Feathers and Fur - Week 14

Hi there!  This week I decided to make a reversible bracelet based on a tutorial from Retro Cafe Art.  They are a creative group over there and very inspirational.  You can see the tutorial here http://krishubick.blogspot.com/2011/12/bird-bracelet-tutorial.html.

Thanks to a great suggestion and keeping in line with the tutorial, I am showing you the finished project first.  I am very pleased with how it turned out!

The supplies I used are:  one inch masonite circles, 10mm jumprings, lobster claw closure, glue, pliers, a one inch hole punch, one inch digital art circles, a large push pin and guilder's paste.

I cut out the circles I wanted with the hole punch and glued them to the masonite circles.  I put a layer of glue over the picture to protect it.  After it was dry I used the push pin to punch out the holes on the circles.

I added some guilder's paste to the edges to give the pieces an old look and then added some mini rhinestones to some of the pieces.  I used the jump rings to attach the circles together and added the closure.  I only needed seven circles because eight made the bracelet to loose.

This is the reverse side of the bracelet.  I enjoyed making this piece and sharing it with you!   Check out the tutorial for more details.

Easy Peasy - Week 13

I had a busy week planned for week 13 so I knew I needed an easy project!  I decided to make a couple vintage inspired  necklaces to wear.  These were super fast and easy!

The supplies:  The artwork and the bronze frames are from a great website  http://www.retrocafeart.com/

I really like this site for all the wonderful collages and beautiful supplies they have!

First I chose the images I wanted to work with and then covered them with a layer of Aleene's tacky glue to protect the surface.  It dries very quickly and gives a slight shine to the art.

After the glue was dry I pasted the image to a 1 x 3 inch piece of masonite micro-slide.  I pasted the floral image into a metal shadow box type pendant as well.

Once the images were dry from being pasted in place, I used various embellishments to decorate them.

For this necklace I decided to hang it from some sheer burgundy ribbon and add rose beads to it.

 It turned out very feminine and romantic looking!

For this necklace, I added a jump ring and an antique brass ball chain.  Looks very vintage!

This week Jon and I celebrated our 20th anniversary on March 28th!  We went out for sushi that night and then spent a few days at Terranea in Rancho Palos Verdes.  It is an amazingly beautiful resort and it was wonderful being by the ocean.  http://www.terranea.com/