Summer Jewelry Trends: Polymer Clay & Seashells

Summer breezes, salt water, sand, & Seashells! One of my favorite hobbies is collecting unusual
shells from our gorgeous Florida beaches. I love incorporating my finds into my polymer clay
jewelry.

The most difficult shells to find are the orange scallop shells, the tinier the better. Nature creates such stunning colors. The background of this photo was taken on Sarasota Bay.

This bracelet contains a mix of small scallop shells, Cat's Paws, Orange Jingle shells.

Please stop by and visit my Etsy Shop:  Beadazzle Me 
to see these pieces and more Seashell Jewelry.

Polymer Clay Faux Dichroic Jewelry

The Holidays are just around the corner, so I've been busy creating some colorful
Faux Dichroic jewelry for my Etsy Shop.  I always wanted to work with real
dichroic glass, but this is the next best thing! I use a nice thick coat of Enviro tex lite resin
to bring my faux glass creations to life.

 

 

Textured Rainbow Earrings

Happy Holidays!  Happy Crafting!

Polymer Clay Tutorial: Mica Shift Mystery Pendants

This is my third in a series of Mica Shift technique tutorials.  I'm fascinated by the Mica Shift effect, and as this tutorial uses an extruder as a primary tool, it's got to be one of favorite methods.  The Mica Shift technique can replicate a 3D-like illusion, some people call it Ghost Image, which seems appropriate this month for Halloween. I hope you will try my new tutorial, it's lots of fun, and makes a great weekend project, just click on the link below!

Mica Shift Mystery Tutorial

Polymer Clay Earrings

A Little Bit of Christmas for your Ears!

Holidays are the 

best time to add

some sparkle. 

Cranberry Dangle Earrings

Azure Blue Teardrop Earrings

I've been busy creating...

Peridot Triangle Earrings

some great cocktail earrings

Ruby-Raspberry Leaves

 

All of these earrings are available in my  Etsy Shop Beadazzle Me

Happy Holidays!!

 

Polymer Clay Faux Dichroic

My latest experiments involve the use of some scraps leftover from other projects. I carefully save the little bits between layers of wax paper, and store them in plastic file drawers. Last weekend I decided it was due time to find out what was lurking in those secret drawers. What I discovered was a scrap pile consisting mostly of my favorite colors, purple, lavender, turquiose, & various blue-green shades. Here are the results of my weekend foraging:)

Most of these pendants are available in my Etsy ShopBeadazzle Me

Millifiore Meets Faux Dichroic

I'm having a great time this summer working with my own unique flower canes. I love mixing the colors and layering the different types of flowers, for a real 3-D look. After sanding the pendants with 3 progressively higher grits of sandpaper, it's time for a nice thick coat of resin for a glass-like shine!

 

My pendants are available in my Beadazzle Me Polymer 

Clay Jewelry Etsy Shop

Polymer Clay Discoveries in Mokume Gane & Mica Shift Techniques

I'm currently working on a series of cabochon pendants using the mokume gane and mica shift techniques. These are 2 of my favorite techniques to explore, the combination's and color palettes are limitless. Of course, I love working with Premo Metallic clay, I really think it performs the best, especially with mica shift applications. I'm also experimenting with Pardo Translucent Art Clay, it has a crystal-like clarity that I haven't found in other brands. Using extremely thin layers of the Pardo Translucent, silver leaf, and some of my unique Mica Shift canes to create a cabochon with more depth & sheen. I must admit I have this terrible habit of not writing down the different techniques I create and then wondering how in the world I did it!

 Below are a few pics of the process, making up my metallic color blends, the impressed mokume gane sheet.

                                                              

Polymer Clay Baroque Earrings

Brand New Polymer Clay Baroque Earrings feature sea foam freshwater pearls & Swarovski Crystals in a rich teal color.

As you can see from the side view, the earrings have the look of rippling waves or glistening water droplets!

I just completed these earrings called Morning Dew, the colors are a mix of grass green, olive, aqua & watery turquiose. These are some of my favorite colors together, they remind me of a walk in the woods in the early morning, when the dew is still on the blades of grass & the delicate spider-webs are visible as a blanket of sparkling lace.

Polymer Clay Summer Fruity Charm Bracelet

Brand new Summer Fruity Charm bracelet is a happy blend of fruity colors: Melon, Lime, Lemon, Kiwi, with a hint of black! Add some Citrus charm to your wardrobe...
Summer has certainly arrived in Florida & it's Hot...hot...Hot! but the pool sure is refreshing!

Polymer Clay Seafoam Long Chain Necklace

I was inspired to start a new series of long chain necklaces after I saw my daughter wearing this style from some of her favorite shops like: Ann Taylor Loft & J.Crew. They are popular right now & can be worn as a layered look with another plain silver chain or even another beaded necklace. I tried lots of different color combination's such as Amethyst & Teal, Salmon & Peach & Copper-Silver-Gold.

My next one is going to include Black with some plum & purplish shades, those are my favorites & I wear a lot of those colors too.

Polymer Clay Faux Geode Bracelet

The Faux Geode bracelet is made with a cane similar to the one I used in the Faux Geode necklace (shown in an earlier post). I used Fimo translucent clay with a tint of Premo purple & violet. The bracelet is strung on purple jewelry wire, I also added charcoal colored glass accent beads. I love making these unusual pieces, I never sell them, I just keep adding to my collection that I display in my craft studio.

Polymer Clay Calendar

My Polymer Bracelet “Circles” is published in this full color craft calendar by my friend Marjorie Oxman. She is an accomplished flame-work bead artist & creates gorgeous jewelry with her handmade beads.
I was thrilled when Marjorie discovered my polymer jewelry on my Flickr site.
The calendars are available through the Lulu site listed below.
http://stores.lulu.com/marjo1088