New Beads on the Work Bench this Wednesday...

I have spent a great deal of this spring creating my own polymer clay beads.

After purchasing Statci Louise Smith's Tutorial, I was bead obsessed.

My beads were everything I always hoped to create....

They are textured and glossy and just the way I wanted them.

Some had a wonderful, primitive, organic look.

But then my friend came for a workshop and brought some of her beads.

They were so different than mine.

  And so very lovely.

So I started playing with different finishing techniques. 

I used one she did but mine did not turn out like hers.

So I tried a few other things.  

I got some neat new looks.

I liked them in the pan.

They sat there for days.

I loved the blingy shine.

Which was so different than my other beads.

I was not sure what they would be.

One afternoon,I sat down and began knotting.

I am a huge fan of waxed linen cord for knotting.

And before I knew it, this sweet beachy wrap bracelet came to be.

Like I said, it is a change from my other beads.

And I am loving it.

I am also loving my hand forged clasps.

I love how substantial they are.

This bracelet is a double wrap.

I have a couple single wrap bracelets that I wear all the time.  

They are actually very comfortable.

What do you make?

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Blues with a touch of Sparkle Polymer Clay Wrap Bracelet

One of the things I love about polymer clay is playing with finishes.

Currently I prefer plain white clay that I can color and change.

This may change as I was looking at my clay supply and I have lots of color.  

I may begin experimenting with it soon.

Today I wanted to share this sparkly little wrap bracelet.

The beads were dyed to color.

Some were rubbed with mica powders.

Then they were dipped in Varathane and rolled or dipped in fine glitter.

Once dry, I redipped them in Varathane to hold the glitter on.

I love the effect and the glitter does not seem to come off all over everything.

How fabulous is that?

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Beachy Blues Wrap Bracelet

Hello!

I think you can tell I have been using a lot of waxed linen cord lately.

Today I am sharing another versatile blue polymer piece.

It can be a necklace or a wrap bracelet.

I love these beads I did with the shimmery beachy blues.

This piece has a few heart beads thrown in as well.

The whole "key to my heart" theme...

right down to the steel heart links.

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Shimmery Blue Finish on Polymer Beads

It was a long cold winter where I lived and for much of the United States.

For a long time, it seemed that spring would never come.

It is here now and I can almost taste summer....

Summer always makes me think of shimmery waters and sandy beaches.

These beads are my tribute to those shimmery waters....

On waxed linen cord of course....

My favorite beading cord right now.

Each bead whispers of silver, green, blue and aqua.

I love that.

In a few weeks it will be officially summer.

I plan to do a lot of creating, junking and cleaning.

But for now, these little beads will have to remind me of warmer days to come.

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Workbench Wednesday

I have not done a workbench Wednesday for a while.

This is not an official peek at the workbench...

It is too messy right now.

So I will just show you some of the things I have been working on.

I love the little BoHo owls...

Some are pendants and some are beads.

I have been working on some fun new bone look focals.

These are actually old but heading to the shop.

The terra cotta clay has a whole different look.

These pretty washed looking beads make me think of the beach.

A sweet little whimsical collection:owl, ladybug and flowers.

White-washed blush set.

Blue hope set of connectors and a pendant.

White-washed pastels.

Fun angels and frozen Charlottes.

Faux bone disk set.

 And some large round beads that make me think of gumballs.

Which are your favorites?

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