stickles.

I had a “Wish upon a Star” charm but it did not work with this bracelet – I will use it in something else.

I was very pleased with how my bracelet turned out and thrilled that it won the challenge!

Thanks Vintaj for such an inspiring challenge!

As stated in my last post, I made these bracelets to give to the local library and the humane society thrift shop to be used for raffles.

*Technique:

I embossed an altered blank with my big kick and painted all of the blanks with Vintaj patinas and/or alcohol inks then stamped or added stickers.  Then they were painted with a little Vintaj glaze to work as a sealer.  I used a dapping block and hammer to shape the blanks into bowls then poured poured Ice Resin into the bowls.

I finished the bracelet by adding various beads.

Lets Read

Woof!

*Supplies:

Vintaj:

BIGkick Machine
Sizzix DecoEmboss Die – Moonlit Night
Arte Metal altered blanks, circles
Patinas
Glaze
Chain, clasp hook, bead caps, jump rings, and head pins

Other supplies:

Alcohol Inks: Ranger
Stamps: Crafty Secrets
Stickers (paws)
Various beads and seed beads
Owl charm
Ice Resin

I took the Library bracelet to the library yesterday and they were thrilled to have it for the raffle.  The dog theme bracelet is going to the humane society thrift shop tomorrow – I don’t know if they will want it or not – hope so, or it will be a little embarrassing.