Crafts by Chris

Musing on polymer clay, beads, jewelry and other stuff.

For Tina

Here’s a couple of pics of an experiment in progress. The first pic shows the Kato medium clear right after baking. The second pic is the same piece after using a heat gun on it. It takes quite a bit more heat to get the Kato clear vs. the FIMO gel. I’ll be back later [...]

Spring!

Spring is my favorite season! I’m not even sure what kind of trees they are, but they have gorgeous pink blooms on them. When the blooms are almost spent and the wind blows, it looks like it’s snowing flower petals. Mother Nature really does put on quite a show.
On another note, I just received [...]

color

Hubby and I have been painting all week. This is a corner of the dining room. Only one wall is green (Swallow’s Nest). The other walls are Neutral Ground. The trim is Ottertail and the door is Suave Mauve. Don’t they have fun names for paint?
I know you are wondering what painting my dining [...]

experiments

I have a confession to make. Not everything I make turns out how I planned. Ok not a big deal, happens to everyone right? Here’s a pic of some recent experiments. I do have to say, that I always learn something from my experiments. For example, I learned that it’s quite difficult to drill a [...]

something new

Still working on custom orders, so I haven’t had much time to play. I did manage to get these fun tiles made.
Have a great day!

getting caught up

I’m still playing catch up after my computer problems and other craziness last week. I thought it would be fun to share more beads, their inspiration and what the jewelry designer did with them.

Inspiration:

Beads:

Final Design: by Laura Harkcom

Another Final Design: by Christina Welch