Tins, Photo Props, Beads

23 Tuesday Sep 2014

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Artisan Component Marketplace, Earthenwood Studio, Genea beads, Joan Miller Porcelain, Lesley Watt, Marla James, Marlas Mud, Metapolies, Nancy Schindler Adams, Round Rabbit, Sharyl McMillian-Nelson, Staci Louise Originals, Staci Smith, Summer Wind Art, The Rabbit Muse, THEA Elements

I thought I would take you on a tour of some new things I’ve gotten in the last couple of months. I wasn’t having a lot of luck getting really good pictures when I took these, but one of the things I got was some new (old) books for photo props. I was at our main public library which fairly recently experienced a major overhaul. It is a beautiful space. They have a small Friends of the Library store, and I bought three art books ($3!) for photo props.

Here are some Summer Wind Art beads on the page of a book about art nouveau. I had been eyeing things in this shop for a while. The hand painted wood pendants finally encouraged a purchase.

This is a beautiful bead from Genea that I got in a destash sale by Marla James of Marlas Mud. Not only did I get some fantastic deals, but the sale was a lot of fun.

This beautiful skull pendant is from Earthenwood Studio that I got in the same destash. I love the ghost-like figures in the background. Perfect setting for a skull.Isn’t this a great bunch of metal I got in the destash? The bronze sugar skull, metal hoops and textured donut are by Staci Smith of Staci Louise Originals. The turtle and shell charms are by Lesley Watt of THEA Elements. The circle charms and bail are by Sharyl McMillian-Nelson who has opened a new shop for her components Metapolies on etsy as well as being one of the shops at Artisan Component Marketplace.

I got both of these tins at a thrift shop for less than $1.50. Love it! By the time I ever get a disc cutter, I will have an impressive collection of tins waiting for me.

Here are some beauties by Nancy Schindler Adams of Round Rabbit. I had forgotten I ordered them when I saw a post with them. I was regretting being so frugal when these arrived in the mail! I was very pleased. I think this background from one of the books works very well.

These fun beads are by Joan Miller Porcelain, also from the destash. I was having a lot of trouble getting a half-way decent shot of these. Super shiny beads are always difficult for me. This plain box lid from the Round Rabbit beads was the best background of the bunch. Anything in a pinch.

I hope you enjoyed this tour.

Art Bead Scene August Monthly Challenge

16 Saturday Aug 2014

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Anne Redpath, Art Bead Scene, Artybecca, Brandi Hussey, Nancy Schindler Adams, Rebecca Watkins, Round Rabbit, The Indian Rug, The Rabbit Muse, WoolyWire

Art Bead Scene posts a monthly challenge using an inspiration piece of art to prompt our own creativity. This month it was a painting, The Indian Rug, by Anne Redpath. The rule is that you must use an art bead.

I really love the inspiration this month. The darker, muted colors* are beautiful, and I find them calming. I also find the subject mater comforting and appealing. The scene speaks to me of a lovely home someone really enjoys which is my favorite thing to do! I don’t know much about colors (except what I like, and I like almost everything) but we are lucky that Brandi Hussey gives us information and a palette each month. (*Brandi is why I know to call these “darker, muted colors”). Looking at the painting, I knew I had a pendant by Nancy Schindler Adams of Round Rabbit in keeping with the palette. Soon after deciding that, I was stalking Rebecca Watkins‘ store Artybecca and saw the perfect polymer clay beads to go with the pendant! Clearly it was meant to be.

I combined the pendant and polymer clay beads with some dyed jade and finished it in the back with chain made of large jump rings and colored rings with pops of the brown and red from the painting. I added twists of WoolyWire at the connection points to make them prettier and chose a shade that has a little wine and green.