Technique: Pendant with alcohol ink Win: Sort of — glimpses of potential, even if the result didn’t fully match the vision. It was more of a learning curve than a finish-line moment Challenge: • Creating a perfectly round, concave pendant while maintaining control over the surface • Forming a flower using alcohol ink, which naturally … [Read more…]
Technique: Faux golf leaf dangle earrings Win: 100% Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 9½/10 Notes:
Day 17 Technique: Small charm Win: Yes Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 8/10 Notes:
Technique: Clean and simple paperclip with embellishment Win: Yes Challenge: Confidence Level: 9/10 Notes
Technique: Clean and simple dangle earrings Win: 100% Challenge: Lessons Learned: Confidence Level: 9½/10 Notes:
Technique: Dangle earrings using scraps Win: Mostly Challenge Lessons Learned Confidence Level 8/10 Notes
Day 13 Technique: Necklace made of elements Win: I think so Challenge: • To make a necklace using different elements that still work together as one piece • To create a centrepiece using the Mokume Gane technique with black and translucent clay Lessons Learned: • Sculpey translucent does not always behave or look the way … [Read more…]
Technique: Simple two-piece dangling earrings Win: Mostly Challenge Lessons Learned Confidence Level: 8/10 Notes For the little flower centres, I used a little mould I got at the charity shop for a few bucks. WOOHOO!
Technique: Pendant with beads and extruder detail Win: Mostly Challenge: • Creating a round pendant with a circular cut-out • Using extruder cane detail to decorate half of the pendant while also incorporating beads • Making perfectly round beads • Wrapping a bead with a strip of extruded pattern without distorting the shape Lessons Learned: … [Read more…]
Technique: Asymmetrical earrings with extruder detail Win: Absolutely Challenge: • Creating a symmetrical pair of asymmetrical shapes • Inserting the extruder detail in a way that felt balanced and intentional Lessons Learned: • Some colours show up much better than others when used in layers • The top layer sometimes needs to be varnished so … [Read more…]