Напоследък целенасочено се опитвам да работя предимно с налични материали, колкото и да е голямо изкушението да купувам нови :) Често преравям запасите си в търсене на нови идеи и наскоро открих едни висулки-ключета от времето на гривните на ластик. Хрумна ми да ги "облека" в тръбички от мъниста в техника пейот. Речено - сторено!
Lately, I've been trying to work only with stuff I have on hand, regardless of the temptation to get new materials :) I often rummage through my stash and recently found those key charms from the bracelets-on-elastic era. It occurred to me to dress them up in peyote tubes. No sooner said than done!
I've had those white lava beads for ages but never used them until I thought of coloring them. They needed several coats of alcohol inks. You've already seen the pieces below. The last picture shows the varnishing process. I string the beads on thread and tie knots between them. Then I dip them in water-based varnish and hang to drip and dry. Repeat and use :)
Това са малки, но полезни стъпки за освобождаване от залежали запаси. Дали някога напълно ще се освободя от тях? Впрочем, проектите изникват най-неочаквано. Две бамбукови сапунерки и дунапренени тръбички от ролки за навиване на коса се превърнаха в стойки за пръстени. И платът е от залежалите материали :)
These are small but useful steps towards clearing un(der)used stash. Will I ever be free of such materials? Meantime, projects pop up one after another. Two bamboo soap dishes and foam hair rollers turned into ring displays. The fabric is also from my stash :)
The peyote dressed charms are so cute and they will make wonderful stocking stuffers. Yes, its easy to get tempted to buy more but its prudent to work with what we have in the given situation.
ОтговорИзтриванеIndeed, they are very sweet and light, Divya! One pair already sold. I'm really trying hard to utilize my stash to the utmost before I'm tempted to dispose of stuff :)
ИзтриванеI love that you're working on using what you have. It's fabulous, all of it! I especially like those little keys with the beads. Lovely!
ОтговорИзтриванеThanks, Hope! I have to clear my stash, because I'm so tempted to clear my storage drawers and boxes :)
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