Crafts by Chris

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

eyeshadow applicators

What do eyeshadow applicators have to do with polymer clay beads? They just happen to be my favorite way of applying an acrylic finish to beads. I don’t care what kind of paintbrush you use or how careful you are to avoid them, the brush strokes are still there. So here’s where the eyeshadow applicators [...]

doodle art

Who doesn’t like to doodle? Talking on the phone is when I tend to doodle without thought. I just pick up a pen/pencil and doodle on whatever is close at hand. I’ve been thinking about incorporating this in my beads for some time now. The problem has been that I have never taken the time [...]

on my work table

Here’s my slightly psychedelic tiles I made yesterday. I was originally thinking of making bracelet tile beads, but when I laid them out on the tray to bake they looked kind of cool that way. Now I’m thinking of a wall hanging.

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Anyone have any suggestions as to what I [...]

think spring

I’m tired of winter and oh so looking forward to spring…..

I get a little bit crazy this time of year and start working with some bright colors. Tomorrow, I’ll get a photo of the fun tiles I worked on today.

tips tuesday

Another goal for 2008 is to try to come up with something interesting to write about on a regular basis. So, I thought I would share some tips and tricks with you.

Today’s tip is: you don’t have to spend a lot of money for great tools. Some of the best things in life are [...]

heart inspiration

How about a little heart inspiration to start your week? The collage below was made with a cool tool (Montage-a-google) by Grant Robinson, which I found through a link on Susan Lomuto’s Polymer Clay Notes. Susan always finds the coolest things.

Have a great day!

goals

I’ve been thinking about my goals for the new year. One of my goals is to do more tutorials. I’ll admit to not being the most patient person which is why I have such a hard time submitting articles to magazines. You submit the article and wait several months to hear anything. Then if you’re [...]