The Key to my Heart
September 29, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Make Art Monday, Mixed Media, Recycled Art, Wearable Art
Make Art Monday
How about whipping up a whole batch of these pins, one for every color in your wardrobe? It’s fun to recycle found objects and other treasures into unique pins. The how-tos are coming tomorrow, for Technique Tuesday!
Making a carnelian pendant
September 23, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Bead Stringing, Beading, Mixed Media, Recycled Art, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art
Technique Tuesday!
This pendant necklace that I showed you yesterday was fashioned from a bola tie slide and some left-over beads from various vintage necklaces. Start by removing the slide finding from the back of the focal piece and sanding down the rough spots if necessary. Next, if there isn’t a hole through which you can fit a jump ring, drill one at the top of your piece. Mine didn’t have a hole, of course, but that was just a good excuse to use our drill press. Be really careful when you’re drilling unknown materials…you never know when something might shatter, …read more
Carnelain pendant for fall
September 22, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Bead Stringing, Beading, Make Art Monday, Mixed Media, Recycled Art, Wearable Art, Wire
Make Art Monday
I love autumn colors more than just about anything, so even though it might be jumping the gun a bit (we still want to believe that it’s summer, right?), I couldn’t help pulling out the fall-colored beads.
Tomorrow for Technique Tuesday, I’ll take you through the steps to re-purposing some old jewelry for a new autumn treat.
