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Cyndi Lavin
Cyndi is a mixed media and jewelry artist whose constant plea as a child was, “Please Mommy! Don’t throw that out. I can make something out of that!”
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I love jewelry that is a mix of classic with modern, the end result being casual elegance.
i am new to jewellery but love the pandora range and my hubby makes anything with polymer clay and cant wait to get started any advice or books would be great help
I like to go with any style jewelry that i can make with my own 2 hands.I also will use many different types of beads to design my jewelry. I am into learning new ideas and ways to design i mostly use glass or seed beads at this time. Would Love to learn how to make polymer clay Designs.New Books and ideas are wonderful i buy all types to learn new techniques and would love the Book to learn even more
I love jewelry…all of it. When I’m feeling pretty, I want to sparkle to I wear crystals, rhinestones, and faceted gemstones. To Sunday mass, I wear semi-precious necklaces and earrings that class up my Arizona casual church attire. In a business setting, I wear conservative necklaces and bracelets. This is the coolest thing about working with polymer clay. I can make beads that match any outfit combination. Because polymer clay beads can be highly polished, they can mix with my nicest strands of gemstone beads. My favorite kind of jewelry is what I receive as a gift from my husband and daughter.
I do like a lot of looks, but I guess my favorite would be more of a natural look that’s soft and interesting. I think polymer clay is great!
What ? pick a favorite style ?
m.e.
Impossible for me .
I am always so amazed by the wonderful variety of jewelry
designs I can admire from my computer monitor !
My favorite is usually the one I am looking at !
I want it all!!! (Why oh why can’t I win a lottery?)
Admittedly there are things I would love to own, but might not wear.
Some jewelry is pure ART ,some is mostly function .
I am most attracted to designs that have a nice balance of
Wearabilty and WOW!!!
This would be a honor and a great addition to my library.
I have my signature design, but I don’t like to box myself into on style.
I like to try everything.
My style is classic modern. I would like my jewelry to be timeless and not necessarily trendy. Once in a while I step outside the box.
I love it all! I’m just starting to learn, and am beadweaving right now. I’ve always liked “steampunk” style, even before it got the name.
My jewelry style is somewhat natural yet casual with strong themes of Southwestern flair. Not sure quite how to describe it!
I would wear this to this year’s holiday parties
I like my jewelry to be a little funky. Sometimes symetrical, sometimes not, but with lots of unusual items to make it interesting. I really like steampunk themes too. I am making some of my own polymer clay beads and love experimenting with surface and shape techniques.
i would say – overly decorative organic or neo-baroque naturals.
I like textiles – sewing clothes or things for the house; embroidery; art textiles; and especially wearable art textiles. One day maybe I’ll start getting textiles into the jewellery I make too.
I love working with wire, paper and clay – there is so much to learn…and every week brings more things to try!
put me in please. I love to sew and crochet. Mag looks interesting!
I love all crafts, from painting watercolor to glass art and mosaics. When I when the Power Ball, I will quit my job and stay home and do crafts 24/7, LOL
My go to when I’m not making jewelry is sewing! I’ve been sewing for well over thirty years, so when the jewelry muse is not talking to me, I move over to my sewing machine and fabric stash.
I feel like I have an emerging style and I don’t know what to call it. I really like making my own polymer clay beads and cabuchons. I enjoy making seed bead spirals to suspend them and also combining them with glass beads and chain. I am in love with copper and just discovering the beauty of brass. I am also experimenting with more 3D beading on my art quilts. You can find me on Etsy-heatherp22 and Flickr-aquariart.
Any knid of surface design on fabric: dyeing, painting, stamping, discharging, etc.
Wow, so many! I love to crochet and dabble in embroidry as well. Many others. This magazine will give me even more ideas! Thanks for the review!
I like any style that I can make and I try and make all of them. Lampwork is about the only thing I haven’t tried. I love polymer clay!!
What a great opportunity, thank you. I love working with polymer clay, sewing and cardmaking. There’s never enough time for everything.
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Paper has been the most inspiring material for me. But painting, collage, knitting and calligraphy feed my creativity always. I agree with Sonja, never enough time.
I live to crochet,knit,and make Quilts the book would be an addition to my growing library thanks would love to win it
I just found out about this on ARTBEAD Scene, hope I’m in time. I prefer using natural elements, organic style, sometimes literal, sometimes more impressionistic.
Beading is my primary creative outlet followed closely by knitting. I am right now in the process of combining my two loves. Any suggestions?
I’m into Watercolor, Acrylic, Card Making & Stamping, Crochet, Charcoal, Pen & Ink Drawing & Calligarphy. So many interests so little time to explore. The subscription would offer me information and keep me up to adate on so amny of these interests and ALL In ONE subscription, that would be AWESOME!
Sherry
I love to sew and make things with polymer clay.
i like your things!! specially the little white tree.
Looking forward to when i have the energy to go back to make jewellery again.
I have a big papirbag of wood in my closet. Now you inspire me to do something about it.
I love jewelry….period. All styles and media.Im beginning to appreciate polymer clay more and more in my work. Would love to win this book!
I do a little bit of everything, including making art cards with hand painted papers and embellishments crafted from shells that I pick up on the beach.
i look forward to reading product reviews–times are tight and I don’t like wasting money experimenting with products that aren’t what they claim to be.
Whoot Whoot! You should see me dancing around my studio right now in excitement! Thank You Cyndi Lavin! You rock!
Hmmm, there are so many…but I guess I’d have to say sewing is my second favorite craft. I am a beginner, but I find fabrics wonderfully exciting.
I love elegant jewelry that give you that classy look for evening wear and functions. I also love chunky jewelry for the more funky and casual look. Jewelry that real give a person looking to give you that second look and say waaah! now thats beautiful.
I’ve been an avid crocheter for over 30 years and just starting to quilt as well. Each new grandchild that enters the family gets a baby quilt. The newest will arrive in February so I’m currently shopping for blue flannel!
There are not many forms of art I do not enjoy. However after beading / jewelry I probably do ceramics and clay the most. When I moved off campus in college I made myself a ceramic set of dishware to use rather than going out and buying it. I also made a bunch of ceramic tiles to make a mosaic on my coffee table. I couldn’t find the tiles I wanted for the design in my head, so I just made them.
Cyndi – Thanks for the review of Totally-Creative Magazine. Our next issue will be full of Gift-Making and Ornament projects; and more from the Disorganized Diva. Did you know there’s a FREE Trial issue for anyone who signs up for our TC eLetter at our website?
Good luck to all your contestants!
Patti Ryan
Editor, TC Magazine
I love edgy and elegant, sometimes combined. Thank you for the opportunity to participate. Happy beading.
After beading, I truly enjoy designing wearable art. But I also have many other interests in crafts.
I love papercrafting scrapbooking glass-painting using Magents peel-offs in interesting ways, and just about anything creative I get my hands on. Colleen
I love 3D paper-crafts. glass-painting using Magenta peel-offs in interesting ways, and just about anything creative I get my hands on. Colleen
Oh wow. Just wow. I aspire to such design.
I am an artist by heart in need of a boost to fuel my creative juices.