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Beaded Poppy

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Following an enquiry from my sister, I tried making a beaded poppy. Still not sure exactly why she wants one, but I was sufficiently motivated to have a go.

I did this freestyle in brick stitch, making the first petal shape up as I went along. The other four were approximate matches to the first. The centre is meant to be a circular brick stitch, but didn’t quite work out that way, but does the job nicely. There’s something not quite right about it, and I suspect it’s the shape of the petals and the overall flower. A bit more work needed, but a good enough first go at brick stitch, and also a 3D beaded project. The whole thing is about 8cm diameter and each petal has a self-supporting gentle curve to it.

Pink/Brown – Flower Power

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I’m not sure what the rules are on multiple entries to the Passion for Promarkers challenges, but I’m submitting this one too! This is the second of my winnings from Some Odd Girl, Flower Kaylee. I found the combination of pink and brown a little tricky, but hopefully it’s come off.

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Blue/Brown – Singing in the Rain

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Week #103 over at Passion for Promarkers: ‘blue/brown’ or ‘pink/brown’ colour theme. This is obviously an entry for the former category. The image is from my winnings for the anniversary challenge, Puddle Hopping Tia from Some Odd Girl. The background and raindrops are my own additions to make the card. I just couldn’t quite come up with the right sentiment!

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Hit for Six

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This week’s challenge at Passion for ProMarkers is ‘sporting marvels’ [Week #102]. I couldn’t find an image I liked, and being of a non-sporty inclination I don’t have any stamps either. So I created my own digistamp, tracing a picture out of Saturday’s Times newspaper, scanning it, tidying it up in an image editor and then printing it out onto coated cardstock before colouring in. The figure six and the ball were hand drawn. A couple of bits of ephemera (gleaned from the net, printed in colour and then distress inked), layering with foam pads, and the card is complete.

Incidentally I was one of the winners in their grand second anniversary draw last week 🙂

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Creative Minds Are Rarely Tidy

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‘Creative minds are rarely tidy’ – a rather wonderful quote from an unknown author. And it ought to go on to say that their workspaces are rarely tidy either! I was inspired to do this freehand doodle, coloured with ProMarkers, after reading an article in the current edition of ‘Cloth Paper Scissors’ magazine [May/June 2011] by Joanne Sharpe. She uses Copics for her artwork, but I reckon ProMarkers are just as good, though the Copic colour coding seems to be simpler than the ProMarker system. I drew the doodle using my fountain pen and Noodler’s Bulletproof Black Ink, but on normal 90gsm copy paper as it was to be a trial run… I carried on. I think the blending would be better on my favourite cardstock for ProMarkers (Ryman’s 200gsm coated card). And note to self: scan the doodle and heat set the ink before starting to colour.

 

Beaded Bracelets for Men

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These are beaded bracelets that use macrame knots and 1mm diameter waxed cotton cord – the technique of micro-macrame. They’re quick to create with numerous variations possible in beads, knots and cord. These have a simple bead-loop closure. Good for fashion accessories, male friendship bands or even to while away the evening making them.

Freestyle Peyote Bracelet

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I started this bracelet in a workshop on freestyle peyote and some six hours later decided it was finished. The organic nature of the design allows for more and more to be added, so an end point has to be called at some point! I’m pleased with my first effort, but think I will use less contrasting tones for my next one, and perhaps not start with such small seed beads (they made for a very slow start!). I’m also going to need a sample wrist size for my starting length as mine are a little on the large size for a woman’s bracelet… Feedback and offers to purchase appreciated 😉

Glass Painting on Mirror

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This is my first attempt at applying lead strip to glass and then painting to give the stained glass effect. The design was freestyle trial and error. The mirror is 20x20cm (8x8in) square. Of course, photographing a mirror without appearing in it turns out to be quite tricky – I think I will have another go in better light. In the meantime, I’m sure you get the idea! I’d love to have some feedback on this – what do you think? And if you’d be so kind as to complete the poll too (no obligation to purchase btw)? Continue reading →

Zentangle mini-canvases

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Zentangle mini-canvases by perfectly4med
Zentangle mini-canvases, a photo by perfectly4med on Flickr.

Thought I’d share my mini-canvas zentangle inspired art pieces. The canvas and easel are packaged by Reeves and I got them for £1 each from The Range (also available in other online stores). They are 7cm square. It was quite tricky to draw on the weave of the canvas so I used a thicker pen than normal. I also found a blending stump was required to evenly spread the pencil shading.