jewelllery making for 2010

nic2075

Samantha - I love your bracelet, lovely colours together.
I made mine the other night, ill try and list it later.

Yukki - I love your keyrings, can I ask what kind of clay did you use? Is it just silver fimo or is it the metal stuff that you have to fire?

I seen some of that in the make jewellery mag, once it is polished it looks like real silver.

Kandipandi

Yukki ~ your keyrings are beautiful, really clever and individual!
Samantha ~ I love your LOVE bracelet its really girly and romantic!
I have finished mine and will post it later today.

yukkibear

@Nic - just fimo. I do want to make with silver clay but it costs so much.

VikkiJD

Hi everyone,
I have been looking at all of the posts and all of your 'Love' makes, they are all really good :T:T!! I am going to get to work on mine tonight.

My jewellery party went ok only sold a couple of pieces but a few people took my business cards and were interested in the blog and facebook shop so at least there was a bit of interest. I desperately need to find some confidence from somewhere if im going to do another one though!

I made some pieces just for the party so will add them to the blog tonight

BTW loving the fimo work!!

Kandipandi

Vikki I think you are really brave, it must have taken some guts to stand there and sell your stuff ~ I am not sure if I could do that!

Crafty_JuJu

Hi, I'm hoping to hae an hr with my clay this afternoon...was just wondering do you varnish before you bake or after? Might seem like a silly question I'm desperate to play! lol

Vikki - well done

nic2075

Crafty_JuJu wrote: »

Hi, I'm hoping to hae an hr with my clay this afternoon...was just wondering do you varnish before you bake or after? Might seem like a silly question I'm desperate to play! lol

Vikki - well done

You normally varnish after baking, but you can use the water based stuff before to make it extra strong, however i find you can see it 'pooling' and forming a skin where its been touching your tile.

Thats another wee tip by the way, i use a plain kitchen/bathroom tile to make the clay on then put it straight in the over to cook. It wont break and it saves you touching it too much when transferring it. I use a Skegness souvineir one then my mum brought me back years ago and i used it as a spoon rest, now it has a better use lol.

nic2075

here my effort for the challenge. I dont think you can see it in this pic but there are 2 charms hanging off it, one is a teeny Eiffel tower and the other a silver puffed heart. On each end I have a wee pearl and a glass bead dangling form a head pin. Its really nice on and ill be wearing this weekend




sorry about the 2 different sizes im rubbish at this uploading lark.

nic2075

So who is going to set next weeks challenge? Ive enjoyed seeing everyones take on the same theme.
We still have until Friday but I was wondering you was going to think the next one.:D

Crafty_JuJu

nic2075 - Thanks for the tips...after I thought about it it seemed right to do it after! I'e just sat outside (in the shade) making donuts for the last hour, I'm loving it so much & I've only just started! The kiddies were watching me all the time wanting a go Its alex's 6th birthday tomo & I have got them both a plastacine kit each so after today I think they'll like it I'll post some pics later today or tomo on my blog of the donuts ....sos another question/bit of adivce plz...I'm making them for charms...should I put the pin in & bake with it in or do I make the hole with the pin & take the pin out while it bakes? Hope that makes sense! lol

I love your bracelet I have the paris charms too, I only have 1 left I got them from the NEC, might have to get some more.
For next weeks challange how about you pick & name out of a hat (everyone that has entered) & that person sets the challange for the following week? x