The projects in Enchanted Adornments are starting to get a bit more complex. I’m calling this a personal challenge for a reason. I figured these projects were nothing difficult at all, just more stages to complete, more time needed to complete. These fairy wings have...
Like a lot of people, I like to color while I relax. Let’s be honest I color to relax. And I do take coloring with me when I go on vacation trips. Last year I took coloring books to the Bahamas. There are a bazillion ways to carry your coloring around with you. My...
Magazines or old comics–bright pictures lots of color make for better beads a spindle to wrap your beads on (we used heavy wire) scissors mod podge and a brush to get gluey some kind of drying rack Directions: Cut the paper into long triangular strips the wide end...
The Studded Stone Bracelet from Enchanted Adornments so far has been one of the easier projects. While it is a fantastic bracelet, it’s hard for me to wear on a daily basis or at work, I work at a computer. BUT I do love big charm filled bracelets. And while it looks...
Every year for 8 years my kids and I made Valentine’s Day crayons for their classmates, instead of adding to the candy load. This was one of my last blogs about it, originally published Feb 20, 2013. It’s been 4 years since we made heart shaped crayons. Directions:...
This is a total fan girl homage challenge. It’s all based on the book Enchanted Adornments by Cynthia Thornton from Green Girl Studios. The work is whimsical and fantasy, and exactly like how I want my work to be. A few years ago I decided to work my way through the...
I guess I should start this off by greeting all the wonderful people embarking both on this blog and onto this article in particular… Hello, my name is Rebecca. I’m 27 years and a born, bred and raised Londoner who (I’m guessing like the majority of you reading this...