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Some cool Acrylic Jewelry images:

Cold Genius Workbook 28

Image by the justified sinner

As the Cold Genius nears completion, the workbook is finished with.

Odd notes on the brooch fastenings and the catch for the box.

Work in progress

Image by scrappy annie

I’m trying out some ideas for political jewellery and here I’ve shown five samples of Womens’ Suffrage portraits mounted on to irregular backgrounds.
The portraits are image transferred on to an old 60′s silk scarf and initially backed on to a piece of old blanket for stitching.
These have then been mounted on to various backings and paint effects added.
I have covered the whole set with several layers of acrylic gloss medium.
I shall mount these in various ways.

Question by Danielle C: Is it safe to use Bolts, Buts, Washers and Such for Jewelry?

Hey Guys,

i love to make things with my hands… i mostly love to draw but ever since i started to try making JEWELRY i loved it.

i love to buy all types of beads and use them in funky necklaces and such that i have made out of color strong, fish lining, hemp and such
but i jus LOVE to make jewelry out of random found items.

i have made things from WASHERS , i made stuff from BOLTS and NUTS and like SCREWS and such. but my mom came to me when i showed her a new item… (i barely wear to stuff cause i made it to sell it lol) but she asked “do those have NICKEL in them or LEAD?”

and i didnt know and i have serached and looked up things form sites
and asked what they are made out of and now in days there are made out of STANLESS STEAL or so and nothing harmful but i want to ask and make sure… and some of these things are OLD that i have found….

and i would like to know the DATE and TIME and such on when they
stoped to make things out of lead and nickel. cause even if it is i spray them things with “Clear Acrylic Spray” i put like 1 or 2 coats of it on my things before selling them if it might rust or so

i jus want to be on the safe side and make sure of this.

Best answer:

Answer by HB
use only stainless steel and you will be fine

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Some cool Acrylic Jewelry images:

Cold Genius Workbook 24

Image by the justified sinner

As the Cold Genius nears completion, the workbook is finished with.

Early drawings.

Cold Genius Workbook 22

Image by the justified sinner

As the Cold Genius nears completion, the workbook is finished with.

Rhino model of the main "theatre" element.

Question by Nicole: Is it possible to gauge the cartilage on the upper-part of the ear?

I ask because I have an allergy to metal earrings, and so I either have to wear expensive gold jewelry, or none at all. I’d like to gauge the piercing there because I’ve gauged my first piercings in order to wear acrylic and bioplast and had no reactions to it and its relatively inexpensive. I’m guessing it is possible, but how should I go about doing it? Any advice is helpful, so thanks ahead of time!

Best answer:

Answer by Lava
It’s possible, you just have to be MUCH more careful with cartilage, and you need to wait at least a year between sizes. My cartilage will accept one stretch every few years. Often I will stretch up, and then downsize for a few months before stretching it back. It seems to do better when I do this a few times, usually by the third attempt there’s no lingering tenderness that you have on the first try.
Know that at a certain point it’s better to consider dermal punching than further stretching, since pressure becomes a factor with cartilage in larger sizes.
And you may want to try titanium, since it’s very good for sensitive piercings. My ears hate even expensive implant grade steel, but love titanium.

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Some cool Acrylic Jewelry images:

Laser cut necklaces by Polymath Design Lab

Image by Shannon Henry

Laser cut acrylic necklaces by Polymath Design Lab – acrylic color sampler

Figure pin #139, 1997, by Bruce Metcalf

Image by SouthwestSchoolofArt

Bruce Metcalf
Maple, copper, brass, Corian, acrylic plastic, rosewood, 23k gold leaf, 5 ½” X 3”
Private Collection

Photographer: John Wilson White

“Life Ring”~ Recycled plastics and metal ~ 5 of 6 photos

Image by Urban Woodswalker

By Mary Anne Enriquez / Urban Woodswalker, 2010

I plan to wear this ring to art openings, and special functions…it fits 4 of my fingers perfectly.

The ring is very comfortable to wear, and creates public conversations about the state of our environment, and the plastic debris harming the oceans. This ring is part of an entire fashion ensemble I am creating called "Mary’s Garden." The ensemble will be made out of 90% or more recycled materials….mostly plastics.

Ring measures 7 cm tall x 6 cm wide.

Nothing purchased…everything found, or in my studio.
I created this ring out of the following materials:

1 large soup can aluminum pull tab
a vintage yellow cap from a bead holder tube
1 green PET soda bottle
1 clear PET soda bottle
1 red coffee stirrer straw,
industrial adhesive
sharpie markers
metallic acrylic paint

********************************************************************************
Production photo
One of a kind Trashion fashion by Mary Anne Enriquez
Copyright 2010

Please see my flickr set "Mary’s Garden" for complete production and design info for the entire 5 piece ensemble:
www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/sets/7215762450606...

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Question by nicole n: Can I leave a taper in as jewelry?

I’m in the process of gauging my ear lobes (I’m at an 8g now) and all the information I’ve received about the process and after care is pretty clear. Except I have gotten VERY different info on whether or not I can leave the tapers in as jewelry until it is time to size up, so can someone help me out with this please? I’m not using acrylic tapers, they are surgical stainless steel if that helps at all?

Oh, and please don’t tell me I shouldn’t gauge my ears! It’s as old as ear piercing itself and I think it’s a beautiful thang! ;o)
The tapers did come with the o rings which is why I couldn’t understand people telling me I couldn’t wear them like jewelry? But I haven’t had any problems with them… so thank you everyone for their answers, I really appreciate it! I’m going to continue wearing them until my goal size THEN I will invest in some plugs lol )

THANKS AGAIN!

Best answer:

Answer by pinkfrontier
i worked at a tattoo shop and we wore tappers all the time some newer rings are made like tappers ne way. lust make sure it doesnt move down and your holes dont begin to shrink. but other than that i dont even really no why ne 1 would say not to. ots just like a ring except it changes size! which does not matter at all

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A few nice Acrylic Jewelry images I found:

Cold Genius (WIP) 72

Image by the justified sinner

Scrap left over after completing "Cold Genius".

Cold Genius 2

Image by the justified sinner

The box for "Cold Genius". Made from an old wooden box which held a small precision lathe. I only know that because of the label which was on it when I found it.

Slightly tidied up, waxed and lined and with a plate affixed which reads,

"Ye Cold Genius
"Being ane most sincere tribute to
"Mr Henry Purcell, Composer
"From
"Mr Dauvit Alexander, Jewell’r"

Question by Coco: What celebrity style jewelry do you wish you could have?

We’re trying to decide what new products to carry, so help us expand our selection! Just go to Emitations.com, and search for whatever celebrity or jewelry item you’re interested in. If we don’t have it, post here and let us know what you want!

Examples of recent requests include Mariah Carey’s pink engagement ring from Nick Cannon, or the “diamond” acrylic necklace that the scene kids are big on. What else? Click the link below to get started…

http://www.emitations.com/?utm_source=crc1&utm_medium=yahooanswerscustrequest&utm_campaign=ya

Best answer:

Answer by HeartofFire
I would want to have Ivana Trump’s or Elizabeth Taylor’s diamonds (real carbon-made diamonds, not costume jewelry).

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Some cool Acrylic Jewelry images:

Pouring the doming resin

Image by Michael Dale Bernard

Ducati carbon fiber Corse shields, 2010, MDB

Aluminum backing plate, Stainless steel bezel rings, Laser cut acrylic, hand cut carbon fiber, doming resin.

A batch of 4 custom Ducati Corse logo shields. Acrylic + Carbon + Doming resin test project!

Stack of stainless bezel rings

Image by Michael Dale Bernard

Ducati carbon fiber Corse shields, 2010, MDB

Aluminum backing plate, Stainless steel bezel rings, Laser cut acrylic, hand cut carbon fiber, doming resin.

A batch of 4 custom Ducati Corse logo shields. Acrylic + Carbon + Doming resin test project!

Placing the text details in carbon shields

Image by Michael Dale Bernard

Ducati carbon fiber Corse shields, 2010, MDB

Aluminum backing plate, Stainless steel bezel rings, Laser cut acrylic, hand cut carbon fiber, doming resin.

A batch of 4 custom Ducati Corse logo shields. Acrylic + Carbon + Doming resin test project!

Question by mrmagoo: How to quickly dry or “cure” acrylic paint and gloss?

I’m making small hand painted pin jewelry for a craft project, and I want to find a way to quickly dry the thin layers of paint (I have to always wait for the scratch coat to dry!) and also thin layers of acrylic gloss that I’m layering on them.

Has anyone tried using a small fan? Or maybe putting them in a toaster oven on low heat? Maybe a hair dryer? Microwave?

Just wondering if someone has stumbled upon a good technique…the drying process is what’s making the production so slow…thanks…

What’s the best alternative for small crafts? Oils instead? or tempura?

Best answer:

Answer by vpytko
I keep a hairdryer close buy and use it to set modeling paste, thick bodied acrylics and watery acrylics. With oils be careful…you could easily set a fire or create an explosion. Tempura might make for a tasty piece of jewelry but tempera might make it very impermanent.

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A few nice Acrylic Jewelry images I found:

“trinket (detail)” (2003), 24×24″

Image by jay d

Acrylic, jewelry, mother-of-pearl and synthetic buttons, cowerie shells, silvered test tube, coins and embroidery on muslin, canvas, quilt batting and dyed acetate satin.
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Continually in progress, this piece is cast as offering for Yemanya, African and afro-American Oricha of the sea. The greek-cross symbol is in the style of a Kongo cosmogram or Vodou veve; bits of jewelry are my stepmother and paternal grandmother’s; the buttons come from my mother. The satin and use of metallic/refective materials echo the aesthetic of a Santería altar.

“trinket” (2003), 24×24″

Image by jay d

Acrylic, jewelry, mother-of-pearl and synthetic buttons, cowerie shells, silvered test tube, coins and embroidery on muslin, canvas, quilt batting and dyed acetate satin.
–
Continually in progress, this piece is cast as offering for Yemanya, African and afro-American Oricha of the sea. The greek-cross symbol is in the style of a Kongo cosmogram or Vodou veve; bits of jewelry are my stepmother and paternal grandmother’s; the buttons come from my mother. The satin and use of metallic/refective materials echo the aesthetic of a Santería altar.

Question by Lily Sardiney: How to make resin jewelry?

I have some questions regarding the basic coverage and techniques of resin jewelry, I’m very much a newbie with resin. I’m planning to make some transparent/colored pendants and beads with it.

1) What are the basic and most essential supplies for making resin jewelry? (coloring dyes, driller, etc.) Where to buy them and what brands?
2) How do you make a mold to cast resin into?
3) How do I make the resin beads/pendants have a metallic faux surface?
4) Is it possible the resin beads/pendants have a crystallized/multi faceted gem-like texture? How is it done?
5) Can you paint on the surface of the resin beads/pendants? What paint should I use? (I’ve had an experience with painting polymer clay with acrylic but it came out having a dull rough texture.. Is it the same with resin?)

That’s all. You don’t have to answer all of those, if you have some knowledge to share specifically for one question, the contribution is still greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Best answer:

Answer by sirima b
You can buy the colored or you can mix and knead well with the color you like, or you can paint on top after you shape and bake, you should apply a few coats of varnish (for acrylic). To make resin beads you can rolled them to a small ball and cut gem like with sharp cutter, make hole with big needle and bake, Good luck

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A few nice Acrylic Jewelry images I found:

Tatiana Fitzpatrick’s “Stone Flower” Best of Show 2010 Army Arts and Crafts Contest

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Tatiana Fitzpatrick took best-of-show honors in the 2010 Army Arts and Crafts Contest with an elaborate “Stone Flower” necklace that topped the accomplished metals and jewelry category.

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Fitzpatrick’s ‘Stone Flower’ best of show in Army Arts and Crafts

By Tim Hipps
FMWRC Public Affairs

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Tatiana Fitzpatrick took best-of-show honors in the 2010 Army Arts and Crafts Contest with an elaborate “Stone Flower” necklace that topped the accomplished metals and
jewelry category.

Fitzpatrick, who hones her crafts at Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Arts and Crafts facilities at Camps Walker and Henry in Korea, relied on her “Tatiana’s motif” – a combination of embroidery, bead-stringing and braiding cabochon – to simulate “the Stone Flower” from Malachite Mountain that inspired Russian writer Pavel Bazhov’s folk tale.

“I wanted to express the attraction and intangibility of the mythical stone flower, whose living beauty was impossible for Danila, the rock-carving master of the tale, to make out of malachite,” Fitzpatrick said. “In my necklace, you can see the Malachite flower turning into a difficult-to-catch bird or butterfly.”

Fitzpatrick’s use of antique and vintage micro beads make the embroidered piece appear delicate and light. The bottom cabochon is specially made in a unique embroidered frame, which reveals the back of the stone’s beauty, she said.

Fitzpatrick also earned an honorable mention in the Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation-backed contest for her “Set Spring Nascency” necklace and bracelet.

“The idea of this set came to me while I was expecting a baby, and from the experience of spring on the nature of my home city with hills covered in thick snowdrifts sparkling under the sun on the thin crust of ice over the snow with billions of snow ‘diamonds,’” Fitzpatrick said. “And a real miracle – flying real butterflies among all this snow – showed me the exact image of this set.

“It has a deep sense of human’s closeness to nature, combining ideas of expectance by a mother for her child and Mother Nature for spring. I wanted to accent the beauty of the expecting mother and the beauty of the snow-melting time with its clear, thin delicate ice, sparkling snow and joyful spirit.”

Fitzpatrick appropriately spent nine months on that project.

It also took about nine months to inspire Lt. Col. Leon Pennington’s “Midtour” sculpture, which earned third-place honors in accomplished ceramics.

“I sculpted this piece as a gift for my wife to celebrate our mid-tour reunion during my Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment,” said Pennington of Fort Stewart, Ga., who took first place in accomplished wood with “The Fall of David.”

Pennington also earned third-place accomplished metals and jewelry honors with his bronze rendition of “LTC Phil Pugh – A Soldier.”

“This portrait of Lt. Col. (ret.) Phil Pugh was requested by his family in celebration of his distinguished military career,” said Pennington, who has enjoyed an accomplished career in the annual Army Arts and Crafts Contest. “The sculpture was executed in water-based clay then cast as a bronze using the lost-wax process.”

Sgt. Ryan Winch of Yongsan, Korea, took first place in the accomplished mixed media two-dimensional category by using a pencil, black ink pen and Photoshop to provide color and dynamic shading to his “Fixation of an Engineer” drawing.

“It depicts a man tinkering with machines in an attempt to understand them and give them a soul,” Winch said. “In the process, he slowly becomes a machine himself.”

Winch earned honorable mentions in the mixed media two-dimensional category for “The House of Bunglehon” and in the accomplished drawing division for “Tree of Skulls.”

“I’m not usually into the darker images,” he said of the latter. “But this one was fun to do.”

Jennifer Worthington, a Soldier’s wife at Fort Bliss, Texas, won the accomplished ceramics category with “Ekolu,” which is Hawaiian for “three,” so named because of the repetition of threes in the piece. She crafted the winning ceramic at the Army MWR Arts & Crafts Center at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, where she volunteered to help keep the shop vibrant while her husband was stationed at Schofield Barracks and deployed in Iraq.

“I used the arts and crafts center a lot,” she said. “I wish I could have used it more because it’s probably one of the best arts and crafts centers I’ve come across.”

For Worthington, a former Soldier who holds a bachelor of fine arts degree in 3-D design from Mississippi University for Women, crafting is a lifelong thing. Her work earned three first places and one runner-up finish in the past three years of the Army Arts and Crafts Contest.

“I just like the creative process involved in it – being able to express aspects of your personality through your art,” said Worthington, who hopes to own a studio some day. “My husband likes to work on his truck. I like to do art. For me, it’s a stress-reliever – something I can express myself in and feel like I’ve accomplished something.”

Fern Damour, a military Family member at Yongsan, Korea, took first place in the accomplished fibers category with a quilt named “In the Direction of Autumn,” an original design seemingly brought to life by a multi-fabric background with the use of partial piecing.

Carol Smith, a Department of Defense employee at Fort Monmouth, N.Y., won the novice ceramics category with “Wheel Thrown Teapot with Two Tea Cups” and received an honorable mention for “Japanese Style Lantern.”

CW4 Richard Kopitskie of Yongsan won the novice fibers and textiles category with “Halmoni’s Garden.”

“All of the flowers in the picture were grown by my mother in law, which is where the title came from,” said Kopitskie, who used batik, a drawing on cloth painted with melted crayon, crumbled, dyed and ironed.

Kopitskie’s “Razor Blade Rose” landed third place in novice metals and jewelry. The piece features copper wire, 18 single-edge razor blades, more than 50 double-edged razor blades, sewing needles, black silicone adhesive and a rubber ball.

“The barbed-wire stem was made from twisting stripped electrical wire and attaching it to a rubber ball,” he explained. “The rose leaves were made by heating 18 double-edge razor blades with a torch until they glowed red and were then glued to the stems. The torch-heating changed the color of the blades and allowed bending of the razors. The rose pedals were formed by holding 50-plus single-edge razor blades with needle-nose pliers until heated to a cherry red. Each pedal had to be fitted before being glued in place with black RTV.”

Seems perfectly fitting that Kopitskie also took third place in novice water base painting with “Tools of the Trade,” which features various artillery-specific equipment, such as multiple launch rocket systems, high mobility artillery rocket systems and counterfire radar.

Andrew Washington, another Army Arts and Crafts Contest regular who works at U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, won the accomplished oil base painting category with “Red Couch.”

“This painting started as a sketch and was later sketched onto canvas,” Washington said. “I wanted to create a character sitting and appear to be dancing on a flaming red couch. The challenge was adding shadows and light, focusing on the character and not taking anything away from the red couch.”

Washington, who regularly paints for passersby on the streets of Germany, also took second place in accomplished mixed media two-dimensional with “Mechanical Mind.”

“This piece started as an oil painting,” he explained. “Then I raised the right side of his face by using Impasto Gel for a 2D effect. I painted the right side of his face with acrylic and glued watch parts for a 2D effect. The material used for his collar and the cloth in his right pocket were cut from a handkerchief. His collar and handkerchief were glazed over with Impasto Gel for effect.

“His top pocket was raised with Impasto Gel and his black suit was painted with acrylic and oil. Pen and ink was used to simulate veins in his skull and was lightly painted over with oil. A ceramic button was used for his right eye, and oil was used for his face and background.”

Perhaps it takes creative minds to illustrate what makes mechanical minds tick – such are the stalwarts of the Army Arts and Crafts Contest.

“Mary’s Garden” – Completed Eco Fashion Ensemble made of recycled materials ~ 1

Image by Urban Woodswalker

"Mary’s Garden"
One of a kind Trashion Fashion Ensemble
by Mary Anne Enriquez
Copyright 2010

Model: Nancy

Materials:

Bodice: Recycled plastic garden plant tags, green astroturf, blue plastic bags, wool yarn, steel staples.

Skirt: Recycled blue plastic newspaper delivery bags, and green Astroturf ‘moss" to come.

Jewelry: post consumer recycled plastics, aluminum pull tab, vintage seam binding ribbon, inks and paint

Shoes: recycled plastic plant tags and green astroturf on store bought flip flops

Hat: recycled garden plastic plant tags on "found" natural fiber hat.

Floral Bouquet: wire coat hangers, cardboard egg cartons, metal bottle caps, plastic laundry detergent bottles, buttons, copper wire, acrylic paint, adhesives, ink markers

Please see my flickr set "Mary’s Garden" for complete production and design info for the entire 5 piece ensemble:
www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/sets/7215762450606...

Kawaii manga dangle earrings

Image by roserevolution

So adorable, I’m really loving this pair.

These origami lucky stars came about from a need to do something with my piles of Shoujo Beat magazine! I didn’t want them to languish in a recycling bin, then get shredded into bits and made into toilet paper. Once folded the stars are sealed with an acrylic varnish, strengthening them and making them water resistant.

Question by Daisygrindpants: Can my ears heal properly with acrylic tapers?

I’m currently wearing size 4 g tapers since 2 nights ago. I know you shouldn’t wear tapers as jewelry but I don’t want to spend money on plugs when I’m planning on moving up soon anyways. I took them off like 15 minutes ago to clean them and they started bleeding. I wanted to know if I could leave in the acrylic tapers for about a month or 2 until I feel ready to move up. What are the risks if I do that?

BTW, when I first started, I wore 14g acrylic tapers for about 2 months and I my ears healed fine.

Best answer:

Answer by kelly
Acrylic is not safe for unhealed piercings, or any piercing for a long period of time because the heat from your body creates a chemical reaction that slowly breaks acrylic down.
As you said yourself – tapers aren’t meant to be worn. The shape of them allows for more movement – more irritation, which means a longer healing time.

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Some cool Acrylic Jewelry images:

“trinket” (2003), 24×24″

Image by jay d

Acrylic, jewelry, mother-of-pearl and synthetic buttons, cowerie shells, silvered test tube, coins and embroidery on muslin, canvas, quilt batting and dyed acetate satin.
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Continually in progress, this piece is cast as offering for Yemanya, African and afro-American Oricha of the sea. The greek-cross symbol is in the style of a Kongo cosmogram or Vodou veve; bits of jewelry are my stepmother and paternal grandmother’s; the buttons come from my mother. The satin and use of metallic/refective materials echo the aesthetic of a Santería altar.

“trinket (detail)” (2003), 24×24″

Image by jay d

Acrylic, jewelry, mother-of-pearl and synthetic buttons, cowerie shells, silvered test tube, coins and embroidery on muslin, canvas, quilt batting and dyed acetate satin.
–
Continually in progress, this piece is cast as offering for Yemanya, African and afro-American Oricha of the sea. The greek-cross symbol is in the style of a Kongo cosmogram or Vodou veve; bits of jewelry are my stepmother and paternal grandmother’s; the buttons come from my mother. The satin and use of metallic/refective materials echo the aesthetic of a Santería altar.

Question by amada000: I sell jewelry how can i have my images in the firs page in the web?

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Our Earrings bring you the look that make you the senter of atention every were you go they come in barious Zises and colors tipes and diferent materials like glass beads,acrylic, wood beads, semi-precious chips,crystals, glass beads or stones pearls, chips, seed beads nad sterling silver wire, 14-karat yellow gold, beading gold wire, flexwire beading wire and much more Custom made Earings.

Our Necklace bring you the look that make you the senter of atention every were you go they come in barious Zises and colors tipes and diferent materials like glass beads,acrylic, wood beads, semi-precious chips,crystals, glass beads or stones pearls, chips, seed beads nad sterling silver wire, 14-karat yellow gold, beading gold wire, flexwire beading wire and much more custume made Necklace.

Our Bracelets bring you the look that make you the senter of atention every were you go

Best answer:

Answer by MeresiMonki
u cant without paying for it

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A few nice Acrylic Jewelry images I found:

Black and silver choker – front

Image by Eithin

Silver and red acrylic paint on black double-satin ribbon. The fastener is just thin red ribbon looped through the hemmed ends and tied off.

~Handcrafted Decoupaged Boxes~

Image by ~Sage~

I started with boxes sold in "Papier Mache" area of craft store. They are made of brown paper. Boxes were painted with teal blue acrylic craft paint. Flowers for decoration were hand-collected earlier, placed on paper towels and pressed between the pages of a telephone book. When totally dry, flowers and plant materials were glued on with a brush and diluted Elmers. Additionally, touches of accent paints in the center of some flowers, dry brush flicks of gold, and finally, glazing with acrylic medium completed the project.

Have fun making these for your jewelry or treasures!

Studio By Sculpey (Polymer Clay): Jewelry Bead Test 00

Image by Karen A. Scofield (sari0009 on yahoo)

Hi, I’m Karen A. Scofield, this is my work, it is copyrighted — my photos may not be used in any form without my written permission.

Pictured:

2" and 1 7/8" Long Studio by Sculpey Beads From Left to Right: Half and half Desert Sand and Cappuccino (makes a great tan flesh color but not a good faux wood); 3 parts Cappuccino and one part Desert Sand (ah, more like faux wood); Desert Sand (a yellowish ecru like color); 3 parts Cappuccino and one part Desert Sand.

Blogged [April 4, 2009]

Studio by Sculpey Notes:

1. Upon proper conditioning in a 72 degree F room with cool hands, Studio by Sculpey feels like Ultra Light (UL) Sculpey when working with it — marshmallowy. May easily distort and elongate while removing from molds. Even a practiced hand at dust and fiber particle removal leaves marks, marks that most would not have the dexterity and patience to fix without causing further distortion. One false move and you can loose your work. That soft.
2. Cured, it’s stronger than Premo and Classic Fimo according to compression, tension, and bending tests (UL is strong too, which is why it’s used for armatures among other things).
3. Color did not change after baking per manufacturer’s instructions.
4. At 3/16 to 1/4" thicknesses, it’s slightly bendable after curing and cooling, something that may ruin faux wood and stone illusions but wouldn’t be a problem in most Studio by Sculpey home decor projects in which the clay is treated as an overlay on other items.
5. Has more mass than UL but does not float after curing as UL does.
6. Blends somewhat like other polymer clays.
7. Takes permanent dyes like Adirondack dyes very well (not shown)!
8. Cured and cooled surface can be permanently dented/pitted/dinged if heavy objects are placed on top. I placed a bead under one of my heavy desk chair’s wheels, sat in the chair, and the bead’s surface was permanently pitted from sand from the beach (I live by Lake Michigan) and the rough cement basement floor. Bead didn’t break though!
9. Takes acrylic paint very well, just like other polymer clays.
10. Rubber stamps that work well on other polymer clays work well on Studio by Sculpey Clay. Captures fine details well.

I think most people could work with Studio by Sculpey using their tools (they have lovely texture sheets) and Studio by Sculpey home decor projects…probably why there even are certified Studio instructors…Studio by Sculpey performs wonderfully if you’re a good little monkey and work with given projects and tools.

I can’t forsee that most bead and doll artists will choose Studio by Sculpey for their beads and dolls though.

Great for home decor, probably never going to be used by too many bead or doll artists, mmm, but there will be some that do.

Question by bristeph18: Jewelry making materials?

I’m opening my own online store. I’m making and selling cute hair extensions, homemade make up, and fashion jewelry.

I have never made fashion jewelry before, but I have a lot of designs and I’m a fast learner. I’m using high quality beads and decor from swarovski crystals, but as for the material I have no idea what to use or how to form it. By material meaning metal, acrylic, resin, etc.

What is the best kind?
How do I mold it into the shape I need for necklace pendands?
Which is more of a high quality material that isn’t overly expensive?

Thanks

Best answer:

Answer by Webwise
I don’t have a whole of advice, but if your bead supplier is big, then they might be able to give you instructions/courses on this. Companies like John Bead (Canada) are always giving courses, training sessions, newsletters, etc. They may be able to help you out over the internet if you are not close to Toronto to attend their sessions in person. Good luck.

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A few nice Acrylic Jewelry images I found:

DIY Trunk Show Nov 2009 – Handmade Rotating Necklace Rack

Image by Urban Woodswalker

You would never know this is a thick recycled cardboard tube (from a fabric bolt)covered in industrial acrylic felt that rotates fully, and has deep hooks every 1.25 inch. Its absolutely splendid for this particular type of merchandise. I spray painted the whole thing black…even the felt with Krylon ‘fusion" paint.

Note the 5 pound tin can risers displaying my aluminum can and nylon rope baskets on the left. I drink a lot of coffee so I always have these cans on hand…which are also great for shipping delicate art objects out to buyers, or far off galleries/shows. Also they are wonderful for storage of bottle caps, mosaic pieces, and other heavy objects.

I am very unhappy with the ugly half circle price tags. This is the 4th kind of tags I have tried. Each kind has been problematic in different ways. The first were tiny sticker labels…which left a permenant mark on the backs of the hands. Then I tried stickers taped on the chains…yuck! Then I tried those expensive tiny jewelry tags with the long purple threads. They tangled miserably.

Above is the latest (4th) attempt. I took round Avery office stickers and folded in half….they work ok but look sloppy IMO. Any ideas would be most appreciated. The necklaces are not all the same prices, thus a sign would not work. Any ideas?

Playful Polka Dots 2

Image by mickeyjohnson

A sunburst pattern of dots radiates on a sea-blue acrylic pendant, suspended by a cheery string of polka-dotted glass rounds.

Coordinating earrings are available.

Necklace length:18 inches, adjustable to 21 inches.

Want to see more of my jewelry? Follow the link in my profile to my Artfire site.

Wooden and acrylic beaded bracelet

Image by therapycatguardian

Question by (:: Artificial nail for Homecoming, acrylic vs. gel vs. store bought?

Okay! So Homecoming is this Saturday and my nail polish chips way too easily so I’d love to have my nails done, but I don’t know what to choose.
Acrylic or Gel?
My dress is black and I’m wearing really cool silver jewelry because our theme is futuristic. I’m planning on bringing in black light nail polish when i get them done so my nails glow at Homecoming ! The polish is a blueish purple, really cool.

I can’t really get the store bought ones because my nail beds are way too small for those. They never fit. :/

What do you think I should get? Acrylic or Gel? Which one is better? Which one is cheaper?

Best answer:

Answer by MM1484
just paint your nails or get them done. its you are seriously getting acrylic/gel/store bought nails for homecoming thats kinda wierd. if you get them done they are going to ruin your nails. its just better if you go to your local salon and get a manicure

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