In My Studio: What Have I Been Up Too - Wire Jewelry...

Hello everyone! Hope everyone is having a great February so far. Recently I have been needing to rest more than I normally need to. So when I am able to be productive creating, I have been trying to turn many of my mini art works into jewelry and finally getting those

pieces photographed, edited and then listed in my shop at Etsy (A Bergie Creation). But I have found time to also work on some new polymer clay pieces and after watching a channel I enjoy watching Matts Crazy Art, I also got inspired to work with all the wire I bought a while ago. Check out the video that inspired this pendant I made last night. Matt has a really great attitude about enjoying creating. He is funny and very encouraging!

Watch Matt Create Here

What have you been working on lately? Are there any new skills you have learned or are hoping to learn? I have been wanting to try using  the merino roving wool I bought a while ago. Needle felting is another fun art making technique. The polymer clay is still a favourite but I must confess it is getting more challenging for my not so strong hands to manipulate. A bummer, but I am not giving up. In fact the next few pieces are some recent clay works I have completed.

Some posies

Colour Shifting With Texture Earrings

Earrings With Some Holo Glitter Surfaces

Look Depending on how you look at these, they change colour!

To See these in my shop click here!

Well that's just a bit of where I have been at lately. I hope you check out matt's fun  videos and that you are expressing yourself artistically in some form or other. I would love to hear from you. Below are other links to connect. Happy creating artists!

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Inside My Studio: What Have We Been Up To?

Been a while since posting anything. Not that I haven't been creating. That is something I do everyday in some form or other. Wanted to touch base, say hello and share some pictures of what's been happening in my/our studio.  What have you been working on? 

My husband Craig has begun a second painting that we are going to follow his progress with. This time he is painting from his memories. An old job he once had. Here is a sneak peek.

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Here are a few more pics of what I have been doing!
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Learn With Me: Talking About Alcohol Ink And UV Resin Fun

 I love learning and lately I have been learning more and more about using Alcohol Inks.. The possibilities are many. Depending on the non pourous surface you apply them to, the way they work together is amazingly cool. Using acrylic paint most of my life as well as other paint types, alcohol inks are a completely different medium. Then encasing the alcohol ink piece in resin add even more neat dimension. Alcohol ink can be used in or on my fave, polymer clay. It can colour metals, glass, acetates, ceramic tiles - ny non porous surface. Yupo  paper has been mentioned often in tutorials I have watched. Sounds like a plastic light "paper." I want to try it soon, just costly. But above I used aluminium foil, so use what you want. Paper will just soak up the ink and it won't be the same experience.

48 Ferro Rochers were in this container. I  love those hazelnut delights. I love great containers too!

Thanks to Debbie Crothers (check out her great tutorials), I used a Ferro Rocher container's liner as a palette to pour some inkk into. She uses ice cube trays. Let it evaporate and then rubbing alcohol reconstitute it whenever you need them. Or I dipped my paint brush into rubbing alcolohol and it picked up the evaporated ink's pigment. Experiment. It isn't drippable like this but you can turn it back to that with enough alcohol.

Watch My UV Resin and Alcohol Ink Video Below

I have talked about this before....the UV resin from the easily recognized UV resin from China. The bottles I keep trying have basically no english on them. In the video above, I have come to more conclusions about this particular brand of resin. I tried a total of about four different bottles and all did the same thing. If I leave it in a mold away from UV light, it still hardens even if I let it sit awa from light. Thinking you have all this pot time or work time....nope, it just won't sit a  stay liquid like. So frustrating. But that is all I will say on that for now. Just watch the video for more thoughts on the topic.

Or you can buy a watercolour palette on Ebay and pour it into the compartments and let evaporate. I tried to label the colours.

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Love you all.
Anita

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Jewelry Making Basics: Let's Make Beaded Barrette Part #1

Below is a simple tutorial video about making your own beaded barrette! 

HeArtfully Creating,

Anita

hand drawn original illustration by Anita Berglund

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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