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I will be randomly picking the winner tomorrow, February 1st.  Good luck to you all!

Something New and Different

Wood Nymph Pin - Magical Green Fairy Face

I was playing around with some glass I had purchased once when I thought I could do stained glass pieces.  I discovered my hands are not strong enough to make the precision cuts necessary.  What a disappointment that was.  I really loved making the few pieces I managed to hack out of the glass.  I can, however, make wonderfully irregular chunks that can be used as bases for jewelry.  I've painted on some to make pendants and I have wrapped a few in wire.  

Another thing I don't have great luck with is polymer clay.  Try as I might, my beads and pendants never come out looking like anything anyone would pay hard earned money for. I drool over the gorgeous  pieces I see on Etsy and wish my hands could do the same.  It's just not in my crafting skills I guess.  I can make these faces, simply because it's a mold.  Push it in, pop it out and let my imagination run wild with it.

This piece uses a little crafting gold leaf, some fibers and a little paint pigment.  You can read the story of the Wood Nymphs on my Etsy page.

PS:  Heartfelt thanks to Blogspot.com for the new improvements to the editing area.  So much simplier to write up a new post now.  I am a happy blogger!