My Beading Links With A Project From The Road
I made this cute felted necklace in a class at CHA today!Yeah, I got to make some art!
This class was taught by Stefanie Girard, the author of Sweater surgery. Ever since I shrunk my sweater last month I was thinking about other ways to use the wool that resulted from my washing machine error.
We got to cut up any of the sweaters she brought to the class. She had a whole stash of pre-shrunk pre worn sweaters. Up cycling at it's finest! I picked these green and pink colours to work with. We also got to choose any of the beads and embellishments we liked.
My bird was cut using a Sizzix die. I never thought to use my dies for jewelery making! All I had to do was a little wire working gather all the items into a necklace. Oh, and I used the sweater button hem edges to make the necklace ribbon. I loved what I made and will make some more of these at home.
Now I am happy to post my bead links for the week!
A Bead in Time Is there such a thing as social networking jewelry? Lisa dug through a bag of Necco valentine candy hearts to create a one of a kind "twittery" necklace.
Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done! Want to know what rubber duckies and Autism Awareness jewelry have to do with each other? Check Jean's site out!
Jean Campbell Jean reviews Kerry Bogert's wonderfully whimsical new wirework book, Totally Twisted.
About.com Jewelry Making Catch up on the latest jewelry related podcasts. Tammy found some excellent ones for you to listen to.
Jewelry & Beading How do you feel about using inexpensive materials in your designs? Chime in and let your voice be heard!
Cindy Gimbrone aka The Lampwork Diva An Emily Dickinson poem describes Cindy's newest piece of jewelry.
Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio Lorelei won some great lampwork beads and a chance to write a tutorial on how she used them.
The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton Andrew shares the new additions to his bead stash - goodies from Cindy Gimbrone, Diane Hawkey, and Nancy Schindler.
Strands of Beads Melissa shows off a new earring design made from beautiful cubic zirconia from Artbeads.com
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4 comments:
Carmi, darling...that little felted necklace is adorable!! I love it. Hope you're having loads of fun at CHA
Love your bird necklace! Isn't working with felted sweaters fun? I've been hooked for years. In fact, I'm one of the artists featured in "Sweater Surgery."
I wouldn't have thought of cutting out the bird like that either, but it looks great.
I love your posts! You always write about something which appeals to me, like this! Thank you!
jean xox
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