by Barbara | May 26, 2017 | An Aside, Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Components, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Materials and Supplies, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
I’ve received so many inquiries from fellow polymer clay enthusiasts who love my “Matisse Inspired Cutouts” Earrings as to whether a tutorial for making them is available and here it is! The tutorial contains over twenty full-color process photos and step-by-step...
by Barbara | May 13, 2017 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Components, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Mixed Media, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Techniques, Tutorials
Have I abandoned beadwork? Absolutely not! And I promise to get back to beading eventually, but my creative muse has the upper hand and at the moment she is dictating that I continue designing with polymer clay cutouts. Do you know the story of “The Red Shoes”? A...
by Barbara | May 6, 2017 | Art Jewelry, Art to Wear, Beading, Beads and Materials, Components, Designer Patterns, Earrings, Embellishments, Handmade, Inspiration, Jewelry kits, Materials and Supplies, One-of-a-Kind, Polymer Clay, Sterling Silver, Techniques, Tutorials
My hydraulic press has been out of service for several months. After 26 years of service, the ram was leaking oil like mad and the pressure gauge had “given up the ghost”. A new Bonny Doon ram with gauge is quite expensive, but what good it to have an unusable press?...