Here are some shots that I took the other day and converted to black and white. I upped the contrast and played with brightness.
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
New Earrings
So about a week ago I went into Forever 21 and bought two Babushka/Nesting Doll Charm Necklaces. But since I'm allergic to metal, I took them off the chains and turned them into these earrings! I got so many compliments on them today!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
DIY Jewelry Post
Hallo! Insomnia strikes again, and is productive! Behold, the new Japanese Colorblock Dangle Earring!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
DIY: More Jewelry Projects
Figure 1: Hematite and cloth earrings on plastic findings. Not sure how well the superglue will hold up with cloth.
Figure 2: Surgical Steel Earrings with seed pearls and glass beads. Made for the gentleman's mother.
Figure 3: WIP: cloth earring and necklace set.
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Figure 2: Surgical Steel Earrings with seed pearls and glass beads. Made for the gentleman's mother.
Figure 3: WIP: cloth earring and necklace set.
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figure 3Parents are visiting! Lots to do!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Jewelry Projects With Metal Findings
So obviously my insomnia has been paying off, and obviously these earrings were not meant for me, as I previously stated in A Writing Closet that I am allergic to metal. So... anybody want?
The picture of the top earrings isn't so good, but the lighting was bad and unfixable. They are a yellow bead between to white spoked beads. I think they resemble daisies, so I'm calling them Daisy Earrings. The second pair I feel are very architectural. I called them Piled Up Earrings because they remind me of piles of rocks on a beach. Like so:
These rock "sculptures" were piled up by my Uncle Ken one day in August of 2006 while we were vacationing in Bay Point, Ohio. I took the picture. I miss that place. I miss the peace it always brought me. I hope I can go back someday soon. I haven't had a proper vacation in.... years. I think this picture was from my last proper vacation, and before that it was somewhere around middle school.
Well folks, I'm off to bed. it's one in the morning and I have an early, friggin' loooong day ahead of me. Peace out!
Project: Jewelry Again
Last night I couldn't sleep, so I got up and finished this earring and necklace set. I couldn't get a good picture because the glass beads kept reflecting in the flash and so did the backgrounds I kept trying. So I was forced to try without flash, and this was the result. I've played color balance and contrast and brightness. Hopefully you can see this....
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Jewelry Projects
figure one: my new coral-themed necklace and earrings set.
figure 2: a better picture of the previous earrings I made
Figure One: I bought the coral beads and the double strand of reddish seed beads at Michael's on clearance. Then I knotted together a bunch of linen-colored ecru (the thick embroidery thread used in cross stitch) to incorporate the at-sea theme. I sewed on the red plastic french hooks and voila!
Figure Two: I wired together a bunch of small round quartz beads and some glass beads to each other and to a pair of black plastic french hooks.
WIP Projects: A necklace where the "chain" is braided fabrics. I have it all braided, I just need to figure out how I want to do the beading. I also bought a super glue pen to work on the post earrings. I bought some freshwater pearl beads from Michael's on clearance that I want to try and use.
What are your current projects?
Figure Two: I wired together a bunch of small round quartz beads and some glass beads to each other and to a pair of black plastic french hooks.
WIP Projects: A necklace where the "chain" is braided fabrics. I have it all braided, I just need to figure out how I want to do the beading. I also bought a super glue pen to work on the post earrings. I bought some freshwater pearl beads from Michael's on clearance that I want to try and use.
What are your current projects?
Monday, June 13, 2011
Project: Jewelry
As you probably don't know, I am allergic to metal. All metal, as far as I know. I can handle metal objects for about five minutes continuously, or for about half an hour sporadically. After that, my skin itches and the reaction begins. It's itchy-burning-ugly stuff.
So imagine how limited my jewelry selection is. I can't even use a metal clasp on a necklace. NO METAL AT ALL.
Until I found this awesome website: http://hypoallergenicfindings.com/index.html !!!! I even found, and ordered, plastic earring findings to make some earrings! Which is what I plan to try doing tonight and this week. I will post pictures as the project nears completion. I have three pairs of plastic posts, all clear, and three pairs of french hooks in clear, red and black. Not sure what to do with the posts yet-- or if I should use superglue or rubber cement or jewelry cement-- but for the hooks, I plan on a pair of long dangle-y beads, a fabric pair, and a pair of earrings with one bead hanging off a long strand of ribbon. I might turn one of the post pairs into button earrings. Not sure.
Pictures to come!
So imagine how limited my jewelry selection is. I can't even use a metal clasp on a necklace. NO METAL AT ALL.
Until I found this awesome website: http://hypoallergenicfindings.com/index.html !!!! I even found, and ordered, plastic earring findings to make some earrings! Which is what I plan to try doing tonight and this week. I will post pictures as the project nears completion. I have three pairs of plastic posts, all clear, and three pairs of french hooks in clear, red and black. Not sure what to do with the posts yet-- or if I should use superglue or rubber cement or jewelry cement-- but for the hooks, I plan on a pair of long dangle-y beads, a fabric pair, and a pair of earrings with one bead hanging off a long strand of ribbon. I might turn one of the post pairs into button earrings. Not sure.
Pictures to come!
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