semi-precious by dazzle-it

another challenge from my friend Carmi

this time it was semi-precious chips and some fire and ice agate beads

a little neo chain works great as a tassel and finishes off this necklace beautifully 



encaustic

 i've been so  busy spring cleaning and organizing my art space

that i haven't painted in months

yesterday i finally got a chance to get back at it

i've been dreaming of water and mountains lately

and think that has influenced my work 

i was stuck for ideas so i started with a simple color palette

of blues , grey and white

i used the heat gun to marbleize the colors together

 and then rubbed on iridescent white paint

then hit it with the heat gun again

i love how the paint floats and cracks

i think this will inspire a whole new series

below a few of the close ups

tropical punch

back in January at the CHA mega show i was excited to see the launch of a new product

from John Bead and Dazzle-it called TROPICAL PUNCH

finally I got a chance to work with the product

creative director Fernando DaSilva  asked my friend Carmi and I to create

a few pieces for the  Catwalk Show at the Craft Hobby & Stitch International in Birmingham-UK

I worked on a pendant incorporating soutache cord with some of the tropical punch components

and once that was finished I just  had to create the matching earings

 

 



Carmi worked on these fantastic flowers

(see how on her blog)

and together we worked on design, assembling and a few extra accessories

what a fun collaboration

see the fashion show details here 

coast to coast event

save the date

April 9-12, 2015

Coast to Coast Creative Arts
Holiday Inn
Toronto International Airport
970 Dixon Rd.

Painting with Powertex

abstract textured canvas (220)

Friday April 10, 12-2pm

painting with powertex (239)

Friday April 10, 5-7pm

tree of life (354)

Saturday April 11, 1-5pm

decorative trim necklace

most of the time it starts with one item

this time it was some beautiful black and gold trim that I received as a sample

at the CHA show in January

I met Larry and Lorine at the Decorative Trimmings booth

and was asked to pick something
 

 

the first thing I do is get a basket, I add the item and

whenever I come across something I think might work well with it

I add it to the basket, eventually something sparks and inspires me to start the project

I've had this beautiful sequin and beaded applique from John Bead and was excited

to finally get to make something with it

together they look stunning

 

resin clay ring

 

 inspired by my friend carmi and her new I love resin blog

this coffee break ring is a fun and easy project

 a little resin clay, a metal complex ring bezel and

a few miniature items supplied by carmi

five minutes later and one ring finished , so cute I had to make a second

wooden beads and a little rit dye

 while wondering the CHA floor in January

i came across the Rit Studio booth

they where dying wooden bead

wow! why didn't i think of that?!

i picked 2 colors and a variety of sizes

and last week i finally got a chance to

create some fun necklaces

my friend carmi gave me some wax cotton cord by dazzle-it

which worked great for stringing the beads and as always lead me to thinking

what other ways can i use this cord?

so out came the clip board and using a basic square knot i created my first strand

it has been a long time since i worked on a macramé project and really enjoyed it

the second strand i repeated the the half square knot to get the spiral effect

and finally , after some inspiration from pinterest i found this double knot

 

 

 i can't wait to work on some more projects