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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

How to Make a Polymer Clay Necklace Faux Wood Slice Snowflake and Pinecone

Hi All!  You can learn to make this polymer clay faux wood slice and faux wood burning necklace with pine cones.  This is a fun way to celebrate the winter season.  See how to make the wood slice and create a snowflake pattern.  Use multiple wood slices to make a real statement necklace or use just one for a neat mixed media pendant.  Hope you enjoy.  Check out some of the products I use in my studio that I think you'll love!



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Wolf Tools Groovy Looping Pliers Without Grooves, 5 Inches - http://amzn.to/2yZsGyv

Wolf Tools Groovy Chain Nose Pliers, 5-3/4 Inches - http://amzn.to/2CEgh5x

Susan Bates Sock Set 5 of each size: 000, 00, 0, 1 US size - http://amzn.to/2CFvL9l

Kemper Pattern Cutters Smallest Size 3/16" -4 Piece Set - http://amzn.to/2z0XizU

Sculpting Tools- 11 Double-Sided Pieces with 21 Tools- Pottery Art Set by Sculpt Pro -http://amzn.to/2yZv88b

Dremel 8050-N/18 Micro Rotary Tool Kit with 18 Accessories
http://amzn.to/2kMJUdr   (You need the jewelry drill bits - see below)

SE 82616MD High Speed Twist Drill Bits(15 Piece)
http://amzn.to/2CFDEvo


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Monday, December 4, 2017

How to Paint Dot Mandala #004 - Christmas Ornament Special Tip Painting a Curved Surface

In this tutorial you'll learn how to paint a dot mandala on a Christmas ornament.  Use unique tools and dot painting techniques to create a colorful mandala dot painted Christmas ornament that would be perfect on an ornament stand, Christmas Tree or other home decor.  This would make a thoughtful handmade gift. 


Find great products for your projects in my shop or local craft/art stores.

Tools:

Susan Bates Crystalites 12408 Acrylic Crochet Hook Gift Set - http://amzn.to/2zFCPER

Susan Bates Crystalites 12409 Acrylic Crochet Hook Gift Set - http://amzn.to/2yAgx3W

5pc 2 Way Dotting Pen Tool Nail Art Tip Dot Paint Manicure kit - http://amzn.to/2iTQ9Ly

Paint Brushes - http://amzn.to/2yBmnSB

Paint Palette - http://amzn.to/2z0cn9z

Ruler

Compass

Spray Bottle

Water Bucket

Materials:

Glass ornament – purple matte – from local store

DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint - http://amzn.to/2hpnZb0
(search for color on the DecoArt page)
• Peacock Pearl - http://amzn.to/2BDxEnb
• Splendid Gold - http://amzn.to/2ApKuY4
• Matte Medium - http://amzn.to/2AO3K28

General Pencil 5582BP Charcoal White Pencils 2/Pkg-2B - http://amzn.to/2idnFgp

Cotton Swabs

Water

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Friday, December 1, 2017

How to Paint Dot Mandalas #003 - 8" x 8" Canvas Panel

Here's a new mandala dot painting tutorial!  In this tutorial you'll learn how to paint a dot mandala on an 8" x 8" canvas panel.  Use unique tools and dot painting techniques to create a colorful mandala dot painted canvas panel that would be perfect as a gift or home decor.  If you'd like to purchase the written pattern in my Etsy shop.

Purchase the digital pattern for this project:  https://tinyurl.com/yca7839m

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Find great products for your projects in my shop or local craft/art stores.

Tools:

Susan Bates Crystalites 12408 Acrylic Crochet Hook Gift Set - http://amzn.to/2zFCPER

Susan Bates Crystalites 12409 Acrylic Crochet Hook Gift Set - http://amzn.to/2yAgx3W

5pc 2 Way Dotting Pen Tool Nail Art Tip Dot Paint Manicure kit - http://amzn.to/2iTQ9Ly

Paint Brushes - http://amzn.to/2yBmnSB

Paint Palette - http://amzn.to/2z0cn9z

Ruler

Compass

Spray Bottle

Water Bucket

Materials:

US Art Supply 8 X 8 inch Professional Artist Quality Acid Free Canvas Panel Boards for Painting 12-Pack (1 Full Case of 12 Single Canvas Board Panels) - http://amzn.to/2jBkYVB

DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint - http://amzn.to/2hpnZb0
(search for color on the DecoArt page)
• Chalky Finish Black - http://amzn.to/2yyNcXv
• Lavender - http://amzn.to/2jB2Co3
• Irish Moss - http://amzn.to/2BB3ktg
• Sapphire -- try to find locally, it's pricey on Amazon - http://amzn.to/2i6xb4E
• Titanium White - http://amzn.to/2AHDALE

General Pencil 5582BP Charcoal White Pencils 2/Pkg-2B - http://amzn.to/2idnFgp

Varnish/Sealer - http://amzn.to/2z0cW38

Cotton Swabs

Water

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Monday, November 13, 2017

How to Paint Dot Mandala - Ring/Trinket Dish

Learn to create a Mandala Dot Painting Trinket/Ring Dish using unexpected tools and great colors.  Dot painting is so relaxing and meditative and you can do it on almost any surface.  This little trinket dish would make a great holiday gift or home decor.  Here's the video tutorial link.  See materials list below the video.

In this tutorial you'll learn how to turn a plain terracotta dish into a beautiful ring/trinket dish. Use unique tools and dot painting techniques to create a colorful, lacy dot painted dish that would be perfect as a gift or home decor. It's functional too!
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Find great products for your projects.

Tools:
Susan Bates Crystalites 12408 Acrylic Crochet Hook Gift Set -
http://amzn.to/2zFCPER
Susan Bates Crystalites 12409 Acrylic Crochet Hook Gift Set -
http://amzn.to/2yAgx3W
5pc 2 Way Dotting Pen Tool Nail Art Tip Dot Paint Manicure kit -
http://amzn.to/2iTQ9Ly
Paint Brushes -
http://amzn.to/2yBmnSB
Paint Palette -
http://amzn.to/2z0cn9z
Ruler
Compass
Spray Bottle
Water Bucket
Materials:
US Art Supply 5 X 5 inch Professional Artist Quality Acid Free Canvas Panel Boards for Painting 12-Pack (1 Full Case of 12 Single Canvas Board Panels) -
http://amzn.to/2zI5irg
DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint -
http://amzn.to/2hpnZb0  (search for color on the DecoArt page)
Chalky Finish Black -
http://amzn.to/2yyNcXv
Coral Blush -
http://amzn.to/2yyNcXv
Citron Green --
http://amzn.to/2yXqDzZ
Tuscan Red -
http://amzn.to/2how2EZ
Calypso Blue -
http://amzn.to/2zCFbEq
Titanium White -
http://amzn.to/2AHDALE
General Pencil 5582BP Charcoal White Pencils 2/Pkg-2B -
http://amzn.to/2idnFgp
Gesso -
http://amzn.to/2iUabpu
Varnish/Sealer -
http://amzn.to/2z0cW38
Cotton Swabs
Water
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Monday, June 19, 2017

Polymer Clay, Wire and Leather

Been working on some polymer clay focal pendants.  In this piece i've added leather cord and used silver wire and beads to create a free form bail.  Love the way it turned out.


Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Polymer Clay and Acrylic Pour Painting

In my last post I shared my latest acrylic pour painting on 45 records I found at the thrift store.  I love the way the paintings turned out.  The DecoArt paint I used was luscious and I thought the technique was beautiful.  It needed something though so I pulled out some polymer clay and tried a few different focal pieces.




The one on the top right is a traditional swirl, left is a spikey flower and finally bottom right is a rose style focal.










I tried all of these out and finally settled on the rolled flower piece with ruffled leaf shapes. Here are a few close ups.

 Everything was varnished with a satin varnish.  Love the final product.  I'll need to keep experimenting for more looks.




I'm also showing how I created a wire hook for the back and covered the center hole in the record. 

 It was fun to experiment with all of these different looks.  I lvoe adding the polymer clay to the acrylic poured paintings.

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Acrylic Paint Art

I love paint!  And I'm fascinated by the art of fluid acrylic pouring.  This free form art allows the artist to focus on color and interesting textures and techniques.  I've done a number of acrylic pouring paintings in the past and am getting back to it now.  I happened on these 45 records at the thrift store.  Finding these 45s brought me right back to my teenage years and was a thrill in and of itself (although in honesty, none of the 45s I found would be considered cool then or now).    LOL  They're a great size, though,at 7 inches.

I have some plans for these to incorporate polymer clay sculptural elements in the center.  Hope I can turn what's in my head into great art.

Here's some macro views.





Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Polymer Clay Tutorial - How to Make a Fluid Acrylic Polymer Clay Pendant/Necklace Parts 1 and 2


Hi All, hope you enjoy trying out new techniques.  This is a 2 part tutorial.  In Part 1, you'll learn to use fluid acrylic paint and ink to create a polymer clay veneer to use in making this summery pendant.  The DecoArt Media fluid acrylic I used is so luscious.  In Part 2 you'll learn to make the beaded knotted necklace for a great look.  Thanks for joining me in my studio to learn polymer clay and jewelry making techniques.  Hope you enjoy.





Get the stringing diagram:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2h9AZ7gLoZhdWM2T0hGendkSmc/view?usp=sharing

Neat tools and materials for this project and your studio:

Cool Tools - Jewelry Shape Template - Cushion
http://amzn.to/2nIAW4a

Cool Tools - Jewelry Shape Template - Fat Rectangles
http://amzn.to/2nrpaZU

Wolf Pliers - these pliers have grooves for consistent loops
http://amzn.to/2o2vZns

Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylic Paint, 1-Ounce, Cadmium Orange Hue
http://amzn.to/2od6dKr

Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylic Paint, 1-Ounce, Cobalt Teal Hue
http://amzn.to/2nrqmwl

Clay Yo Texture Sponge:
https://prairiecraft.com/kato/CY-TS.html

Tools

Pasta Machine
Oven
Clay Blade
Jewelry Pliers - round nose and chain nose
Wire Cutter
Craft Knife
Jewelry Shape Templates - either Cool Tools or make your own with card stock or plastic
Texture Sheet
Straw - cocktail size
Knitting Needle or other needle tool if needed to help with knotting
Hand Drill - size to match bail
Baking Form - 3" glass vase


Materials

Clay - Sculpey Premo! - Bright Green Pearl and Peacock Pearl
Paint - DecoArt Media in Cadmium Orange Hue and Cobalt Teal Hue
Liquitex Ink - Gold
Krylon Pen - 18K Gold or other pen to add striping
Stringing Material - I used cotton cording; 9 ea 24" strands
Pinch Bail - 1 ea
Jump Rings - 2 ea, 6mm and 1ea 9mm, or size to fit
End Cap - 2 ea 4mm, or size to fit cords
Wire - 22 gauge, 2ea 4" pieces
Hypo Cement or other glue for necklace ends
Beads - 28 ea 6mm or size of your choice to match stringing material and clay;  I used 3 colors of acrylic beads; Color A (Blue) 12 ea; Color B (Green) 8 ea; Color C (Orange) 8 ea
Genesis Medium Thick Extender or Liquid Clay
Varnish - Varathane water based varnish


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Monday, March 6, 2017

How to Use Your iPad Pro to Create a Digital Collage Artwork

Hope you enjoy this tutorial/time lapse.  Loving my new iPad Pro to create digital artwork.  Join me for a quick walk through of drawing/art apps for the iPad Pro.  You'll see how I used ProCreate and Leonardo to create a layered mixed media artwork of a bird in a tree.



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Saturday, February 11, 2017

How to Make a Polymer Clay Heart & Key Pendant/Ornament #LoveArt

Use the hashtag #LoveArt to see all the great videos by members of the Creative Arts Collaboration group.

This pretty, vintage look polymer clay heart and key pendant is easy to make and customize.  Use a skeleton key as a base to add a heart, stamped clay and patina for an unique pendant or hanging ornament.

DecoArt Metallic Lustre Gold Rush - http://amzn.to/2lBbqdA

Varathane Gloss Polyurethane:  http://amzn.to/2kTskEb

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Thursday, February 9, 2017

How to Turn a Target String Light into a Valentine Pendant - #LoveArt

You will love this jewelry making project to use Target string lights to create a sweet Valentine pendant.  These metal heart shapes are sturdy and easy to disassemble from the lights and then reuse the lights!  Wear the pendant with just a chain or cord or add pearls, beads or other parts to embellish the pendant.  Hope you enjoy.

Wolf Looping Pliers with 3 Grooves:  http://amzn.to/2kUSdpv

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Materials
Target String Light Heart Shape
Beads/Pearls - 6 ea
Bead - 2 ea, 8/0
Jump Rings - 6a, 6mm
Head Pins - 7ea  2-3"
Chain or Cord - 30" or desired length
Glue


Tools
Wire Cutter
Needle Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers



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Monday, January 23, 2017

Learn to Make a Dollar Store Playing Card Necklace with Giveaway! #dollarstoreartchallenge

It's a dollar store art challenge!  Learn to make a dollar store playing card necklace with art supplies from the dollar store.  Join me and the artists below to see what wonderful art projects they dreamed up.  This event, hosted by Shemi Dixon, has a giveaway!  One person will win a $20 gift card to the Dollar Tree (US) or a $20 PayPal (International).  Check out the links below for details.

Giveaway open from January 23, 2017 - January 29, 2017, winner announced on Jan 30, 2017.

Welcome to the Dollar Store Art Challenge. After you watch this video just click on the video links below to watch more wonderful projects or click on this link https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp2Pcto6l38tkGsr7gOiSE5lhFDmTu-I- to Our Playlist to watch all the projects at one time. We have created over 21 Projects for you to enjoy. When you complete this list, click the very last video for a new list of Dollar Store Projects to watch. Please don't forget to leave a comment, like, and subscribe so that you won't miss out on all the wonderful future projects and inspiration.

To Enter the Giveaway please click this link http://craftsnamesandthings.blogspot.com/2017/01/dollar-store-art-challenge-and-giveaway.html and follow the instructions.

Prize: $20 dollar gift card to the dollar tree USA Winner Or $20 USA Dollars send thru PayPal for international winner
• There will be 1 winner picked at random
• Giveaway starts January 23 ,2017 and end at midnight on January 29,2017
• Winner will be announced on Monday January 30 on Shemi Dixon you-tube channel

Video Links
Lisa Cobler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Yf_ey6GeE
Barbara Rankin
https://youtu.be/-qmxcIc5y9Q
Gale Wilson-Broady
https://youtu.be/K5cy76jVBG8
Peg Robinson
https://youtu.be/EdjmGD1yZPk
Mimi’s musings Maryanne Durniak Mott
https://youtu.be/u8jJ_LvBsDM
Meridel Abrams
https://youtu.be/ens41lN8bt8
PaperOcotilloStudio Shel C
https://youtu.be/TRj2UIXleCk
Andrea Kidman
https://youtu.be/ppGJLkIJX20
Sweet Willow Designs Maria Clark
https://youtu.be/I0BftAFCu7A
Ina Solsbery
https://youtu.be/nHvYnPrgwkU
Stacy Evans Part One and Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiWVRcHZ7Ck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y1UzI9FpI4&feature=youtu.be

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