Crafts by Chris

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

heatwave

Well, it’s hotter than Hades here today. Walked my youngest two blocks to school this morning on his first day back and needed another shower by the time I walked the two blocks back home. YUCK! Yes, it’s early to start back to school, but he is on a year round schedule.
What’s up besides the [...]

inspiration behind the beads

I find inspiration in many places. The inspiration for my Nature’s Dance beads comes from the painting “Nature’s Dance I” by Carol Robinson.

Found on www.art.com
Sometimes my interpretation is fairly literal, like these beads.

Sometimes inspiration evolves into a different design.

And sometimes you see something that makes you think of something else…..which I’ll talk about more [...]

my bad

I’m behind on blogging and approving comments (which I wouldn’t have to do if it weren’t for spammers, but that’s another story). Anyway….I have those moments when I wonder if people actually read my blog and if what I have to share is interesting to anyone. Then I log in after a couple of weeks [...]

faux

Don’t fall out of your chairs….yes, I’m posting 2 days in a row.
A couple months ago my friend, Vonna, and I were discussing copper electroformed beads because she had recently bought the equipment to do it. After some research, I learned that it can be done on polymer clay beads. I’m guessing that the [...]

ahhh summer

Why is it that the cold dreary days of winter seem to drag on and on while summer just flies by?
Between bead orders, kids, summer activities, etc., I just don’t manage to keep up with everything. I finally got around to working one of the ideas from the sketches I showed in this post, [...]

after the rain

Life gets kinda crazy sometimes and we forget to enjoy the simple things in life. Last week was mostly cloudy and rainy which can get rather depressing. However, I was inspired by the beauty of the raindrops on my hibiscus and took a photo to share with you.

I hope it inspires you to take a [...]

inquiring minds want to know

When creating with your chosen medium, do you start with a sketch? or just an idea? or do you just sit down and play around until something comes to you?
I’ve done all of the above at different times. Most of the time I just have an idea and go at it. About the only [...]

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