crochet purse project

i've had this project laying around for a long time

while in the hospital last spring my friend leslie

dropped off a huge box of yarn

between physio and chemo i would make flowers and shapes

i knew i wanted to make a purse

my friend ludgera found some great green felt to match

and my friend carmi found a supply of clutches

for the longest time it just sat, waiting to be put together

finally i got it done!! 

 



with a few leftover flowers i made a matching change purse

powertex

in november I was introduced to powertex and really loved what it could do

but with Christmas, the storm and clean up

I haven't had time to play

so last week I went to the sculpture supply store and purchased a few supplies

hitting the dollar and craft stores on the way back

making sure I have everything I need when  I find some time

(hopefully this weekend)

above is the project I completed at  the CHA retreat 

after reading several books and watching a few you tube videos

I think i'm ready to take it to the next level!

 

watch bezel pin project

i don't know how I forgot to include this on my last resin post

it is one of my favourite's

i knew i wanted to make a pin and when I found the metal bee

i thought of summer, my garden and went looking through my old photos

and found some cone flower, perfect

the key and heart balanced it all out

but it was still a bit plain

of course, i hadn't used any wire or beads yet!!

the rest was easy

putting it all together is the fun part

and i'm getting better at pouring resin

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if you would like to see the whole project

carmi, the organizer of this resin challenge, has started posting

all the participants work on the resin crafts blog

and also on pinterest

encaustic

 

sometimes it's as simple as heating up my hot plate

while waiting for the wax to melt I looked through my stash

of papers and metal

something sparks an idea

this time it was a bag filled with toy train tracks

it reminded me of my back surgery

before long I was painting away

above one of a series of three

 

 

 





trending now---leather!!

I love a challenge and playing with new products

so when my friend carmi presented me with a supply of the latest

 from metal complex

I was like a kid in the candy store

so many colors and textures plus all the accessories

I started out by focusing on a simple color palette

and within minutes I had three cut and ready for some glue

easy peasy

add on a faux suede tassel from dazzle it

and I was on my way to creating a dozen!!

(more to show in a future post)

 

 

 

more watch bezel madness

continuing from my last post

once I finished the watch I got to work on a few necklaces

to see the final project 

you should visit the resin crafts blog

 displayed this week at the

 CHA show in california

 

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for the above bezel I used the envirotex jewelry clay

then inserted the watch parts, pressed and let harden

a metal drawer plate, some beads and chain

above I used some watch parts and gears wrapped with wire

more wire wrapped around the bezel adding beads and a key

a dictionary page and watch parts filled this bezel

before adding some resin

the rest just happened

 

resin watch bezel challenge

back in the fall my friend carmi sent me a few watch bezels

for her resin time-is anytime! project

carmi posted:

With so many talented followers it is time for me to showcase

 your work on both our blog and at a super event we attend in January:

 The Craft & Hobby Association Conference and Trade Show  (CHA)

this weekend carmi is unveiling all the finished pieces 

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the first thing I did when I saw the brass watch was

to look through my supplies to see what would inspire me

above a layout of all the found objects I though might work

before I knew it , out came the drill, some wire and leather

I found an old wire bangle a figured why not make a watch



filling in the bezel was the easy part

I figured it was 5 o'clock somewhere

and the ETI resin pour came out perfect

and as always one thing leads to many more

but that will be another post



guardian angel

"guardian angel"

encaustic on wood panel

what a difference a year makes

and I couldn't have made it without the help of so many friends

to say thank you I made several paintings

the above was for my friend catherine {cat}

she was my guardian angel

every weeknite for nineteen weeks while in hospital

she visited me

taking care of me, bringing me food, clothing, treats

whatever I needed even if I didn't know it!!

helped me with the "bumps" in the road

listened, laugh and cried

my cheerleader, advocate and germ nazi

I am truly grateful

 

a few details showing all the wonderful texture

it is a statue in a local cemetery

some of my favorite photos

one of my favorite pastimes is taking photos

of everything, everywhere i go

you just never know what is around the corner

and some of my best photos have been unexpected

that's why I always carry a camera

to check out some more of my photos go to my flickr page

my favorite encaustic

i love encaustic!!

and have been evolving over the past five years

I'm really excited to be dedicating more time so i can

 create every week

to view more of my work

check out my flickr page

my favorite jewelry

some of my favorite pieces

I look forward to discovering new mediums

and challenging myself in 2014