Category Archives: Jewelry

Perfect Day Off

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Ali

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Sparkling or Still.” Depending on when my day off happens, my ideal plan varies a bit, but it generally involves making something.  One of my favorite ideal days is as follows: Sleep … Continue reading →

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October Art Bead Scene Challenge

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Ali

This month’s Art Bead Scene Challenge is full of colors I love – the reds and browns – as well as colors I’d never imagine putting with them – the blue and magenta.  The palette was totally outside of my … Continue reading →

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A Plethora of Pearls

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Ali

Recently, I had a craving to create a super long necklace.  These are nice because they are simple, but take a long time and are a perfect companion to a TV/movie marathon.  This weekend, I watched back-to-back episodes of The … Continue reading →

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Ivory Leaf Earrings for September Art Bead Scene Challenge

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Ali

For my Art Bead Scene entry this month, I used the leaf shaped crackle beads from my faux ivory experiments.  I’m having fun with this shape and I really like how well it works for earrings. The inspiration artwork is … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Faux Ivory in Polymer Clay

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Ali

This month’s Art Bead Scene challenge was a perfect opportunity to finally try to create some faux ivory.  The principle is simple, thin alternating layers of light clay and translucent.  The execution, however, takes a bit of practice. For my … Continue reading →

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Fondant Cutters for Mokume Gane

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Ali

Last week, I got a fabulous package in the mail – a nice sized box filled with an assortment of fondant cutters.  Now, I’ve never done anything with fondant in my life, but fondant cutters can do double duty as … Continue reading →

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Three Variations of Extruder Swirl Beads

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Ali

This weekend I mixed up some custom purple, brown, gray, and white and used those colors with my extruder to make three varieties of bead.  All three started the same – I put the colors into the extruder and extruded … Continue reading →

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Watercolor Polymer Clay

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Ali

About two weeks or so ago, I did my first experiment with the watercolor technique for polymer clay.  Maggie Maggio did a great tutorial, here, if you’re curious what the steps are.  This was also my first foray into using … Continue reading →

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Twisted Polymer Beads

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Ali

A couple of years ago, I was playing around with bead shapes and, as an experiment, flattened a bead and twisted it.  Immediately, I was in love.  With a little bit of careful manipulation, I could create beads that had … Continue reading →

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Photographing Jewelry

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Ali

I’m in the process of setting up an Etsy shop for some of my jewelry, and one of the key parts of having a good shop is having good photos.  The challenging part is having photos that look nice, have … Continue reading →

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