The Harvest
Piece for Bead Dreams
Artist: Jama Watts
Business name: These Precious Things
Location: Lebanon, KY
Websites & Blogs:
Jama Watts
These Precious Things
These Precious Things etsy shop
Jama Watts blog
How do you describe your work, Jama?
My work is very much a reflection of what I’m into at the moment that I make the piece. […]
“Discovered Objects and Jewelry d’Art” is the tagline of this delightful Etsy shop, featuring steampunk style jewelry that is beautifully made. Sometimes “steampunk” ends up equated with “sloppy”, but that just shouldn’t be. And it is certainly not the case at edm.designs!
I am especially taken by his rings, but that’s only the beginning. […]
What’s Up Wednesday
Vintaj featured project, July 2008
Just what is “natural brass?” The folks at Vintaj want you to know, so they’ve addressed this question on their blog. The piece I showed you this week, Gypsy Magic, used quite a few brass beads and filligree components from Vintaj.
Tags: Beading, beads, handmade beaded jewelry, jewelry, Mixed […]
As I said yesterday, I neglected to take process photos of this piece as I worked on it, so I can’t really give you an exact bead count and a step-by-step. However, I can still give you plenty of pointers!
Chose a mixture of metals and bead colors that all look good together. I […]
Make Art Monday
Gypsy Magic
I didn’t take any process photos as I made this piece, but I’ll still try to give you some general guidelines for putting together a multi-strand necklace like this tomorrow, for Technique Tuesday.
Tags: Beading, beads, handmade beaded jewelry, jewelry, Mixed Media, Wearable Art
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Lucky me! I’m one of them :-)
My bead-embroidered neckpiece, pictured below, won 1st place in the Pearls category.
Andromeda’s Pearls
To see the list of all the winners (they’re not pictured yet), and to see images of the Grand Prize winners, visit FMG’s website! I checked the Design Gallery too while I was there, […]
How could I ever say no to my friend Aileen Roberts? First she flatters me by asking me to participate in a collaborative project with other mixed media artists, some of whom I know and others whom I’d like to know, and then she tells me that the finished product will be auctioned off […]
The Naughty Secretary Club
by Jennifer Perkins
Ohmygosh, never before have I wanted so much to leave my boring world of glass and gemstones and get into plastic and resin!! Jennifer Perkins has written a totally delightful book, full of naughty kitschy fun (naughty because she was making jewelry back when she was *supposed* […]
Technique Tuesday
Materials and Tools
Silk ribbon, 36 inches or more (Jamn Glass)
Bracelet blank
Ultrasuede
Thin cotton batting
Size 8/0 beads
Beading thread
Fabric glue
Alligator clips
Beading needle
Cut a piece of thin batting to fit the top of the bracelet blank. Glue it in place with a few drops.
Cut ultrasuede just a tiny bit bigger than the bracelet cuff, both top and […]
Make Art Monday
I got some gorgeous handpainted silk ribbons from Heidi Bond of Jamn Glass. They weren’t long enough to do what I originally planned on, so I improvised:
Tomorrow for Technique Tuesday, I’ll share the hows and whys :-)
Tags: Beading, beads, handmade beaded jewelry, jewelry, Mixed Media, Wearable Art
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