School started.
I got busy with substituting, co-leading a brownie troop of 25 girls, being a Mom to three kids, husband working 7 hours away.......so something has to give. and it was and has been my art.
But, I did manage to pull off charms for a new swap with a new yahoo group, artcharms. I signed up innocently to make charms with the theme of blue, white and silver. and the list of swappers grew and grew....until 38 signed up. 38! a little more than what I was anticipating. But it was a deadline that would FORCE me to create. Sad that I need a deadline, but true these days.
So here are some pictures from the charms that I made, some attempts that I didn't mail and some that are to be developed some more.
These are the charms in process. I formed wire, added polymer, UTEE and ephemera.....twisted wire and these are waiting to have beads added and some sari silk (which I am LOVING!!!!)
The finished charms. I am pleased.
I had an idea to make these felted circles, add some crystal white and clear beads. Did not finish but plan to, I think these have some potential.
Playing with making balled headpins without enamel. I like these. again, potential.
I am still playing with these disk shapes and adding words.
Which also means I am playing with some of my projects!
2 comments:
Kristi, I got your Blue and White UTEE charm and I LOVE it! It's really different and the message, "simple" is one I've been been trying very hard to listen to.
I hope I'll get to see more of your work, as I liked all the charms you showed on this blog. More! Make more! :)
In the future you'll be able to do half-sets for the charm swaps, but I hope you decide to do full sets. I don't want to miss out!
Peggy
Peggy, thanks for the comments, I truly appreciate the time you took to pop on over. It was a bit of a challenge time wise to get the charms done (especially since I didn't get to start until close to the deadline...my own fault in planning!) but the process is ALWAYS good and I grow and learn so much from diving in and going for it. It was a fun swap. I will definitely be joining another! Thanks for organizing such a great group!!!
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