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… than never? Really? I dunno. Guess Carla will have to be the judge. To refresh your memory this is the stuff that Carla sent for the “Oh So Long Ago” Art Challenge, wherein folks sent me their stuff and … Continue reading
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Yes, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted an Art Challenge so what better way of kicking off the New Year than throwing another one out there. I will add the caveat that my posted challenges might be a bit more … Continue reading
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I can’t believe it’s the last day of June. Where did this month fly to?!? I’m not quite through with Stephanie’s book and plan to finish but here are the latest pieces from my challenge. Ever since seeing Jane Wynn’s … Continue reading
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As promised here’s the leather cuff with the plaster cast included. The imprint was from a goofy little doll I have kicking around though I did end up chopping off his forehead so he’d fit more easily on the band. … Continue reading
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Part of working through tutorials is realizing that not everything will work out as was the author’s intention. So was yesterday’s project. I almost skipped this one because it really WAS jewelry based which is NOT my thing. But … Continue reading
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This is Project 5 in Stephanie’s book Semiprecious Salvage. I used some of the text pages from a German religious book and a piece of metal from one of my etching forays. I only had a larger nut and bolt … Continue reading
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So I did another etched piece today for Project 4 in Semiprecious Salvage. The original project calls for a doll’s hand as the dangly from the bottom of the etched metal and dutifully I grabbed one from my stash – … Continue reading
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OMG! OMG! OMG! I etched today and I am COMPLETELY stoked. Why didn’t I know how to do this before today?!? Once I got over the fear that the muriatic acid was going to eat me from two feet away, … Continue reading
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MONTHLY CHALLENGE #2 I’ve talked about it enough so you KNEW it was coming. Sometime. Well this month is the month, folks. Grab that luscious How-to book you’ve been meaning to work through and join me in June! My book of choice? Pictured above, Stephanie Lee’s phenomenal new … Continue reading
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This is going to be a long post so I’m dividing it in two … Challenge #10 will follow. First the paper casting challenge… I mentioned to someone (Jo maybe?) that I would post a photo of a tp casting … Continue reading
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Cynthia Gaub documents her process using the Citrus Theme here. Not only do I love how this turned out but that she pushed past her comfort zone and ended up creating something wonderful AND satisfying. Personally, that’s what I’m trying to … Continue reading
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… my completed piece for Art Challenge #2. This is what you get to win folks. oooo! aaaahhhh! heh. As I might have mentioned, the project was from the second issue of CPS from an article done by Lynn … Continue reading