Monday, May 9, 2011
Benefit Fair
On June 11, 2011 I will be participating in a benefit craft and vendor fair. Hope you can be there. Details below.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Sea Side Complete
After all that work drawing on the large shell I decided not to use it. I dug through my stash and picked out other shells to color. All the shells were from the bunch Jeremy picked up on the beach.
The colored pencils are great. After coloring I used the blending pen and then sprayed them with fixative. The fixative gave the shells a shine that I really like and the combination of shine and color helped me decide which beads to use and how to complete the necklace.
I have a plastic bowl full a various seed beads in all kinds of colors and sizes. I decided to make a spiral rope with random colors and larger shinny beads in the outside sections. I used 8 lb smoke fire line to stitch it all together. A spiral rope means several passes through the beads so the necklace is extra sturdy. I used wire guards and ran the fire line several passes through the guards and back through the ends of the necklace then closed it with snap clasps.
Once the base was complete it was time to attach the shells. I ran the needle back through the necklace, strung a few seed beads, a shell and a few more beads and took it back to the base each time. An extra knot after every shell helps hold them in place. Now I'll have to wear test it to make sure the color stays on the shells.
It sounds like a shell wind chime when I move. I love it. Now I'll need to get more shells.
The colored pencils are great. After coloring I used the blending pen and then sprayed them with fixative. The fixative gave the shells a shine that I really like and the combination of shine and color helped me decide which beads to use and how to complete the necklace.
I have a plastic bowl full a various seed beads in all kinds of colors and sizes. I decided to make a spiral rope with random colors and larger shinny beads in the outside sections. I used 8 lb smoke fire line to stitch it all together. A spiral rope means several passes through the beads so the necklace is extra sturdy. I used wire guards and ran the fire line several passes through the guards and back through the ends of the necklace then closed it with snap clasps.
Once the base was complete it was time to attach the shells. I ran the needle back through the necklace, strung a few seed beads, a shell and a few more beads and took it back to the base each time. An extra knot after every shell helps hold them in place. Now I'll have to wear test it to make sure the color stays on the shells.
It sounds like a shell wind chime when I move. I love it. Now I'll need to get more shells.
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