Doesn’t the pin look wonderful?
‘Simply’ decorate several sheets of translucent polymer clay with a pattern, layer them and you get a piece of jewelry with real depth!
One day…
;-)
Links:
Layered Illusions
Tag: PolymerClay
Faux Turquoise
I found the jewelry with the self-made turquoise already a long time ago and was thrilled!
Once I tried myself making my own turquoises from Fimo but it didn’t quite work.
Somewhen I will try it again… ;-)
Links:
Making faux turquoise
Jewelry with polymer clay turquoises (Gallery Southwest)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries containing the word ‘faux’
Chevron Style Beads
I find those beads soo beautiful and can easily imagine them in other colour combinations!
One day…
Sigh.
;-)
Recycled Gift Tags
The gift tags on the photo aren’t ready yet: I simply can’t decide with which yarn I should wrap them.
But I find the idea really great: flatten the cardboard tube, cut it in strips and wrap the pieces with yarn.
I think that it could look beautiful, too, when wrapped in a piece of beautiful polymer clay and worn as necklace, earring or pin.
Hm.
When reading the instructions for the gift tags I had to think somehow at the surprise ball gifts ;-)
But she had other ideas, too, about what to make with these paper shapes, namely a cute tealight and an interesting lamp decoration.
I presented before entries about recycled cardboard tubes here in this blog, namely the beaded amulet bag, the plaster photo holder and the knitting loom from a plastic bottle.
But there the cardboard tube was ‘only’ a tool.
Links:
recycling project no. 19 – yarn gift tag
recycle project no. 12 – tealight decoration
recycle project no. 16 – hurricane cover
Here at unikatissima:
Surprise Ball Gifts
Beaded Amulet Bag
Plaster Photo Holder
Knitting Loom from Plastic Bottle
Rickrack
I find those zig-zag stripes soo great but I still haven’t made them.
When I see it lying there I always think that it would be a wonderful necklace…
But somehow it takes more and more a back seat on my “just do it”-list ;-)
Skinner Blend Beads Necklace
I made some nice necklaces from very narrow polymer clay beads where the bead colours are blended – and I wanted to present them now.
That’s what you do:
First make a Skinner Blend (a ploymer clay slab with a colour blend).
I blended it from light green to blue.
Cut the slab in stripes and wrap them around one or more kebab skewers – not too firm or you get problems taking them off, later.
Join the edges thoroughly and with care so that the beads won’t fall apart later.
At the top of the photo you see a piece of light green polymer clay, that will become contrasting beads.
By the way: If you don’t have a pasta machine for the Skinner Blend (never use a pasta machine used for polymer clay for food again!) you can find hints on how you can manage without it via the links below.
Cut the wrapped slab with a small knife down to the skewer at regular intervals, I made my future beads about 3 mm wide.
Bake the polymer clay following the instructions and get the beads off the skewer(s) carefully.
On this photo you see my light green contrasting bead that I put between the others to make it look more interesting and you see a silver bead where I don’t remember how I coloured it.
I think that I used silver coloured metallic powder that I bought for some Mica shift projects.
I threaded my beads on a self-dyed violet silk cord and made the clasp from a black braided band and a big, round light green bead.
And that is a red necklace with Skinner Blend beads that I gave away – I’m sorry for the poor quality of the picture, when I took the photo at that time I didn’t know how to make good photos.
On both sides of the black central bead I let the colour blend go from light to dark red and loosened it up with narrow black beads.
The earrings are simply cones that I rounded at the top and that I carved slightly horizontally to make them match the necklace.
Links:
Skinner Blend
Don’t have a pasta machine?
Making A Jellyroll Cane Without A Pasta Machine
via: Glass Attic – Pasta machines – click on ‘No pasta machine?–other ways …guide rails’
Pasta Free Skinner Blend (Video)
Here at unikatissima:
Polymer Clay Mica Shift
Mini Dress-Form Jewelry Stand
I’ve seen several mini dress-form jewelry stands already but I find an instruction on how to make it yourself muuuch better ;-)
I really have to take a look for appropriate dolls at my next junk market visit ;-)
Links:
Mini Dress-Form Jewelry Stand
Elastic Polymer Clay Bracelet
I found at craftster a fantastic instruction: how to make cute teapots from bulbs and polymer clay, how to make great candle holders from bulbs and polymer clay, how to make a genie lamp from bulbs and polymer clay (although she doesn’t say how to get a genie into the lamp ;-)) and how to make an elastic polymer clay bracelet from the left overs (ok, somewhen I had to come to the point ;-)).
Sheer lunacy! :)
Links:
Elastic Polymer Clay Bracelet (Trash to Treasure fun with lightbulbs!) – the instruction for the bracelet begins with the words ‘Ok, time for dessert.’
Elissahearts from Polymer Clay
Once I played around with the Elissahearts and found them wonderful.
I didn’t work with the heart mould but just put both halves together. That’s not good because they can more easily break apart.
Just try it youself ;-)
Links:
Elissahearts
Row Counter Bracelet
When knitting or crocheting you must often count the rows.
I have seen people who kept checklists in a very disciplined way, but personally I find this taking-the-pen-and-sketching-a-checkmark-on-the-list bothersome, the more so as one needs a table for this (at least I need it ;-)).
But not if you’re making a row counter bracelet (ok, you must leave your work beside, but you don’t need a table ;-)).
I didn’t make one yet, but I found the tutorial very good.
I’m sure that you can make the beads yourself, e.g. from polymer clay or felt (but felted beads may be too lightweight ?!)
Links:
Row Counter Bracelet
via: Row Counter Bracelet at ravelry
Google search result for ‘row counter bracelet’
Google image search result for ‘row counter bracelet’
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘polymerclay’
Entries with the tag ‘felting’