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Design Seeds colour Palettes

Design Seeds colour Palettes

I love Pinterest. The best thing about it is it doesn’t take too much time, I can use it to file away pictures I want to see again and I can have a quick flick through to see what everyone else has come across but (so far) I haven’t spent half my day sat there playing with it.I came across a new web site today, courtesy of a pin by the amazingly talented Zuda Gay Pease called design seeds. It’s a collection of beautiful...

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Feeling square

Feeling square

whilst at Polymer Pamper Play I made a square pendant and in one of those happy accident ways it came out of the oven slightly curved (it was baked on fibrefill). To start with I thought I might rebake it on a tile to flatten it then I realised that the curve was actually lovely. It gives it another dimension and means it sits nicely on the chest rather than sticking to you as a totally flat one might. Here it isSlightly curved square pendant...

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Latest jewellery – and it’s all for me!

Latest jewellery – and it’s all for me!

I haven’t had any new jewellery for myself for a while now, I was busy making sale stock and completing orders. So far this year things have been quieter so finally made myself some new things. Here’s some of them 3 blue and white skinny bangles. I am road testing these to see how they strong they are. Baked them extra long to try and make sure they were strong! Blue and white oval cabochon pendant, I do love this simple blue and...

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CPAW8 work in progress

CPAW8 work in progress

It’s the children’s school holiday week so not much clay time for me. I did manage to sneak in a quick hour this evening in order to keep up with the Color Palette a Week Flickr group . I had lots of ideas but not enough time to fulfil them so I opted for some quick things. Here’s what I’ve made, the sanding and finishing will have to wait til next week. I will try and remember to show you the finished items.This weeks...

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Colour Palette Challenge – week 7 – coffee

Colour Palette Challenge – week 7 – coffee

Being as I am working on my mokume gane technique at the moment I used this weeks colours from the Color Palette a Week Flickr group to play about with it some more.  You may I have seen the sheets I made, here’s some of the jewellery I have made. Got some beads too but I haven’t polished or strung them yet.Textured domed disc with a centre from the stamped mokume gane sheetDomed disc pendant made with the shavings from the stamped...

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This weeks colour palette creations

This weeks colour palette creations

In my last post I told you about the Color Palette a Week Group on Flickr. Well here is this weeks colour palette – it’s bright and I didn’t think I liked it but you have to try these things.I mixed up the colours with some pearl clay included to make them a little softer and because I was in a shimmery type of mood. I also used the opportunity to try out some of the things on my ‘want to try’ list.Here’s...

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