Polymer And Feelings

A picture is worth a thousand words; in this case, a sculpture. This is an old photo of some of the "Stick People Tribe" I sculpted out of polymer clay. They were so much fun to make. The tall guy seems to fit my mood today (hehe).

Words of our Enemies

I borrowed this from Lorelei's blog (click HERE).

Blue Dutch Spiral

I finally got around to adding a nice magnetic closure to my dutch spiral necklace. A tutorial from Beadwork About.com (click HERE) has a nice pattern for a bracelet that can be made into a necklace. I've been working on some right angle weave too (the beaded band on the tube top). And I have another bead crochet started and am going on an art outing today. Hope to have some photos for you tomorrow.

Polymer Clay Alter Ego

This is me in polymer clay. I love to paint, bead and create with polymer clay. I keep my alter ego hanging on the wall near my work space to remind me that not all projects have to be finished; it's ok to have trays of works in progress. Not all projects have to be perfect. I can have a painting started and be in the middle of a beaded piece while I'm finishing a free form crochet. Having said that, I have to seriously clean my workspace. She also reminds me when it's time to get a grip.

Bead Laughter by Sylvie

Sylvie of Bead Laughter (click HERE) has tons of these. Laughed till I cried and boy, did I need it. So creative.

Free Form Peyote Necklace

After I finished sewing the free form peyote piece on the purse, I got out my stash of blue bead blends and started a free form necklace. I will work on it off and on. I like having a few of these works in progress in my trays. Hope your new year is off to a creative start; mine sure is.

Free Form Beaded Purse

I sewed one of my free form peyote piece to the flap of a 6" x 8" soft leather shoulder bag. I had the peyote piece in a frame and got tired of it. This will may me happy for a while.

Memory Wire Bracelet

I did a simple dutch spiral, slipped it on memory wire and covered the ends with some beads.

Bead Crochet and Polymer

I crocheted the dot pattern and added one of my polymer clay beads. I think this is going to be a beadiful week.

Bead Crochet Color Bands

First of all, Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best for the new year! I finished the second bead crochet color band necklace. The first was 48" before I joined it and the second was 47", crocheted using various brands of size 11 seed beads. I really enjoyed making these. Above is my inspiration photo from Refinery29 (click HERE). The necklaces are cording wrapped with colored yarn, string and/or embroidery floss. Refinery29 provides a free photo tutorial for the wrapped necklaces. Have fun.