Blue and White beads
I have been making some blue and white beads to make a bracelet for my friends birthday (she has a blue and white flower print top). I made a pair of simple matching earrings too.
Read MoreI have been making some blue and white beads to make a bracelet for my friends birthday (she has a blue and white flower print top). I made a pair of simple matching earrings too.
Read MoreFor my latest Bam Bam bracelet I tried putting twists of extruded clay around the end of one of the parts to disguise the join. This would have worked well if I hadn’t of snapped one of the pieces whilst sanding a bit too roughly! I repaired it with Kato Paste but I can’t get the elastic through so I guess some paste must of got in hole. I may try poking some wire down to see if I can clear it. This is what it would look like if I...
Read MoreIMG_2844Originally uploaded by surfingcat clayI made this bam bam bangle (follow the link for details of the tutorial and my first attempt at a bam bam bracelet) a little larger than the others and therefore it slips over my wrist without needing to be in 2 parts. I covered the join with a little extruded string. I made another curved tube bead and have strung it on a simple cord. After sanding I buffed them with my home made muslin buffing...
Read MoreI recently bought the bam bam bracelet tutorial from Tina Holden. I finally got a chance to try it out yesterday, a bit of a bracelety day. Again I can’t say much about what I did – you’ll have to get the tutorial yourself! It is very comprehensive and is broken down into lots of tiny steps.I am wearing it now, it fits! I didn’t break it! I think I shall take what I learnt from this back to the Scrap MG bracelet for...
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