Showing posts with label dangles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dangles. Show all posts

Friday, November 23, 2018

Polymer Clay Journey: More About My Wee Sweet Tweetees Bird Dangles

A while back I was creating little Tweetees. If you follow H/C then you know I seem to get addicted to making the beads which means,  it takes a while before I get the pieces turned into wearable art to sell in my shop. (I need to try to cover the cost of my art making supplies some way!) 
Tweetees, The name reflects the cuteness of these little bird dangle drops. Pretty sure Tweet and Tweety might be copyright hence the spelling deviation. My beads are created to design earrings, bracelets, necklaces and such. Today after much work on a variety of bead styles slowed down, I finally got to post my first Tweetee earrings in my Etsy shop A Bergie Creation. 

A cane is transformed into cute Tweetee Birds


Here We  Are Cute Little Earrings

Some More "In Process And Soon To Come Photos"

















Thanks for stopping by. 

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Studio Talk: Polymer Clay Journey Little Tweeties


A video is in the works but for now I wanted to share some pictures of some polymer clay projects that I have been working on. Got a little hooked on leaf and birdie or Tweetie making, enhanced with glass crystals that are called hot fix and are suppose to adhere to the surface when baked in the oven.  (Bought on Ebay for a low cost. A big lesson was learned that I will share in a future post.)
Tweeties
These little Tweeties are about 7-12mm long, They are all handmade with no holds or anything. That means they vary in not just sizes but the shape as well. Of course I try to make them all the same inform but so far it doesn't work out that way. These little guys are accented with teeny faceted glass eyes. They can be used for bracelets, earrings, necklaces or anywhere you want cute little birdie dangles. Some were created using a scrap clay base and covered with a polymer clay cane design. The others were created using marbled clay. It looks really interesting when you use translucent clay mixed with coloured clay and portions of clay with less translucent.
A sampling of my new wee Tweets 


Here are the leaf dangles that are sharped by hand as well. The sizes range from 12mm-about 20mm. Be sure to add bake and bond to insure the faceted glass stones adhere, even if you bought the ones called Hot Fix from Ebay. It was my first time using these. They are AB finished  and beautiful. But, I did find out the hard way that they didn't stick during baking. I   have watched a lot
of tutorials that say if you use the Swarovski brand with adhesive - you don't need to use any adhesive because the glue melds with the polymer while baking. All I can say is, test out the crystals after cooled to make sure. See , a bunch popped off after :o( However, they were not any brand name. You can embed them a little, so the clay wraps around enough to create a bezel like hold. Now I am trying bake and bond.
Below is a picture of how the glass crystals came off like nothing! 
The bling could be picked off easily!
Hope you are inspired to experiment and create in whatever medium you choose.

As I write this, I decided I will make a video to share how beautiful my new Blinged out pieces are turning out! They are intended to be for brides and such! So stay tuned :o) 

Thanks for stopping by!
HeArtfully Creating
Anita

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Monday, October 30, 2017

NEW Video Polymer Creating: Leaves Are In The Air The Better Version

Hi fellow creators! I know I already posted a mini version article here, about these great leaf charms/dangles. However, since I can now post YouTube videos, I did. It is far better than piecing together the one I had to do last week. So this video supplements/enhancing the first Leaves Are In The Air Tutorial.
Watch My New And improved video here Below!

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HeArtfully Creating,
Anita

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Jewelry Making Basics: All About Earrings and Ear Wires

Basic Earrings and Ear Wires
Hello! Today we are learning about the different types of ear wire available along with a lesson or two about making simple earrings! For a closer look, please click the video link just above the simple earring making lesson. (When videos don't appear as they should, sometimes that happens, just click on the words "click here" - whenever provided) Enjoy. Please post any comments or questions below or email me, Anita at abergiecreation@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you and help if I can! 
You can also click on the instruction sheets individually, to make them expand and much more readable!

HeArtfully Creating,
Anita
Take a Closer Look by watching my video about the different types of ear wires. (click here if the video is showing a blank space)

Make Simple Loop Earrings- Watch the how to video below.


Make Wire Wrapped Dangle Earrings- Watch the how to video below.



Below, are the instructions (video to come) on how to make pair of wire wrapped loop earrings. Involves a tiny bit more work with the wire than a Simple Loop.
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Jewelry Making Basics: Wrapped Briolettes & Wire Wrapping

Watch my brief video about bead types and learn about Wire wrapping briolette?

What is a briolette? Take a look at my hand drawn illustration below!
HeArtfully Creating,
Anita
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