Make your own tool..

Michelle Ward is great inspiration. If you have not looked at her blog, you need too..she may not be your style but she is full of wonderful ideas and things to use in your own works..she has a whole line of cool rubber stamps too..

Awhile back on one of her "challenges", she wanted you to make a tool you needed in your art work..whether it be a stamp, stencil, resist or block..I did that one..and had great fun making rubber stamps with my hand drawn images..so today that came back to me..


I have an idea for a new line of charms..and I wanted a name to set them apart from anything I do or anyone else..But I knew I didn't have the computer skills or program to make that something up that I had in my mind..But! I can draw it out...I can Carve! it away..I did have some lino left and time to make that idea in my head...

So after a few tries and some tweaking here and there..Some carving, and cleaning, and inking..I came up with what was inside my head:

I'm quite happy with the results!

I think it will all jell and come together in the next couple of weeks and I'll show you the whole she-bang~But for now..that's all you get..hope you are inspired to do something like this..to make your tool, to find an alternative.

Have a great Thursday!

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Soldering and such

A couple of weeks ago I started this, it was an example in my "Chubby Charm" class. To show the students how to use the same technique but on a larger scale. This piece is about 3 or 4 inches across and 2 down..not a pendant by any means..lol..
I finished it off with the corner pieces attached and added the rings and chain after the class time..I think it's a cool art piece. I'm adding this to Etsy also in the next few days.

Here are more of the Thick, Chunky pendants I've been working on:

I know a couple of them were posted yesterday..but they made a fun grouping..

A few nights ago, I challenged myself:

This was made from 1x1 square charms..whadda you think??? I know, it's abit rough on the edges..but hey~ Cowgirls are a bit rough on the edges, aren't they?? But inside lies a Heart of Gold~ I've not 'built' too much stuff..but this was fun, I need to perfect it though.. Next I'm going to patina it black..did you know that hides a multiude of sins??? no pun intended..lol..

Hope your week is going good, we are half way done with another one!

teedubya