Showing posts with label bring my muse home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bring my muse home. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

FaceBook Challenge


The other night on Facebook, I posted a question that said, "Please Challenge Me." I was so pleased to see what other people had in mind. My son, Nick, even joined in the challenge me. I had so much fun today working with these challenges! Here are the pictures of what I made.











Nick said, "Can you make a dolphin?" I didn't know. I found a tutorial on Etsy for making a dolphin and ordered. Here are the results. I had so much fun with that tutorial, I made 3 different dolphins. (Only 2 out of the 3 looked like dolphins)





















I don't know what kind of fish this looks like, but it is supposed to be a dolphin.





















This dolphin was supposed to be orange. I grabbed the wrong color rod. Tomorrow, I'm going to make an orange dolphin.





















The next challenge suggested was to make Xmas balls for ornaments. I was very pleased with these. I made hollow beads and decorated them. Now, all I have to add is the wire work.





















The next suggestion was peppermints. All right, so this wasn't the greatest. I couldn't remember how to make them. This is an alien piece of peppermint candy.





















How about hearts? Sueze said. Here's a heart Sueze!





















Vicki said, "How about lots and lots of colorful fish?" I had honestly forgotten how to make small fish. I used to make very good fish.
I said that this would be the good, the bad, and the ugly. ooooops!





















More practice need with fish.





















The last challenge still has me thinking! Shoestrings! This was the best I could come up with at the time--dread coil! Any suggestions? I love a good challenge!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Challenge Me, Please!

After seeing the trees made by Pam Brisse of the Blue Between on Etsy,
I decided to challenge myself to make a few trees, and I did. This first tree I made using Gaffer glass. The background is Denim Blue and the tree is Chalcedony. I couldn't coax all the colors out of the tree that I was hoping to coax out, but I do like the streaks of chalcedony in it's infant color form.










I made this tree with a blue moon in the background. Want to guess what the name of the bead is? You got it: Once in a blue moon!





















This last one, I do have listed in my Etsy store.
Can you guess the name of this one?
It's called Harvest Moon.



















After I made these beads, I noticed something was feeling a bit wrong. I've only been making a couple of beads a day, because I realized that my muse is on vacation! I don't know where. I don't know how long she'll be gone, but I want her back!

So, my request to you is to CHALLENGE ME! I need my muse back.

Here's what I'd like you to do. Post an idea for a bead using colors, a technique, etc, and in a week, the good Lord willing and the crik don't rise, I will post my results. Be specific in what you'd like to see me make. If I have the glass and/or the needed tools, I will try. I want to grow as a beadmaker. I want my muse back, too, and you can be a great help to me, so, please,
CHALLENGE ME!