Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Claudine Hellmuth Necklace!

 It is good to be posting after a long weekend!  I spent a portion of my time working on some really fun jewelry.  I hope you like this piece which was inspired by a 1 inch by 12 inch strip of rub on's found in Claudine's new Rub On and Vinyl Crafts kit.

 This has to be one of the sweetest kit ever produced!
 I love when Claudine draws houses.  I want to move right in.  
In the kit there are three rows of houses to choose from.
 I rubbed the light blue houses onto these very thin flat beads.  I selected houses that would fit and I actually placed an image on both sides of the bead.
I was so happy with the results!
 In order to ensure that the images would stay adhered permanently I brushed on a glaze of Envirotex Lite Jewelry Resin.  Some of you may know I am the author of Resin Crafts Blog as resin is my favorite medium!
 I had an idea for my necklace and started puling out some beads that would look nice together.
And then I called in THE FINISHER.  Nancy is my one friend who I will allow to help me.  I really have no choice.  She monitors my stress level and when she notices I am going a little crazy...she just comes over.  And she finishes all my "works in progress."  Yes, I know.  I am lucky to have "a Nancy."  I am not telling you where she lives for fear you might borrow her!  She is the fresh eyes who can see what I want to achieve and then just makes it happen. 
She can model the finished pieces too!
So there you have it.  Claudine Hellmuth rub ons to super beads!

7 comments:

  1. Omg!!! This is so crazy cute!!!! I can't stand it!!!

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  2. Oh my, where did you get those beads??? the large flat ones?

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  3. rtyllion17-21it was my pleasure to help!!!
    you know i am all about the "doing" , and it is so much fun to work with someone elses materials.
    now if i can just get a tierra with my title on it...........
    and perhaps a bird !!!

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  4. I never even thought about rub on's on beads. I have some big flat mother of pearl ones also that I would love to try this technique with or maybe some bamboo. Love yours.

    I wish I had a Nancy ..... I have a ton of unfinished projects from art to jewelry she could help me with. lol

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  5. I need Nancy to come to my place! I have lots of finishing that needs to be done! And lots of starting too!!

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  6. Only Carmi can take a "cute" Claudine rub-on and make it into something stunning....

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  7. Those beads look so very special ... and to learn they are quite easy to make. I'm really jazzed!

    The whole necklace design is lovely too.

    Boy, I wish I had a Nancy. What a great team you make.

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