Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tiny Piece of Clay


I wanted to make a necklace using one of the crystal owl pendants I brought back from Bali. Fossicked through my bead stash  and found some small jade beads (at least I think that's what they are). The tag came off the string and I can’t quite remember what they are, you think you’ll always remember, but if you’re like me you wont, and some white beads, who knows what they are.
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Anyway this is what I came up with.

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A tiny green clay disc and a wee little brass charm with a dragon fly.

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I also used one of the brass toggle and clasps i bought over there.P1040243-001

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A close up of the owl.

And this just came out of the oven along with a few other pieces that need sanding and refining.

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It will be a brooch because it’s quite large and quite bold and I like it. Scrap clay smooshed together and then stamped. Smooshing clay is a favourite past time of mine.

I played around with the above photo on my ipad using an app called Snapseed. It’s the best photo editing app ever, so easy to use and the results are great. I was lucky enough to grab it when it was free. But having played around with it a little I think it’s worth  whatever the price is at the moment, something like $4.50 I think……..I could be wrong so don’t quote me.

4 comments:

  1. Like the 'smooshing' best of all.
    It doesn't look like it needs any sanding or refining. How big is big?
    Joanie

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  2. The necklace is great! What a nice reminder of your trip. The brooch is really pretty, too.

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  3. The white beads look like shell to me. I've had a couple strands of similar (but smaller) that are labeled 'white lip shell'. The green ones do look like jade, when I looked up some jade info I saw this: "Apart from the difference in value and slight differences in color, the two kinds of jade also differ in surface appearance: jadeite jade has a glassy luster, while nephrite jade has a waxy look." maybe that will help. I love the work you do in polymer clay - I keep wanting to try making my own beads every time you show something new you've done!

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  4. That bead is soooo cool! I love the black stripes on it. Did you plan it that way or was it just serendipity?

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