You must never forget to play. It’s by playing that you enhance your creativity. And you start to see things in a different angle. Because I consider there are interesting textures everywhere, I start seeing interesting textures in all the object that surround me. For instance, my son’s toy crocodile : one little toy and so many textures to play with.
My advice to you and to myself is : don’t be so serious, play a little, experiment more and see life through your inner child’s eyes.
Materials and tools : white Fimo Professional Polymer clay, a crocodile toy, a texture plate, a square cutter, pastel colors, varnish, the pasta machine, black acrylic paint.
I have conditioned the clay. I have rolled it through the pasta machine through a thinner setting. I have used a cuff pattern to cut the shape I wanted to have for the bracelet.
I have textured the back using a texture plate.
I have started to cut squares with the cutter.
I started using the crocodile toy to make different textures on the squares.
I started to apply the squares on the cuff (pressing gently) like in an patchwork pattern (one next to the other or even one slightly over the other).
I have made some dots (with a toothpick) around some of the squares to have like a sewing line pattern. I have made my favorite biscuit-like pattern all around the cuff.
It’s time for pastel flashy colors!
I have colored the back as well.
I have put it on a soda can (to get a round shape) and put it in the oven.
I have applied Fimo varnish (front and back) and then I have applied a layer of black acrylic paint on the exterior of the cuff, then I removed it with a baby wipe.
Then I have varnished the cuff with Triple Thick Varnish.
So, don’t forget to play and open your eyes: tools and inspiration are everywhere!
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This worked really well – great!
Thank you very much, Rebecca! I love your work ! I loved Erik the Red! What a wonderful watercolor painting!
Awww – You know how it is when something just goes mostly right… 🙂
You are right, we need to remember to play and continue all the life. I find that more easy in company with kids or my animals 😉
Very nice bracelet and you are really creative 😀
Thank you so much, Irene! You are a wonderful person and a very talented jewelry making artist!
Thank you, but I’m not so creative as you are 🙂
Irene, I think we are all creative, but we are afraid to try and see. You surely are creative: your jewelry, your personal development posts and your beautiful photos (with wonderful landscapes from Spain) show just how creative you are!
Thank you.
I am thanking you for taking the time and sharing your impressions with me!
We are here to support and inspire each other 😀
It’s true! You are right!
You explained very well the procedure of how you produced your bracelt! Thank you very much for your creativity. I will add the link of this post to my article about this subject.:)
Thank you very much Martina! And thank you for linking my post to your article! Best wishes! Mihaela
Lovely bracelet–I really like the colors and technique!
Thank you so much, Crystal!
Really neat!
Thank you very much, Carol!