When I have attended previous Powertex workshops, I have seen other people make abstract canvases but haven't been inspired to try them myself. Then I asked our instructor Joanne's husband Nick whether he ever made any Powertex sculptures himself or whether he was content to make the supporting hardware for us all. He said that he really enjoyed using Powerprint - a laserprint transfer medium that allows you to transfer a photograph to your canvas - and told me about one that he had made of tuis … [Read more...]
Viking Knitting Project
In an earlier post I described some of the Viking Knitting projects I had been doing, making simple knitted wire rope jewellery based on an ancient technique but made easier with modern tools. The Lazee Daizee™ Viking Knit Tools were developed by Stephanie Eddy and I was browsing her website to see what a more advanced jewellery maker could make - her inspiration gallery is certainly inspiring - and discovered that she had a sale on some jewellery kits. Unfortunately she is moving away from … [Read more...]
Making Brushos Backgrounds for Cards
This post is based on making Brushos backrounds for cards. Brushos are watercolour ink crystals that react amazingly with water. They come in a wide range of colours and many of the colours further separate out into various different hues so there is a huge potential for colour combinations and effects. It has been a while since I've blogged about the regular get-togethers my friend Steph and I have to try out different card making techniques and to use some of the new 'toys' we have bought … [Read more...]
Chain Maille Cuff Bracelets
My latest foray into jewellery making has been to make chain maille cuff bracelets using a couple of different more advanced designs: European 4-in-1 and Helm Cuff. These bracelets are both more of a statement piece of jewellery and I'm very pleased with the results. European 4-in-1 Design I followed the design for this in a book called Basic & Advanced Chain Maille that I purchased from Weave Got Maille along with the 3.5mm internal diameter 18 gauge wire jump rings that were … [Read more...]
Coloured Chain Maille Jewellery
Today's post is about making coloured chain maille jewellery using contrasting or complementary colours of jump rings, and I also try some new chain maille designs. I have posted before about my passion for making chain maille jewellery and how I have been trying many different basic chain designs to see which I like the most and then trying some designs that incorporate beads to give different looks. This post expands on that by using contrasting or complementary colours of jump rings in … [Read more...]
Chain Maille Jewellery with Beads
Previously I have shared my new-found passion of making chain maille jewellery. In this post I will show you how I have expanded from the basic designs and tried different sorts of chain maille jewellery with beads. I can't claim any credit for these as I am still trying different kitsets from Weave Got Maille to see what things are possible and which I really enjoy making and giving as gifts. I was delighted to see a YouTube video recently in a series called World's Greatest that show-cases … [Read more...]
Paper Craft Suppliers
Going to the New Zealand Scrapbooking & Craft Expo (SENZ) is one of my favourite events in my crafting year. SENZ is very different from most craft fairs (that are predominantly people who have made crafty things selling their wares) in that the exhibitors are people who sell the supplies for people who do crafts. This means that it is essentially a giant toy store where it is possible to spend large amounts of time and money. SENZ is on for 3 days once a year and has been at many … [Read more...]
Making Chain Maille Jewellery
I have got the bug for making chain maille jewellery - big time! I have been experimenting with lots of different chain maille designs and will share some of these with you. Since I managed to find a source of the required jumprings so that I didn't have to make my own like my friend Elena (see my earlier post for some of Elena's beautiful pieces) life has become so much easier for me to pursue this interest. Elena makes all her materials from scratch from copper or silver wire but the … [Read more...]
Tim Holtz Crazy Dogs
I am having so much fun with Tim Holtz Crazy Dogs and Crazy Cats stamp sets. Here are some examples of cards I've made ... I think Tim Holtz can read my mind! First there was the Crazy Birds stamp set that I have adored. Then he brought out Crazy Cats which were just as much fun (see my earlier post). While I was colouring them using my Copic markers I was thinking that he really needed to bring out Crazy Dogs as well. Then just two weeks' later I saw videos the pre-release of the Crazy … [Read more...]
Powertex Fish Sculpture
Making a fish sculpture: My brother's 50th birthday is this year and I really wanted to make something special for him that was personal to him and to me. He is really into boating and things nautical, and they have an outdoor barbeque area that lends itself to wall decoration, so I thought that I would make a fish sculpture to go on the wall. I have described previously my first efforts at making Powertex figurines; this time I thought I would try making a fish sculpture. I decided that … [Read more...]
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