tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22454292725307584572024-02-19T07:38:43.918-08:00Gingerbell'sGingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-43797617152941562152010-11-18T16:41:00.000-08:002010-11-18T16:56:29.742-08:00Polymer Clay Smooshers Scavenger Hut.How would you like a chance to have fun, do some shopping and take a chance to win a prize? You would...well great.<br /><br />Here is what you need to do......<br />Go to the world famous Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild Blog http://polymerclaysmooshers.blogspot.com and follow the instructions for our Christmas Scavenger Hunt....There are several ways to win one of the awesome prizes donated by guild members.<br /><br />Good luck on your hunt; have fun.........<br />Check out the beautiful prizes you might win..<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coltpixy/5176322494/" title="2010 Smooshers Holiday Scavenger Hunt Prizes by coltpixy, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5176322494_17a8521808.jpg" width="450" height="432" alt="2010 Smooshers Holiday Scavenger Hunt Prizes" /></a>Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-90371317999996509982010-10-30T08:10:00.000-07:002010-10-30T08:41:58.820-07:00Water as an insperation.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26690_product_242514374_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26690_product_242514374_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Star Fish earrings by EmilyClaireCreations<br /><br />I grew up in Washington State on the beaches of the beautiful Puget Sound. I spent many many days watching the ebb and flow of the tide looking for the treasures the reseeding tide would reveal in the tide pools. I was at once awed and inspired by the Sea Stars clinging to the rocks and docks,the sand dollars that appeared on the sand and the tiny rock and sand crabs that skittered everywhere. Still today the most calming sound I know is the crash of the waves and the call of Seagulls as they sailed on the salt air looking for a meal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19401_product_1046010181_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 440px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/19401_product_1046010181_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sea Star pendant by Beachcomber<br /><br />I am so often inspired by the beautiful memories of the sea and love to use the colors and textures in my artwork. Today I thought I would share the artwork of fellow polymer clay artists that are inspired by water too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--25869_product_125791549_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 431px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--25869_product_125791549_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sweet wall hanging made by Fantasyclay<br /><br />All of these awesome projects are made by Fellow members of my Artfire Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild ... http://polymerclaysmooshers.blogspot.com/<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19683_product_180353191_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19683_product_180353191_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The colors of this necklace by HaffinaCreations scream water to me.<br /><br />If you enjoy the water and or polymer clay art as much as I do please visit our Smooshers blog http://polymerclaysmooshers.blogspot.com/<br />or check out the shops of the featured artists in this article<br />http://Emilyclairecreations.artfire.com<br />http://Fantasyclay.artfire.com<br />http://beachcomber.artfire.com<br />http://Haffinascreations.artfire.comGingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-59272266962781807682010-09-28T09:35:00.000-07:002010-09-28T10:04:00.026-07:00Changes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcwJwiN1ERnRNpt18ZbCQy1ccMfH8D2XTJbMUWEeEg0IoaR1f3cX1PNNzgXRIkKkRr1Uxw_DwPneHtcEBjcFDtplQY0d-vjxzhwNifpzjcoBqpm0oceAI03N_OjTENa2ErTs8L5I-vA7n/s1600/bracelets+2010+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcwJwiN1ERnRNpt18ZbCQy1ccMfH8D2XTJbMUWEeEg0IoaR1f3cX1PNNzgXRIkKkRr1Uxw_DwPneHtcEBjcFDtplQY0d-vjxzhwNifpzjcoBqpm0oceAI03N_OjTENa2ErTs8L5I-vA7n/s200/bracelets+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522004659198018498" border="0" /></a><br />Chocolate Pansy Bracelet.......<br />as usual I have been very busy making pretty things... But there have also been some changes going on at Gingerbell's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUPyNy3iT8Bc1qNhosYMc7xg3zTdcOsSoO2walKPMtgjLvk4mkfdRYVSD0eIuHrZcV-64Oz454b1tZMRqoIi8JSRTW-W-3yvisvrCTXTFyuctP4Xtcpe1CUn9QQ28xq_7mpYh6fwRcvJO/s1600/bracelets+2010+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUPyNy3iT8Bc1qNhosYMc7xg3zTdcOsSoO2walKPMtgjLvk4mkfdRYVSD0eIuHrZcV-64Oz454b1tZMRqoIi8JSRTW-W-3yvisvrCTXTFyuctP4Xtcpe1CUn9QQ28xq_7mpYh6fwRcvJO/s200/bracelets+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522004656719829634" border="0" /></a><br />White Rose and Violets bracelet<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Wg53PgRconXbcE7ECUYTTrK2Zs3haKF4UgSIgD4TyNRVCCxzSgCkoy-JlCWZfbWsipRma5t8XrC0Qm8mxkyM1kylZYLeAGidojuXAVn7JDoQmvaz0qhP9x5X78AhEdH3z0pBqGQ_HGcs/s1600/candles+2010+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Wg53PgRconXbcE7ECUYTTrK2Zs3haKF4UgSIgD4TyNRVCCxzSgCkoy-JlCWZfbWsipRma5t8XrC0Qm8mxkyM1kylZYLeAGidojuXAVn7JDoQmvaz0qhP9x5X78AhEdH3z0pBqGQ_HGcs/s200/candles+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522004651791690706" border="0" /></a><br />Christmas Candle<br /><br />One change I have made is that after much thinking and weighing my options I have closed both of my Etsy shops. They were beginning to cost me more time and money then I was willing to invest for the return I was getting.<br /><br />However over the last few months I have made my Http://Gingerbells.artfire.com studio my main shop and the efforts are paying off ; I am happy with the gradual steady pace. I am confident now that Artfire is out of beta and with the great improvements they continue to implement things can only continue to get better.<br /><br />Another thing that has changed is that 1000markets where I had a shop has sold to another online retailer Bonanza.com. At first I wasn't happy because I really loved 1000Markets and my studio there. I wasn't going to open a shop on the other venue but I changed my mind and opened a shop there this morning http://www.bonanza.com/booths/Gingerbells . I figured I'll give it 6 months and see how it goes, sometimes it's better to go with the flow then fight the waves. Check out my new booth and let me know what you think.<br /><br />And lastly I have my annual 10 day show that I have been preparing for. So if you love craft shows come check out the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival in central Indiana. It's a great county wide festival with lots to see, do and eat.<br /><br />Well it's back to the work table for me.......Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-7241476624459383332010-09-01T11:18:00.000-07:002010-09-01T11:49:53.099-07:00Introducing TooAquarius<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/2059_product_894285730_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 499px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/2059_product_894285730_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />beautiful rose beads........<br /><br />TooAquarius AKA Elaine is an extremely talented Artist,Business woman ,teacher and computer wiz from Canada.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--2059_product_172740939_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--2059_product_172740939_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />round floral beads.......<br /><br />I have admired Elaine's Millefiori talent since we met several years ago on PolymerClaycentral.com 's message board. She has a wonderful ability to capture floral beauty in her cane work. I have bought and used many of her polymer clay floral canes in my own projects from her shop http://TooAquaris.Artfire.com .<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/2059_product_33047652_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/2059_product_33047652_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Lentil beads......<br /><br />In her shop you will find a huge amount of awesome canes and finished beads to use in your own creations....Her color pallet is beautiful as is her work take a peek at her shop I'm sure you won't be disappointed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--2059_product_120174778_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--2059_product_120174778_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />leaf cane.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--2059_product_94818457_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--2059_product_94818457_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />floral slice beads....<br /><br />TooAquarius is a proud member of Polymer clay smooshers guild of ArtFire.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-25514745647767078812010-08-03T06:55:00.000-07:002010-08-03T07:20:29.512-07:00Introducing Jennifer Mercer of Haffina Creations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/29747_product_351465309_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/29747_product_351465309_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Jennifer is another member of the wonderful Artfire Polymer clay smooshers guild.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--29747_product_236984544_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--29747_product_236984544_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />She is a talented Mother of 5 from Australia who works in many different mediums and does all of them well. I don't know where she finds the time and energy to do all she does, she cares for her family and works tirelessly for the several guilds she in a member of. She even found time to organize the blog ring for our guild and an awesome swap for her group of friends on Plurk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19683_product_180353191_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19683_product_180353191_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />As a beadweaver myself I am particularly fond of this beautiful blue necklace. She is also an accomplished chainmailer and beadmaker. If you can't find something in one of her shops that you love I'd be very surprised.<br />If you would like to see more of her awesome artwork here are a few pieces to go<br />http://BeadsByHaffina.artfire.com<br />http://HaffinaCreations.artfire.com<br /><a id="link_0" href="http://haffinacreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://HaffinaCreations.blogspot.com</a>Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-37560851058295006712010-07-28T15:31:00.000-07:002010-07-28T15:49:03.800-07:00Where the Wild Things Are<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGNSyzwBmLtw5Z3yQiqzra1sZH7xzGIYnuop3uWHyGyXVYtVe9cxJByt8awwcr_Kj9DOHW9s0uPAPIJmItAct2VDz_spbl_OBTfZHexOSeJKNbaDZQFPD0eHK7bZ8ZrGbl5jOWt61oWFk/s1600/tiger+pattern+2010+001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGNSyzwBmLtw5Z3yQiqzra1sZH7xzGIYnuop3uWHyGyXVYtVe9cxJByt8awwcr_Kj9DOHW9s0uPAPIJmItAct2VDz_spbl_OBTfZHexOSeJKNbaDZQFPD0eHK7bZ8ZrGbl5jOWt61oWFk/s320/tiger+pattern+2010+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499089065437552002" border="0" /></a><br />{Tiger pattern Bangle bracelet}<br /><br />I have been going Tiger crazy the last week or two..<br /> I learned to make this tiger pattern from polymer clay and I like it so much I designed a mini collection around it.<br />I thought I'd share my mini obsession with you.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ztdqoa2gXNFHJzmm8o1mtgTGm29fxpjcgtsTssy2QkjwMnwUKO2c9AeJ2pHxYDOncXQHjIAzaTs3mEHSkCEWMBUIOmzJSUyh28R-MAf1wluu98udN9xOnVjnB25-hMDLdInE9AphVStA/s1600/tiger+pattern+2010+007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ztdqoa2gXNFHJzmm8o1mtgTGm29fxpjcgtsTssy2QkjwMnwUKO2c9AeJ2pHxYDOncXQHjIAzaTs3mEHSkCEWMBUIOmzJSUyh28R-MAf1wluu98udN9xOnVjnB25-hMDLdInE9AphVStA/s320/tiger+pattern+2010+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499089061030314690" border="0" /></a><br />{round 2 hole tiger buttons}<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgDDL7eAynqTFyoHF4_so_silvYDtVSdMj2wjJ5NJ1s3EMvqATf494TM8O1xoOmteHYcN5GVmiGcmeQb3EAIEVOwlmXRUASEz6xmj1mkuY4txqjPlAitm4Y94udF484XutJFZUIyhmrYB/s1600/tiger+pattern+2010+013.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgDDL7eAynqTFyoHF4_so_silvYDtVSdMj2wjJ5NJ1s3EMvqATf494TM8O1xoOmteHYcN5GVmiGcmeQb3EAIEVOwlmXRUASEz6xmj1mkuY4txqjPlAitm4Y94udF484XutJFZUIyhmrYB/s320/tiger+pattern+2010+013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499089056287124882" border="0" /></a><br />{Wild Thing Necklace}<br /> The necklace is my favorite piece in the collection I think it's beautiful if I do say so myself.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQieYKqlclWJVmdaXM9OpntBACzeAdcHgj3AwQuwWQzWybZYRrwPznsWs2cFYm5ihlNSWgyWk-todnt-GGvmPP0E-nC7LRdVNCtpVVRIizJY8NrrWRifSz40q8ghmagmjmoKkxVkWlOJ_/s1600/tiger+pattern+2010+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQieYKqlclWJVmdaXM9OpntBACzeAdcHgj3AwQuwWQzWybZYRrwPznsWs2cFYm5ihlNSWgyWk-todnt-GGvmPP0E-nC7LRdVNCtpVVRIizJY8NrrWRifSz40q8ghmagmjmoKkxVkWlOJ_/s320/tiger+pattern+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499089049370368498" border="0" /></a><br />{square link bracelet}<br /><br />This is the newest piece in the collection, I like it alot too. I tried it on and it's a comfortable bracelet to wear because it's adjustable.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLScuxgrpcAID3gVE39nXzEBqs-BgJstmjRZ0GQGS5nbPlZeqDQMzpsJpZh6FpQ1iZ0KHCLPAWU34q_zLs4fgLd1c1CphvO2fKwdhgCM4y7iNT7C2dk76IsPFKc1SK8iBrXRCxe0T9KAw5/s1600/tiger+pattern+2010+003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLScuxgrpcAID3gVE39nXzEBqs-BgJstmjRZ0GQGS5nbPlZeqDQMzpsJpZh6FpQ1iZ0KHCLPAWU34q_zLs4fgLd1c1CphvO2fKwdhgCM4y7iNT7C2dk76IsPFKc1SK8iBrXRCxe0T9KAw5/s320/tiger+pattern+2010+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499089037504327570" border="0" /></a><br />I have a couple of other designs for this collection in the works and then maybe I'll have it out of my system,lol.<br /><br />All of the pieces in this post can be found split between my 2 online gift shops.<br />Http://Gingerbells.artfire.com or http://Gingerbells.1000markets.com<br />if you are interested or want to see more photos of these pieces check them out.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-51387791495599310512010-07-26T07:56:00.000-07:002010-07-26T08:16:50.413-07:00Introducing CatsWire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_1047892566_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 374px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_1047892566_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Cat's Wire is a very talented artisan who describes herself as a "Bookworm by day, crazy cat lady and hooked on wire in the evening!" She lives in Southern Germany with her Husband and 4 cats.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_475385976_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 374px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_475385976_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />She is very talented with wire and incorporates polymer clay along with gemstones and beads to make some awesome wearable wire sculptures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_1623103193_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 374px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_1623103193_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />She also is a talented miniaturist and sculpter who uses my favorite medium Polymer Clay to bring her designs to life.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_2038227423_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--14603_product_2038227423_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Cat is a proud member of the ArtFire Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild and sells her lovely creations at http://Catswire.artfire.com she writes a very interesting blog http://catswire.blogspot.com/ Check out her sites you won't be disappointed.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-25136387647742008532010-07-23T06:07:00.000-07:002010-07-23T06:31:13.049-07:00What my Hubby does for fun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF9BxQ9pKQneiNi21GwuEwlVysnIb_usPweDbG_w1ADXGwwAzAY8I6RC9rpppCnrdS4DLc0GPIlsig9-2U0N6wcfOoTrwMBn2PCkuhhKvebBG_n9nDHG52bEYPbsrMjT4Hy37Lmkc11wY/s1600/jose's+phone+046.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguF9BxQ9pKQneiNi21GwuEwlVysnIb_usPweDbG_w1ADXGwwAzAY8I6RC9rpppCnrdS4DLc0GPIlsig9-2U0N6wcfOoTrwMBn2PCkuhhKvebBG_n9nDHG52bEYPbsrMjT4Hy37Lmkc11wY/s320/jose's+phone+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497088973303424082" border="0" /></a><br />My husband Jose is a historian and he loves to get dressed up in period clothing and along with a group of friends act out historical events. They do this to educate and entertain groups of people and to help raise funds for different charities.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-6tQmbutIcr1CvKx7dm-pltbFuA7Wk_bw-PpWfvZjUs_Tn4fvDd58As5JqWWI0kvQ5T6EkMTQ3gS_w1KQfbP1LW4Sw8IXs9v9RQ1xTp7haMShE0PQ5AHYOHVfnLQOwvY1kgqLqsW5SjC/s1600/jose's+phone+045.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-6tQmbutIcr1CvKx7dm-pltbFuA7Wk_bw-PpWfvZjUs_Tn4fvDd58As5JqWWI0kvQ5T6EkMTQ3gS_w1KQfbP1LW4Sw8IXs9v9RQ1xTp7haMShE0PQ5AHYOHVfnLQOwvY1kgqLqsW5SjC/s320/jose's+phone+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497088968813284930" border="0" /></a><br />He has several periods in history he reenacts. He portrays a Confederate telegrapher,A Mountain Man,wild west cowboy and a Mexican revolutionary. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlejVwHTXQaI_pGICr00k5gLXUisGi_BJlb231xXFR1At8g_biBEN8XApAP1acV21d2B73jrFRIvKBWAjlKFelsYsqr7fvtX72YkEpOk7zxaiY73JMEFUPMwITPF1WjikoTJ_BNVvdO5d2/s1600/jose's+phone+049.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlejVwHTXQaI_pGICr00k5gLXUisGi_BJlb231xXFR1At8g_biBEN8XApAP1acV21d2B73jrFRIvKBWAjlKFelsYsqr7fvtX72YkEpOk7zxaiY73JMEFUPMwITPF1WjikoTJ_BNVvdO5d2/s320/jose's+phone+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497088962420521026" border="0" /></a><br />He is a walking,talking encyclopedia of historical facts.<br />He has a huge collection of period artifacts and costumes. He has made by hand most of the items in his Mountain Man and revolutionary costumes. He tries to keep things as authentic as he can even using the buckskin from the deer he has hunted.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4pq96EHBsqAIrC_SoRkOCxlFHBgRKSRBIsxjJ2TETl6Npu_RBfvYqKEx57sOJpjD40ibBi8p61RRkNLKktsiOj6l_XeRu3NlUIaQxtAQFNpvX31xTR8gEpt__ojyi0LFmA5nu5xe13TN/s1600/jose+Mexican+revolution+period+009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4pq96EHBsqAIrC_SoRkOCxlFHBgRKSRBIsxjJ2TETl6Npu_RBfvYqKEx57sOJpjD40ibBi8p61RRkNLKktsiOj6l_XeRu3NlUIaQxtAQFNpvX31xTR8gEpt__ojyi0LFmA5nu5xe13TN/s320/jose+Mexican+revolution+period+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497088952983985458" border="0" /></a><br />Here he is as a revolutionary..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYkCxxitp-DIb5v97nlGW0FgjtN8EsB2BbG12nq42Bf3ULplfeRkY9WBwFhFFOHDePjnXwZKlSsN9ObJ2uPRITLrFWxG-cmEQFKm5lIrxQ4iIzVI-zzV62BbhK4LIJZY83cMFoTrw7DDS/s1600/jose+Mexican+revolution+period+005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYkCxxitp-DIb5v97nlGW0FgjtN8EsB2BbG12nq42Bf3ULplfeRkY9WBwFhFFOHDePjnXwZKlSsN9ObJ2uPRITLrFWxG-cmEQFKm5lIrxQ4iIzVI-zzV62BbhK4LIJZY83cMFoTrw7DDS/s320/jose+Mexican+revolution+period+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497088945961791250" border="0" /></a><br />He has a great time doing this and loves to share his knowledge with anyone interested...<br />This week end he and a group of reenactors will be setting up a Civil War Encampment at the Livery Stable in Brazil Indiana. If you are in the area check them out.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-89012978190393592922010-07-11T07:05:00.000-07:002010-07-11T07:48:11.904-07:00The 12 days of Christmas in July Sale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/17906_product_2101632340_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 437px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/17906_product_2101632340_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Many of the shops on Artfire.com are having Christmas in July Sales.....My shop is having one as well.<br />July 11-25th.<br />FREE SHIPPING!!! on all jewelry items<br />or<br />BOGO!! Buy 3 bath and body items or candles and get 1 FREE!!!!! feel free to mix and match<br />go to my shop at http://Gingerbells.ArtFire.com and check out what's new in my Studio.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/17906_product_1857942828_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/17906_product_1857942828_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I still have a few Holiday items in my shop if you want to get started on your decorations early.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/17906_product_2101632340_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 437px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/17906_product_2101632340_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/17906_product_806571043_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 451px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/17906_product_806571043_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />So if your ready to start your Holiday shopping; I know I am Artfire is the place to start for a Handmade ChristmasGingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-6729351423259925222010-07-10T12:34:00.000-07:002010-07-10T12:56:32.087-07:00Meet EmilyClaireCreations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26690_product_1508893173_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 374px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26690_product_1508893173_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Valerie of Http://EmilyClaireCreations.ArtFire.com is a wonderful Artist from Ohio who is inspired by nature and her environment. She is the stay at home Mom to her 2 adorable daughters whom she has named her shop after.<br /><br />In her studio Bio Valerie says:<br />"Making jewelry makes me supremely happy. It is a one true medium where I can express myself. I follow my bliss. I believe it shows in my designs. Jewelry should be something anyone can wear no matter what size, shape, age or color you are, it is a statement to accentuate your personality." I like how she thinks and I agree it shows in all the beautiful items in her shop.<br /><br />I have picked several of my favorites to share<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26690_product_1392422203_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26690_product_1392422203_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I really like the style and composition of this piece. I think it looks like a piece of treasure that's been around for a long, long time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26690_product_1737080210_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--26690_product_1737080210_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I absolutely love this acorn that she has sculpted it's classy and whimsical at the same time. So if you like her style as much as I do check out her ArtFire studio where she is running a Christmas in July sale offering a 15% discount coupon.<br /><br />Valerie is a proud member of the Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild of ArtFire.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-10052525185354902932010-06-29T10:55:00.000-07:002010-06-29T11:12:20.371-07:00Introducing Into The Dawn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7vEV1bmCHzA/S42YtkdVmcI/AAAAAAAAAvc/YZYH-QDHu4M/s400/tarot+trans+pendants.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7vEV1bmCHzA/S42YtkdVmcI/AAAAAAAAAvc/YZYH-QDHu4M/s400/tarot+trans+pendants.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Dawn of http://IntoTheDawn.Artfire.com is a lovely and talented member of The Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild of ArtFire.<br /><br />I absolutely love her polymer clay transfer Tarot Card pendants. I think it's such a creative idea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7vEV1bmCHzA/S5CHLELEvUI/AAAAAAAAAvk/H0YEK-KLjRA/s400/spring+bud+pend4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7vEV1bmCHzA/S5CHLELEvUI/AAAAAAAAAvk/H0YEK-KLjRA/s400/spring+bud+pend4.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />She also is a very good sculptor, I love the colors and softness of this necklace.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7vEV1bmCHzA/TCVE1ZlWOOI/AAAAAAAAA1w/g3p2g-OGj0Y/s400/oceans+ATC1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 394px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7vEV1bmCHzA/TCVE1ZlWOOI/AAAAAAAAA1w/g3p2g-OGj0Y/s400/oceans+ATC1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />She made this cute ATC for our monthly themed challenge. June's challenge was Ocean. Don't ya just love it?<br /><br />Take a few minutes to browse her shop at http://Intothedawn.artfire.com you'll be glad you did.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-70145560784591620002010-06-18T06:37:00.000-07:002010-06-18T06:57:01.201-07:00Introducing CraftyBabyHope<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--56012_product_94222766_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 500px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--56012_product_94222766_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--56012_product_2114491472_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 509px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--56012_product_2114491472_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--56012_product_1233062879_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 247px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--60000--56012_product_1233062879_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This weeks Polymer Clay Smoosher feature is Jennifer. http://craftybabyhope.blogspot.com/ http://CraftyBabyHope.Artfire.com<br /><br />Jennifer is a talented artist who's using her art to help her obtain her hearts desire to become a mother<br />From Jennifer's blog...<br />"I suffer from secondary infertility and have had 4 miscarriages. Infertility treatments are very expensive and insurance does not cover the cost. In order to raise money for the infertility treatments I started offering my handmade goodies online."<br />***When I was younger I also when through unsuccessful fertility treatments and I understand her needs and am happy to help her promote it.<br /><br />I enjoy her whimsical polymer clay work and her lovely wire wrapped items...<br /><br />I really hope you take time to read her blog and check out her shop to learn more about her and her cause......Oh and a nice added bonus she is having a 10%off sale shop wide.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-89897934472598718112010-06-08T15:30:00.000-07:002010-06-08T15:47:05.186-07:00Meet Sassy Clay Creations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19206_product_408746409_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19206_product_408746409_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I would like to show some of the lovely things made by Dori of Http://SassyClayCreations.artfire.com .<br /> I really like pretty things that are useful like this candle holder. I would love to have this as part of my Fall decor.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19206_product_582318663_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19206_product_582318663_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />When I saw this mask in Dori's shop I fell in love with it. I love the whimsical style of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19206_product_1204293316_thumb_large.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://static.artfire.com/admin/product_images/thumbs/--30000--19206_product_1204293316_thumb_large.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I love the texture in this Star and moon pin she made. I think it would make a great piece to add to any jewelry collection.<br /><br />Not only is Dori a talented lady she is a sweetheart who has organized the Friendship round Robin swap box for our Artfire Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild .<br /><br />So if you are looking for a unique gift for someone or a special treat for your self I recommend checking out her shop http://SassyClayCreations.artfire.comGingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-78854442192728637552010-06-03T16:09:00.000-07:002010-06-03T16:26:25.598-07:00Featuring Colt Pixy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/4563856268_50dd09223f_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3454/4563856268_50dd09223f_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4639715287_2007f1cac0_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4020/4639715287_2007f1cac0_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This beautiful Beetle is handmade with polymer clay by the talented artist Star Edwards of http://Coltpixy.artfire.com . She made it for the resent "Bug Challenge" held by the Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild of Artfire.<br /><br />Above also is the whimsical piece she did for the "flight" challenge<br /><br />If you like miniatures you will love the beautiful tiny baskets she weaves with polymer clay take a peek at her Artfire shop you'll be glad you did.<br /><br />Not only is she a wonderful artist she is also the tireless guild master of the Smooshers guild who spends a great amount of time and energy promoting her fellow guild members.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-34350807803477359402010-05-25T10:14:00.000-07:002010-05-25T10:58:23.125-07:00Do you want to see how I made it?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7LI9MeY5vkXrZiCD0h2cF3kMzDJLiZpO7O0zAx6jswqZtkdsx5zVRp1kxxL6YYlD0ajJoW9dJW22IrehhRW-XgSDZplg_Q6EyFxLR9ogklf8_4PLNNSZmgV8Imkxo9HHpzu-3edz674T/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7LI9MeY5vkXrZiCD0h2cF3kMzDJLiZpO7O0zAx6jswqZtkdsx5zVRp1kxxL6YYlD0ajJoW9dJW22IrehhRW-XgSDZplg_Q6EyFxLR9ogklf8_4PLNNSZmgV8Imkxo9HHpzu-3edz674T/s320/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475260382358674482" border="0" /></a><br />Don't you just love these colors together? I do.<br />I had this beautiful Dicro cabochon in my stash for a couple of years waiting for the right design to use it.<br /><br />I thought it would be fun to do kind of a step by step of how I made these beads into the pretty necklace at the end of this post.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ36Pcny-joOUlDWeoQS68_QyaAXGB3FSMIIvGaDjGxdYMR6rVyIzoyDqkXrk1FDbrKhPg4wzw-Hu7RONXls-QjZYthIWKMuxL7T39imAeUVLlv7Y8DlrZJbhtKPZp7yp1uecaEiVXPapd/s1600/wip+003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ36Pcny-joOUlDWeoQS68_QyaAXGB3FSMIIvGaDjGxdYMR6rVyIzoyDqkXrk1FDbrKhPg4wzw-Hu7RONXls-QjZYthIWKMuxL7T39imAeUVLlv7Y8DlrZJbhtKPZp7yp1uecaEiVXPapd/s320/wip+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475260375780982978" border="0" /></a><br />I mounted the cab onto a square of stiff interfacing and stitched a peyote bezel around it with Dark blue size 10 Delica beads. I like using delicas because of their uniform size and large holes. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw08sN7q4y_r7L2SbprdEJt6HkRVE5p6d_bD_bFiAGb7Bu3xf7Q4KKCFBEk6O0ls9e1ciWyyw_kLVWJZqwifJHlDtWElvxMh9UGNOsnI3lh3pHhPljJocJnq0_rtndLRMb0sdCuj8QXLM/s1600/wip+011.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw08sN7q4y_r7L2SbprdEJt6HkRVE5p6d_bD_bFiAGb7Bu3xf7Q4KKCFBEk6O0ls9e1ciWyyw_kLVWJZqwifJHlDtWElvxMh9UGNOsnI3lh3pHhPljJocJnq0_rtndLRMb0sdCuj8QXLM/s320/wip+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475260366073069490" border="0" /></a><br />After I stitched the bezel I trimmed the interfacing and glued the unit to some soft ultra suede to hide the ulgly stitches and make a nice finished back for the pendant. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEiM3DiAqwdxAQvU5DOqul8yOM_eCa425yydrCNDql4wDlBAGkF8MmrptYW1d5H91ZL4zkRwHFc6D4bSZJKW-hNe7kWmdlOPcWM5LNan9PKEprKmwO0Vuao28uvBQAV3KtQ7WKXb1DgIu/s1600/wip+016.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEiM3DiAqwdxAQvU5DOqul8yOM_eCa425yydrCNDql4wDlBAGkF8MmrptYW1d5H91ZL4zkRwHFc6D4bSZJKW-hNe7kWmdlOPcWM5LNan9PKEprKmwO0Vuao28uvBQAV3KtQ7WKXb1DgIu/s320/wip+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475260362589963442" border="0" /></a><br />The next step is to join the front and back together and finish the edge with pretty picots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pd_t9I2-pmhKwVux_dKD3S9RzXyI-27VDWPNyHqo2FblKokH8UYefIBBHg_MkaSo2FCq1I1HjJyuOpXBGjnvDm3772YYjdGcCsWDwMixkPkwuGrF2VEg4_oq1vuMi44vTl5zKNFrgNkR/s1600/wip+018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pd_t9I2-pmhKwVux_dKD3S9RzXyI-27VDWPNyHqo2FblKokH8UYefIBBHg_MkaSo2FCq1I1HjJyuOpXBGjnvDm3772YYjdGcCsWDwMixkPkwuGrF2VEg4_oq1vuMi44vTl5zKNFrgNkR/s320/wip+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475260354029439458" border="0" /></a><br />When I finished the edgings and embellishments I added a Swarovski crystal link and used it for the pendant bail.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWX0CPKO_I0LauQhAtyTZRgTfSnyLJMYSlEwNDRUqPWYgzEZnPYx1FAHjugao13p3lqL1QJ2FTnKEtOdPa2FLjX50V4X2QKH9PfWGxhE61T-sldLAh_-r1bGMvBAvt771CKCOFzXayOIys/s1600/wip+002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWX0CPKO_I0LauQhAtyTZRgTfSnyLJMYSlEwNDRUqPWYgzEZnPYx1FAHjugao13p3lqL1QJ2FTnKEtOdPa2FLjX50V4X2QKH9PfWGxhE61T-sldLAh_-r1bGMvBAvt771CKCOFzXayOIys/s320/wip+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475258270544876722" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the necklace being made. This stitch makes the necklace look like a spiral staircase of pretty bugle beads <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil165SvgnRlqi9uoKmk8NZreSfhhmnD6MlnqZg12FCf7__VOiBCTjVrHP6jITUXsaD1COV9Rgqnfxw_i01sx4s-V7hWJsz0BFKanh2gcP9valBL4M7D5vXTeLlbiNj7CVsFJtYbwb4qxi4/s1600/wip+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil165SvgnRlqi9uoKmk8NZreSfhhmnD6MlnqZg12FCf7__VOiBCTjVrHP6jITUXsaD1COV9Rgqnfxw_i01sx4s-V7hWJsz0BFKanh2gcP9valBL4M7D5vXTeLlbiNj7CVsFJtYbwb4qxi4/s320/wip+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475258266691188338" border="0" /></a><br />This is how the back looks totally finished. See how neat and tidy it looks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kqzWP0tsXzLIyHnGLdcOIedTIe7Azt1EahjmNq-jr8oJxJjpWWIwIJOWmvll3YUULFxLqgL-63ndjUyLNzWJAAvuAT1o_PAMVG5vdW9BvrlreyjUjIbtlpM5IhMUnWMhzpwz6619EFKd/s1600/wip+006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kqzWP0tsXzLIyHnGLdcOIedTIe7Azt1EahjmNq-jr8oJxJjpWWIwIJOWmvll3YUULFxLqgL-63ndjUyLNzWJAAvuAT1o_PAMVG5vdW9BvrlreyjUjIbtlpM5IhMUnWMhzpwz6619EFKd/s320/wip+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475258258677880386" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the front finished, isn't it pretty. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS-BBrk5DAxug_lS7EboaxvQtOusKDfSan32mFd3lNTFKX31tfCEuY7OUF1rQtPGDOIU3QkWirbgBH0XfaN9kq0GtuM6thpfUZHSkFDPhUn06BU_pUPDWCfGsqHuzoTpLe0tXQX6xfFl4/s1600/Necklaces+2010+002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsS-BBrk5DAxug_lS7EboaxvQtOusKDfSan32mFd3lNTFKX31tfCEuY7OUF1rQtPGDOIU3QkWirbgBH0XfaN9kq0GtuM6thpfUZHSkFDPhUn06BU_pUPDWCfGsqHuzoTpLe0tXQX6xfFl4/s320/Necklaces+2010+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475258254281718290" border="0" /></a><br />This is a close up of the finished necklace. I named it Tranquil Waters because I think the glass cab looks like a pool of water with gentle ripples.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyq5Q9Plp86IfOqx2xNpdydlLXYYrUzqezqpzpIG6IyTKnmmHUYzTcvD_JtZF9qvWIUflfb-AKlw0WtJq9USfgFt5SFIhJg0sG-YAHdJ0kOBeIy2ylaQENCD6p72nGjkFolwHrSTXcOSd/s1600/Necklaces+2010+001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyq5Q9Plp86IfOqx2xNpdydlLXYYrUzqezqpzpIG6IyTKnmmHUYzTcvD_JtZF9qvWIUflfb-AKlw0WtJq9USfgFt5SFIhJg0sG-YAHdJ0kOBeIy2ylaQENCD6p72nGjkFolwHrSTXcOSd/s320/Necklaces+2010+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475258244131455714" border="0" /></a><br />Tada here is the finished necklace I wish the camera could capture how pretty the pendant is but trust me it is lovely in real life.<br />I hope you enjoyed seeing how this necklace was made and maybe you are a little inspired to try a little beading yourself.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-48011523448148916182010-04-19T10:47:00.000-07:002010-04-19T11:09:37.011-07:00How to make a cuff bracelet part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OMLv82cBC5BNIkHXDRtfDm8hdsfv8v-v9d7P5CszcRT9jbCMsRT0rehFhEm5L9INpn2AxfnkcTxME2bChrbw2N9Kq2YFBr4lIcNeToBUDJS_wQi4dQOPn__KJuknUwITPAfIM02Ggof4/s1600/cuffs+2010+001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OMLv82cBC5BNIkHXDRtfDm8hdsfv8v-v9d7P5CszcRT9jbCMsRT0rehFhEm5L9INpn2AxfnkcTxME2bChrbw2N9Kq2YFBr4lIcNeToBUDJS_wQi4dQOPn__KJuknUwITPAfIM02Ggof4/s320/cuffs+2010+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461907610613524034" border="0" /></a><br />So I finished doing all the stitching on the front of the bracelet and I think it looks cute so far now it's time to put it all together.<br />I sandwiched the front ,brass cuff form and suede backing together then I stitched them all together with a picot edging stitch. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnvc94dX0dqDlt6IfUlOpCXM-FwDeO19-bXimLoUyqoIl2MmVNguEugQeoyMu8u-YkMZI51_lb0vH-IExJ05rdRVxK62_5MeU4L1yKejNBn6-nm7TbJHSuct5_EuUfRYXz5z0sAQ2p9XH/s1600/cuffs+2010+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnvc94dX0dqDlt6IfUlOpCXM-FwDeO19-bXimLoUyqoIl2MmVNguEugQeoyMu8u-YkMZI51_lb0vH-IExJ05rdRVxK62_5MeU4L1yKejNBn6-nm7TbJHSuct5_EuUfRYXz5z0sAQ2p9XH/s320/cuffs+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461907598437865746" border="0" /></a><br />So here is a top view of finished cuff<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZKuN4huxiEZxWMb3JGcIpEFLIMpCyjYsM2gcN3q2xGWukpBAC_LjXnT6_LCze53nrVHNaEQwHQsCXhG7j4BBhz-UVgcjekgcHsHfZE1x900k39zpgq4f7Y3dWbYUzKLbGIr61MyzVijx/s1600/cuffs+2010+005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZKuN4huxiEZxWMb3JGcIpEFLIMpCyjYsM2gcN3q2xGWukpBAC_LjXnT6_LCze53nrVHNaEQwHQsCXhG7j4BBhz-UVgcjekgcHsHfZE1x900k39zpgq4f7Y3dWbYUzKLbGIr61MyzVijx/s320/cuffs+2010+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461907593539014098" border="0" /></a><br />side view<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0ZEV8KSVOaWCSL5fTUx-scDvnAxiq5dGJdCtghW8jWW3fdR0VQY66GuAg-QnZwnYexXA-aaiGgtAOFQU_2qLPHBpBphca1QvSJbTJmyus6CVDKiw53Hwr-qbcB6hjemXYfBpnUwku52O/s1600/cuffs+2010+006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0ZEV8KSVOaWCSL5fTUx-scDvnAxiq5dGJdCtghW8jWW3fdR0VQY66GuAg-QnZwnYexXA-aaiGgtAOFQU_2qLPHBpBphca1QvSJbTJmyus6CVDKiw53Hwr-qbcB6hjemXYfBpnUwku52O/s320/cuffs+2010+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461907585975953618" border="0" /></a><br />close up side view<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkA8soEtCWpbA6y4jqTISLVf3G4KsmU7Rpxyvo709OeK5mMRdtbM45u6Lx8A7jmxxdjTX4fyWtL79zGwQn2s0_m3yy5C9RP6p8WK0D6mbntMr321WlV5FRP0qJLgZtnY66zfl25p2cdqSW/s1600/cuffs+2010+009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkA8soEtCWpbA6y4jqTISLVf3G4KsmU7Rpxyvo709OeK5mMRdtbM45u6Lx8A7jmxxdjTX4fyWtL79zGwQn2s0_m3yy5C9RP6p8WK0D6mbntMr321WlV5FRP0qJLgZtnY66zfl25p2cdqSW/s320/cuffs+2010+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461907576332454946" border="0" /></a><br />and here is the glamor shot of the finished bracelet cuff. It measures 2 inches wide and is about 7 1/4 inches long it can be adjusted to fit most wrist sizes even my fat little wrist.<br /> The center cabochon is polymer clay,the butterflies are enameled with Swarovski crystals. The rest of the beads are Japanese seed beads and Swarovski crystals. the sparkle is awesome to bad that doesn't show up well in photos.<br /><br />Over all I am happy with the end result of course like any other "artist" I see lots of thing I would do differently.<br /><br />So there ya go this is my entry for The Polymer Clay Smooshers flight theme challenge........What do you think?Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-14179848658482552892010-04-11T10:46:00.000-07:002010-04-11T13:28:05.320-07:00How to make a cuff bracelet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB41cgzEgFkGXifm-GM-gxSkRZ0T-Asrh1F5FxCOTFZSfTqZaNR76z9TWfgp2ngDLgAWHM2xZLiBO3Nghi4XE7W4bbtyTZWD9lr8lTy8gzh24jaXlbCF6ZilmvWBXY9Ix-2jXXMK4QtAOb/s1600/wip+004.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB41cgzEgFkGXifm-GM-gxSkRZ0T-Asrh1F5FxCOTFZSfTqZaNR76z9TWfgp2ngDLgAWHM2xZLiBO3Nghi4XE7W4bbtyTZWD9lr8lTy8gzh24jaXlbCF6ZilmvWBXY9Ix-2jXXMK4QtAOb/s320/wip+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458939365490278322" border="0" /></a><br />I wanted to do a work in progress post for anyone interested in making a cuff bracelet or just wondered how they were made. I thought I'd show how I made one.<br /><br /> I am not a great planner when I make something; I am more of a design as I go kind of Gal.<br /><br />Making the cabochon is my first step because everything is designed around it. I made this garden Cabochon with polymer clay and mounted it in the center of a strip of stiff interfacing that measures about 2 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. While the glue dried I picked out the beads I wanted to use to stitch the bezel. Then I stitched the bezel using a peyote Stitch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe6jQsuS-tmssTj-lz2qBRYJ4kuO6wDw55o8dMpu19ZnGHkWSOeMWRgjHXatZ2TJsFN_AUc3MkjLK6gvM3kMDW7pEb947yYF9f_Cpb8z_Xo8vnaQ-tG8-WGIqqGCDHIactnB7U4SFBiiR/s1600/wip+001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUe6jQsuS-tmssTj-lz2qBRYJ4kuO6wDw55o8dMpu19ZnGHkWSOeMWRgjHXatZ2TJsFN_AUc3MkjLK6gvM3kMDW7pEb947yYF9f_Cpb8z_Xo8vnaQ-tG8-WGIqqGCDHIactnB7U4SFBiiR/s320/wip+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458939360039561058" border="0" /></a><br />I began to embellish the cuff band with some cool accent beads I had in my bead stash. This bracelet is for The Polymer Clay Smooshers "Flight" challenge so I thought the Swarovski crystal and enamel butterflies would be perfect for that theme.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4ItCjY3x-VnsCGvTlCHk4Y7GmqWiMfJn5AX6g7oTBOU6J1YzqCQeEXovhI-xHm8b8o1xMIb4n7Bpf_3S3xhKFRpYaO2ecoHYtT0KgIDpDKjfq0LFIQGOZ4KJDQvfPz7-9qqaH1-MCAvL/s1600/wip+003.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4ItCjY3x-VnsCGvTlCHk4Y7GmqWiMfJn5AX6g7oTBOU6J1YzqCQeEXovhI-xHm8b8o1xMIb4n7Bpf_3S3xhKFRpYaO2ecoHYtT0KgIDpDKjfq0LFIQGOZ4KJDQvfPz7-9qqaH1-MCAvL/s320/wip+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458939355153604498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I wanted to use the beads to show motion and start to create some flow...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8kC8gdKpxCWS9-V63_vTUDggrFep_DRhWQOG_NsFwuklRBkcbWtTuQpK6tjhk5zMah8NpC3JJOjTaH_HVaJ23JU6A8FXqgMQOyjbuy0APKnmtnunt9P16TTCi8PUHjdT0Feu-2jQe2fH/s1600/wip+001.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8kC8gdKpxCWS9-V63_vTUDggrFep_DRhWQOG_NsFwuklRBkcbWtTuQpK6tjhk5zMah8NpC3JJOjTaH_HVaJ23JU6A8FXqgMQOyjbuy0APKnmtnunt9P16TTCi8PUHjdT0Feu-2jQe2fH/s320/wip+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458939344238947538" border="0" /></a><br />I started to add some green crystals and crystal flower beads to bring in the flowers from the cabochon. It's a bummer that the crystal flowers don't show well in these photos I'll make sure they show better in finished piece photos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh9DFnWBMwPQAfYYfstWsK_m0dkn7-TTj4Uy5KTEEBNy4GxG1iPy1YeW8XiYyBTzZjHIP0TEcKMzPQvjGRHqWiJD0h4GRZGaIDhbGsonPLY0OpRAEH3ed5pI0YR1TQCqOFvSzcKtRkTFS/s1600/wip+002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh9DFnWBMwPQAfYYfstWsK_m0dkn7-TTj4Uy5KTEEBNy4GxG1iPy1YeW8XiYyBTzZjHIP0TEcKMzPQvjGRHqWiJD0h4GRZGaIDhbGsonPLY0OpRAEH3ed5pI0YR1TQCqOFvSzcKtRkTFS/s320/wip+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458939337952362354" border="0" /></a><br />As I'm working I like to lay it over the brass form to make sure it's flowing and laying in a visually pleasing way. So far I am liking how it's looking . <br /><br />Now I need to spend some more time finishing this side of the cuff and then start on the other side. As I do I will take more photos and post them along with the finished piece for you.<br /><br />I am looking forward to entering the piece along with all of my other guild mates project in Polymer Clay Smooshers Guild "Flight" challenge. You can check out our guild blog at http://polymerclaysmooshers.blogspot.com for lots of great polymer clay information and inspiration.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-16242952787122500442010-04-05T05:20:00.000-07:002010-04-05T05:53:51.742-07:00My 2 Pride and Joys<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtrqdfGV5NofqgQlZYVccmohDD3EhabI3KRKSJPIvpwmVhWjPJuifZ5WmdyESdDgy94OVlZMtBFDwuD7uOlYgrc2oUmlxhjYnT_J8QILE6xugg6BCMs2Cm9cWZrK6V69xdLHBFToguXid/s1600/Easter+2010+019.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtrqdfGV5NofqgQlZYVccmohDD3EhabI3KRKSJPIvpwmVhWjPJuifZ5WmdyESdDgy94OVlZMtBFDwuD7uOlYgrc2oUmlxhjYnT_J8QILE6xugg6BCMs2Cm9cWZrK6V69xdLHBFToguXid/s320/Easter+2010+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456628145278695698" border="0" /></a>These beautiful little ones are my Son Aaron's babies. They are one of the reasons I wake up each day happy to be alive. Before they were born I couldn't imagine how wonderful being a Grandma could be.<br /><br />My little buddy Brenden will be 4 in July. He is smart,sometimes a little to smart. He's creative, he likes to craft, color and build things and he has a wicked sense of humor. Best of all he is loving and spends a lot of time cuddling with Granny.<br /><br />He reminds me so much of his Daddy when he was my sweet little boy, they are a lot alike.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5tn2RXmWjCxoXe_waqZh_Il9jvEDfmNJ4xEj0ta8rgj67BitFJK2c6D_eRA-gwOdNh8KaMHZo5svX9jDHKOfDZjqPeTRoNJ-nG_dkL238y0FaUhOEqWPzSZ6A6o4lCgOrts-v6Y-rFwQ/s1600/Easter+2010+021.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5tn2RXmWjCxoXe_waqZh_Il9jvEDfmNJ4xEj0ta8rgj67BitFJK2c6D_eRA-gwOdNh8KaMHZo5svX9jDHKOfDZjqPeTRoNJ-nG_dkL238y0FaUhOEqWPzSZ6A6o4lCgOrts-v6Y-rFwQ/s320/Easter+2010+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456628141964368146" border="0" /></a>My little beauty Lexiepoo is so much fun. She's funny, independent,fearless and frisky. She loves her big brother she also loves to aggravate him. Watching her grow is going to be interesting....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2TaScUnSyRhllTfev_0pK-NTt-no90JkFzy7Yd6n0fGpxEg5roIhGBMxGPi5kCJiXt5bRBRorzWe3UdLJNEd3E4sasyzZiF3AATDQYplUq-fPbjVqqLT8xzPONcTXTfvnXX1juxkZPQ4/s1600/Easter+2010+012.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2TaScUnSyRhllTfev_0pK-NTt-no90JkFzy7Yd6n0fGpxEg5roIhGBMxGPi5kCJiXt5bRBRorzWe3UdLJNEd3E4sasyzZiF3AATDQYplUq-fPbjVqqLT8xzPONcTXTfvnXX1juxkZPQ4/s320/Easter+2010+012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456628132084573330" border="0" /></a>So Dear Readers thank you for indulging me with my Grandma pride and letting me share my 2 little love monkeys with you.......<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vXijgv8rlrdUYOqk7ZHomiXR-kq_UElfRaSrpsK1ygXPU9Izt-WT3zkeaQufY2KwABV-Msd56UC95E0K6FNwuFio9jHVBMklNezar1EJC5bsbwWWGR2C9SgigBYDFohK6jx_7WbnwLFb/s1600/Easter+2010+023.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vXijgv8rlrdUYOqk7ZHomiXR-kq_UElfRaSrpsK1ygXPU9Izt-WT3zkeaQufY2KwABV-Msd56UC95E0K6FNwuFio9jHVBMklNezar1EJC5bsbwWWGR2C9SgigBYDFohK6jx_7WbnwLFb/s320/Easter+2010+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456628116803390498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRJl3_nXE27pv7kR-orNnMplXrTa8hgbhelKlVwucw9OdLwf0tNiyu0rYWwGtswA5w-Vl5hEDFI6ysUnUdWbnP76pGFRqKlAYN9C0uCFU4owk0mVUBIDSCBYQIkn5oBvNCxHRAj8Lb9py/s1600/Easter+2010+009.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRJl3_nXE27pv7kR-orNnMplXrTa8hgbhelKlVwucw9OdLwf0tNiyu0rYWwGtswA5w-Vl5hEDFI6ysUnUdWbnP76pGFRqKlAYN9C0uCFU4owk0mVUBIDSCBYQIkn5oBvNCxHRAj8Lb9py/s320/Easter+2010+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456628111753831282" border="0" /></a>Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-69341112260948457122010-04-04T06:11:00.000-07:002010-04-04T06:27:51.717-07:00Buttons, buttons and more buttons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ST5vySfnuolu5XqQe5-ByBlQPKXbdj7og1LjGDgU_KZo7OBpJdTWfAgkf4dQ0IG6L6WszJGG8MLmlMzhoNJ18ZF8Ew41wzaGWCBnmrcCtdAn9LPGJk_WOOX3q7JppM36En0OEXvCQ86d/s1600/buttons+2010+011.JPG"><img style="float: left; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-KFBjvP02-iYp96tjC0D8a_pJ7shvJzLYOOKq51zWDYX86QtX4EVOkn6c4JUbag0_OmwOXsTGv8NfxvDQU5KlZ4GEzPkd0QYrmtWRvPZskWa8GTYu01KVfuulnhkUQZIs_HtXKlGQ046/s320/buttons+2010+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269839384570354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_CUPuqYpZ21vxHg86nKhNQTvH6pdyyt_ZjETok821vAISOsoGsP3EBswD_CcGF30c3DCp8JUWy1uMwhI5sIhD5IUBLl1Bf96k_gaHRQLp2Rhv3FTHxR7L-m1ywMYDyTsIAcneTFIa-uH/s1600/buttons+2010+004.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_CUPuqYpZ21vxHg86nKhNQTvH6pdyyt_ZjETok821vAISOsoGsP3EBswD_CcGF30c3DCp8JUWy1uMwhI5sIhD5IUBLl1Bf96k_gaHRQLp2Rhv3FTHxR7L-m1ywMYDyTsIAcneTFIa-uH/s320/buttons+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269833007677266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijtSVOjJLzMg9uAMCgdlwxRRtJml1GeXH9q6T_L7Yuqh-2dT5gyMweSOsaWoxvEWQl7VKqBzgxQ6n1dJ2x33H4YZGFiniHJyWX0eFJVp7i8jwmijHHSRy1dfep0LM3nMS0hJATfCn6mrg/s1600/buttons+2010+002.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijtSVOjJLzMg9uAMCgdlwxRRtJml1GeXH9q6T_L7Yuqh-2dT5gyMweSOsaWoxvEWQl7VKqBzgxQ6n1dJ2x33H4YZGFiniHJyWX0eFJVp7i8jwmijHHSRy1dfep0LM3nMS0hJATfCn6mrg/s320/buttons+2010+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456269823827750594" border="0" /></a><br />I use to sew a lot and I always thought buttons were the finishing touch to the project. I would search high and low for just the right buttons. I don't have to do that anymore; if I want a button I make it.<br /><br />I made the cute little buttons you see with polymer clay. Each one is hand formed,sanded and buffed to a glassy sheen. they measure 15mm and are the perfect size for a blouse/shirt,scrapbooking or maybe to embellish a quilt.<br /><br />I made a bunch of each for me and some to put into my Etsy and Artfire shops for others to use on their projects.<br /><br />My favorites are the pinstriped ones and the gold retro patterned ones.<br /><br /><br />Today Is Easter Sunday and I am having a sale in my http://Gingerbells.ArtFire.com shop<br /> FREE SHIPPING! on all jewelry<br /> and<br /> Buy 3 Get 1 FREE on all handcrafted soap bars.<br /><br />Sale ends at Midnight....<br /><br />Happy Easter to all !!!!!Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-85834774302269667022010-03-24T08:09:00.000-07:002010-03-24T08:22:44.781-07:00What I made with my handmade beads...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpRgnDJfup8ET_xipqt2hiD7VSy5NkOGcXnzaio3kgc3JW9H7l13HwWZ0y_Iv7je2kwMOgB49JVfKToXKcdC5u7rJnM-DxUs1KdMwH9BJCk29mb7gInO9KmHj2MP515cNw5m2FTa2dSFx/s1600/Necklaces+2010+003.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpRgnDJfup8ET_xipqt2hiD7VSy5NkOGcXnzaio3kgc3JW9H7l13HwWZ0y_Iv7je2kwMOgB49JVfKToXKcdC5u7rJnM-DxUs1KdMwH9BJCk29mb7gInO9KmHj2MP515cNw5m2FTa2dSFx/s320/Necklaces+2010+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452218381992880914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyLUe4dgSYyR6MmGdiPRTveio4QsoYSFqOYjsaLJHJcwSAoPLh66pfzpJbdw1gP3urGiOzv20NvxkMobCvg8Z0SVBUj7H8royub-kA8OmVQGryGoY3ipeu93f7HeoHp4I9vXhY6z7nh9X/s1600/wip+002.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyLUe4dgSYyR6MmGdiPRTveio4QsoYSFqOYjsaLJHJcwSAoPLh66pfzpJbdw1gP3urGiOzv20NvxkMobCvg8Z0SVBUj7H8royub-kA8OmVQGryGoY3ipeu93f7HeoHp4I9vXhY6z7nh9X/s320/wip+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452218369821726978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFra5dHLnI6ASp7jNjoqdrweF8cS8bMRoeoFVnXW_Trg_e0F-JnlSYf3nCwlKywrQjded6WU3xhVWDksIUZMgrKmTeYbk3NG_UwJAZPeWyhfpTZ1UuIIZ28HqzihKwsbYw0eD-Sfrj3Cg/s1600/Necklaces+2010+004.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFra5dHLnI6ASp7jNjoqdrweF8cS8bMRoeoFVnXW_Trg_e0F-JnlSYf3nCwlKywrQjded6WU3xhVWDksIUZMgrKmTeYbk3NG_UwJAZPeWyhfpTZ1UuIIZ28HqzihKwsbYw0eD-Sfrj3Cg/s320/Necklaces+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452218360747774050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I wanted to show what I made with the beads I showed in the previous post.......I like how the lavender highlights the pretty flowers and the cute little hummingbird on the pendant.<br /><br />I love the way polymer clay works so well in beaded designs. It makes every piece a one of a kind piece of wearable art.<br /><br />I wanted to show that I also work with gemstones on occasion. So I am showing the blue pendant and necklace I made the other night. I LOVE the pendant it is one of my all time favorites. I love how the colors work together. I also am glad I was able to work the black and blue ceramic beads into the design.<br /><br />If I were honest I would say I am obsessed with beads........<br /></span>Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-1287304261733045262010-03-17T07:09:00.000-07:002010-03-17T07:31:11.881-07:00How I make beads.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIIFsOz4tKuTOh_6dqKDHn4MORAzMxTHDV1hdlrWFdxGicEFYVwoJ3o1qneML4_Z5xwgFzpHIBsOlMi-AsVAdTR6EOP1b9dGJn1i70lVo6buFVqLsyDswU9SLiuhz0rRBtyacAGZvB-Os/s1600-h/wip+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIIFsOz4tKuTOh_6dqKDHn4MORAzMxTHDV1hdlrWFdxGicEFYVwoJ3o1qneML4_Z5xwgFzpHIBsOlMi-AsVAdTR6EOP1b9dGJn1i70lVo6buFVqLsyDswU9SLiuhz0rRBtyacAGZvB-Os/s320/wip+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449606219642928242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxktZlQyYv3m-0eoQdGV81bXWL6_3qmuP7CKvpExOS4Y5U0-Cyuan9ktS4QeKhyphenhyphenN510YjbTnubQ9TTytKaYetqV21jMUhG2DWALn6n0R7939EmzC8f0KiQT4dnge7URuWjJoglzXFcR5_K/s1600-h/wip+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxktZlQyYv3m-0eoQdGV81bXWL6_3qmuP7CKvpExOS4Y5U0-Cyuan9ktS4QeKhyphenhyphenN510YjbTnubQ9TTytKaYetqV21jMUhG2DWALn6n0R7939EmzC8f0KiQT4dnge7URuWjJoglzXFcR5_K/s320/wip+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449606210092417442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_lFnLkyFimc0YcSuImsio9AnpewA3Gvmjot_BdEMpBVrRA8hgTdBVFWGgIx0bgsgL4B4ttXKdo6EGFKQ60gBfSDBazBqDjTaCIKJawAseABdfLlwei3ZvcHoGfBmiW6Nvnq4OtBVOSuh/s1600-h/wip+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_lFnLkyFimc0YcSuImsio9AnpewA3Gvmjot_BdEMpBVrRA8hgTdBVFWGgIx0bgsgL4B4ttXKdo6EGFKQ60gBfSDBazBqDjTaCIKJawAseABdfLlwei3ZvcHoGfBmiW6Nvnq4OtBVOSuh/s320/wip+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449606206327843602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QoiJaFunrusuV_poQ024d6MYAk0YqQcMwgBGIC86NoE2K-zUMc-pdq4LxlxfR8_dcPHTXdN6SohhOiFkEdO0haUlqpc4G7NrmFtspKY03abqXNuJrn-vyDUndLBgABu3oLIAxsM8NF6I/s1600-h/wip+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7QoiJaFunrusuV_poQ024d6MYAk0YqQcMwgBGIC86NoE2K-zUMc-pdq4LxlxfR8_dcPHTXdN6SohhOiFkEdO0haUlqpc4G7NrmFtspKY03abqXNuJrn-vyDUndLBgABu3oLIAxsM8NF6I/s320/wip+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449606194459617906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:webdings;">Here is what it looks like when I am making polymer clay beads. This isn't meant to be a tutorial but more a quick look at some of what goes into making polymer clay beads.<br /><br />Step 1...<br />pick out canes and blend base color for beads.<br /><br />Step 2...<br />cut out and roll base beads<br /><br />Step 3...<br />slice paper thin slices of cane and apply to base, roll to smooth.<br /><br />Step 4...<br />cut and shape bead caps from base color. Add to beads.<br /><br />Step 5....<br />pierce beads with bead pins hang on rack and cure..<br /><br />Step 6....<br />when cured sand through 5 grits of sandpaper and buff to a glass like finish.<br /><br />Yup I know that was a quick run through and some steps were skipped. I promise to do a proper tutorial on bead making soon.<br /><br />The beads came out pretty nicely. I made a pendant base to go with them and as soon as I get the pendant beaded I'll post photos of the finished necklace.<br /></span>Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-22713435528843029432010-03-07T10:06:00.000-08:002010-03-07T10:26:46.098-08:00New on my worktable<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdw5ZT3mzGWTotQbtk8G7aVLK0IU_42MQ0hzsxIK1Hb1a5YzkDzQC-vMRp7XadlQZL9Qo-FeANzMdDZfoU0fHOU2WKDdj-_hELWd2KKmTTwfQHAQZjxPquaNIs0_smj3T-ERT3Jx5mIXO/s1600-h/beads+2010+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdw5ZT3mzGWTotQbtk8G7aVLK0IU_42MQ0hzsxIK1Hb1a5YzkDzQC-vMRp7XadlQZL9Qo-FeANzMdDZfoU0fHOU2WKDdj-_hELWd2KKmTTwfQHAQZjxPquaNIs0_smj3T-ERT3Jx5mIXO/s320/beads+2010+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445955707840416226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_a_FcgwoAb-kssSF6sESwjDHJQS7E79RvvpgrZAhX8HJ93gR2GltMiSB0G7HiupgvwcEn-OM999JQ-lAjSWu6OWHWDgTIg3XXh_y866UDtcsFBrkrwpiNSHgcKmUXpKwFHI2VHrROf_-j/s1600-h/beads+2010+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_a_FcgwoAb-kssSF6sESwjDHJQS7E79RvvpgrZAhX8HJ93gR2GltMiSB0G7HiupgvwcEn-OM999JQ-lAjSWu6OWHWDgTIg3XXh_y866UDtcsFBrkrwpiNSHgcKmUXpKwFHI2VHrROf_-j/s320/beads+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445955699977380578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4kMZWKpfgo_8OsJo1IzIIvMiYI8O5Ux7UVCfLVpEiNaj3KbU2-RoIk06mRHPyibfculzHZodgunF_Opx-iu3odvcy9m6Vhqvu_Z192ahdXA7E0oWu74Eoi12GLhh0ZR3jZ9YsQcUa6xF/s1600-h/beads+2010+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4kMZWKpfgo_8OsJo1IzIIvMiYI8O5Ux7UVCfLVpEiNaj3KbU2-RoIk06mRHPyibfculzHZodgunF_Opx-iu3odvcy9m6Vhqvu_Z192ahdXA7E0oWu74Eoi12GLhh0ZR3jZ9YsQcUa6xF/s320/beads+2010+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445955692315882626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">My online clay buddy Jackie</span> [ http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePleasantPheasant ] has been making the most lovely canes. I couldn't resist buying some of them.<br /><br />I used Jackie's awesome canes to make these very pretty pillow beads and square cabochons for beading. I love them all but if I had to pick a favorite pattern it would be the blue ones.<br /><br />With the yellow set I think I'll make a bracelet with the pillows and a beaded pendant for a necklace with the cabochon.<br /><br />The small green rounds and cabochon are going to be a pendant for a necklace.<br /><br />The blue set will be a bracelet, necklace and pendant...<br /><br />I am looking forward to designing the pendants because the square shape can be a challenge to work with and keep it soft looking.<br /><br />So if you are looking to buy some awesome canes check out the link to Jackies shop I loved working with them.Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-40595379182039106352010-02-03T05:43:00.000-08:002010-02-03T06:03:45.431-08:00Thing a day challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1xxrDJMXKPgUW6JyJgM_763FoALhoP32bC4TYPWh_fERSGdi_88j4gmuFwBXymlW9KDOyHK4rgBazHoYcOEsW_36A41u3z5YkG9LIK4DnCjPs_szbQkJKdVxzWW5aUbPvOLMPJdlDpMq/s1600-h/pendants+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1xxrDJMXKPgUW6JyJgM_763FoALhoP32bC4TYPWh_fERSGdi_88j4gmuFwBXymlW9KDOyHK4rgBazHoYcOEsW_36A41u3z5YkG9LIK4DnCjPs_szbQkJKdVxzWW5aUbPvOLMPJdlDpMq/s320/pendants+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434013316228813858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLdYZH6wkqS0_Z7DoBm7BgLu6o7WXc2CmGMeyKq4qX3SyvMCW6dfTiRKzx_m660WpW141fE9GZ-EfCthY3axBOiKWMmyOUwev2wWvmvZnpq9pXfpOD-OndnkeSgxYue85foulXcItcK_l/s1600-h/beads+2010+003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLdYZH6wkqS0_Z7DoBm7BgLu6o7WXc2CmGMeyKq4qX3SyvMCW6dfTiRKzx_m660WpW141fE9GZ-EfCthY3axBOiKWMmyOUwev2wWvmvZnpq9pXfpOD-OndnkeSgxYue85foulXcItcK_l/s320/beads+2010+003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434013310172575890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiAnaFqWBDMJNqok-McWJ_r1wj9136kSEQEjmiyqK5mQ6HIuM8Q9TgnyMAe3Y1-M1HNG7kvJrClkwJb2Z6aAu0R3e-EMCKudb-lleizRq10CmFwhVR88fTTgG6D4PhiAEhWv40xAgpQtt/s1600-h/Necklaces+2010+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxiAnaFqWBDMJNqok-McWJ_r1wj9136kSEQEjmiyqK5mQ6HIuM8Q9TgnyMAe3Y1-M1HNG7kvJrClkwJb2Z6aAu0R3e-EMCKudb-lleizRq10CmFwhVR88fTTgG6D4PhiAEhWv40xAgpQtt/s320/Necklaces+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434013299942356226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlD0p2feqfBGA_3CKDQxwIeknHVLqMQOiU7CQ4X54BYlz3ZkMohLAZrlXOgUsA1WT-SZcmfAMzIUZukT9wyRbls81Rs3FQgGQlGYxsSHRXjXRxFD_zvojw187kFR2msVumCCfi7-g4Fm3/s1600-h/pendants+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlD0p2feqfBGA_3CKDQxwIeknHVLqMQOiU7CQ4X54BYlz3ZkMohLAZrlXOgUsA1WT-SZcmfAMzIUZukT9wyRbls81Rs3FQgGQlGYxsSHRXjXRxFD_zvojw187kFR2msVumCCfi7-g4Fm3/s320/pendants+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434013291289269842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /> http://polymerclaycentral.com is having "a thing a day" challenge. We are making 1 thing a day in Febuary featuring polymer clay and posting it to the website for all to enjoy.<br /><br />My day 1 project was the teardrop shaped necklace and pendant. The pendant base and the accent beads are made with polymer clay.<br /><br />Day 2 project is the beads and pendant base all made with polymer clay.<br /><br />Day 3 project is the beaded pendant from day 2.....<br /><br />So far I am keeping up, I have the Grandkids the next couple of days so we will see.<br /></span></span>Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-61888343631417342832010-01-24T07:57:00.000-08:002010-01-24T09:04:09.134-08:00What is bead embroidery?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hYsbvuUqRUhuPh2_fiUS3otXqeKCMGtGTLRNAuSIXrC7rIahkuin5SC110DWa27uVtSnD97wYMqKrXILkn4EktU7KwolSdZPhfXX4QAXeJHUCHMpkHGDCqmC0oR2ETCY5utjQtIzLBCJ/s1600-h/pendants+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hYsbvuUqRUhuPh2_fiUS3otXqeKCMGtGTLRNAuSIXrC7rIahkuin5SC110DWa27uVtSnD97wYMqKrXILkn4EktU7KwolSdZPhfXX4QAXeJHUCHMpkHGDCqmC0oR2ETCY5utjQtIzLBCJ/s320/pendants+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430349637692900002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qBoFRUJBH6Zt-_feDRVz0jsxeaVSI297lbWqIb_0U6bOFEJ2tCg4FO5z7Vo5GjG9mZBeIvueYcK_qq0NQMQ_eFTzCdEdvsF-_eCiZ2ryRBztd4gf_xFRnUuLJOARaxseMA7zmeeXGB8J/s1600-h/pendants+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qBoFRUJBH6Zt-_feDRVz0jsxeaVSI297lbWqIb_0U6bOFEJ2tCg4FO5z7Vo5GjG9mZBeIvueYcK_qq0NQMQ_eFTzCdEdvsF-_eCiZ2ryRBztd4gf_xFRnUuLJOARaxseMA7zmeeXGB8J/s320/pendants+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430349629000126242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2z_ugKJC9xUq7WASHzSNyNrSnZiAu78p2lSxAnmrpr0jbOnPaxQX4NMkwt_iZF9V3CMEfn7nNiP6BXpQxjGZHxfBjhHLy013Z729EN1M9yrOFcEbv3omtG1yKbptSfeSoM0vh2OLtN58/s1600-h/pendants+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2z_ugKJC9xUq7WASHzSNyNrSnZiAu78p2lSxAnmrpr0jbOnPaxQX4NMkwt_iZF9V3CMEfn7nNiP6BXpQxjGZHxfBjhHLy013Z729EN1M9yrOFcEbv3omtG1yKbptSfeSoM0vh2OLtN58/s320/pendants+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430349623068959826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4e6pDHn7SoWsczrQg0LhSBN4q_xEnP54jU0Zaes3Rci4iMLKrkESgYS46a1I8s4EIwQ2_Vsn7RpMBfgAa54gpz6qOjMOUbzTGZTVyGXUJhu35KImfIYMlRw26XuKV3OzJeimXUYwdarf/s1600-h/pendants+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4e6pDHn7SoWsczrQg0LhSBN4q_xEnP54jU0Zaes3Rci4iMLKrkESgYS46a1I8s4EIwQ2_Vsn7RpMBfgAa54gpz6qOjMOUbzTGZTVyGXUJhu35KImfIYMlRw26XuKV3OzJeimXUYwdarf/s320/pendants+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430349612140275314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxVPsDMjvZvnRJ_QFmklhiIJoWnJO-W3X6UQjjqBSBSVGbkUflC0yeJqnmccLJwckzp286THY_6vNLWKvdTIy2smeHo1Vft3ZrO6Ml6f5IcIhgnfsvoTzFp710tPrEZPeaqahHBjgaEdg/s1600-h/Necklaces+2010+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxVPsDMjvZvnRJ_QFmklhiIJoWnJO-W3X6UQjjqBSBSVGbkUflC0yeJqnmccLJwckzp286THY_6vNLWKvdTIy2smeHo1Vft3ZrO6Ml6f5IcIhgnfsvoTzFp710tPrEZPeaqahHBjgaEdg/s320/Necklaces+2010+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430349606708437570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I am often asked act craft shows how I make my jewelry and I try to break it down to a simple general example. So I thought it would be fun to do on my blog too except it is more fun on the blog because I can use photos.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />In today's blog I am going to talk about my favorite beading technique....bead embroidery.<br /><br /><br />Bead embroidery is a very useful technique to learn because with it you can turn a gemstone,shell,button,flat found object into a beautiful piece of jewelry. I love to use it to show off polymer clay pendant bases that I enjoy making.<br /><br />To begin the pendant I glue the polymer clay base to a square piece of very stiff interfacing and while it's drying I pick out the beads I want to use from my stash.<br /><br />After the glue dries with a needle and thread I sew on each bead developing the pattern. I'd like to say I start my projects will a clear vision of what it's going to look like but I don't. I usually design my projects as I make them and let the design develop naturally. [photo 1&2].<br /><br />When all the base patterned beading is done I trim away all the extra interfacing and glue it to a piece of ultra suede backing hiding all the stitches and giving the pendant a a nice finished back. The next step is to stitch the 2 backings together and edge the pendant. Add a beaded bail and the pendant's done. [ photo 3&4]<br /><br />Next I go through my bead stash find what I like and bead the necklace and TaDa a necklace.....<br /><br />If you think you might be interested in learning more bead embroidery I recommend buying a copy of Bead and Button or Beadwork magazine and try one of the beginner projects or use the reference section to learn some of the basics to see if it's the technique for you.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2245429272530758457.post-73294703888569103052010-01-18T15:05:00.000-08:002010-01-18T15:38:27.520-08:00What is a Polymer Clay Cane?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLIaBjWHwf78BQswDfyns_3QqLMmScCrQm8TywZCggvlwVrC7oLSrpHOCOrqQ-bXNYvbzmcn3V2Q8c-QOH-XokyPZP3kUkFbFQsdoo0WJ_y4oTtitLFDW36q7NcymKc2ElTM9X2mSIn3y/s1600-h/wip+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLIaBjWHwf78BQswDfyns_3QqLMmScCrQm8TywZCggvlwVrC7oLSrpHOCOrqQ-bXNYvbzmcn3V2Q8c-QOH-XokyPZP3kUkFbFQsdoo0WJ_y4oTtitLFDW36q7NcymKc2ElTM9X2mSIn3y/s320/wip+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428221222162767970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjm4XO24u8GMGxPnePXhpun4Ol8NryJk_64EzES9CHiZoXpuOtnPK3mGze0LYGYmeE_sQ5OnEEJlRod3LUFBUSjMj9Tl1O94gpAV3EVJmXBq8sOqoiT-cLQDumFJlL_tePkRgQqprY7_u/s1600-h/wip+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYjm4XO24u8GMGxPnePXhpun4Ol8NryJk_64EzES9CHiZoXpuOtnPK3mGze0LYGYmeE_sQ5OnEEJlRod3LUFBUSjMj9Tl1O94gpAV3EVJmXBq8sOqoiT-cLQDumFJlL_tePkRgQqprY7_u/s320/wip+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428221219848337922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo6DSrIg9L3jVl6XWEKTeps85SoUCDSgu4JJR2Sqs677x-dMHOC6NIpvwAZb4lG8BNA7D09Y7oRk7roT3S_DPU4b__qKzwP1G4vZA-FGZ98Ow8eBffuTeyK-hk54BOYq2dKy54JdiKqAb/s1600-h/wip+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo6DSrIg9L3jVl6XWEKTeps85SoUCDSgu4JJR2Sqs677x-dMHOC6NIpvwAZb4lG8BNA7D09Y7oRk7roT3S_DPU4b__qKzwP1G4vZA-FGZ98Ow8eBffuTeyK-hk54BOYq2dKy54JdiKqAb/s320/wip+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428221216881028210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbQTKd_ZPG0m7RZ9l9A8zziZFBVVyHgI-y6D25zOu9ITa8Y5cFg9Xn4e5JhNfxJv5gHqnk-tj5M6J3X5mBlQl7uGFeShAgERtOQvhfyq_Kk9ps6S8gNcyaQoWhs0ENLwLhtXAAXXWuTsz/s1600-h/wip+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbQTKd_ZPG0m7RZ9l9A8zziZFBVVyHgI-y6D25zOu9ITa8Y5cFg9Xn4e5JhNfxJv5gHqnk-tj5M6J3X5mBlQl7uGFeShAgERtOQvhfyq_Kk9ps6S8gNcyaQoWhs0ENLwLhtXAAXXWuTsz/s320/wip+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428221213320353794" border="0" /></a><br />When people see the things I make they often think the patterns are painted on. I explain that they are made by applying thin slices of " polymer clay canes ". Then they look at me and say "what is a cane?" if you have ever had the same question here is a quick simple explanation with visual aids.<br /><br />A polymer clay cane is made by blending contrasting colors of clay and forming them into a pattern. I know; it's still confusing....I'll use this simple flower cane to illustrate.<br /><br />Photo #1<br />I took the following colors green pearl/blue pearl/white pearl and blended them together to form the striped pattern for a single flower petal and I wrapped it in a sheet of pearl clay. Then I "reduced" it; [squeezed it to make it longer] , and cut it into 8 equal lengths. <br /><br />Photo #2<br />I took each of the 8 pieces and shaped them like a flower petal. I took the 8 petals and arranged them around a yellow center to form a flower shape.<br /><br />Photo #3<br />I took translucent polymer clay and "packed" or wrapped it around the flower shape to help everything hold it's place during reduction.<br /><br />Photo #4<br />I took the 3 inch wrapped and packed cane and redused it buy squeezing ,pulling and rolling it until the tube measured about 1/2 inch around and then cut it into 6 2x1/2 inch canes ready to use on projects. Just like the Pillsbury cookie dough at the store the flower pattern goes all the way through the cane.<br /><br />That is how a polymer clay cane is made....Have I further confused you? I hope not; I hope I have intrigued you enough to learn to do it too.....Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988383344606061447noreply@blogger.com11