tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63819615983854328302024-03-07T16:29:22.915-05:00Artybeccaartybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.comBlogger363125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-90502332172976612872022-07-27T22:42:00.036-04:002022-07-30T00:01:51.113-04:00"Recipes"<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Eating mostly plant based is easy with yummy veggie combos. <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><a href="https://artybecca.blogspot.com/p/good-salad-recipes.html" target="_blank">Check out some of my favorites.</a> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmR1rRw0trpSNmdz7afENNilwCftwnVRi85QRoOJTZnwf3peQUHFMSwQYlpBboopHSm0x52zHGS6QFYswceUbZ7lSp8wJ3LWJqWDp-FsXwe31eYAUuNTPlHwso62ZB7KFHTSjKLCGJJiqtGxnRGmaqIrrkPfigC7SXd0nSpBMt4s2z5uHLsQhY_j8VA/s3000/Good%20Salads-92.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmR1rRw0trpSNmdz7afENNilwCftwnVRi85QRoOJTZnwf3peQUHFMSwQYlpBboopHSm0x52zHGS6QFYswceUbZ7lSp8wJ3LWJqWDp-FsXwe31eYAUuNTPlHwso62ZB7KFHTSjKLCGJJiqtGxnRGmaqIrrkPfigC7SXd0nSpBMt4s2z5uHLsQhY_j8VA/w384-h640/Good%20Salads-92.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Hopefully in a year from now I will look back on these and think, "hmmm, I could paint that much better now."
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A recent painting...
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artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-2739325531375248202019-07-28T10:15:00.000-04:002022-07-27T22:19:38.898-04:00Use Up Polymer Clay Scraps<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">No frills tutorial...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cut out shapes, arrange on a sheet of clay. Put your sheet on a large, smooth-surfaced tile so you can easily pick up the whole thing and rotate it. The ability to move the whole thing around will come in handy in the next steps.<br /><br />Run an acrylic roller over it gently to press the shapes down into the base layer. (My pieces are a little thick -- a tad thinner would make the flattening process go faster.) Don't use the pasta machine at this stage -- it will warp the design. After you have gone over it multiple times in different directions with the acrylic roller and it's almost flat, you can put it in the pasta machine to make it totally smooth if you want to. Just be sure to turn the sheet 90 degrees with each pass through the machine so your shapes don't warp.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">STEP 2</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">STEP 3</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Use cutters on the sheet to make a series of pieces you can use for necklace or bracelet components. Peel away the excess clay from around your pieces. Use a small cutter to make holes or opt to drill small holes after curing. Bake right on the tile for flat pieces or gently peel the pieces off the tile with a slicer and place on a curved surface as shown below.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br />STEP 4</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Bake according to your clay's instructions. If you etched designs into the clay, rub your favorite paint into the etched lines and wipe the excess paint off the surface. Then sand and finish as desired.</span></div>
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<br />artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-81100996581410571482019-04-28T18:15:00.000-04:002019-04-28T18:15:07.362-04:00NYC April 2019<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All around the town they have placards of his paintings at the site where he painted it. There is a Stairway at the end of this alley that comes from the street above. The building in the painting with a bright orange roof can be seen through the little space in the trees.</td></tr>
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artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-55698842122807311022018-08-18T01:26:00.000-04:002018-08-18T01:26:42.956-04:00Vacation Snaps Made More Fun With PrismaPrisma is my favorite app. It makes my pictures look like what I would draw if I had more time and talent.<br />
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I visited my Aunt and cousins in Santa Barbara, California. I don't know any of the people in these shots; I just like scenes of everyday life.<br />
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After inheiriting my mother's cat very sweet snuggly cat, Dillon, I discovered that he is a major jerk to other cats. He tolerates Georgie but really does not like Kam. He was a farm cat and has tangled with wild animals ... He doesn't back down from the hiss and swat that my indoor cats dish out.<br />
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After several World War III fights, and a serious fear that Kam will end up severely traumatized and/or severely injured, I determined I needed to divide the house up into sections.<br />
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At this point you're probably saying why would you even keep him, why not find another home? Why? Because he's the best cat in the world except for this little problem.<br />
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But, issue #1: my downstairs sort of open plan... doorways but few doors. And upstairs, the cat would be stuck in one small room. I wanted the kitties to have a more room to roam yet stay safely separated.<br />
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My first thought was to find a baby gate or pet gate. I Googled "tall pet gate" and the tallest I found was 44 inches. If you have a cat you know 44 inches ain't going to cut it. And they weren't very wide anyway.<br />
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My solution: 72" x 16" wire shelving components, zip ties, and cup hooks! The zip ties bind the shelves together to make z-fold "gates" to keep the cats apart.<br />
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The cups hooks on the walls hold the gates in place but also allow me to swing one panel open to get in and out. It's not beautiful but it does the trick.<br />
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Light can pass through, I can see what they're up to, and they can see each other. (I'm still hoping that someday they will tolerate each other.) I switch the cats between the areas so nobody starts to think of any particular section as "mine." Each section has a litter box and food/water station.<br />
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The gates are completely removable in case I need to get furniture through the doorways, if company comes over, etc.<br />
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On the upstairs gate, I even fashioned a little cat door. One of the six foot panels is actually a 4-ft piece and a 2-ft piece. The 2-ft piece is at the bottom and only connected with zip ties on one side. The other side is connected with removable clips.<br />
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The 72" shelves were $10 each<br />
(Rubbermaid makes two different kinds -- one seems pretty expensive but there is a cheaper version that is fine for the DIY pet gate, available at Home Depot and Lowe's.) The shelves come 12" and 16" wide. I used a combination of widths to span my various doorways.<br />
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100 4" zip ties and 8 cup hooks cost about $10.<br />
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If the internet won't provide, make it yourself! One trip to the hardware store and Voila, tall pet gate!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I received a request for a tutorial on these beads. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most critical part of this process is having the right kind of stamp. I designed the stamps because I couldn't find any like what I needed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The difference: the negative space of the stamp design needs to be the "solid" portion in your artwork so that it will end up as the raised part on the stamp -- the part that makes the impression. In other </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">words, these stamps are set up in reverse of how most stamps are created. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roll a sheet of black and impress two stamps. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut each one out leaving an equal amount of space around the edges of the impression that is wider than the border you eventually want to have on the bead.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut a third rectangle of clay that is the same size as the two impressed pieces. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cut a strip out of that third piece to leave a channel for the stringing cord. (After cutting out the cord channel, the third piece is now actually two separate pieces of clay.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place one of the impressed pieces face down on your baking cardboard making note of the "top" edge, if that matters in your design. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lay the two channel pieces on top of the impressed piece leaving a channel where you want your stringing cord to run. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Place the second impressed piece face up on the stack, making sure the "top" of this piece is aligned with the top of the face down piece. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gently pat to ensure that the layers are adhered to each other.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trim all four edges of the bead to make the stack even and smooth on all sides. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Your channel hole may disappear momentarily, but gently insert an awl or skewer to open the hole and channel up again.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cure the bead.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After it is cured and cooled, sand it a little to get the roughness off the surface. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to make the edges of the bead smooth instead of sharp, sand all the edges and corners to give the bead a worn feel.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use a tiny bit of white acrylic or oil paint to cover the surface very lightly, then wipe most of it off with a very level, light touch. My stamps have fairly shallow impressions so too much paint will overwhelm it and using a hard touch when wiping the paint will probably remove it all. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the paint dries, sand the bead again to get any remaining paint off of the high surfaces.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also use copper metallic clay and paint it with a mix of turquoise and white to look like copper patina. Two samples are in the photo at top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I get my stamps made by www.readystamps.com</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> because I can squeeze a bunch of designs on a 7" x 9" area and then cut them apart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are also stamp makers on etsy who will turn your design into a stamp. I have not used them so I can't vouch for any in particular.</span>artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-82598735334393582972017-10-01T09:54:00.000-04:002017-10-01T09:54:40.581-04:00Easy and affordable framing recommendation<div class="_5pbx userContent _3576" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_14q" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 6px;">
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My cousin Sarah took this absolutely magical little scene of her children at the park. I think it could be an illustration for a childrens' book. </div>
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I cropped out the top and bottom a bit and a little off the left side to push the kids slightly off-center and create a stronger focal point. I love the way the water turns into the sky at top right and how the tree is reflected in the water so you get a sense of the space even though you can't see it all. Plus the pose really captures the kids' personalities -- the adventurous girl always dives into life and her little brother is a bit more cautious.</div>
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I thought it was worthy of proper framing so I asked for the original file (downloads from Facebook are probably not good enough) and she got it just a few days later.</div>
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As I have mentioned a few times before, I love walking along downtown streets, taking pictures as I go. I might take 200-300 shots in an hour or so. Then I sit in a comfy chair and look through my shots to see what goodies I caught. My favorite subject matter is store windows -- day or night -- because you can see the inside and outside world at the same time.</div>
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I was just in Manhattan for a business trip and had several opportunities to snap photos as we walked to dinners and around the hotel on the last morning in town. <br />
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Below are some examples of how there can be hidden gems in your pictures. "Zoom in and crop" is how you can take a picture from ho-hum to hmmm!<br />
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Each set of pictures shows the original and then the cropped version I made. In some cases I also used Photoshop to boost the color or add a filter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...a story about people and cars in close spaces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...look at the almost abstract hiding in the lower left corner. <br />I used a filter but can't remember which one -- maybe Paint Daubs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I liked the strong sunlight framing the couple who had been walking in front of me so I snapped a series <br />and liked the pose below that turned up in one of the shots.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for the right people to walk into the scene can make a difference. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I snapped a series of about six images as we crossed the street and ...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...found this comparison of two relationships in one of them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The solid color clothing doesn't distract from outside scene reflections so you can often get nice details.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cropped the top half of the photo. I boosted the saturation and used the Poster Edges filter in Photoshop.</td></tr>
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Update 8/17/28:<br />
:( The embossing powder on clay doesn't hold up over the long run. It gets gummy and un-shiny. If your need for super glossy only has to last a short while, go ahead and try it.<br />
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A few weeks ago I bought a heat gun and then last week I saw a video on Instagram in which gold embossing powder was used on calligraphy. These two unrelated events caused two more things to happen: I thought, "Hey! I can use embossing powders because now I have a heat gun." And I headed off Michael's to get some embossing powders.<br />
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At first I just got gold and white, and a mixed sample kit of black and silver, along with two Perfect Pearls glue pens (brush and bullets points), and an adhesive applicator with a sponge top.<br />
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My initial thought about the embossing powder was, "Yay! Finally, there's a way a way to make bold, opaque metallic lines on a bead. (And, also, now I want to learn modern calligraphy!)<br />
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So the first experiments were these:<br />
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But then, two more things happened:<br />
1. As I heated the bead while it was mounted on a skewer, I saw the similarity to flameworking.<br />
2. Now that I knew the powders were functioning as I had hoped, I bought more powders: sparkly gold, white, black, bronze, sparkly black, silver, clear, and chunky gold.<br />
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I pulled some not-so-good beads out of my stash and used the embossing powders as faux flameworking, though I think the finished products look more like ceramics than glass.<br />
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HOW TO:<br />
I put a cured bead on a skewer. The bead had been made on a skewer so the hole was tight enough that the bead didn't slide up and down and then I went to town...<br />
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The original bead was mostly turquoise with some gold and yellow on it. I very, very lightly coated the bead with the Perfect Pearls adhesive in a sponge top applicator. I sprinkled a tiny bit of scrap powder all over the bead and hit it with the heat gun on the lower speed.<br />
I have a Black & Decker heat gun with two speeds. The lower speed doesn't blow the powder off if you hold it at a distance and only move closer when the powder starts to melt.<br />
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After the first layer of powder is on, you no longer need the glue. If you turn the skewer while heating the bead the surface will be warm enough to make the powder stick.<br />
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Next I sprinkled on some white. I sprinkle the powder directly from the container. Put a piece of paper below where you're working to catch any excess and put it back into the container.<br />
Or, if that's too much trouble, dump all your powder "scraps" into one container and use it as the base for your next beads.<br />
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More gold.<br />
Sometimes I put layers of clear between the opaque layers to give the illusion of depth.<br />
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...and chunky gold...<br />
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If you keep the heat in one spot, the powder will begin to break up (a little bit is good but don't over-do it -- the melted powder will flow if you're not careful.)<br />
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Keep the bead on the stick a while to let it cool off. But if you get impatient and you touch it while it's still warm and leave a fingerprint, no worries! Just hit it with the heat again and the fingerprint will melt right out.<br />
If you get a few bubbles from air trapped between the layers, wait until the bead cools a little, pat the bubble with your finger, and then melt the fingerprint.<br />
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CLEAR EMBOSSING<br />
In the example below I didn't want to cover up the pretty colors underneath so I put the adhesive on the bead and sprinkled it only with clear powder and the chunky gold bits which I had mixed together.<br />
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<br />artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-53804459636272511812016-10-31T02:26:00.000-04:002016-11-26T22:45:02.967-05:00Transfer, Paint, Ink ExperimentsI've been experimenting with liquid clay, toner transfers (learned from Lorraine Vogel's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/470684199/a-basic-image-transfer-technique?ref=shop_home_feat_3"><span style="color: #b45f06;">tutorial</span></a>), colored pencils, inks, and paint pens. I started working with the paint pens as a way to salvage ugly old clay pieces but this weekend I worked on made-from-scratch pieces.<br />
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I created my own designs for the transfers with shapes I had drawn and scanned then arranged in Illustrator. After that I layered, colored, sliced and diced in Photoshop.<br />
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Layer 1 -- toner transfers. My transfers came out a little patchy but it won't matter for this purpose.<br />
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Layer 2 -- I put a thin layer of liquid clay over the transfer and cured it before using oil-paint pens to draw lines. The layer of clay is critical to keeping your pens in working order. If you draw directly on the transfer layer, the slight bit of tackiness of the transfer seems to gum up the works.<br />
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The "extra fine" point Sharpie pens make the nicest lines. I also tried the relatively cheap CraftSmart brand at Michael's and a more expensive Sakura pen but the Sharpies work well and don't remain gummy after I do the final spray of PYMII. The CraftSmart pens stayed a little tacky so I don't recommend for this purpose but they could be pretty decent for other uses.<br />
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The pic of the four pieces were done with the Extra Fine point; the fish was done with the Fine Point which is actually fairly thick).<br />
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I put a thin layer of liquid clay over the ink lines once they were dry and cured the pieces.<br />
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Layer 3 -- I started shading with colored pencils but they didn't like the liquid clay surface. So I pulled out my favorite ballpoint pens, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Paper-Mate-Ballpoint-Assorted-8-Count/dp/B004U9TEEA"><span style="color: #783f04;">Ink Joy by PaperMate</span></a>, and started shading. I shaded as though light was coming from above to give the pieces a bit of 3D effect. After coloring I put another layer of liquid clay on the surface and cured it.<br />
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Layer 4 -- I glued a clutch pin back on the back of each piece. I covered the backs with a full sheet of a coordinating color that I wrapped around the edges and trimmed flush. I covered the front surface with another layer of liquid clay before curing. The last liquid faded the white somewhat so I revived it with a white pen. When the piece was dry, I gave it a spray of PYMII to protect the last white lines.<br />
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I take several hundred pictures and then go through them to see what I "caught" just like a fisherman dragging his line in the water.<br />
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Sometimes it's just a little section of the picture that I like and I blow it up. For example, this:<br />
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Then I take the photos into Photoshop and mess with the colors and exposure, crop in to capture the interesting parts, and apply various filters and effects to the pics to "dirty 'em up." I am in loooove with the poster edges filter.<br />
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I often take pictures of windows because reflections can introduce collage-like visual textures in the image.<br />
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<br />artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-90647785708060328942016-02-20T19:24:00.002-05:002022-07-27T22:21:06.955-04:00My Sleep Talk videos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I made a permanent page for my sleep talking videos. I post them on Facebook but if you're not a Facebooker, you can see them <a href="http://artybecca.blogspot.com/p/sleep-talk-by-artybecca.html"><span style="color: orange;">here</span></a>.</span>artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-84220049230728007932016-01-03T00:27:00.003-05:002022-07-27T22:19:58.085-04:00Tutorial: Super Easy Earrings to Match Your Outfit<span style="font-size: large;">I think we all agree that part of the fun of clay is the ability to whip up jewelry to match any outfit. Here's an easy way to make half-moon curved dangly earrings. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Roll each color on the 3 setting (on my pasta machine, 1 is the thickest) and <br />tear into rough edged strips. Work with the strips on a small smooth tile so you can easily <br />move it around to roll it, and hold it up next to your garment as you work.</span></td></tr>
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artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-25794008147671416402015-11-15T19:58:00.002-05:002015-11-15T19:58:40.775-05:00Gift Exchange with the Gals? Play the Note Card!<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do you exchange gifts with a group of friends? Or need to have a collection of hostess gifts or something nice for the kids' teachers? Here's an idea for a gift that supports artists and provides you with a perfect all-ages, all-occasion gift. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are many, many choices of lovely notecards with blank insides on etsy.com. Buy a handful of <u>different</u> sets and then mix them up into sets of 5 or 6. Make as many sets as you need for all your gift-giving occasions. Put each set into a small printed paper bag or colorful envelope with a bow and you're ready to go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made a <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/artybecca/notecard-collection-on-etsycom/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>Pinterest page of a zillion choices</b></span></a>. Each one links to the page where you can buy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Don't forget to keep one set for yourself</b>... they are perfect for thank you, congratulations, or sympathy notes.</span><br />
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<br />artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-22959172986606570552015-11-08T11:42:00.002-05:002015-11-08T11:44:48.245-05:00Invisibility Cloak -- a handy thing for your car<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you have a hatchback car with a black interior, a large piece of black fabric can be your own "Invisbility Cloak." A two-yard piece of 60" black knit fabric spread over anything in the car virtually makes it disappear to passers-by. Knit fabric doesn't unravel so no hemming is required. And when you don't need it, just fold it up, or don't... it won't wrinkle. Best of all, when you're not using it, it barely takes up any space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made one each for my mom and stepdad as gifts. Wait until Joann has a 40% off sale on fabric and you can make an invisibility cloak for about $12.</span><br />
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<br />artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-90497591306666292962015-08-08T12:54:00.001-04:002015-08-11T22:44:32.411-04:00Coincidental Colors?<p dir="ltr">Do you find that jewelry, pendants, or whatever you make oftens matches exactly with clothing that's already in your closet? If I wear a piece with an outfit people will say "did you make it specifically for that outfit?" And most of the time the answer is no. It just so happens that when I'm shopping I'm drawn to colors I like and when I'm at the worktable I'm drawn to colors I like. No surprise, they often end up being the same colors. Like this for example...<br></p>
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1) I placed a few slices of cane on a sheet of lime colored clay that was about 3 times as thick as the cane slices. Then I ran the sheet through the pasta machine on successively thinner settings (from 1 to 4-5). </div>
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artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-84102846888097852682015-06-21T14:11:00.002-04:002022-07-27T22:18:02.895-04:00Great Smokies photo inspires a necklaceMy coworker Ashley Macik attended a photography workshop called <a href="http://www.eventzilla.net/web/event?eventid=2139066448"><span style="color: orange;">Spring in the Smokies</span></a> with instructor<span style="color: orange;"> <a href="http://www.jenniferkingphoto.com/"><span style="color: orange;">Jennifer King</span></a></span> a few months ago. She came back with beautiful photos. I really liked the colors in the one at left below so asked if I could "borrow" it for a bead project.<br />
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I made a variety pack of additional beads and strung them up. Ultimately I chose not to use the large round tree bead... I just didn't like it enough. The red and gold each should have been a bit more orange-ish and the eggplant could have been a bit more purple but the colors all look decent together.</div>
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I will wear this with an eggplant-colored t-shirt and black skirt.</div>
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Tuesday, June 23 P.S.: What a nice surprise to find out I'm on <a href="http://polymerclaydaily.com/2015/06/23/polymer-palette-planning/"><span style="color: orange;">Polymer Clay Daily</span></a> today. Thanks Cynthia!artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-30205521730975347502015-04-17T00:25:00.002-04:002022-07-27T22:11:11.577-04:00Make Large Stamps for Polymer (and nice coloring page designs!)<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Click on the photos to enlarge. I purchase two stamps at a time so I can cup the clay between two sheets and impress both sides at one time. The stamps are unmounted and very flexible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Fill the whole page with designs/doodles using a fine line
or pointed permanent ink black marker. Add some repeating elements but don't make it all the same. You want to end up with lots of different pattern areas to use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Don’t make either the black or white areas more prominent; keep the areas balanced. And keep in mind the scale of your finished items... I make beads so I want my pattern to be fairly small and multiple patterns will fit on one bead. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">14. Now, finally, here's who can turn your lovely art into a stamp:</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://readystamps.com/">http://readystamps.com/</a><br />Read the instructions here before you start:</span><br />
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I now
know, I am an art deco fan. I stayed for several
nights at the Four Seasons Orlando, part of the Walt Disney World resort for
the luxury traveler. (Before you think I’ve won the lottery, please know I was
only there as a hired hand for a work event.) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Talk
about beautiful! I have a phone full of photos for future inspiration, some of
which are below. It's not so much that I love each individual piece but I really like the look of it all combined.</span></span><br />
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<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Read through this list of hallmarks of art deco design and
then mentally check them off as you peruse my photos below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Characteristics of Art Deco
Interior Design</span></b>: geometric and
angular forms, exotic materials, linear decoration, bold<br />
<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Materials</span></b>: stainless steel, mirrors, chrome, glass,
lacquer, inlaid wood, ebony, marble, rare woods <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Design Themes:</span></b> leaves, branches, feathers, nudes, stylized animals, trapezoids,
chevrons, zigzags, sunbursts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Colors: </span></b>striking, bold, contrast; silver and black, neutral creams
and beiges<br />
<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Furniture: </span></b>streamlined shapes, no frills, large in
scale, chrome, mirrored <br />
<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Floors: </span></b>abstract designs, black and white tile, lacquered,
polished parquet, large geometric pattern rugs<br />
<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Lighting: g</span></b>lass (etched, enameled, white or colored), chrome
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">I condensed the information above from: </span><b><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://interiordec.about.com/od/decorateforbegin/a/StylesofDecoratingArtDeco.htm">http://interiordec.about.com/od/decorateforbegin/a/StylesofDecoratingArtDeco.htm</a></span></span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geometric wallpaper, stylized animal metallic print picture, silver lights, streamlined shiny table, square pattern tile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geometric ceiling moulding, wall panels, glass bubble chandeliere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curved couch and metallic table</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geometric wood chairs, geometric wood table, bold print fabric and rug, stylized animal (peacock) art</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geometric black iron railings, glass sunburst chandelier, square wall paneling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the dramatic chandelier at night</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the top piece of the sink "bowl" slants downward and the bottom piece slants under that to the unseen drain below</td></tr>
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artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-74223072439176064872014-12-04T22:46:00.001-05:002022-07-27T22:15:10.174-04:00My Trip to Italy<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You can't see the faces of the two gentlemen below but I am sure you recognize both. I knew I would see the first one, but the second was a pleasant surprise!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The huge archway below is between the Vatican museum and the entry to St. Peter’s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _MailOriginal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;"><br /></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _MailOriginal;"><span style="color: #1f497d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: dark2;">St. Peter’s Basilica is enormous and beautiful! St. Peter's is especially huge but all of the churches were very grand with soaring ceilings and huge open areas. They all looked gigantic to me and I've seen skyscrapers -- what did these buildings look like to the "Average Joe" of the the day?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If it looks like gold, it’s</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> gold! All the decoration, pattern, and sculpture could be overwhelming but when the place is so big, somehow it all fits.</span><br />
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moldings cover the entire ceiling. </span></span>The whole thing looks like the
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anywhere else these floors would be the showpiece... here they're barely noticed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Traffic in Rome appears to be ruled
by suggestion rather than laws. If you ever go there, don’t even think about
trying to drive. You will die. Parking is done wherever you can find a spot. But at least they're respecting the crosswalk!</span><br />
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the square out front of the Pantheon. He had the whole crowd’s attention. </span></span>I was slightly distracted by a big
cone of dark chocolate gelato at the time but I tossed a Euro in his hat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some of the cathedrals had simple striped exteriors of two colors of stone block with a highly
ornamented façade (the two photos below are of the side and the front of the same cathedral in Orvieto).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The stripes were inside churches too. Below is the cathedral in Pisa. It
is beautiful but all anyone ever talks about is the leaning tower! If you go to Pisa, definitely go in the church!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Busts of the greatest artists of the day sit in alcoves above the top
rose window at the Florence Duomo. Artists above all else…as it
should be!!</span><br />
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Burano is a charming little island near Venice with colorful
houses, a single canal, and lots of artists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Leaving Venice at sunrise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This picture of the Spanish Steps is one of my favorites from the whole trip. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I like the foreground to far distance contrast and the strong shadows. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">There were people from all over the world everywhere we went. I'm so glad I was one of them! I toured with Uniglobe (Wheeling, WV). Our <a href="http://www.uniglobeohiovalleytravel.com/34/"><span style="color: orange;">Uniglobe</span></a> tour leader was <br />Georgette Stock and in Italy our Globus tour leader was Allessandro. </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">A tour is the way to go when you're in a place that has many sights you want to see. <br />While regular travelers waited in long lines, we tour people breezed right in. I went "alone" but not really because there were 38 other nice people on the trip. </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">We stayed in very nice hotels and everything was done for us... <br />it would be very difficult to plan on your own all that we did in 10 days.<br />The tour was called <a href="http://www.globusjourneys.com/Product.aspx?trip=5LB">The Best of Italy</a>. I highly recommend, especially if it might be a once-in-a-lifetime trip for you.</span></span></div>
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artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-75660894659125890932014-10-11T21:20:00.000-04:002014-10-11T21:20:35.224-04:00Faceted Faux Gems, or Wilma Flintstone's Fancy JewelryI received a request for instructions on how to make these fun faux gem beads. Sorry, I don't have photos of the steps but will take some the next time I make these giant gems. I know picture tutorials are helpful for my non-English-speaking friends but Google translate can help until I take more photos.<br />
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The process is pretty easy. See below and see this <a href="http://artybecca.blogspot.com/2010/12/beads-frosted-facets-demo.html"><span style="color: orange;"><b>older post for another variation</b></span></a> on this idea.<br />
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1. Roll Sculpey Ultralight ito beads of assorted shapes and sizes. Oblong, square, round, whatever you like. Feel free to make 'em big...all of the beads in the photo are at least one inch long.<br />
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2. Poke the hole through them and bake according to instructions on the package. Don't let the beads cool after curing because the clay slices easier when it's a little warm. Cut a few beads at a time and keep the others in the still-warm oven until you're ready to cut.<br />
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3. Using an X-acto blade, slice small slivers off the bead. Be sure that none of the original baked surface remains. The baked surface doesn't take the alcohol ink as well and will leave light spots on the beads. However, that's not a bad thing because it makes it easy to find where you forgot to cut!<br />
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4. Now, get your alcohol inks. Cover the entire bead with the lightest color you plan to use. When it is dry, put the next darkest color on a portion of the bead, leaving some of your first color showing. Go ahead and add a third color if you want to make them more colorful. The colors will blend and get a bit muddy -- don't over work it. Use a smooth paper towel (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Paper-Towels-Choose-Size/dp/B00347AO34">Viva</a> is my favorite!) to dab it on for more control. Wear gloves if you don't want to end up with ink-stained hands.<br />
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5. Optional step... See the bright blue spot on the bead at front left above? After you have finished putting all the ink colors on the bead, you can shave away the surface in a few spots to reveal the white underneath. Put a swipe of light ink on the white spots. The relative brightness of the lighter spot makes it look like there is a glowing light inside the bead.<br />
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6. After the beads are completely dry, rub gold Gilder's Paste along the peaks of the sliced edges. (Inka Gold water-based pastes may work also, so give it a try.)<br />
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7. When the Gilder's Paste is dry (I usually wait a day but that may be longer than necessary), spray the beads with <a href="http://www.pymii.com/"><span style="color: orange;"><b>PYM II</b></span></a> to protect the surface. PYM II is great stuff... it doesn't change the color at all.<br />
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I will post a follow up photo of the finished necklace. I made flat-ish disks out of gold and strung them between the gems to add new texture to the mix. I wore it to work one day and as a group of women passed me in the hallway, I heard one say, "See, *she* wears big jewelry!" Fortunately it was in an approving tone!artybeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655055627491505372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6381961598385432830.post-69492126623198901862014-09-28T18:05:00.001-04:002016-04-24T20:19:38.117-04:00Resistance is good!<div dir="ltr">
I've been having fun with a new toy...liquid masking fluid in a fine tipped applicator. I got it at Jerry's Artarama. Here is the link: http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount-art-supplies/watercolor-paints-and-mediums/masking-tapes-and-fluids/artist-masking-fluid-pen.htm</div>
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I used it to make Batik-style beads (see pictures below). Instructions for batik process are below. Super easy and fun.</div>
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1. Start with plain white beads. I use Ultralight because i like the surface and I make big beads.</div>
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2. Put a few dots or other simple pattern on the bead and let the masking fluid dry (20 min or so). It turns slightly greenish when it's dry.</div>
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3. Cover the bead with the lightest color of alcohol ink. I just use my fingers and a paper towel to dab it. As soon as the alcohol is dry put a new design on the bead with the masking fluid.</div>
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4. When the masking fluid is dry cover the bead with the next darkest color.</div>
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5. Repeat the masking / alcohol steps until you're happy with your design. Don't go nuts... it's easy to overdo it and end up with a mess. 3-4 colors gives a good variety without muddying it up.</div>
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6. After you're happy with your design and the ink is dry, rub off the masking fluid and marvel at the pretty colors! </div>
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I embellished with a silver metallic Uni ball gel pen on some of the items. It's a really nice pen. </div>
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I also sprayed the beads with PYM II when I was finished with them.</div>
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