feather love-ly...

newly listed: feather, fine silver & sterling necklace

also: love-ly, fine silver & sterling necklace

enchanted forest { the teleidoscope }

a natural enchantment - week #5 of The Teleidoscope - Enchanted Forest

*there won't be very many teleidoscope posts from me this year (just the occasional one or two), but a combination of an appealing theme & an opportunity to visit Wirrabara Forest this week was too much to resist...

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wishlist wednesday...

subtle & sophisticated...

Okapi Infinity Scarf by barkdecor

 Grey jade ring, ceramic by damsontreepottery

 Moss Aquamarine Cascade Petal Earrings by LexLuxe

Boho lace tunic by Minxshop

 DREAM customised bracelet by jacandhugo

textures & molds...

I love making textures for my metal clay work.

The other day I made a small pile of new ones. These are made using a two-part mold compound (I have used a product called Cold Mold, from Rio Grande, but there are other brands). Rather than carry the big pots around, I measured some out into some smaller containers.

I first used this stuff at a workshop I went to in 2011 (the second-to-last photo is from there) - basically you just mix together equal amounts of each part & then either press something into it, or it onto something. Once you mix it you have to work reasonably quickly.

This batch are fairly flat, more like texture plates than molds. They are all from either wood or concrete.

& then I've been drawing in my scratch-foam again...

recently | on my bench...

from little things...

pictures of pictures...

When I did my mega clean-up late last year, I was reminded of some the art work I have waiting for frames. Along with several larger pieces (which I must measure, so I can find some nice frames), I had a little packet of prints from 74 Lime Lane. Two of them were in the goodie bag from the DUST conference & one came in an issue of *bespoke*. Anyway, I found I had a frame that would suit & added some pretty paper as the background.

& then I found some little photos....every year for the last several years, I've created a calender for myself on Redbubble (mostly with my own photography). After the year is through, I cut the calender up & have a nice selection of prints to hang on my walls. I've never quite worked out what to do* with the thumbnails from the back on the calender though - until now...

I'm pretty pleased with the result & I think I'll be making another one - I have some pictures left & I hadn't finished with my 2012 calender yet when I did this, so I have all of those as well.

*I have used some as bookmarks, but I find them a bit big.