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Archive for January 2008

January 31st, 2008

Can you help?

Rupinder wrote to me that she’s lost one of her favorite earrings, and she’s wondering if anyone could possibly make a replacement for her. If you think you can help, please email her at rupinder123 @ earthlink.net (remove the spaces).

Tags: handmade beaded earrings

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January 31st, 2008

Artist Profile: Susan Shaw

Handmade Beaded Necklace
Artist: Susan Shaw
Business name: yellowplum beads
Location: Belfast, Maine and Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
Websites:
yellowplum beads
yellowplum etsy shop

Susan, how do you describe your work?
At the moment I’m focused on beadwork. I work primarily in peyote stitch which I love for its versatility. While I use very traditional techniques my work is very contemporary in style, […]

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January 31st, 2008

Micki Whelan’s encaustic jewelry

Art Attack Thursday

I have quite a number of friends who do encaustic painting, and never once did it ever occur to me that this would be a great medium for making jewelry…until I saw Micki’s work! Visit Micki Whelan’s online studio and I think you’ll be amazed at what she makes using this challenging medium!
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January 30th, 2008

Oh drat!

Just when I thought it was safe to come back out of hiding, Joshua “Junk Man” Johnson went and tagged me to tell seven random things about myself that you might not know. On both blogs, the brat! Well, I’ll fix him…I’m going to post the same list on both blogs >:-) So while I […]

By Cyndi -- 5 comments

January 30th, 2008

Book Review: Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry

Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry
by Sherri Haab
About a week ago, I mentioned Tammy Powley’s book, Making Designer Mixed Media and Memory Jewelry as a good basic introduction to adding non-traditional materials to your jewelry making. One of my own projects is in that book, so in the interest of not being overly biased, […]

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January 30th, 2008

New color scheme generator

What’s Up Wednesday

This is an amazing little palette generator! Let’s say that you’ve created a picture in one medium, and would like to turn it into a different medium…like for example, I want to make a beaded piece that uses the palette of the digital image I’ve already created. Which I do, by the way! […]

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January 29th, 2008

How to make a beaded assemblage

Technique Tuesday!
One of my earlier tutorials on the basics of bead embroidery will be very helpful here! When you’re going to embroider a piece of fabric and then glue it onto a structure, use either ultra-suede or buckram as the foundation, depending upon how heavy the beads and bits are going to be. Here’s how […]

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January 28th, 2008

Results: What’s on your worktable?

Mathi shared this shot of her work area.  I love all the little vials of beads lined up so neatly :-)

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January 28th, 2008

Beaded print block

Make Art Monday!

Here’s a little beaded assemblage that I made using an antique print block as the base. Don’t ask me what it’s for…I don’t know!
Tags: Bead Embroidery, Beading, beads, handmade-beaded, Mixed Media

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January 25th, 2008

Bead Journal Project - December’s Cold Moon

December’s Cold Moon
I decided to use some sequins that were hanging around this time. After I had finished the moon’s halo and the swirls of “coldness”, it still seemed to need something. I had originally thought I would only use clear and white beads, including for the border, but I didn’t like the lack of […]

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