tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62251130726947578052024-03-05T13:49:12.144-05:00EB Bead and Metal WorksEB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.comBlogger722125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-60176920526423671392021-05-31T09:30:00.001-04:002021-05-31T09:30:08.516-04:00Art Elements May Theme - Dandelion<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQPZwk4WBsgwSCXlE_VFlB7RUYoEqmxG5mnFoP9h43NKH37SESY093a9LxhKn0Ajf2hSqj_yTKehCzixPTCUMpkcI66WFN1_t52H0Cb3BFaGuNHKhvxgYc6Xk85b4vgm-bPpSXev-27HI/s2048/20200614_125450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1886" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQPZwk4WBsgwSCXlE_VFlB7RUYoEqmxG5mnFoP9h43NKH37SESY093a9LxhKn0Ajf2hSqj_yTKehCzixPTCUMpkcI66WFN1_t52H0Cb3BFaGuNHKhvxgYc6Xk85b4vgm-bPpSXev-27HI/w369-h400/20200614_125450.jpg" width="369" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/387220296/metal-print-on-aluminum-o-dandelion?ref=shop_home_active_9&frs=1" target="_blank">Dandelion Metal Print on Etsy</a> - our photo</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This months Art Elements Theme is <a href="https://www.artelements.net/may-theme-challenge-dandelion/" target="_blank">Dandelion</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. I have linked to the photo album on the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=oa.500388351159663&type=3" target="_blank">Art Elements Community Facebook Group</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This month's theme is perfect! The dandelion has a special meaning for me. The dandelion is a symbol for military brats. The dandelion represents how our lives grow not in one space, but across the world. Another explanation of the dandelion represents military brats, "The dandelion seeds are blown far and wide by the wind but it will always plant roots and blossom wherever it lands."</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXZlNj-v-zButlxPbDOY1gjRDcASZNjMZxzEabW6X2cs2mfgUYq3CZebGcnZqBOUReaRBOwxGBfJA-jbOWdiVKUE_eF_K5TVnfKz8zbUJmcatj9rTLjgpB-W0crZYwW47CL3lL3GyIvrG/s2048/1621695418400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglXZlNj-v-zButlxPbDOY1gjRDcASZNjMZxzEabW6X2cs2mfgUYq3CZebGcnZqBOUReaRBOwxGBfJA-jbOWdiVKUE_eF_K5TVnfKz8zbUJmcatj9rTLjgpB-W0crZYwW47CL3lL3GyIvrG/w300-h400/1621695418400.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">This photo was taken on a walk with mom. I think it perfectly represents those of us who are military brats. Blown away, but we can take root wherever we land.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExEB2Iwa4d0eWsvObcmnbEQvZdhFBHmQU73ZbPKo-fCFCmbobgWNl3zxubK-BT54uns7JzMayDUuD6uqumlcLAxrnlgLFUFagCpnEFSxWrjSrLsaEGZnoK7zbdLFrx2DHVPoNE6F6X7jV/s1251/1621695701086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1184" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExEB2Iwa4d0eWsvObcmnbEQvZdhFBHmQU73ZbPKo-fCFCmbobgWNl3zxubK-BT54uns7JzMayDUuD6uqumlcLAxrnlgLFUFagCpnEFSxWrjSrLsaEGZnoK7zbdLFrx2DHVPoNE6F6X7jV/w379-h400/1621695701086.jpg" width="379" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Photo taken on a walk with mom</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I saw this article on Facebook - <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/floating-dandelion-seeds-produce-vortex-not-noticed-before-by-scientists/?fbclid=IwAR1f7M--fu5ZEIkFnJRGQE7GDsSk_U6lSops7XRG4KRCclHSsKHD1Yxykb4" target="_blank">Floating Dandelion Seeds Produce Vortex Not Noticed Before by Scientists</a>. This was a pretty cool article and I recommend reading it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mom and I actually made three pieces for this month's theme, but I have other pieces we have made.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the pieces we created for this month.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmp9Pzys4jmpwWV20Ork4Iyl4r8u7N_ywDbd4jWJnleJmC_WDKj7h-GYPpp8vFBOvgEoXy1G95-Mn68GR66wpz4ma0U7WY-bPwRvewUOcxZt0OphcdAhqUHtiRh6ANU9hyzkkTsFJUBYBp/s1709/Blue+Crackle+Dandelion+Necklace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmp9Pzys4jmpwWV20Ork4Iyl4r8u7N_ywDbd4jWJnleJmC_WDKj7h-GYPpp8vFBOvgEoXy1G95-Mn68GR66wpz4ma0U7WY-bPwRvewUOcxZt0OphcdAhqUHtiRh6ANU9hyzkkTsFJUBYBp/w234-h400/Blue+Crackle+Dandelion+Necklace.jpg" width="234" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIUx8sssL262PS55kYzUfROkyzA_q5yqUboCQI5yPipEZz3y1fR5T6_gFuQXp7zLIKfcR4r93XZsJtR_9hYqDU8k1elD6YgOdQ4ThUVWZ3aaluOK93a4KOSE4cgcZUDU7OVg8b6WSy_If/s1368/Blue+Crackle+Dandelion+Pendant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIUx8sssL262PS55kYzUfROkyzA_q5yqUboCQI5yPipEZz3y1fR5T6_gFuQXp7zLIKfcR4r93XZsJtR_9hYqDU8k1elD6YgOdQ4ThUVWZ3aaluOK93a4KOSE4cgcZUDU7OVg8b6WSy_If/w293-h400/Blue+Crackle+Dandelion+Pendant.jpg" width="293" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The pendant is 20g copper that mom sawed into the rectangle shape. I then used crackle enamel for the color of the pedant. Once I had the colors on the pendant I used a dandelion stencil to put the dandelion design on the pendant. The colors I used were white, blue, clear crackle and black. The lampwork beads are beads I made and the accent beads are Green Sand (small beads that look black, but are actually green. Yup, surprised me too until I took the necklace outside to look at it) and Howlite. The clasp is a circle toggle pewter clasp.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI-FO2rrQxtP_pj0HZ7ssmDgtRj40iogbIApRR9W3BKBzQRuQw5iehiNDUVbAvrOPTaYw4ts_hRtNZNK-FNkFPU963iGxN8tiIvF3TPEns0teR6X43cVc8EVgxpXZpieQM2wxMsneWx3c/s2048/20210531_083640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1445" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOI-FO2rrQxtP_pj0HZ7ssmDgtRj40iogbIApRR9W3BKBzQRuQw5iehiNDUVbAvrOPTaYw4ts_hRtNZNK-FNkFPU963iGxN8tiIvF3TPEns0teR6X43cVc8EVgxpXZpieQM2wxMsneWx3c/w283-h400/20210531_083640.jpg" width="283" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijseFiRqNjlNLh5VSbko1nDx-8V8qtA0Y2-khi6EuOqcNyhcxPbCqOcRD5aOkU-rtoSRWaSgcoRMZmOEq_PoZy_tpkIi01Kg_GIQfk0bR23nThaPD-EJSSjkuiuznIIoLTAE85kEgYfSaj/s2990/20210531_083708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="2990" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijseFiRqNjlNLh5VSbko1nDx-8V8qtA0Y2-khi6EuOqcNyhcxPbCqOcRD5aOkU-rtoSRWaSgcoRMZmOEq_PoZy_tpkIi01Kg_GIQfk0bR23nThaPD-EJSSjkuiuznIIoLTAE85kEgYfSaj/w640-h226/20210531_083708.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I wanted to make a stamped piece, so mom suggested a key chain. I found the quote on Pinterest. I used Impress Art stamps and a dandelion stamp I had to stamp the copper. Once the copper was stamped I put the piece in liver of sulfer and then sanded back the black to get the finish I wanted. Mom then assembled the key chain for me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQpolJspGU7J7yFnvT7rTq-cis_tsz_C-ZATA3LqScADQHL1UJ67yen6Pz42vCucxjhBpBC3lqaKKqBUnVAjVq4eDFwtYyqJg-d6sxwWTG3O8BFWwAgRSgxXu-hITbBYfv8m8yWMg0jie/s1940/Green+Crackle+Dandelion+Necklace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQpolJspGU7J7yFnvT7rTq-cis_tsz_C-ZATA3LqScADQHL1UJ67yen6Pz42vCucxjhBpBC3lqaKKqBUnVAjVq4eDFwtYyqJg-d6sxwWTG3O8BFWwAgRSgxXu-hITbBYfv8m8yWMg0jie/w206-h400/Green+Crackle+Dandelion+Necklace.jpg" width="206" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzeOeZjT55axK9x40IAdG0lhkAFChFsrXJlorM3ZIbyQhXCasxTqDZHqFiKu6l4hsp-NtghyphenhyphenseOjnXphQ7eCLnJ5ElH-9Awmty4AiRdeLF8u7pOXj2UYe8nV-cFhfflCM_nerHg62fC1U/s1579/Green+Crackle+Dandelion+Pendant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzeOeZjT55axK9x40IAdG0lhkAFChFsrXJlorM3ZIbyQhXCasxTqDZHqFiKu6l4hsp-NtghyphenhyphenseOjnXphQ7eCLnJ5ElH-9Awmty4AiRdeLF8u7pOXj2UYe8nV-cFhfflCM_nerHg62fC1U/w254-h400/Green+Crackle+Dandelion+Pendant.jpg" width="254" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I made another crackle enameled pendant with the dandelions stenciled on the pendant. I wanted two different pendants with the colors of blue (for the sky) and green (for the grass). I then used some of our lampwork beads and then accent beads. Sorry, mom and I can't find the tag that came with the beads, so if anyone knows what the beads are please let me know (I think maybe Jasper). </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So, those were the pieces we actually made for the challenge, but we have other pieces we have made and are in our Etsy store right now.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHVqZL3GIw4Pw4YkmVvlER2BBHFGz_1JsKks-497EA_Shlbll-m3RRypESSOjD2brSlBQyEaPsrhOAUo5XJhQKRsYQuFRlcZauPkEHFKtng2IAbORbxJpBgOP_Qc9I8l1yKnCOsPey75R/s1569/20200517_182747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="1569" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHVqZL3GIw4Pw4YkmVvlER2BBHFGz_1JsKks-497EA_Shlbll-m3RRypESSOjD2brSlBQyEaPsrhOAUo5XJhQKRsYQuFRlcZauPkEHFKtng2IAbORbxJpBgOP_Qc9I8l1yKnCOsPey75R/s320/20200517_182747.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/797800072/dandelion-earrings-large-teardrop?ref=shop_home_active_57&frs=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dandelion Earrings</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">These are enameled copper earrings with dandelion decals. I love how these turned out. You can find them in our Etsy shop.<br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgAS72gPCX93XZYyrfIwwWNV36-qIq6w6aH6MLwxrFSXDPkDozV_7yKDsGYQIHe3jCPDorAUxgfnZvISWK6xReJprjfapD-2_Z9zROr49Z-IX8phAsQN9dMTzwjuukTeWSwzB3KUD4Ge2/s2048/20200908_202348+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="2048" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgAS72gPCX93XZYyrfIwwWNV36-qIq6w6aH6MLwxrFSXDPkDozV_7yKDsGYQIHe3jCPDorAUxgfnZvISWK6xReJprjfapD-2_Z9zROr49Z-IX8phAsQN9dMTzwjuukTeWSwzB3KUD4Ge2/w400-h228/20200908_202348+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/877121165/enamel-copper-bracelet-enamel-copper?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Enameled Cuff Bracelet</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have made several enameled copper cuff bracelet, but I have to say this is my favorite one. Mom sawed out a 20g rectangle shaped bracelet that we put a slight curve to. Once that was done I enameled the cuff with black, little bit of light blue and purple. I then used white enamel to stencil the dandelion on the cuff. The cuff is on adjustable bracelet.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDyITPCBGzTnqwsBixP12NxPlnJpTTuVGzKvkCtcKuv0lZbN3mRRL28De_BXJ8vHRce5PTgWQFXBTcnx_PqR9VDMq5yOWmE6N7Cz4tAX4W0i2QcjWqMphFF8yXeWgt5yG0Bwwu01SxrhH/s2048/PrismaRedDandelion_OriginalEditedv3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDyITPCBGzTnqwsBixP12NxPlnJpTTuVGzKvkCtcKuv0lZbN3mRRL28De_BXJ8vHRce5PTgWQFXBTcnx_PqR9VDMq5yOWmE6N7Cz4tAX4W0i2QcjWqMphFF8yXeWgt5yG0Bwwu01SxrhH/w400-h345/PrismaRedDandelion_OriginalEditedv3.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/576118669/photo-dog-tags-abstract-dandelion-photo?ref=shop_home_active_18&frs=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dandelion Dog Tag Necklace</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAFnPP6kpNTMtRgJQNP409Zk8tf_TeNDwQpCiUBRbsoW7SHgAK4BdlGsr7XmAKzFXnb77QjvR6gKxeTMah0V4AnE6Qhyphenhyphen8Un69UsC8tgh1qc_RzOS7e_Jk9LwYr7k8f8x2LmD7s0okYtNV/s2048/PrismaSilverDandelion_OriginalEditedv3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1707" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAFnPP6kpNTMtRgJQNP409Zk8tf_TeNDwQpCiUBRbsoW7SHgAK4BdlGsr7XmAKzFXnb77QjvR6gKxeTMah0V4AnE6Qhyphenhyphen8Un69UsC8tgh1qc_RzOS7e_Jk9LwYr7k8f8x2LmD7s0okYtNV/w334-h400/PrismaSilverDandelion_OriginalEditedv3.jpg" width="334" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=22195980" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dandelion Dog Tag Necklace - Sold</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mom and I also have dog tag necklaces for sale with our images infused into the aluminum. What I did was take several of our dandelion photos and used an app to modify the image. I love how these photos turned out. Something different with the dandelion image.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I could bore you with tons of dandelion photos, so I will end here with three pictures. I hope you take the time to head over to the album on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=oa.500388351159663&type=3" target="_blank">Art Elements Community Facebook page</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA3uCYiHaID5ZcImuPP_Bz7MtntUIKds2T0S6CZ99d1wj4kGtklrqZS9NRQez7bURGvTbb54P7myngFF74LfX4q32gseklnjhA63LyNPxT9de9byl7SnPcV90ZRQT9XvLeI70RsaDskX0/s1513/1621695538639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="1384" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA3uCYiHaID5ZcImuPP_Bz7MtntUIKds2T0S6CZ99d1wj4kGtklrqZS9NRQez7bURGvTbb54P7myngFF74LfX4q32gseklnjhA63LyNPxT9de9byl7SnPcV90ZRQT9XvLeI70RsaDskX0/w366-h400/1621695538639.jpg" width="366" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmB7FWXqCA3lARZ9A6gzFCMYKX-C9Dw6yeWLf6BWjEJNfI0TENO2XcmebzQprMrleJF6lvi-A9cBhydSUlUo963KeobYCNfs49XM9Ge1snxPcy5L9voSl-NkOLuzQk4SCVDdtoEy2vW7bF/s2048/1621695765898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmB7FWXqCA3lARZ9A6gzFCMYKX-C9Dw6yeWLf6BWjEJNfI0TENO2XcmebzQprMrleJF6lvi-A9cBhydSUlUo963KeobYCNfs49XM9Ge1snxPcy5L9voSl-NkOLuzQk4SCVDdtoEy2vW7bF/w300-h400/1621695765898.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLmXSi9XE2tctuMDW0NSll6hvB52zD9SwPHmLPqk4lNw23kkgbC-CRJfL12JyN15dB_6ql6nPeF5kXrrmfKWYzH-t_thjb6y5JhkONwYQlGrdfDLt6Kr8g7JneuwB3ShdIboQtEKGI3t3/s1888/1621695873508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="1861" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLmXSi9XE2tctuMDW0NSll6hvB52zD9SwPHmLPqk4lNw23kkgbC-CRJfL12JyN15dB_6ql6nPeF5kXrrmfKWYzH-t_thjb6y5JhkONwYQlGrdfDLt6Kr8g7JneuwB3ShdIboQtEKGI3t3/w394-h400/1621695873508.jpg" width="394" /></span></a></div><p><br /></p></div>EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-28511329290631615392021-03-29T05:00:00.001-04:002021-03-29T05:00:11.826-04:00Art Elements March Theme - Spring<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW81ZkmzF1icDVNtBN459FbNLzUbxwA_YmxuJNtJLUBeE5DSPfNERJ9HTx6GY0bEJA_hLumGcB444rVPZOM0Y39wCRhTW8IT9s0DNcp18DWosyMBcL1cQf9bjQII-8GrLC2dzATV62MW-/s2048/IMG_3473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbW81ZkmzF1icDVNtBN459FbNLzUbxwA_YmxuJNtJLUBeE5DSPfNERJ9HTx6GY0bEJA_hLumGcB444rVPZOM0Y39wCRhTW8IT9s0DNcp18DWosyMBcL1cQf9bjQII-8GrLC2dzATV62MW-/s320/IMG_3473.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of our photos we took of the poppies a few<br />years ago.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This months Art Elements Theme is <a href="https://www.artelements.net/march-theme-spring/" target="_blank">Spring</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. I have linked to the photo album on the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artelementscommunity" style="background-color: white; color: #249fa3; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Art Elements Community Facebook Group</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Mom and I actually have two pieces for this month's theme - birds on a branch with seedpods and leaves and a birdhouse. The birdhouse is an image mom found on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/eviemccord/spring/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. I also found other images that we could use at later date and those can be found on my Pinterest. I have a board called <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/art-elements-theme-ideas/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme ideas</a>.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The idea for the bird plate was actually based off a painting by our favorite watercolor artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/operahousegallery" target="_blank">Rena Brouwer</a>. I did a quick sketch and gave it to mom. Mom then found a pattern and she actually sawed out this piece over a year ago. We just hadn't filed, sanded or enameled it.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEqASerLimEXbKYSDYY9uDvVT8Bd3hX_mb9KeQhcxgwjl4L6eg4bbmqpBTiKOfZY2O4lcrtC_ZlndL_GLdsfflsEqi8dEdVHYAfjBaIdKa8qG0-KUIozzuibRqHYD4zdJciXaFiNrAHiX/s960/FB_IMG_1616953750397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEqASerLimEXbKYSDYY9uDvVT8Bd3hX_mb9KeQhcxgwjl4L6eg4bbmqpBTiKOfZY2O4lcrtC_ZlndL_GLdsfflsEqi8dEdVHYAfjBaIdKa8qG0-KUIozzuibRqHYD4zdJciXaFiNrAHiX/s320/FB_IMG_1616953750397.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">So, mom finished the filing and sanding and then handed it off to me to enamel.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4C9b6sDuv6L4pfTa9weqFt0qpPL3eAfCCF-pE1h9GqRo347fFxbHyC8__tmegcvtGz7y62jQr-KiZtX8MsCSCvHKBctnGptbALEF8WPrBIiO7kDmC1gaVtF-TOlRDJsEUyHjlkayBABZ/s2048/20210315_110630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4C9b6sDuv6L4pfTa9weqFt0qpPL3eAfCCF-pE1h9GqRo347fFxbHyC8__tmegcvtGz7y62jQr-KiZtX8MsCSCvHKBctnGptbALEF8WPrBIiO7kDmC1gaVtF-TOlRDJsEUyHjlkayBABZ/s320/20210315_110630.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZBOT7xgheLZJ2bWuGRRFijgM3SfqyMDU2u2MNZsqDe0fHK7IwIO8qUUMJ8rC4deF5U3D8MTboAz-BSxa5J1EwrzJA_P0gwVRNzIA2kRqAVaUQg_-YfbS6r9Hn9ny3HVs8kTjjyyA-p_S/s2048/20210314_152509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFZBOT7xgheLZJ2bWuGRRFijgM3SfqyMDU2u2MNZsqDe0fHK7IwIO8qUUMJ8rC4deF5U3D8MTboAz-BSxa5J1EwrzJA_P0gwVRNzIA2kRqAVaUQg_-YfbS6r9Hn9ny3HVs8kTjjyyA-p_S/s320/20210314_152509.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4OC42dcGUqMLO1skek_RcFl4JM-TWFj4ZMvSHdCnZ2u0kfIot9-F669YnEMoHDRu24LG-2aTOON-lVvTzvZJVlQS3zmWEQUJfIQyb6mDEFMt0hOLsLZTFhEoaWOwmX46wn9Xpsexfk9m/s2048/20210315_114107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4OC42dcGUqMLO1skek_RcFl4JM-TWFj4ZMvSHdCnZ2u0kfIot9-F669YnEMoHDRu24LG-2aTOON-lVvTzvZJVlQS3zmWEQUJfIQyb6mDEFMt0hOLsLZTFhEoaWOwmX46wn9Xpsexfk9m/s320/20210315_114107.jpg" /></span></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The enameling process: I enamel the back first. I use clear as the base layer (of all of our pieces) and then I start adding the colors to the piece. I like doing the back first so I have an idea of what the front will look like. I can also change my mind about the colors. I do ask mom's opinion about the piece before I start enameling the front.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So, here is the final piece of the bird plate. Mom will assemble this piece in a shadowbox at a later time.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AN0f8Fo5nEP05C41cScoviMBu0bryjjojB_ME_Knb6L-ThNQgB8rEoswaAD3QbaA_MRqOo5NESo1FdQZWF4pIpzrkdHA-Ipi81MeKzR8lea0lbkYk-V9iDLrIO-u0GImZUt8idz0wk1R/s1000/Bird+Seedpod+and+Leaf+Plate+v1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AN0f8Fo5nEP05C41cScoviMBu0bryjjojB_ME_Knb6L-ThNQgB8rEoswaAD3QbaA_MRqOo5NESo1FdQZWF4pIpzrkdHA-Ipi81MeKzR8lea0lbkYk-V9iDLrIO-u0GImZUt8idz0wk1R/w400-h333/Bird+Seedpod+and+Leaf+Plate+v1.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5ml2TnD16tarhdu8aatKZUWgW5CH4z4umJI78awt5n1evCpMktyN_BkV2BwPtdm3T9Cy9n03glUrU6U6nMHwBwSXQ6UQkVyFjpJr4gULcBaYHhvsmjCftugZyqd9xxC8bZshVPs_sx8Z/s1132/Bird+Seedpod+and+Leaf+Plate+v3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5ml2TnD16tarhdu8aatKZUWgW5CH4z4umJI78awt5n1evCpMktyN_BkV2BwPtdm3T9Cy9n03glUrU6U6nMHwBwSXQ6UQkVyFjpJr4gULcBaYHhvsmjCftugZyqd9xxC8bZshVPs_sx8Z/w354-h400/Bird+Seedpod+and+Leaf+Plate+v3.jpg" width="354" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The second piece we did was a birdhouse that mom found. I told mom I wanted to create another 3-d effect piece. So, she figured out how to do it. The nest/eggs are a separate piece that we enameled to the birdhouse.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here is the process:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Mom glued the pattern down to 20g copper.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVXQpDFlQMAKNwy3caI9GP9Tmj6kloVyrjzjeqqHd1sqjrTqTD9_pmh6T0HTummsTnCvGT7CoLg3idzdofqN8B8Ups4iKbGNpHj1b-n1MmtRxz080rvajTAfG-fGpkPkVVZHctkfthyzP/s2048/20210320_145824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVXQpDFlQMAKNwy3caI9GP9Tmj6kloVyrjzjeqqHd1sqjrTqTD9_pmh6T0HTummsTnCvGT7CoLg3idzdofqN8B8Ups4iKbGNpHj1b-n1MmtRxz080rvajTAfG-fGpkPkVVZHctkfthyzP/s320/20210320_145824.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1i_5h5B3JlItIAYRfw2-gKRI1-d0GzvCjCH67xQFzNaia9oG8Ku7CZ_fjaGIUHnXJeWkw4JNTixyzgdofnmfWZ5ROOH4RG1O0fLLR0OV6b1w3EqZkAEkTsxyLPS6RJMmP2Uv4tBlHyLd-/s2048/20210320_150247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1i_5h5B3JlItIAYRfw2-gKRI1-d0GzvCjCH67xQFzNaia9oG8Ku7CZ_fjaGIUHnXJeWkw4JNTixyzgdofnmfWZ5ROOH4RG1O0fLLR0OV6b1w3EqZkAEkTsxyLPS6RJMmP2Uv4tBlHyLd-/s320/20210320_150247.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;">I then sawed out the perimeter of the piece. Mom hates sawing out the perimeter, but that is something I don't mind sawing out. I hate sawing out the designs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnJhXKO5ZFH-h-tlKvyFOFRfpwlGlUn-V2Z3leUEvoQw3tDl5BE5fkSHis_NW5JY3JuDLoRbOeKEpLQ5avLbgxHbHQ9jxzF2o18Q9MLkj1onpiJrtBGot-JPdKxoey8ycGLojgtpfP9t9/s2048/20210320_151820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnJhXKO5ZFH-h-tlKvyFOFRfpwlGlUn-V2Z3leUEvoQw3tDl5BE5fkSHis_NW5JY3JuDLoRbOeKEpLQ5avLbgxHbHQ9jxzF2o18Q9MLkj1onpiJrtBGot-JPdKxoey8ycGLojgtpfP9t9/s320/20210320_151820.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3jccqziNRBt0szEOMkO47ewmQO7jRoYsnsQXrOtINii9xymxX2eFMHcvs1Ir-XyJUAKb1rpHpURrXQSivpoxeKOBB8dF6CWoKaLPVurmP9LFC29FEheXFycNtZxxvaw5FKBZRhkQ5-T9/s2048/20210320_161016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3jccqziNRBt0szEOMkO47ewmQO7jRoYsnsQXrOtINii9xymxX2eFMHcvs1Ir-XyJUAKb1rpHpURrXQSivpoxeKOBB8dF6CWoKaLPVurmP9LFC29FEheXFycNtZxxvaw5FKBZRhkQ5-T9/s320/20210320_161016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;">If you want to see a video of mom sawing out one of the designs you can head over to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/134056376618929/videos/735038493822768" target="_blank">FB page</a> and check out here sawing skills.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mom took a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/134056376618929/videos/2890986634520715" target="_blank">video </a>of the finished filed/sanded birdhouse. I am so proud of her, that she took a video on her own without me nagging her.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/134056376618929/videos/2890986634520715" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_Pm-2k2pPqCevohyw1lpaJiV2FZzB62CwLpzcYl4ao53_OHoucIVoVn_ZJfN06Kg6z3kLHlsbO2K9VCymBrJsJS-c3gbJfYCmm0Oi6GuD2AZ9FMAglrBJcDTESZkdw3LpzyonE_l4X52/s320/FiledSandedBirdhouse.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I really didn't take a photo of the enameling process of the birdhouse. I do have a quick video of the powdered enamels on the piece before going into the kiln. I have it posted on <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ebbeadandmetalworks" target="_blank">TikTok</a> account <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ebbeadandmetalworks" target="_blank">@ebbeadandmetalworks</a>. I just started the account and I have no idea what I am doing. I also posted a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ebbeadandmetalworks" target="_blank">TikTok</a> video of the finished piece too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the final photos of the birdhouse:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOajVg6Dk9YcveCwhzYF6-tjRQC8EZv2y3rmS5YVJ12Dx2TmGEPceAA-Sqr92P1SwaE-yQhdMWgVwSGPip80ytKPff2dzEUarj92IWi_N3sMJwFq3SjmTDpkWVGGFnHUa3OrpIQq6QlvT/s1000/Birdhouse+and+Nest+Resized+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1000" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOajVg6Dk9YcveCwhzYF6-tjRQC8EZv2y3rmS5YVJ12Dx2TmGEPceAA-Sqr92P1SwaE-yQhdMWgVwSGPip80ytKPff2dzEUarj92IWi_N3sMJwFq3SjmTDpkWVGGFnHUa3OrpIQq6QlvT/w400-h345/Birdhouse+and+Nest+Resized+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSQUBOt0KgiH5h7wLmomHOWpjDVXmKIGPqd5_m78Uk7MoUeSdjHqv9yqp1lP-kTL5IOB0hPdqOMz9RmLi5G6qkjuahDBimz8Ga_LeBwz6RHOp3-9FT64FWxP60Lai2JM2m7gDF4qERHet/s1436/Birdhouse+and+Nest+Resized+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSQUBOt0KgiH5h7wLmomHOWpjDVXmKIGPqd5_m78Uk7MoUeSdjHqv9yqp1lP-kTL5IOB0hPdqOMz9RmLi5G6qkjuahDBimz8Ga_LeBwz6RHOp3-9FT64FWxP60Lai2JM2m7gDF4qERHet/w279-h400/Birdhouse+and+Nest+Resized+6.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I will be posting the photos to the Art Elements Community album for this month's theme. You can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=oa.239358417885836&type=3" target="_blank">go here</a> to see what everyone posted.</span><p></p><p></p>EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-45680201907222522542020-12-22T05:00:00.004-05:002020-12-22T05:00:08.850-05:00Art Elements December Theme - All Things Christmas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUV8k8WDgMDDAFYU-3VgppwHIn6go3q6-BoqDGwL_eAfRlcy2qvjuJCvSsJAbmNfRg317RFrG74pfFzWcqEI2QT_4pLE_76uvDbq6yTqSiEfy8zwPpQsvXlDjyrQrw3b17HXNx6AnLLwf/s399/all+thinfs+xmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="398" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUV8k8WDgMDDAFYU-3VgppwHIn6go3q6-BoqDGwL_eAfRlcy2qvjuJCvSsJAbmNfRg317RFrG74pfFzWcqEI2QT_4pLE_76uvDbq6yTqSiEfy8zwPpQsvXlDjyrQrw3b17HXNx6AnLLwf/s320/all+thinfs+xmas.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This months Art Elements Theme is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=oa.3797386343674560&type=3" target="_blank">All Things Christmas</a>. I have linked to the photo album on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artelementscommunity" target="_blank">Art Elements Community Facebook Group</a>.</p><p>Mom found all of our ideas, but I did find a couple and posted them to the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/" target="_blank">my Pinterest</a> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/art-elements-theme-ideas/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme Ideas board</a>.</p><p>Mom is more of a Christmas person than I am; I am the Grinch out of the both of us. So, the ideas she selected for this month's theme was perfect for me.</p><p>I do love celebrating St. Nikolaus Tag with mom. It brings back memories from the time we lived in Germany. </p><p>Mom found the ideas and then made patterns out of the images.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgHNnLKBXY3nGhEbNkgRDfDMN7R5NhAMEGrWGy98Rc5U9YG5Upd8CF5BZ8eYbu6FIYAbkmTF5rbvKAkY_NwCvDX2SHS7_WNG-svdqy2vc_brx2Onv7CS4EIaQpiQlEf228pq22wM2sjT0/s960/130730731_3905498042808058_8931908397544705113_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgHNnLKBXY3nGhEbNkgRDfDMN7R5NhAMEGrWGy98Rc5U9YG5Upd8CF5BZ8eYbu6FIYAbkmTF5rbvKAkY_NwCvDX2SHS7_WNG-svdqy2vc_brx2Onv7CS4EIaQpiQlEf228pq22wM2sjT0/s320/130730731_3905498042808058_8931908397544705113_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patterns glued to the copper.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxCNLPOkdj8tqMo7U0I-I1rd5uKPiffM6imQsqVj4CAw5qTNOGUV99S2IXYOSj85lCSpLrleI-NZOlinjCrepJiCTZFYkuy1GPhfLHqMnbeXQ14uw8oEB2BY5aN_Xv7pVEnqZzis2J10r/s960/130904202_3905498069474722_3675516027654399946_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxCNLPOkdj8tqMo7U0I-I1rd5uKPiffM6imQsqVj4CAw5qTNOGUV99S2IXYOSj85lCSpLrleI-NZOlinjCrepJiCTZFYkuy1GPhfLHqMnbeXQ14uw8oEB2BY5aN_Xv7pVEnqZzis2J10r/s320/130904202_3905498069474722_3675516027654399946_n.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom cutting out the pieces with the large<br />copper cutter. It makes the pieces more manageable for<br />mom to saw.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lpsz-g3kWnXILS6yspQnPwykyP2s563POw0Hu8VZ9nXQ90sqiaqDxpG6CTHo0nRauHpbPjN3UG5qKScq2SlMz3PY3KxEjm145tGsxaDKeabr9QLGg40YV8hFKGAG-mIcPfQ83QqMei1c/s960/131220093_3905498122808050_1193540838633692521_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lpsz-g3kWnXILS6yspQnPwykyP2s563POw0Hu8VZ9nXQ90sqiaqDxpG6CTHo0nRauHpbPjN3UG5qKScq2SlMz3PY3KxEjm145tGsxaDKeabr9QLGg40YV8hFKGAG-mIcPfQ83QqMei1c/s320/131220093_3905498122808050_1193540838633692521_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom cutting out the other two pieces with the cutter.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Can you believe this - mom and I didn't take any photos of the process of her sawing out the pieces, filing or sanding. Mom only took pictures of the copper pieces after she finished filing and sanding.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXtvXlc6D5lTT8LuJLjh8AO-NE0wW9eW3ZHdIe0_822XYiTJUiueCs0F0Kzk3EnKWQh3gOokuStzN4kUx6m0avt-d2JXpaFAQe1DmGvARzS89Orr3yYsyu0_AFndPUuh4rrwoYFR0QUQn/s960/131305022_3913830185308177_6492866826317146385_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXtvXlc6D5lTT8LuJLjh8AO-NE0wW9eW3ZHdIe0_822XYiTJUiueCs0F0Kzk3EnKWQh3gOokuStzN4kUx6m0avt-d2JXpaFAQe1DmGvARzS89Orr3yYsyu0_AFndPUuh4rrwoYFR0QUQn/s320/131305022_3913830185308177_6492866826317146385_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPqEgvCQTTclTdcCSPGZ-iC167aBHWJPks64pVYi2zTxICRywkzuYDK1xq5VC0gbibrIAYC25qXaMEFLbYjdZAEWiVZjCz0eS00IevvF2yVRH52bw24lOQeKEyFq_cPRaKyUrBlTJYrUF/s960/131350080_3913755128649016_4575036342622568182_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPqEgvCQTTclTdcCSPGZ-iC167aBHWJPks64pVYi2zTxICRywkzuYDK1xq5VC0gbibrIAYC25qXaMEFLbYjdZAEWiVZjCz0eS00IevvF2yVRH52bw24lOQeKEyFq_cPRaKyUrBlTJYrUF/s320/131350080_3913755128649016_4575036342622568182_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb99EWo9M56gtTNTncT_-hL28b39RkV3Pp5bbRc2NkdtyLCQpl28dyxC7k7YJSh9RKJsFacx-iFpx4Nrf3S5ecBpFSWoHBjQ8M5aTh_SH5RUvOvFV7haI1osM-ygMRfjqyPeWW6e1_HbO/s960/132046997_3918391668185362_9164448508885710554_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="682" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTb99EWo9M56gtTNTncT_-hL28b39RkV3Pp5bbRc2NkdtyLCQpl28dyxC7k7YJSh9RKJsFacx-iFpx4Nrf3S5ecBpFSWoHBjQ8M5aTh_SH5RUvOvFV7haI1osM-ygMRfjqyPeWW6e1_HbO/s320/132046997_3918391668185362_9164448508885710554_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I did take pictures of the pieces with the powdered enamel on them before I put the pieces in the kiln.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYE-THE_clwIWyN9L2gVIC5fUvVBoKDhC6ZSJAm16v9LGbRaze0zhfDt5XLL20KQ2DsezbXQn-jydfEVA-9QxM8kMnKjgx86PYG6wk4ldPJErKpc6YGWZfEi-8XjqzaIl9ednahCIhqXZ/s2048/20201220_105114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYE-THE_clwIWyN9L2gVIC5fUvVBoKDhC6ZSJAm16v9LGbRaze0zhfDt5XLL20KQ2DsezbXQn-jydfEVA-9QxM8kMnKjgx86PYG6wk4ldPJErKpc6YGWZfEi-8XjqzaIl9ednahCIhqXZ/s320/20201220_105114.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa0b8099hVMsIt5TWFOeCCd6grrjiY_oNB9GsigDR5lKNPevxM9C3zWpeLvM9kweXTmqRfo7WbIYP6FVzxNEpevSUw9JR3r0CigwbI_16gaH7s_dxWskbbVCGHqu4HQ4v_goB8kz-pQMh/s2048/20201220_111159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwa0b8099hVMsIt5TWFOeCCd6grrjiY_oNB9GsigDR5lKNPevxM9C3zWpeLvM9kweXTmqRfo7WbIYP6FVzxNEpevSUw9JR3r0CigwbI_16gaH7s_dxWskbbVCGHqu4HQ4v_goB8kz-pQMh/s320/20201220_111159.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsMegShGHlqHKHAb3H1I_JxKkOf9GS_acvop1_4e1Cc1hAEKDV1aMfVOCIJxxT2gXY8TEwALVUYZkd3fkeI1Bp5u5QjIlZLQJGABuy7reK4TW_oPQU-ZDe3zbwS0_oKDxRjrwVvdhlIk1/s2048/20201220_111202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsMegShGHlqHKHAb3H1I_JxKkOf9GS_acvop1_4e1Cc1hAEKDV1aMfVOCIJxxT2gXY8TEwALVUYZkd3fkeI1Bp5u5QjIlZLQJGABuy7reK4TW_oPQU-ZDe3zbwS0_oKDxRjrwVvdhlIk1/s320/20201220_111202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I also took a picture of the Grinch face right after I took him out of the kiln. It looked possessed and I thought it looked really cool.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-C1qpBaxs6UF-r_1ROZATkY74mSYt6fdl-ccX8ok_V_cmdQy_4genwdyZYfCL16U-79dUYT6_zBFEGfW_mQGMzbjzEDUrciObhLFqJ0CE5G6Dg3C79pFubNQkmJTyOjlEpMLkyIHu9Iz/s2048/20201220_111522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-C1qpBaxs6UF-r_1ROZATkY74mSYt6fdl-ccX8ok_V_cmdQy_4genwdyZYfCL16U-79dUYT6_zBFEGfW_mQGMzbjzEDUrciObhLFqJ0CE5G6Dg3C79pFubNQkmJTyOjlEpMLkyIHu9Iz/s320/20201220_111522.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>After I took photos of the Grinch pieces, in our lightbox, I left them in the computer room overnight because I was being lazy and not taking them out to the garage. When I went between my room, through the computer room, to the main part of the house, I noticed that the Grinch eyes were glowing in the dark. It was so cool. I did try to take a picture, but none of them turned out good enough to share. You are just going to have to take my word for it :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are the final pictures of the Grinch face, Max (the dog) and the Grinch stealing an ornament.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCo61dRKsAZBgfvmqIyaDcdhYAP3Pk8iPIGL645j6SiEf3EmnRkKzZyNhgp9QlbPQmgdDX1eJs27ri7mWw2amDymV3zfQsQUU67cuhC8H1pCpkNEXUwoVVaXEfxxB9IhYjvyQiLsoQBQF/s1000/Grinch+Face+Resized+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1000" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCo61dRKsAZBgfvmqIyaDcdhYAP3Pk8iPIGL645j6SiEf3EmnRkKzZyNhgp9QlbPQmgdDX1eJs27ri7mWw2amDymV3zfQsQUU67cuhC8H1pCpkNEXUwoVVaXEfxxB9IhYjvyQiLsoQBQF/w400-h365/Grinch+Face+Resized+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9meBYLjGrAMG0cAuO9Of2yM_Pnzoy0k0-JqeeqLZSbPTlUP7NwB1vfbuV4wDwPuESYupMgImmN0fGMPXhHEEvGg728YjZa-E5xLpGiSiBTPgNraghDeOgGoowzys14XIrJOv873lHqvDW/s1000/Grinch+Face+Resized+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1000" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9meBYLjGrAMG0cAuO9Of2yM_Pnzoy0k0-JqeeqLZSbPTlUP7NwB1vfbuV4wDwPuESYupMgImmN0fGMPXhHEEvGg728YjZa-E5xLpGiSiBTPgNraghDeOgGoowzys14XIrJOv873lHqvDW/w400-h358/Grinch+Face+Resized+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvEQNgOhyphenhyphenRLXFMuSKOlnm9FqMGPa6p-IYApT7L9Ut2nshMVBcVtyuMqmue5FS8ePMZiN2pH1hm3g07Vd9NI4UUCiNJDCyNBhwBuglctQqigujmC0b32Mgr6OoZcFfqbJ00ksaVnx9PxsV/s1593/Max+-+The+Grinch+-+Resized+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvEQNgOhyphenhyphenRLXFMuSKOlnm9FqMGPa6p-IYApT7L9Ut2nshMVBcVtyuMqmue5FS8ePMZiN2pH1hm3g07Vd9NI4UUCiNJDCyNBhwBuglctQqigujmC0b32Mgr6OoZcFfqbJ00ksaVnx9PxsV/w251-h400/Max+-+The+Grinch+-+Resized+1.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTd1-Us7CRkTUWfxoIFK_uKvCT2otpAA3cCtxe2iHYC0wc6SIbs1yElYl3Wdf_ab9DT3ZEKSpUHy9jMvWxwcnDnCGH1hGZlNndnnjXVjy1t2YiRDoXugWeJWwdPnxfov9XtQ-vHsokcE5R/s1859/Max+-+The+Grinch+-+Resized+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTd1-Us7CRkTUWfxoIFK_uKvCT2otpAA3cCtxe2iHYC0wc6SIbs1yElYl3Wdf_ab9DT3ZEKSpUHy9jMvWxwcnDnCGH1hGZlNndnnjXVjy1t2YiRDoXugWeJWwdPnxfov9XtQ-vHsokcE5R/w215-h400/Max+-+The+Grinch+-+Resized+2.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp1VMf-wrbJKLtIpzJn4SRnGjT4As6cjzw_ei6FbWWfy3BZ0v7N1FFHnTDQqoECT71bMuufYuH1XwVQMgBjOvsLF6eU7ljqxJO20mZDkM1zy65SMY3edM28SggdgKg2qToPx1ravb4cdT/s1000/The+Grinch+and+Ornament+-+Resized+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp1VMf-wrbJKLtIpzJn4SRnGjT4As6cjzw_ei6FbWWfy3BZ0v7N1FFHnTDQqoECT71bMuufYuH1XwVQMgBjOvsLF6eU7ljqxJO20mZDkM1zy65SMY3edM28SggdgKg2qToPx1ravb4cdT/w400-h373/The+Grinch+and+Ornament+-+Resized+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ni5ag7NXRjmFuS0LSRZHkaFbMNxQoxtQHJd4SiI-i6CCbZoeO9-l0hZ13faSScyzDW9WrFETKZOg2ZGV4wiEJc5q_xkvLwhWIs2tMwhFPxMxsXZ-t6Rqkr6UcTTJa_vdHStTb0wv8wdo/s1000/The+Grinch+and+Ornament+-+Resized+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ni5ag7NXRjmFuS0LSRZHkaFbMNxQoxtQHJd4SiI-i6CCbZoeO9-l0hZ13faSScyzDW9WrFETKZOg2ZGV4wiEJc5q_xkvLwhWIs2tMwhFPxMxsXZ-t6Rqkr6UcTTJa_vdHStTb0wv8wdo/w400-h336/The+Grinch+and+Ornament+-+Resized+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Once I was done taking photos of the pieces; mom then assembled them into a shadowbox. I then had fun trying to take photos of the shadowbox. I hung the shadowbox up in our hallway and brought in a sunlamp to try and take a good picture. You will not believe how much shows up in the glass. You could see the roof of the extension in the glass in a couple of pictures, and shadows of the shrank in another picture. I did the best I could and I hope this gives you an idea of how the pieces look in the shadowbox.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJevORnAU_aeaJKnPL0xEqienqFspgmsHyZ_CnLZIfbJzr1rvkFyU86xobN_T0veaCvgXLRF_-kXjCjaEgG_w5cWdXokFUPF3CPX7Vry-0y5RVcA334wuSqibApENkGdrDz7bCXkRgSpm/s1000/The+Grinch+Shadowbox+Resized+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1000" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJevORnAU_aeaJKnPL0xEqienqFspgmsHyZ_CnLZIfbJzr1rvkFyU86xobN_T0veaCvgXLRF_-kXjCjaEgG_w5cWdXokFUPF3CPX7Vry-0y5RVcA334wuSqibApENkGdrDz7bCXkRgSpm/w400-h259/The+Grinch+Shadowbox+Resized+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHhEYOvpGIf5QOn6-c3dKyyng4cPdl75kFrBKh9_yuzY3xWhI15foMcaqelLwe_EYzdaSyKsHH0EDyd-r_OJEKAU6tiI-6p-z1vg7n_hexDCVV3CbogB8wGnEMBCvjzKkckOqU73uYyVK/s1000/The+Grinch+Shadowbox+Resized+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="1000" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHhEYOvpGIf5QOn6-c3dKyyng4cPdl75kFrBKh9_yuzY3xWhI15foMcaqelLwe_EYzdaSyKsHH0EDyd-r_OJEKAU6tiI-6p-z1vg7n_hexDCVV3CbogB8wGnEMBCvjzKkckOqU73uYyVK/w400-h254/The+Grinch+Shadowbox+Resized+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NAGLU4ZiigaUrFhAOZdcwITFL8O7Z2ZuNR2YdDo2jCR2KGUc7X7DeP-VM_hv1llLCAYtYfFzshlvg0pj_XQfXcXmP6WLudhWV6rn5GNF4TZPpa5Xs_3RI3Z99laEEiCPxQxNKxExbUTR/s1000/The+Grinch+Shadowbox+Resized+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="1000" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NAGLU4ZiigaUrFhAOZdcwITFL8O7Z2ZuNR2YdDo2jCR2KGUc7X7DeP-VM_hv1llLCAYtYfFzshlvg0pj_XQfXcXmP6WLudhWV6rn5GNF4TZPpa5Xs_3RI3Z99laEEiCPxQxNKxExbUTR/w400-h239/The+Grinch+Shadowbox+Resized+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So, that is our pieces for the December Art Elements Theme. We hope you enjoy the process and final pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSthDVXGTkB9yIaJ3Pc5pgTttRAvAUjU7q-uoTmz6MXLf1kDK6qB0kfnZQ8Vtks7FGVQ6zxUI3Wxl75Vxl5Gzb6zgFCZzZoerFQJZIY9U7jWRfbVz4AarS2Au45e-XqjJJet_fXAcLf8Y/s2048/Merry+Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSthDVXGTkB9yIaJ3Pc5pgTttRAvAUjU7q-uoTmz6MXLf1kDK6qB0kfnZQ8Vtks7FGVQ6zxUI3Wxl75Vxl5Gzb6zgFCZzZoerFQJZIY9U7jWRfbVz4AarS2Au45e-XqjJJet_fXAcLf8Y/w400-h300/Merry+Christmas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-28333535111055476062020-10-28T05:00:00.001-04:002020-10-28T05:00:01.342-04:00Art Elements October Theme - Gothic<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CFh9nuoloCoDfWI62GNVghx7Bfh_5W0j38xw5eFUmVK2b8o0jyTV3WKCXUW3FC25PR364KbyW3LMt4eX4EX6IwyOB8G7YSZ6vuaaGRIVtB3NQ59d6mzWr1IcRcvTRC0CElpxNAbqUKuJ/s720/Gothic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CFh9nuoloCoDfWI62GNVghx7Bfh_5W0j38xw5eFUmVK2b8o0jyTV3WKCXUW3FC25PR364KbyW3LMt4eX4EX6IwyOB8G7YSZ6vuaaGRIVtB3NQ59d6mzWr1IcRcvTRC0CElpxNAbqUKuJ/s320/Gothic.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/208361920249488081/?nic_v2=1a6YTkag6" target="_blank">Image from Pinterest</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">The <a href="https://www.artelements.net/" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;"> of the Month is <a href="https://www.artelements.net/october-theme-challenge-gothic/" target="_blank">Gothic</a>. I had fun looking on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> for Gothic images. You can find my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/art-elements-theme-ideas/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme board here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I had a couple of ideas, but the one idea I wanted to create was having a black cat, a full moon and the number 13. I LOVE the number 13. I especially love Friday the 13 with a full moon. Unfortunately for me, mom had me on a Tuesday, the 13th. Not the same ring as Friday, the 13th.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Here are the ideas mom drew up for me. One of the patterns is from the Pinterest board - <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/208361920249488092/?nic_v2=1a6YTkag6" target="_blank">called Never more</a>.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62bom5MW1cPlwUnCA0ktFPzUByF39zfhSoA34J-iOAlbXgSnFjD1cp7ArU8MgTcdPKq6XR7l4bEyridWstkzM67-gtNl-np9vySplmyhzD2LDD9D6dd9DUaHXgC_323VG09grHBNvzo27/s2048/20201017_114905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62bom5MW1cPlwUnCA0ktFPzUByF39zfhSoA34J-iOAlbXgSnFjD1cp7ArU8MgTcdPKq6XR7l4bEyridWstkzM67-gtNl-np9vySplmyhzD2LDD9D6dd9DUaHXgC_323VG09grHBNvzo27/s320/20201017_114905.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">The Nevermore piece I wanted to saw it out of copper and have a boarder around the crow and monument. I wanted to texture the piece and hand-stamp the Nevermore into the copper. </span></p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">The black cat, 13 and moon I wanted to enamel the two pieces together. That is of course after mom saws out the pieces from copper.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl0xrbGcYr_1FITt8EnwVqy1y_9hiWuJZOk5tH1kSn3IXcq1wYWM3wIDhjlkJTlFO8Vgk96AcRtNjSNAH1wG7TY1jfYQhy_uWSFGgCxsWFScUJV3KayS7sdCWQ_K7GmE9LrcXPUR0TyKm/s960/122586756_3760342613990269_6030656240362752905_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl0xrbGcYr_1FITt8EnwVqy1y_9hiWuJZOk5tH1kSn3IXcq1wYWM3wIDhjlkJTlFO8Vgk96AcRtNjSNAH1wG7TY1jfYQhy_uWSFGgCxsWFScUJV3KayS7sdCWQ_K7GmE9LrcXPUR0TyKm/s320/122586756_3760342613990269_6030656240362752905_n.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Mom sawed out the Nevermore piece. We ended up making a change to the piece before mom started sawing out. We added more limbs (clouds) to the other side of the piece so it was more balanced. </span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQjbxTu3wU0fBAdjuDUwPyupIq0mKBH33h131jeqLZryLYhQM1a5IRPEDynD9Pwn9217nBiURpkmeiG9RWil_GL037lswk_Nq0-5PHQa_2vVhBNvy-cJvU987tNeCFNlEPHeZhI2rlneL/s2048/20201024_134637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQjbxTu3wU0fBAdjuDUwPyupIq0mKBH33h131jeqLZryLYhQM1a5IRPEDynD9Pwn9217nBiURpkmeiG9RWil_GL037lswk_Nq0-5PHQa_2vVhBNvy-cJvU987tNeCFNlEPHeZhI2rlneL/s320/20201024_134637.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">I sawed out the perimeter of the black cat and the moon and then handed them off to mom so she could finish sawing out the interiors. I even helped file and sand some of the pieces. That usually never happens because I HATE filing and sanding!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZVUMAIfbIGm2dTxVa8Dtj5kuqVy0m21BFmujkmIfmIyRbBBpQUNjhOy3Q-zZn2NI3P-tb0s18DO00L2P0za1jquOS032lg_30_Iwwn-AVZTd8oUY_TWl_dka7qTpLGii4deWC-6bHC53/s2048/20201024_142945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZVUMAIfbIGm2dTxVa8Dtj5kuqVy0m21BFmujkmIfmIyRbBBpQUNjhOy3Q-zZn2NI3P-tb0s18DO00L2P0za1jquOS032lg_30_Iwwn-AVZTd8oUY_TWl_dka7qTpLGii4deWC-6bHC53/s320/20201024_142945.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">I finally figured out what stamps I wanted to use for the Nevermore word (that was difficult). I also was going back and forth on the texture hammer and what textures I wanted to use. Huge ordeal of too many choices!!!!</span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Once I textured the piece and hand-stamped the word Nevermore onto the copper I put the copper into liver of sulfur for it to patina the copper. I think I ended up liver of sulfuring three times because I wasn't happy for the first two times after I sanded down the patina. I was finally happy with the final patina. After I finished sanding down the patina I then sprayed it with lacquer and then let it hang for more than 24 hours to dry.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQ0jBJwrf4h9dOeoZJwFvg6EbnnQc3ZliFc5KRliB5Kpg5UkcQzmdP67G9-qHtDwEKAkp09UhWxhio7B_28i3hCxZE9X6xUDTK31rrnczJZ9i3Fw5vFkIaw6j59NnKACGI_s9JyKOdnHJ/s2048/20201025_143837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQ0jBJwrf4h9dOeoZJwFvg6EbnnQc3ZliFc5KRliB5Kpg5UkcQzmdP67G9-qHtDwEKAkp09UhWxhio7B_28i3hCxZE9X6xUDTK31rrnczJZ9i3Fw5vFkIaw6j59NnKACGI_s9JyKOdnHJ/s320/20201025_143837.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Here you go for the Nevermore piece.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ygotyub-8fGzDG10L_clkYKOz_SHU4bomlNZUTrS7dkDzgIcJFDWCpmKiNYdoJ9AdH6PK67YusJIrOliMtZC0V8-cvQqtpBL5R6F3aglbwF_jfh_UyGPLBcUqSWgzkV4Y3hMdsXTPj4y/s1441/Nevermore_Resized1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ygotyub-8fGzDG10L_clkYKOz_SHU4bomlNZUTrS7dkDzgIcJFDWCpmKiNYdoJ9AdH6PK67YusJIrOliMtZC0V8-cvQqtpBL5R6F3aglbwF_jfh_UyGPLBcUqSWgzkV4Y3hMdsXTPj4y/w444-h640/Nevermore_Resized1.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">I am not sure how we are going to display this piece. I really, really, really think it is too big for a pendant :) I think we might end up just displaying it in a shadowbox. But, who knows. Mom and I have not discussed this yet.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahtqACCdXPsSjNHR0-8Ttol2G6t2zOs-yit4X2UBdGDSt873JAq0hbXNo36RSmy12MlgRAGtV9KCFdLZrf8GrInwwivkfbdDk3Vw1nNdOFe_JHowi4hvGuGk30WOqV7O4k4C0z2qB-F03/s2048/20201025_094800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahtqACCdXPsSjNHR0-8Ttol2G6t2zOs-yit4X2UBdGDSt873JAq0hbXNo36RSmy12MlgRAGtV9KCFdLZrf8GrInwwivkfbdDk3Vw1nNdOFe_JHowi4hvGuGk30WOqV7O4k4C0z2qB-F03/s320/20201025_094800.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">On Sunday I set up the tables to enamel. I enameled the pieces for the Gothic theme and I also enameled earrings and pendants.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1J9Vzinp7rTza2666rkryaDqZuVhvfxNO6IaImOXHI_EdWa26xRWSMQ87Qy617GS6JPUJVKIMGp-ait0O1dbz9eujlWsmd3Nd6uiTg2G_0xpQrua1RRYVIrAL4ixX4Z-M4K9_5l7lEvU/s2048/20201025_094806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1J9Vzinp7rTza2666rkryaDqZuVhvfxNO6IaImOXHI_EdWa26xRWSMQ87Qy617GS6JPUJVKIMGp-ait0O1dbz9eujlWsmd3Nd6uiTg2G_0xpQrua1RRYVIrAL4ixX4Z-M4K9_5l7lEvU/s320/20201025_094806.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div>The pieces after we cleaned them and before I put the first coat of clear down on the backs of the pendants.</span></span><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvIrZJzRxzCFVWBL-bToG65ifY2wKvyUrafSzq3trpKkzvgp2RTy4pJycjp_VDMMACBcE-DnSn1SeacVL5C5PxZ2p9WIAlL3Mr6TH3L4x7fcQyT37clwC1Z7lDXt994U02DhVbC3Vm0UM/s2048/20201025_095845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvIrZJzRxzCFVWBL-bToG65ifY2wKvyUrafSzq3trpKkzvgp2RTy4pJycjp_VDMMACBcE-DnSn1SeacVL5C5PxZ2p9WIAlL3Mr6TH3L4x7fcQyT37clwC1Z7lDXt994U02DhVbC3Vm0UM/s320/20201025_095845.jpg" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: white;">The clear on the back of the pendants. I am letting them dry and then into the kiln they go.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0Usg3src9M_r1HEJfwtDw0AyDGAbDMjjk-ya__nlKMW40bf87L9vocqIYrUtvxCyAsESlAzKMsoyazcXAuTBuuAkFHaKbBupXTwtDgsUfy-4892LOG1Omkf0evHo5xd-Gv0uhAjy6cfe/s2048/20201025_103027%25280%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0Usg3src9M_r1HEJfwtDw0AyDGAbDMjjk-ya__nlKMW40bf87L9vocqIYrUtvxCyAsESlAzKMsoyazcXAuTBuuAkFHaKbBupXTwtDgsUfy-4892LOG1Omkf0evHo5xd-Gv0uhAjy6cfe/s320/20201025_103027%25280%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Color has gone on the pieces and waiting for them to try and then into the kiln they go.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4-0J32AUgvSx3_7olErnY3AyRSVcL-HMvY9LYhnSAdTEYU3S9wSaowzWNVhYmASRVwIFhVoZYiUcd1KQu3XI7t7uaV9wE4zCBJJWiCBM6QqGpzuUcxnMIWKamt3q7Ee36GivQrQGEQlz/s2048/20201025_120724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4-0J32AUgvSx3_7olErnY3AyRSVcL-HMvY9LYhnSAdTEYU3S9wSaowzWNVhYmASRVwIFhVoZYiUcd1KQu3XI7t7uaV9wE4zCBJJWiCBM6QqGpzuUcxnMIWKamt3q7Ee36GivQrQGEQlz/s320/20201025_120724.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I have just put the enamel on the front of the pieces and I have layered the pieces together. The piece will then go into the kiln and cross my fingers that this will work.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EAKCGrRGCtFvYs2DbCakU5xZ0KegpjMGQggrloD71UTBcon-n2Hia5bDIOhiVupt249b-oCisgEDPQwCDkqtl1UwTY9VxEbdWzoMvT4lwyZEyFhVFCxIQQeVQRyQaB83vZwHq4GQZb8N/s2048/20201025_143851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EAKCGrRGCtFvYs2DbCakU5xZ0KegpjMGQggrloD71UTBcon-n2Hia5bDIOhiVupt249b-oCisgEDPQwCDkqtl1UwTY9VxEbdWzoMvT4lwyZEyFhVFCxIQQeVQRyQaB83vZwHq4GQZb8N/w640-h480/20201025_143851.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Crossing my fingers did work. These are the completed pieces. But hey...can you see something spooky in the the picture? Look at the black cat and tell me what you see.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Here - I will make it a little bit bigger for you:</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGj04m43qNUgBd7lnjuhFOR_sCvKGMglEtQmnoyfrzA-R_SMHUyKkhz7jFcdlbHchdml2tXH3XFpjbrnDOGaRQOJ90MaLMqmoUR20tfbqETlIOkNx7xazWH_qC4wOAy1XqlLJo8zcPbXHc/s866/Scary+Face.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="866" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGj04m43qNUgBd7lnjuhFOR_sCvKGMglEtQmnoyfrzA-R_SMHUyKkhz7jFcdlbHchdml2tXH3XFpjbrnDOGaRQOJ90MaLMqmoUR20tfbqETlIOkNx7xazWH_qC4wOAy1XqlLJo8zcPbXHc/w640-h348/Scary+Face.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I totally freaked myself out when I saw that in the picture. I was trying to figure out what put that image into the glass. I was looking around the garage and there were no pictures to cast the reflection, and it wasn't me reflected in the glass. I was thinking that the garage was haunted.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Mom was laughing at me. What put that shadow in there perfectly was three holes in the copper. Mom and I decided we weren't going to put a design in the cats face or put whiskers on the cat. But, we made the decision after mom drilled the holes into the copper. I told mom I would just enamel over the holes. When I took that picture the shadows, and the holes, cast a perfect spooky image to freak out Beth :)<br /></span></span><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Here is the images of the spooky full moon, black cat, 13:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSIxtQwwPbxflZR9GH50Hp-kja-ZvycCwTpaEpYFwb4krjefwlxb-zP4MJHltGfifUhn9tJmqlB8IUqsFTNCmJu7bzDJQYn50vrxUdwFwWdWHcdoB2A7XXk0m4OIAGoe7zEhcvhoNjLsx/s1000/Full+Moon+Black+Cat+13+Resized+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1000" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQSIxtQwwPbxflZR9GH50Hp-kja-ZvycCwTpaEpYFwb4krjefwlxb-zP4MJHltGfifUhn9tJmqlB8IUqsFTNCmJu7bzDJQYn50vrxUdwFwWdWHcdoB2A7XXk0m4OIAGoe7zEhcvhoNjLsx/w400-h399/Full+Moon+Black+Cat+13+Resized+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeCsipyHdlFutuFAq5GpeuXuz3LMdtBBb7jmbnrHc7ZBp3wPFKiMP4a8BSrBUrV_7W74WMomBnI35-lhk-zuBp8JMPAcxQSlKUstCO7YCscMyXo9CLK7XH5ttStkTFk3Al2qvjX6t1OnJ/s1021/Full+Moon+Black+Cat+13+Resized+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeCsipyHdlFutuFAq5GpeuXuz3LMdtBBb7jmbnrHc7ZBp3wPFKiMP4a8BSrBUrV_7W74WMomBnI35-lhk-zuBp8JMPAcxQSlKUstCO7YCscMyXo9CLK7XH5ttStkTFk3Al2qvjX6t1OnJ/w391-h400/Full+Moon+Black+Cat+13+Resized+3.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">If you would like to see what everyone else has created please go to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artelementscommunity" target="_blank">Art Elements Community</a> Facebook page and check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2638493349798848&type=3" target="_blank">month's challenge album</a>.</span></span><p></p></div>EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-4347966365094361622020-09-28T12:26:00.002-04:002020-09-28T12:26:59.136-04:00Art Elements September Theme - Blue<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7k0cwOI2bF_aDKF3HLVZYy87G3GUHfUKL1VuW8Ui_gFaKtuvUJ5u1ZkpCJFnRWVLAFa_rz8Vzk1w04adTlwtdr59aSSdYK-Ifqy2QRjWcKdQbj2fGc8TrF5Sa9g5qXDTuEadOtjioTXQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="759" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7k0cwOI2bF_aDKF3HLVZYy87G3GUHfUKL1VuW8Ui_gFaKtuvUJ5u1ZkpCJFnRWVLAFa_rz8Vzk1w04adTlwtdr59aSSdYK-Ifqy2QRjWcKdQbj2fGc8TrF5Sa9g5qXDTuEadOtjioTXQ/w400-h389/image.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the <a href="https://matthias-hauser.pixels.com/featured/space-image-new-stars-and-nebula-matthias-hauser.html" target="_blank">images</a> we used for this month's them.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">The <a href="https://www.artelements.net/september-theme-challenge-blue/" style="color: #7c93a1; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;"> of the Month is Blue. This theme made mom and I think of different ideas to try. Mom found the space image and I found the other image we used for the second piece.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">What does blue mean: blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable, and committed. The color of ocean and sky, blue is a constant and calming influence in our world. Blue has equal appeal to both men and women. (Sensational Color - Mean of Blue: Color Psychology and Symbolism).</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">Did you also know that the colors pink and blue arrived as colors for babies in the mid-19th century, but the two colors were not promoted as gender signifiers until just before World War I. (<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/" target="_blank">Smithsonian Magazine</a>). In a June 1918 article from the trade publication <i>Earnshaw's Infants' Department</i> said, "The generally accepted rule is pink for boys and blue for girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for girls. (<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097/" target="_blank">Smithsonian Magazine</a>).</span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">I thought that was interesting to learn. I had heard about the colors for boys and girls before, but it was fun reading about it again.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">So, onto our pieces for this month's theme challenge.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDLi_q__wta2e1HL3T4jXPEkD_OWxxPLtwRUzSYs-3Q2KblRdaJqhLHw9v6CnZ25_KKV0_AyzvGn4C9Xp2dVCI_ytMtKFm6gl96US15QjiONINyoGa1JaoYBfvZV9md1triAWnnluJa2u/s2048/20200907_093422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDLi_q__wta2e1HL3T4jXPEkD_OWxxPLtwRUzSYs-3Q2KblRdaJqhLHw9v6CnZ25_KKV0_AyzvGn4C9Xp2dVCI_ytMtKFm6gl96US15QjiONINyoGa1JaoYBfvZV9md1triAWnnluJa2u/s320/20200907_093422.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge90I6v5UzG6flJY3HeG6b0nx__NG0Hg__7HY6ld2cADDYOLQseuz0sbxb0xsFcDvaEl8pGiwAtr8UWV9uoA1r69uUWYkbWrFgv_IQrQHMA_BR1Rq-FMpMBq-J_H5TFyBDfXGCotdXa9Pe/s2048/20200907_120505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge90I6v5UzG6flJY3HeG6b0nx__NG0Hg__7HY6ld2cADDYOLQseuz0sbxb0xsFcDvaEl8pGiwAtr8UWV9uoA1r69uUWYkbWrFgv_IQrQHMA_BR1Rq-FMpMBq-J_H5TFyBDfXGCotdXa9Pe/s320/20200907_120505.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;">The two pictures mom worked on making patterns for us to use. Mom and I first find images we like to use as patterns. Then mom draws out a pattern to use to glue onto the copper (again, I seriously hate to draw so mom does this part). Once the patterns are created we then scan them in and save them for future pieces. Then we glue the patterns on 20g copper to be sawed out.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTewsrcoHh9egp_FHWqS4nrXJYIWKvmvWpFnbPwfqHKTdeXLZielS8HN7UvBIxSmONtlIKT6Rf0q7edchbVEaxrOr1pxbYKY30PL5E5Qbbm850xBTYz0t5Ry8qQ8Z5VzrrTYJZuHQF6iIy/s701/119629371_3630391810318684_4304652325813507858_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTewsrcoHh9egp_FHWqS4nrXJYIWKvmvWpFnbPwfqHKTdeXLZielS8HN7UvBIxSmONtlIKT6Rf0q7edchbVEaxrOr1pxbYKY30PL5E5Qbbm850xBTYz0t5Ry8qQ8Z5VzrrTYJZuHQF6iIy/s320/119629371_3630391810318684_4304652325813507858_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-HjwfkjwwIp2yO2EkLHz30JT8raPKYhQjlEEFkPT-5heHexuHsQC15mqvqFQWT3ZmwRRg5vL-8qjbulvlLV5GtPabAoyj5AR7CJS-9G1ZNdWY2YxS_Qzugvwepk5IrGrPjgsa992bAui/s2048/20200915_160341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-HjwfkjwwIp2yO2EkLHz30JT8raPKYhQjlEEFkPT-5heHexuHsQC15mqvqFQWT3ZmwRRg5vL-8qjbulvlLV5GtPabAoyj5AR7CJS-9G1ZNdWY2YxS_Qzugvwepk5IrGrPjgsa992bAui/s320/20200915_160341.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then mom works on sawing out the pieces. We use a jeweler's saw to saw out all the patterns from copper. If you would like to see mom <a href="https://www.facebook.com/134056376618929/videos/378904883119130" target="_blank">saw out</a> one section of the "Blue Woman" you can go to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and click on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/videos/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">videos</a>.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Once the pieces are sawed out they are then filed and sanded.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhFqzZ3uRWO3gIe5tcm3FS4X8pLjjtSzBfFWl4PG_3TseLWXlT5NMOLBtNmv87PH1WDEjRYiKO82EKtlvJjb_tjAwAXJJdIVxXJjq93ITwUv5EbycnhDGIk1jpSu6smUfvXOYOou3LQ6z/s720/119933529_3644611495563382_8890213118029163498_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhFqzZ3uRWO3gIe5tcm3FS4X8pLjjtSzBfFWl4PG_3TseLWXlT5NMOLBtNmv87PH1WDEjRYiKO82EKtlvJjb_tjAwAXJJdIVxXJjq93ITwUv5EbycnhDGIk1jpSu6smUfvXOYOou3LQ6z/w400-h300/119933529_3644611495563382_8890213118029163498_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sawed out pieces for this month's theme</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqqPZM3zhUJCcRQJkL0nJKrFko_KIm7bgkfIT4SzbHv4yC5QkFsHXu05ZprN7IZsIC8BaE_VB7MEf35QSFh5iNMwFevJsVHeuwxWjJ0bAx4U5vluLrDloecWoW7q8fS1pR1LifaKHSKem/s701/120124314_3663550963669435_493204811075722112_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqqPZM3zhUJCcRQJkL0nJKrFko_KIm7bgkfIT4SzbHv4yC5QkFsHXu05ZprN7IZsIC8BaE_VB7MEf35QSFh5iNMwFevJsVHeuwxWjJ0bAx4U5vluLrDloecWoW7q8fS1pR1LifaKHSKem/s320/120124314_3663550963669435_493204811075722112_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mom filing the "Space" piece</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv6NOvzyEd3ttb2nXaJgpWWcPe6uG2oDEfBvxGVGTV0h1K_d6327xAM2bkECDpYNBl4eSKofeyuFeZwvrQB470ewSmpa_84SBBQFxu4W4oMMql_SRm3NvHB_tLLPBhXKZwrHqt0ALIh6r/s701/120193766_3667368793287652_1277494125300693353_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibv6NOvzyEd3ttb2nXaJgpWWcPe6uG2oDEfBvxGVGTV0h1K_d6327xAM2bkECDpYNBl4eSKofeyuFeZwvrQB470ewSmpa_84SBBQFxu4W4oMMql_SRm3NvHB_tLLPBhXKZwrHqt0ALIh6r/s320/120193766_3667368793287652_1277494125300693353_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mom filing the "Blue Woman"</div><div><br /></div><div>After mom files and sands then it is turned over to me for enameling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvLj40oKVclZDC8NYsN5qQ8VE3XXjkQevehgpmDVudm1On4sed9wBlZS1B3KSqCmWL6JmKC2EKnsbcmSs_w7C90FjdIsTiYWcj6kuJhbeVap9zl1PzwgKARdGS-e_gAMGSoTElkmJRrc6/s2048/20200927_083929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvLj40oKVclZDC8NYsN5qQ8VE3XXjkQevehgpmDVudm1On4sed9wBlZS1B3KSqCmWL6JmKC2EKnsbcmSs_w7C90FjdIsTiYWcj6kuJhbeVap9zl1PzwgKARdGS-e_gAMGSoTElkmJRrc6/s320/20200927_083929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had mom come out to the garage, after I laid out the colors. I had laid out all the blues we had to decide what we were going to use on the "Blue Woman" (I didn't realize how many blues I had in the opaque's until I laid them out). Then we started working on the colors to use for the space image. Again we went through the blues and then had to figure out what oranges to use. I then wrote out all the colors on the images so I knew what to use when enameling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxq1udwcRAz9cb-Zc9jX0BK8Jf35YHTKiCmBb1Krw_6FEmfHs-vvgu1BAsTv6iysRn0JtennLWAr5QQ0aX5drcfOEXxPRXiSH8wZJXZd66fhINA7qTv6BknlqiycrPmrbNU0z7f0HeaMDt/s2048/20200927_084618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxq1udwcRAz9cb-Zc9jX0BK8Jf35YHTKiCmBb1Krw_6FEmfHs-vvgu1BAsTv6iysRn0JtennLWAr5QQ0aX5drcfOEXxPRXiSH8wZJXZd66fhINA7qTv6BknlqiycrPmrbNU0z7f0HeaMDt/s320/20200927_084618.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPf-xtNeGXAayWFPO7EWw4qnionlow1iyi2onrkGw2uIYI8w0kUe4BjF1ubIgUHjOTEl3liFuUkOiLzTXIwLk6GiSZO7lnrcxS5oCQWPkb4y1Z036pT3YiCCW8mAF-c6L2Wp3gywBkK3x/s2048/20200927_084625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPf-xtNeGXAayWFPO7EWw4qnionlow1iyi2onrkGw2uIYI8w0kUe4BjF1ubIgUHjOTEl3liFuUkOiLzTXIwLk6GiSZO7lnrcxS5oCQWPkb4y1Z036pT3YiCCW8mAF-c6L2Wp3gywBkK3x/s320/20200927_084625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>These two photos I have is mom trying to figure out how the two pieces fit together. We made the space piece into two separate pieces and then I was enameling them together. Mom had to figure out the lay out so I could take a picture to make sure I enameled the two pieces together correctly.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then it was onto the enameling:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCjDoIKZSB0vzabuY8yhlwIBdZB3elPa_QXTM7h6xsB61GGHta0w9QzEnbxMGOx9jbKlboGtGsyTuc_9nnE20cOo_qOAJh5Jh9DHCN282tQYi4JxdwOr-BYaHZa261htzJnCDGg2A_rXw/s2048/20200927_095025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCjDoIKZSB0vzabuY8yhlwIBdZB3elPa_QXTM7h6xsB61GGHta0w9QzEnbxMGOx9jbKlboGtGsyTuc_9nnE20cOo_qOAJh5Jh9DHCN282tQYi4JxdwOr-BYaHZa261htzJnCDGg2A_rXw/s320/20200927_095025.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The two separate space pieces before I enameled</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">them together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlLjUikgHdaecX22Y03Dj3mPhPxhgl8pJQiTY0BeKIoY_QelWCpNy1pEyaWkfaBy9RoX8I9FDeGS_8n0lq6oc_0NAw3JpQovoovFDdha5ejElJJgUL20-SiAP_c20edGYVPmjRbJkQKfc/s2048/20200927_102508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSlLjUikgHdaecX22Y03Dj3mPhPxhgl8pJQiTY0BeKIoY_QelWCpNy1pEyaWkfaBy9RoX8I9FDeGS_8n0lq6oc_0NAw3JpQovoovFDdha5ejElJJgUL20-SiAP_c20edGYVPmjRbJkQKfc/s320/20200927_102508.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "Blue Woman" after I took her out</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of the kiln. The iron helps flatten the piece</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when it bows from the heat while sitting on the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">trivet.</div><br /><div>Now that you have learned our pieces it is now time to show you the pieces:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA840SOvib0Dh4-zXif_G1Zkg8vVgXvR_543_8bF_waM-i-uU75NogaVqxZk3A1WRXVJ19-NTxeVOKsIUhOcKcvH___sYJzYToypdOFiQZswcdEsOAUQbVTp9AEc5WS8ajHTV2zLDkosv/s1618/20200927_151518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="1557" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA840SOvib0Dh4-zXif_G1Zkg8vVgXvR_543_8bF_waM-i-uU75NogaVqxZk3A1WRXVJ19-NTxeVOKsIUhOcKcvH___sYJzYToypdOFiQZswcdEsOAUQbVTp9AEc5WS8ajHTV2zLDkosv/w385-h400/20200927_151518.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><br /><div>The pendant is actually the piece that was sawed out of the middle of the "orange" section of the Space piece. Mom wanted me to use the enamels I use when I make our "Cosmos" pendants and bowls. I did add some of the yellow into the piece to tie it all together. There is blues in the middle that go into black and then I added orange, purple, and white too. I really love how it turned out. This photo does not do it justice.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3YWLOJVNWE-vuir4b9H6kfMVia3QJEDgQk8tmjesAx-ShA_KOCaAap6ozwoOyhXSq-plkJ0a8MJIjOmKyC0zpe-Oj9ygwjC7xbOK-f73gszxPm02GsE8anENM1f3XssY7Q1jQc1rujMD/s2048/20200927_151602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="2048" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3YWLOJVNWE-vuir4b9H6kfMVia3QJEDgQk8tmjesAx-ShA_KOCaAap6ozwoOyhXSq-plkJ0a8MJIjOmKyC0zpe-Oj9ygwjC7xbOK-f73gszxPm02GsE8anENM1f3XssY7Q1jQc1rujMD/w400-h361/20200927_151602.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYVsM_X347X_bvRegZs-tEt2be9AmekkrHpgvk5JLAa-7JNlCnvb4QF6gR2093brwDInR9gmP9op8yTVpv9l7E40xT7gpT9D1ciTShqANkG9GvEHqktboINh-FV5Xz7xETG_LvQugmqJL/s2024/20200927_151715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1797" data-original-width="2024" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYVsM_X347X_bvRegZs-tEt2be9AmekkrHpgvk5JLAa-7JNlCnvb4QF6gR2093brwDInR9gmP9op8yTVpv9l7E40xT7gpT9D1ciTShqANkG9GvEHqktboINh-FV5Xz7xETG_LvQugmqJL/w400-h355/20200927_151715.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is the "Space" piece. I really love how this piece came together. I love the blues that are going into black on the bottom piece and I am really happy with how the oranges turned out. The holes we have drilled in the pieces are to represent the stars. I do have white around the holes, but the photos aren't showing the white. I am going to have to take pictures again, because again these photos don't do the piece justice.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjav-z39hIAhdsoVv6XPrPyYVRTT51Rp_rTqrLk9sOZwXkQZR4rX8g8geVeLdZ9kFoqubDKWOz9amvl8arA0sjExom2jv6Q3LIpSGoCsVy-BCXji0_sfVQ6ytfMcYKMmxTpCwdP8RI0ufff/s2048/20200927_151634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjav-z39hIAhdsoVv6XPrPyYVRTT51Rp_rTqrLk9sOZwXkQZR4rX8g8geVeLdZ9kFoqubDKWOz9amvl8arA0sjExom2jv6Q3LIpSGoCsVy-BCXji0_sfVQ6ytfMcYKMmxTpCwdP8RI0ufff/w400-h349/20200927_151634.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6I-Yl_VhPSAAKCay-wo07zNdXH2Ghhc0cASEhGs1AOQP3yKb_bix-kLRx-aC3nFxJKubN_h3aYT_J3N7eIsknwouT5y8w39ctAvxMYUrWevTJRokSQwiFYtRplOJg8dRd_wvF1vYlZ-i/s2048/20200927_151653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="2048" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6I-Yl_VhPSAAKCay-wo07zNdXH2Ghhc0cASEhGs1AOQP3yKb_bix-kLRx-aC3nFxJKubN_h3aYT_J3N7eIsknwouT5y8w39ctAvxMYUrWevTJRokSQwiFYtRplOJg8dRd_wvF1vYlZ-i/w400-h305/20200927_151653.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Our final piece is the "Blue Woman". I used three different blues and one gray enamels in the piece. I love how it turned out, it didn't exactly turn out the way I wanted it to, but I still love it. I am so glad mom is so patient with the drawing of the patterns and sawing, because I sure wouldn't have been able to create this piece.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like to see what everyone else has created please go to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artelementscommunity" target="_blank">Art Elements Community</a> Facebook page and check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.3349158841811092&type=3" target="_blank">month's challenge album</a>.</div>EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-36344501361461414392020-08-24T06:00:00.001-04:002020-08-24T06:00:01.921-04:00Art Elements August Theme - Mandala<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="564" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YR_YuyAsAljMKTJrb249tMxS9ApBLgTSo2ccqZp74gmZTf6E37I4qdkvciI68GdFj1_ouMDbAH2ZCOWTyzinPU6JjnauO-_vFBdPMM3keoWBWNiyvXMAMgLfDon6etdye-6pQG6u5gjh/w365-h400/Mandala+From+Etsy+and+Pinterest.jpg" width="365" /><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/734157176735103806/" target="_blank">Link to image on Pinterest</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;">The <a href="https://www.artelements.net/august-theme-challenge-mandala/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"> of the Month is the Mandala. I thought that was a cool theme and a different idea.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What is a Mandala - a mandala is a diagram of geometric patterns. Each aspect of a constructed mandala has a deep symbolism and meaning. You can find out more about the mandala <a href="https://www.mandala-painting.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The colors I used in the mandala were: blue, green, red, yellow and white. The five colors from nature and each color has a deep meaning. You can learn more about the colors I used by <a href="https://www.mandala-painting.com/colors-used-in-mandala/" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I found lots of images on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/boards/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> and I have a board where I save images for the <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/art-elements-theme-ideas/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme</a> for ideas. I have a board called <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/pretty-rocks/" target="_blank">Pretty Rocks</a> that gave me inspiration for the pattern I used on our piece.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqS2lhE0P48G07x3MujQE12t7ZfxkzllxgAGvqmRWCBZ5obhm8RlZA_QQwpbKVhk8EnuiAEpV3ODogpVDfYo8wf6-kNbhff1QFTk3ZlMKaFsKqe_dEHRhN8y1CBoRX4ufBJ7KGc4G4YOv/s960/116884507_3509361732421693_2890991111733812195_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqS2lhE0P48G07x3MujQE12t7ZfxkzllxgAGvqmRWCBZ5obhm8RlZA_QQwpbKVhk8EnuiAEpV3ODogpVDfYo8wf6-kNbhff1QFTk3ZlMKaFsKqe_dEHRhN8y1CBoRX4ufBJ7KGc4G4YOv/w400-h400/116884507_3509361732421693_2890991111733812195_n.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXX5tm3utzTrvrphfRJxoO5Li83jW4_fIx42B006xlv9XxUI2FIqsb2LVVrUKd86ujfSFqowVpohc1-UX1rP1JWcwuYRS6rut-7PCHEhACTw55olYfj8-p-qIxTYsPgp5qJckkqX02T6Y/s2048/20200808_130703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXX5tm3utzTrvrphfRJxoO5Li83jW4_fIx42B006xlv9XxUI2FIqsb2LVVrUKd86ujfSFqowVpohc1-UX1rP1JWcwuYRS6rut-7PCHEhACTw55olYfj8-p-qIxTYsPgp5qJckkqX02T6Y/w300-h400/20200808_130703.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mom was drawing on one of our copper pieces for this month's piece. We have made this piece two other times and each time I forget to scan the pattern into our computer. So, I actually had a photo of the copper piece after it was sawed out, so mom used that to draw in the parts that needed to be sawed out. This time I actually remembered to scan the pattern into the computer (finally).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJASCcuM1Uruhj_NtdJdZodO8PIpU58U9guC66S4s2EXMBZLYs-1fUy1wXKqFPIMSuIb2feK7xUsavjN1sNYN0ECWftqhGI4AXFmYdYoud7d75cbC2L8fGydqXbJlxDOcsQtUwmggjrpDe/s960/116901017_3520977367926796_6864789340412084093_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJASCcuM1Uruhj_NtdJdZodO8PIpU58U9guC66S4s2EXMBZLYs-1fUy1wXKqFPIMSuIb2feK7xUsavjN1sNYN0ECWftqhGI4AXFmYdYoud7d75cbC2L8fGydqXbJlxDOcsQtUwmggjrpDe/w300-h400/116901017_3520977367926796_6864789340412084093_n.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GlI2uJPI6Vv9zAj8TAxb1l_bOrdKJ-aDP3syRztepnxSYD73AxNN4Q2GJxdcYg_dJQU8dE2dN5Hrb3cUHV31Tf2imK_Ab8lOfi1TFe9MrmqlZaCigBQtARheYLDF9NXuiph2MqiTCi2s/s960/117677824_3542212975803235_2202080759126601827_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GlI2uJPI6Vv9zAj8TAxb1l_bOrdKJ-aDP3syRztepnxSYD73AxNN4Q2GJxdcYg_dJQU8dE2dN5Hrb3cUHV31Tf2imK_Ab8lOfi1TFe9MrmqlZaCigBQtARheYLDF9NXuiph2MqiTCi2s/w300-h400/117677824_3542212975803235_2202080759126601827_n.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mom worked sawed out the piece. I am just so glad mom likes to saw out all the pieces; this is so not my favorite thing to do. I can do it, but I complain the whole time (in my head).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fewo-VoCVbXiGVgphCndTXEVQJV1_4H3MTztNbrlDXfImuifIBE0A7TmNhP_4zb5rdoaxuSvr6SeSERXK_apll_OA6GBHrPmTZJNExhJC53ri3B7_5kdwMDFzDi3SGavHZmPOu54vK1i/s960/117903574_3549350138422852_135111089725475592_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fewo-VoCVbXiGVgphCndTXEVQJV1_4H3MTztNbrlDXfImuifIBE0A7TmNhP_4zb5rdoaxuSvr6SeSERXK_apll_OA6GBHrPmTZJNExhJC53ri3B7_5kdwMDFzDi3SGavHZmPOu54vK1i/w300-h400/117903574_3549350138422852_135111089725475592_n.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After mom saws out the piece she then files and sands the copper. Once the copper has been filed and sanded we then clean the copper to start the enameling process.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioneFrTN_KWIIa_C4LSMEIZ1Qoe2bPCO3N90AyIit5P64iA-8tVxp053P3lZ0dWtzMcZwrFF0pe0t6avq0Vz3wW92j9aXaIi8M-6sdzPgb1VyHjpT7591RDDxoFKU71pbutBUI_mJD41d_/s2048/20200823_094347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioneFrTN_KWIIa_C4LSMEIZ1Qoe2bPCO3N90AyIit5P64iA-8tVxp053P3lZ0dWtzMcZwrFF0pe0t6avq0Vz3wW92j9aXaIi8M-6sdzPgb1VyHjpT7591RDDxoFKU71pbutBUI_mJD41d_/w300-h400/20200823_094347.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The piece is ready to be enameled. I always start with the first layer of clear enamel. I don't know if anyone else does that, but that was how I was taught when I took an enameling class at Purdue.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGsv6eAfhGCjz8Xc6smX79uv1gb5Uj2aFu_IobvT0TbsgICglBDSCjsYXN0j8stVEM6Vv366rEAa-dlH2h2XT0KmzeyVae5MiXdPAKuatXUSdv5nAsSu6vXNOieFkbXa3ok3PmTcYosQJ/s2048/20200823_102437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGsv6eAfhGCjz8Xc6smX79uv1gb5Uj2aFu_IobvT0TbsgICglBDSCjsYXN0j8stVEM6Vv366rEAa-dlH2h2XT0KmzeyVae5MiXdPAKuatXUSdv5nAsSu6vXNOieFkbXa3ok3PmTcYosQJ/w300-h400/20200823_102437.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrboLhvrtDl7oAmPbhs3NwDsDKsjBuxOVaagEFnrfEGi07YMxMnBJeyqjPDBBXyZd5P_swmuUZYeV_OrMyp0ms9rg5fa7LBrfcFSlVrtTMIy3KcPloiJ_FrnzPk1mr2tdlSGVBK7cWX2V-/s2048/20200823_112638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrboLhvrtDl7oAmPbhs3NwDsDKsjBuxOVaagEFnrfEGi07YMxMnBJeyqjPDBBXyZd5P_swmuUZYeV_OrMyp0ms9rg5fa7LBrfcFSlVrtTMIy3KcPloiJ_FrnzPk1mr2tdlSGVBK7cWX2V-/w400-h300/20200823_112638.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kxSZ3jM091_65nMC_AoTfQUKIsnrDprIv3TSQSJKJ2aBlw9fvbcARVyxVo32nnsDGWct9HJF1jLn0gOBDlrKbdpItzSNANkP6_iE_tK1uIbzgfUirzSKsy11MecJZneq8SA2dczkBSmW/s2048/20200823_112635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kxSZ3jM091_65nMC_AoTfQUKIsnrDprIv3TSQSJKJ2aBlw9fvbcARVyxVo32nnsDGWct9HJF1jLn0gOBDlrKbdpItzSNANkP6_iE_tK1uIbzgfUirzSKsy11MecJZneq8SA2dczkBSmW/w400-h300/20200823_112635.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLowRro7wXSRLR7dWWJZnrosMr1_ipoxAtmb0b4syNhICUfsDL5-tmAejzaKjo6WBCIuymP2hgIzWtGEp-SqWiocvT2QCN0n8z34B3diMhCkywKEbJo1eBDl1CGbqcZtEOL64Voauw5cRD/s2048/20200823_112643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLowRro7wXSRLR7dWWJZnrosMr1_ipoxAtmb0b4syNhICUfsDL5-tmAejzaKjo6WBCIuymP2hgIzWtGEp-SqWiocvT2QCN0n8z34B3diMhCkywKEbJo1eBDl1CGbqcZtEOL64Voauw5cRD/w400-h300/20200823_112643.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Here is the layout of the piece as I added all the colors. After I put the clear enamel on the piece I then added a layer of black. Once the black was fired I then started adding all the colors. I used a stencil to put the dots on the piece. I am so happy with the way it turned out because I was winging it.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">So, here is how the piece turned out.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72q6lTCDwPmyOZxLfygU7r-PCrNSv0K42Hjy76IrdEzPUBIWSHBTIrG9D19nPNnx7P1xatxCT9u8L0CH83Qdxh3ZbFwAVuDMoXq61l69L9vfNzrvLPV8V5IwgdhEO6VU38eOfm0Tu2ghW/s1000/Mandala+Laying+Down+Resized+v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="1000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72q6lTCDwPmyOZxLfygU7r-PCrNSv0K42Hjy76IrdEzPUBIWSHBTIrG9D19nPNnx7P1xatxCT9u8L0CH83Qdxh3ZbFwAVuDMoXq61l69L9vfNzrvLPV8V5IwgdhEO6VU38eOfm0Tu2ghW/w400-h388/Mandala+Laying+Down+Resized+v2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Adjective: having a hole or empty space inside. </span></li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Mom found this wave image that she really liked. I told her she is sketching out the idea for that piece. We also both wanted the piece to be one of our plates so we could display it in the shadowbox.</span></span></div>
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EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-5421985825639049802020-06-29T13:08:00.002-04:002020-06-29T13:08:46.155-04:00Art Elements June Theme - Solstice<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun Bowl we made back in 2012. We sawed out the pattern on the copper,<br />formed the bowl into shape, and then enameled it in a kiln.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artelementscommunity/">Art Elements Theme</a> of the Month is the Summer Solstice. Mom and I actually created two pieces for this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artelementscommunity/">month's theme.</a></span><br />
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I was bad this month - I didn't take many pictures of the process. I am going to blame the heat for this because, dang, is it hot.<br />
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Here are the pictures I did take of the process:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom actually sawed out this whole piece - I usually saw out<br />the perimeter. But, I am not complaining!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is after mom has filed and sanded the piece. It is ready<br />for enameling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the sun goddess pendant - sorry for no before pics.<br />Both mom and I weren't thinking. Mom sawed out<br />both pendants and then I will enamel them together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hopefully what it will look like when I enamel both<br />pieces together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did a huge enameling session that day. This is all the pieces I worked on. The<br />notebook is a list of colors I was going to use to enamel each piece.</td></tr>
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Okay - here are the final pieces for this month's theme:<br />
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Mom and I love creating the "Green Man" plates. We have done several plates and some pendants (which there are four for sale in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7862741">Etsy shop</a>). Now that I am done with pictures mom will put this piece into a shadow box to display. When I enameled this piece I used crackle enamel to give it this look. I LOVE how it turned out!!!<br />
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The final piece is the "Sun Goddess" pendant we made. I am really happy with the way the pendant turned out. I am not sure mom really likes the colors of the sun, but we will make it work. I still haven't decided what kind of beads to use to make a necklace with this pendant. I want to use some of our lampwork glass beads, but I have to figure out what colors to use. I also need to go through our bead stash to see what we have. I am looking forward to seeing this being completed.<br />
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So, that is my blog post for this month.<br />
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If you want to see what everyone has created please had over to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artelementscommunity/">Art Elements Community on Facebook</a>. There is a photo album for each month's theme. Here is the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.282192509635501&type=3">album </a>for this month's theme. Enjoy!<br />
<br />EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-12954942439880425582020-05-30T12:12:00.002-04:002020-05-30T12:12:27.027-04:00Art Elements May Theme - Butterflies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/may-theme-challenge-butterflies/">Art Elements Theme was butterflies</a>.<br />
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Mom and I love working with butterflies - we have fun taking photos and making plates and pendants.<br />
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This month mom and I had several pieces we worked on and one we didn't complete.<br />
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The first one I worked on was one of our double-sided pendants. I was playing with decals I purchased at the beginning of the month. I wanted to have a stencil on one side and a decal on the other.<br />
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The two designs</div>
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One side with the decal</div>
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I had a lot of fun working with the decals. I am so happy with the way everything turned out. This <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12652298">double-sided pendant</a> is for sale along with several other double-sided pendants in our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=12652298">Etsy shop</a>.<br />
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The other two pieces we ended up completing was a butterfly plate and a butterfly pendant.<br />
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I worked on sawing out the exteriors of the bowl and plate (the bowl wasn't completed). Mom hates sawing out the exteriors while I hate sawing out the interiors. So, this works out for the both of us.<br />
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I think I only ended up breaking three blades sawing out both pieces. I thought that was pretty good for me.<br />
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Here is mom sawing out the interior of the piece. I actually recorded mom sawing out one petal of the flower. I posted it to our Facebook page and you can <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/videos/242802126823012/">view it here</a>.<br />
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Mom also does the filing and sanding. She completed the plate last Saturday and I enameled on Sunday.<br />
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Here I am enameling the butterfly plate and a butterfly pendant. Mom has had the butterfly pendant sawed out for a while. I am just now getting around to enameling it. I thought this was a perfect time.<br />
I think this is the backside of the pieces. I always like enameling the back first. This gives me an idea of the colors and if it will work before I flip it over to do the front.<br />
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So...here are the last two pieces we worked on.<br />
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The butterfly plate will be displayed in a shadow box. Now that I have pictures taken mom will work on put the plate into the shadowbox.<br />
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I love how the colors turned out on the pendant. I am never sure what is going to happen with the cobalt blue when I use it, but this time worked out great. I am listing this pendant in our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7862741">Etsy store</a> today.<br />
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I know Art Elements is posting the theme pieces on their new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/artelementscommunity/">Facebook page Art Elements Community</a>. Please take the time to go and see what everyone has created.<br />
<br />EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-19692671439603980832020-04-30T02:00:00.000-04:002020-04-30T02:00:04.760-04:00April Art Elements Theme - Bees<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of our Bee images on metal prints - you can find in our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?section_id=14913319">Etsy shop</a></td></tr>
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This month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/bees-the-art-elements-theme-for-april/">Art Elements Theme is Bees.</a><br />
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Mom and I love making bee pieces and taking pictures of bees (We usually will take the pictures at the little hort park near my work, but haven't been there yet this year. I am not sure when I will get over there since we aren't supposed to go back to work until after June 30th, maybe). We have one customer who loves it when we have <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?section_id=14913319">metal prints</a> with bees as the images. I think she has bought all of our bee images and now she is working on purchasing the butterfly images. I think we only have <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/553496799/metal-print-on-aluminum-8x8-ready-to?ref=shop_home_active_8">one bee metal print</a> left in our shop. The yellow one above just sold right before the lock-down.<br />
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Mom and I have made <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/photos/a.135399263151307/342959152395316/?type=3&theater">bee pendants</a> and a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/photos/a.134597236564843/408162782541619/?type=3&theater">bee necklace</a> in the past. One of my former co-workers bought our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/photos/a.134597236564843/408162782541619/?type=3&theater">bee necklace</a> when she retired. That necklace is still one of my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/photos/a.134597236564843/408162842541613/?type=3&theater">favorite pieces</a> that mom and I made.<br />
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For this theme challenge mom and I decided to make a plate. But, we wanted to give the plate a three dimensional look, so we started off with the plate in two different pieces. So, here is the process.<br />
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We first had to find an image mom and I both agreed we liked. I found the image on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/208361920248613664/">Pinterest</a>. Then mom prints off the image and makes a pattern (I am so glad she is good at this part because I suck!). Once mom has the pattern drawn out - we print it off again and then glue it to the copper.<br />
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The flowers were sawed out of a large piece of copper in the shape of a circle. The bee was glued onto a smaller piece of copper. I actually sawed out the perimeter of the circle. The rest was all mom because I have no idea what her plan of action was on the sawing. Plus mom wings it a lot when she saws. I DO NOT wing it - I must have a pattern. I am in my box, I stay in my box :)<br />
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Mom then files and sands the pieces before it is handed over to me for enameling. You can sort of see mom's dirty hands after filing the bee.<br />
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Before enameling I took a picture of the bee and plate and how mom wanted the bee placed on the plate for enameling. The way I enameled the two pieces together is the same way I enameled the piece for our <a href="http://ebbeadandmetalworks.blogspot.com/2020/02/february-theme-challenge-letters.html">February Art Elements Theme - Letters</a>.<br />
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This is the first layer of enamel on the pieces. I enameled the circle plate backside first and I also enameled the backside of the bee first. I wanted to have that done before I had the fun part of connecting the bee to the plate. There was some sweating going on when I connected the bee, let me tell you.<br />
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This was the final enameling - I used my heavy iron to try and make sure the plate was flat. Mom and I still have not decided if we will display this piece in a shadow box or leave it as is. We are afraid you won't be able to see the the bee off the plate if it is in a shadow box. We are still playing.<br />
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So after all that I am sure you want to see the final piece.<br />
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I am really happy with the way the whole piece turned out.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the process and the final piece.<br />
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Now go and enjoy what everyone else created for this month's theme!<br />
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This month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/february-theme-challenge-letters/">Art Elements monthly theme is letters</a>.<br />
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I love this idea! I love hand-stamping copper with sayings. Mom will handsaw out the copper for bracelets and key-chains and I have so much fun finding different sayings to stamp into the copper. I think the most fun is trying to find fun things to hand-stamp. Like the bracelet above.<br />
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I love words! I just wish I was a wordsmith. I am in awe of writers. I love books and the stories that can take you into a whole new world. I don't have that ability. I wish I could come back with a smart retort or be able to explain things in detail, but that is not my ability. I just enjoy those who can get their point across so eloquently.<br />
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So - our piece for this <a href="https://www.artelements.net/february-theme-challenge-letters/">month's theme.</a> I was thinking of hand-stamping something, but mom found an idea way cooler.<br />
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Mom found this cool video on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUrDUxh5xS0&t=308s">YouTube</a>. It is about 10 letters that have been dropped from our alphabet. If you have the time, take the 10 minutes to watch the video. It is pretty cool. I actually knew two or three of the letters from my English classes. Wow, that information actually stuck with me. It is funny the little trivia that sticks in your head.</div>
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So, these are the 10 letters that were dropped from our alphabet. Mom had a whole design idea going, until the nightmares.</div>
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Mom's idea was similar to this, but she started to have nightmares about the letters. She said we couldn't make the design like this now. I don't know if the letters were chasing her or what, but we ended up not making the design like this.</div>
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I thought of just using the letters as pendants in necklaces. Or some how connecting them as a bib necklace.</div>
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Mom ended up sawing out a back plate and then connect the letters to the plate. I thought mom wanted to connect the letters by wire wrapping them on the plate. Mom was thinking of maybe gluing them down after enameling, but I didn't like that idea.</div>
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I thought instead enamel each of the pieces separately and then enameling them all together. I wasn't sure if it would work or not, but what could we lose (except all the copper and the work). </div>
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Last weekend was gorgeous - so I didn't end up freezing while enameling. Mom and I cleaned all the copper before the first layer goes on.</div>
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I had to get a picture of the letters so I knew what the front of the pendants looked like. I like to enamel the back of the pieces first. This gives me an idea of what the colors will look like, plus it is the back of the piece. If I make mistakes on the back you won't see them.</div>
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So, here is one of the color layers. This is still the back of the piece. Once I finish the back of the piece I flip over the pendants and do the same process to the front. I am sure other people do this differently than me, but this is what works best for me.</div>
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This is me laying out the pendants on the back plate. I had a picture of the layout next to me as was laying out the letters. I then had mom come out and check the plate before I put it into the kiln.</div>
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This is the plate before going into the kiln. Once it went into the kiln I held my breath for the two minutes it was in the kiln. I wasn't sure if this would work or not.</div>
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Here is the reveal of the final piece:</div>
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There you go. At least it didn't turn out as a big piece of junk :)</div>
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This was a lot of fun! Thanks Jennifer for the fun <a href="https://www.artelements.net/february-theme-challenge-letters/">theme</a> this month.</div>
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This month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/december-theme-challenge-handmade-christmas/">Art Elements theme challenge - Handmade Christmas</a>. This was a fun challenge because it allowed me to go back and look at the things mom and I have made, in the past, and have given as gifts. So this was a nice stroll down memory lane. Though I don't have pictures of all the gifts I have given in the past, which was dumb.<br />
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Mom and I did want to work on a piece to make in December. We were lazy though and didn't get them completed (I should I say I was lazy and didn't feel like enameling - though I should have when it was 61 degrees out).<br />
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Mom found the pattern for the cat and dog Christmas ornaments. I think mom is almost down filing and sanding the dog (the cat was already done). If it is warm again I will work on enameling them. Once that is done we will display the two pieces in small shadow boxes.<br />
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Mom and I have created Christmas ornaments in the past to either sell or give as gifts. I think we even have a few left in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks">Etsy store</a>. We even have done a Christmas ornament swap, but it has been a few years.<br />
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This is the year mom helped me create key chains with the sayings from each of the Studio b instructors on them. It is hard to see what the key chain says say, but the all start with "b" because of Studio b. If you want to see how they key chains were made you can go to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/">EB Bead and Metal Works Facebook page</a>. There is an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/ebbeadandmetalworks/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1453937361297484">album</a> about the key chains there.<br />
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In 2017 mom helped me created 20g copper pendants with the initials of the Studio b instructors. I then tried to be sneaky by asking them all what their favorite colors were (I asked for three or more colors). Once I had their colors I went to town on the enameling. Mom was great on sawing out the initials for me (because I would have never done the initials as intricate as she did!!!!).<br />
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In 2018 I decided to go with enameled copper bowls. I still had the FB message from 2017 with the instructors favorite colors. So, mom and I sawed out the bowls and then mom pounded them into different shapes for me. There is actually a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/videos/2002404529844552/">video</a> from when mom was pounding them into shape that I posted to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/videos/2002404529844552/">FB</a>.<br />
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This year I decided to crochet soap sacks and give soap as gifts to my co-workers. In July I started crocheting my own wash clothes, loofah and soap sacks. I also started buying handmade, local soaps to use.<br />
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I found the soap sack tutorial on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLevk5okjqo&list=PLf6_jixaNJoDlll50wX7kp5gjewl2A_zp&index=2&t=318s">YouTube</a>. The first one I made was awesome. The next 10 I made just seem to get worse and more worse (mom said they looked fine, but I could see all the mistakes).<br />
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Mom could tell I was very frustrated. I finally told myself to stop, watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLevk5okjqo&list=PLf6_jixaNJoDlll50wX7kp5gjewl2A_zp&index=2&t=318s">video</a> and write down the instructions (the links to the instructions no longer work on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLevk5okjqo&list=PLf6_jixaNJoDlll50wX7kp5gjewl2A_zp&index=2&t=318s">YouTube video</a>). Writing down the instructions seemed to help.<br />
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The first 10 soap sacks I made I will donate to <a href="http://s.a.c.k./">S.A.C.K.</a> They give out soap sacks to the homeless (I plan on making more later, but need a break) to use with soap.<br />
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The soap I gave with the soap sack is from a local business woman. She is normally at the farmer's markets and she was actually at one of the shows mom and I attended in November (I bought more soap). You can find her business on Facebook called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NexttoGodliness/">Next to Godliness</a>. Her soaps are amazing!!!! I highly recommended her soaps if you are looking for homemade soaps.<br />
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These are the soap sacks I made up for my co-workers. Each soap sack has a different soap for the person. I know two of my co-workers were just leaving the sacks on their desk so they could smell the soap :)<br />
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Mom and I haven't been lazy all of December :) We have been knitting preemie and chemo caps to donate. These are the preemie hats we have completed and mom has boxed up to mail to various hospitals.<br />
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We just have started on knitting the chemo caps again - I think we only have four done right now.<br />
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I am also teaching myself how to crochet finger-less gloves. I would like to see if I can also donate these for people who are going through chemotherapy. I have been told that those individuals become very cold. So, thought this might help too.<br />
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I am using <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ql2zHmg-8&list=PLf6_jixaNJoDlll50wX7kp5gjewl2A_zp&index=76&t=502s">YouTube videos</a> to teach myself. Again I am doing something wrong, not sure what I am doing wrong, but I have written the instructions out. So I am hoping that helps me figure out what is going on. If you haven't figured it out yet, I am stubborn and I will persevere, dang it!<br />
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It is that time again - the <a href="https://www.artelements.net/november-theme-challenge-fossils/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme Challenge reveal - Fossils</a>. I am really looking forward to seeing what everyone has created. This was a fun challenge - as usual.<br />
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Mom actually did the searching for ideas this month and she came up with the above idea. As long as you can saw it out mom the happier I am. Though again with the small holes - those are the bane of my existence when I enamel. Though they really give the person the feel that this is a fossil pendant.<br />
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I think I rather use a dental pick to get the enamel out of the holes than sawing out the pendants. I am soooooo glad mom likes to saw.<br />
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What the pendant looks like before I start the enameling process. After mom saws out the piece she then files and sands the copper.<br />
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The enameling process. I like working in batches so I can have an assemble line going. Thank goodness it isn't too cold out yet. I think it was about 50 degrees out when I was enameling on this day. Not looking forward to when it gets colder - the heaters can only do so much when I have the exhaust fan going (it sucks out all the heat - which is alright because I really don't want to die from the fumes).<br />
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Mom and I went to our favorite bead store to look for "fossils" to go in our necklace. We ended up purchasing petrified wood, leopard jasper and fossil stones.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used crackle enamel for the pendants. On the bottom pendant you can see<br />
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I ended up taking photos of the piece outside - because again we are actually having warm weather. Plus I liked how the necklace looked against the cement walk.<br />
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Mom and I ended up using the petrified wood and fossil stones (the fossil stones are the triangle beads). I love the concept of the necklace, but I am not happy with the way the necklace lies. I think I want to make some lampwork beads to add to the piece and maybe some seed beads between the larger beads.<br />
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So, far now this is our piece for the <a href="https://www.artelements.net/november-theme-challenge-fossils/" target="_blank">Art Elements Challenge Theme - Fossils</a>.<br />
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I just re-opened the shop this Sunday after mom and I finished our last show of the season on Saturday.<br />
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I am still adding more items - I have some pendants, earrings, necklaces, key chains and enameled copper bowls that I have to take pictures of and I will get listed.<br />
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This month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/october-theme-challenge-eyes/" target="_blank">Art Elements theme is - Eyes</a>.<br />
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Mom and I both looked for ideas for this theme - I have a Pinterest board of <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/art-elements-theme-ideas/" target="_blank">Art Elements theme ideas.</a> I think mom and I both came up with ideas for these month's theme. I found the idea of the tiger eyes and mom found the idea for the Day of the Dead.<br />
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These are the patterns glued down onto the copper. Mom will then drill pilot holes, thread the jeweler's saw blade through the holes and saw out each design. I didn't take pictures of mom sawing this time - she mostly sawed while I was at work.<br />
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I start with a clear layer on the back of the piece first:<br />
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I then do layers of color until I get the look on want - on the back first. When I am done enameling the back - I then flip the piece and do the same layers on the front - and cross my fingers that the front will look as good as the back.<br />
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I then use an iron to smoosh the tiger eyes flat.<br />
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And again using the iron to smoosh the Day of the Dead eyes flat.<br />
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Because the pieces are flat, and laying on trivets, the heat can warp the piece. So, I use the iron to flatten the pieces out again.<br />
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Here are the final pieces:<br />
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The tiger eyes are being displayed in a shadow box.<br />
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If you guys didn't notice - the face is actually in a feather. Yes, I was totally oblivious of that fact until I started enameling the piece. Mom just shook her head at me and said this was your idea. I said all I was looking at was the eyes :)<br />
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Again, we displayed the Day of the Dead eyes in a shadow box. Sorry I couldn't get a better picture. The shadow boxes are not easy to take photos of to share.<br />
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So...that is what mom and I created for this <a href="https://www.artelements.net/october-theme-challenge-eyes/" target="_blank">month's theme: eyes</a>.<br />
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Looking forward to seeing what everyone else created!!!<br />
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Here is a list of the participants:<br />
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This month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/foliage-september-theme-challenge/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme is Foliage</a>.<br />
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Well, I have to say this is the most prolific mom and I have been for the <a href="https://www.artelements.net/" target="_blank">Art Elements </a>Theme Challenges. Mom and I like leaves - so there will be a lot of them.<br />
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I actually made some sketches for ideas - they suck - but gives me something to show mom what I am thinking of.<br />
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This image was actually a leaf pattern we use for our bowls, a house pattern we used for a cuff bracelet we made years ago - and then I just threw some trees on there for ideas (mom said no to the trees - which I agreed with - but needed ideas for her to see what I was envisioning).<br />
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I actually did some sawing - since these were easy enough for me to saw out. Mom is the intricate saw master - give me the easy!!!!<br />
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These are the leaves as they are being enameled. With the leaf bowls, or any bowls, I like to enamel the interior first and then the back. The leaf pendants I like enameling the backs first and then enamel the fronts. That is just my preference - I am sure everyone does it slightly different.<br />
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Mom and I actually finished the bowl and pendants two weeks ago - for us that is really good. But we had a show last week and I wanted to make sure we were done before the reveal date. The above picture is the one I shared when I completed enameling everything.<br />
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So - here are the finished pieces:<br />
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I actually made this bowl a few months ago - I used crackle enamel on this bowl and I LOVE how it turned out. So, I had to sneak it in with the pieces I actually made for this month.<br />
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This is the bowl based on the two patterns I incorporated into one. Mom made some modifications and I am really happy with the way it turned out. I am so glad mom and I can work together on ideas!<br />
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These are the leaf pendants I sawed out. These pendants will be listed in our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks" target="_blank">Etsy store</a> after I open it (hopefully tomorrow). We do have three listed already, but it will be nice to add more of the leaf pendants. The purple leaf and the brown/yellow leaf have frit on them for a different look. These pendants always put a smile on my face!<br />
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This last piece was a last minute piece today. I have had the sketch done for a couple of years and we have had the components for longer. The pendant is one of our abstract/oblong enameled copper leaf pendant and the polymer clay I can't remember who mom bought from. They were a St. NicklausTag gift because I just loved the way they looked. If you know the artist please let me know because I would like to make sure they are named as the artist who made the pods/bird polymer clay.<br />
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I laid out the components and then said, "MOM-HELP!". Mom figured out how to add the bird (used a headpin to connect it to the bottom) and then created a loop with the pod at the top of the enameled copper pendant. I then used our lampwork glass beads and poppy jasper as accents to make the necklace. At the top is a seed pod with a jump ring, so I used it as my clasp.<br />
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Going to have to tear apart and reassemble - oh well. Gives me<br />
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Overall I am happy with the way my idea turned out.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">This month's theme was pretty fun. I had a lot of fun looking at images on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> and adding pictures to my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/art-elements-theme-ideas/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme Idea</a> board. Of course the hard part was narrowing down ideas because mom also was looking at octopus images. So, more ideas might be coming in the future. I know I would like to make an octopus necklace (hey mom - I want to make an octopus necklace)!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Mom has the easy stuff sawed out - now she has to saw out around the tentacles.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/134056376618929/videos/547977765740863/" target="_blank">Video of mom sawing on our Facebook page</a>.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">If you want to see a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/134056376618929/videos/547977765740863/" target="_blank">10 second video</a> of mom sawing out one of the tentacles - head on over to our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/EB-Bead-and-Metal-Works-LLC-134056376618929/videos/" target="_blank">EB Facebook page</a>. If you wait to the end - you will hear mom give a big sigh.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">Mom has finished sawing out the piece, filed and sanded. Now it is my turn to enamel.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/134056376618929/videos/1142853432577289/" target="_blank">You can see a video of my cleaning out holes with the dental pick</a>.</td></tr>
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It is that time again - the reveal for the <a href="https://www.artelements.net/july-theme-challenge-flowers/" target="_blank">Art Elements monthly theme - Flowers.</a><br />
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Mom and I LOVE flowers. If you are friends on Facebook with mom - then you know she loves to post pictures of the flowers from her gardens.<br />
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We also love going to a little hort park located near where I work. We have thousands of photos of flowers from that little park. We have even put some of those flower photos on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=14913319" target="_blank">metal prints</a>.<br />
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Mom and I love to make flower plates, bowls, pendants and jewelry. I have pictures posted on <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ebbeadandmetals/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>, <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> and our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EB-Bead-and-Metal-Works-LLC-134056376618929/" target="_blank">EB Facebook page</a>. I have been a little lax on posting pictures and I also need to make sure all the photos are out on all of the sites.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma showing Skyler how to saw. I also had Skyler help me enamel.</td></tr>
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This past month mom and I have had my niece and nephew for a visit. My niece was able to stay two weeks before she had to get back to work and we have had my nephew for a little over three weeks. We only get to see the kids once a year (they live in Oklahoma) and we only maybe able to see them two more years before they start college. So, we are trying to enjoy as much time with them as we possibly can. If you follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ebbeadandmetalworks/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> - you can see some of things we did while the kids were here.<br />
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So - we didn't fully complete the piece for this month's theme.<br />
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The piece is ready to be strung - but we actually have a few more enameled pendants we want to add in. I didn't get them enameled - so waiting on those to be completed.<br />
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Mom found the pattern for a sunflower and she sawed it out. I know I took pictures of her sawing out the piece, but now I can't find those pictures (sorry!).<br />
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Mom then wanted to form the pendant. I have a dapping block I bought a year ago, but haven't done anything with. I haven't domed anything for over 10 years, so I need to watch some YouTube videos - but mom just winged it.<br />
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Mom did a really good job of winging it :)<br />
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Once she was done with that - it was onto enameling (after mom found the image she used so I knew what colors she wanted the pendant to be).<br />
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Here is the final look at the sunflower pendant.<br />
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And these are the smaller pendants that mom is sawing out to add to the necklace and also make a bracelet from.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom sawing out the little suckers that I will have<br />fun enameling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed pendants that need to be enameled</td></tr>
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A look of the beads we are using in the necklace:<br />
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We are using some of our lampwork glass beads, with pearls in between the beads and I think we are adding some seed beads too.<br />
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Thanks for sticking it out with me until the end.<br />
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Now it is off to see what everyone else has created. Here is the list of those participating:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Here is a list of our Visiting Artists:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;" /><a href="http://chicchixnchampagne.blogspot.com/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #db613a; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Alysen</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;" /><a href="http://www.catswire.blogspot.de/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #db613a; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cat</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;" /><a href="http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com/" style="background-color: white; 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color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;" /><a href="https://sjdesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/2019/07/art-elements-theme-of-month-flowers.html" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #db613a; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sarajo</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;" /><a href="http://www.paisleylizard.com/blog%C2%A0" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #db613a; font-family: Roboto; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tammy</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #989898; font-family: Roboto;"><b>And our Art Elements Blog Contributors:</b></span><br style="background-color: white; 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This is a picture of my shower - lots and lots of plastic. I don't know why it took a 2x4 to hit me upside the head to see this. I can't believe how much plastic has invaded my life. I know I didn't always use plastic - what the heck happened. I know - convenience.<br />
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I am trying to change this.<br />
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Mom and I do use recycle bags and produce bags when we grocery shop, but there is still soooooo much plastic in the store. We also use biodegradable trash bags, stainless steel straws, glass jars for water, glass containers for leftover foods. But I still want to make more changes.<br />
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In our area a new grocery store opened - we walked into the store on Sunday and it was a sea of plastic. There was a lot of produce that was not in plastic. I did go to the cheese and meat counter to ask if I brought in my own containers will they put the food in there. They said yes, so that can help out. And they do have some bulk items you can put in your containers - but they still had plastic tubs for peanut butter and plastic bags for the bulk items.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I crocheted this soap keeper sack</td></tr>
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At our last show, the end of June, I did buy handmade soap. All fresh ingredients, but they package it in plastic. This past Saturday I went to our local market and there was a woman who made her own soap. It was at least wrapped in one piece of cardboard with her shop name. So, I think I will buy from her.<br />
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I want to get away from my loofah - still trying to remember when I started using it. I think I bought my first one from Bath and Body in the mid-90s. So, I found a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLevk5okjqo&list=PLf6_jixaNJoDlll50wX7kp5gjewl2A_zp&index=2&t=0s" target="_blank">YouTube video</a> on how to crochet a soap sack. She did a very good job and I crocheted my first one.<br />
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<br />I love how it turned out. I have got rid of my plastic loofah and I am now using this soap sack and I just crocheted a washcloth last night. I found another <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baL02OVWBJ4&list=PLf6_jixaNJoDlll50wX7kp5gjewl2A_zp&index=3" target="_blank">YouTube video </a>and followed it.<br />
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I loved how it turned out. I was not able to use it yet because a co-worker wanted to see it today at work. She would like me to teach her how to crochet dish cloths/wash cloths for her to give as gifts. So, when I get back from vacation we are going to meet at lunch so I can show her how to crochet these.<br />
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I did find a couple of YouTube videos on how to crochet a loofah. I think I am going to give that a try tonight. I will post how well it worked when I finish.<br />
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This past weekend I also spent a lot of time on Etsy looking for handmade shampoo bars, deodorant, makeup and toothpaste. I was looking for bamboo toothbrushes, but didn't find a lot made in the United States - most were made in the United Kingdom or Canada.<br />
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I have ordered shampoo bars, foundation and powder, toothpaste, deodorant from several Etsy stores. They all should be arriving this week. I will let you know how they all worked out. The one thing I am worried about the shampoo bars is the pink in my hair. I tried to find bars that were for color treated hair.<br />
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I also looked for Etsy stores that used all natural resources and did not use plastic in shipping. Those were my big things for searching.<br />
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Once I receive everything I plan on documenting how they arrived and how well they work. And will let you know if I will buy them again from those sellers.<br />
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I have also joined a Facebook groups for plastic free: 1 Million Women, Plastic-Free July Support Group, and Zero Waste Cartel. There are really some good ideas on these Facebook groups.<br />
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I think the next thing I am going to look for are bamboo toothbrushes, biodegradable tampons, reusable razors. Though the razors scare me - I am really good at cutting myself when shaving.<br />
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If you have any good ideas about recycling, buying non-plastic, or already have things you use and love - please let me know. I really want to do better in my life!<br />
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Thanks for sticking around for my rant.EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-26967355917236269792019-06-30T05:00:00.000-04:002019-06-30T05:00:07.501-04:00Art Elements Monthly Theme - Selkies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mom and I started planning this piece from the beginning (though I almost forgot to sign up for the monthly theme challenge). You can learn more about the <a href="https://www.artelements.net/selkies-and-the-sea-the-june-theme-challenge/" target="_blank">Selkies theme here</a> on the Art Elements blog.<br />
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I actually was smart and (finally) started an<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/art-elements-theme-ideas/" target="_blank"> idea board </a>on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/emccord13/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> for Art Elements themes. I did a little reading - <a href="https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends/legends-selkies-hidden-germs-sea-mythology-006409" target="_blank">this link</a> has some good information. The only issue was mom and I agreeing on the image idea and then mom coming up with a pattern for our piece.<br />
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This is the only photo I have that mom took after she sawed out the pendant. I didn't get an photos of mom sawing, filing or sanding.<br />
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This is the process of me enameling the pendant in the kiln. I always start with the back of the pendant first and then finish off enameling the front. This time I actually like the back of the pendant more than I liked the front of the pendant (you will see shortly). So, depending on what side you like; you can flip the necklace (two for one - score!).<br />
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The necklace was actually re-strung twice (my name was mud with mom). The first layout I really didn't like - too much brown. I told mom if she laid out the beads the second time I would re-string it, but she had it done by the time I got home from work. Mom said you better like it or you are figuring out what you want in the necklace. Thank goodness I like the new layout!<br />
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This is the backside of the pendant - but I really love how the colors turned out.<br />
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Here is the Selkie necklace with beads.<br />
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The lampwork beads are ones I made a few months ago and just have been sitting in the storage bin. I like how they worked really well with this piece!<br />
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Now to the flip side - the front side of the pendant.<br />
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The front side ended up being too dark for me. I still like the way it turned out, but I really like the backside of the pendant.<br />
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So, that is our piece for this month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/selkies-and-the-sea-the-june-theme-challenge/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme - Selkies</a>. I hope you take the time to see what everyone else created because I sure am.<br />
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If you read our post for the <a href="http://ebbeadandmetalworks.blogspot.com/2019/05/art-elements-theme-forest.html" target="_blank">May Art Elements Theme - Forest</a> you saw mom and I didn't complete our piece for the month. Well, I think mom and I made up for it by making eight different pieces - which I am really happy with.<br />
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A picture of all the pieces we made together. I still can't get over how many pieces we ended up making - it also helps the pieces will be part of our two day show this coming weekend. The show is <a href="https://www.aitpdanville.org/" target="_blank">Arts in the Park</a>, Danville, IL.<br />
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The necklace we ended up making is one of our enameled copper "<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7862741" target="_blank">Guardian of the Woods</a>" pendants (we have a few still for sell in the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=7862741" target="_blank"> Etsy </a>store). I then made lampwork glass beads to go in the necklace (the base color is red with frit on top - these are mom's favorite beads). Mom sawed out a bunch of copper leaf pendants that I then used crackle enamel on to get the blue/green colors of the pendants. I love how this necklace turned out!<br />
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Mom and I then made bracelets with Viking Knit that we had weaved in the past and just have not used in any jewelry yet. Mom assembled the bracelets as I did a marathon enameling session this past weekend - we had a lot of bowls to enamel and the pendant for <a href="https://www.artelements.net/selkies-and-the-sea-the-june-theme-challenge/" target="_blank">June's Art Elements Theme - Selkies</a>. We are actually ahead of the game on this month's challenge.<br />
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We also made a set of earrings out of a pair of leaves that the holes filled up at the bottom. I hate when the holes fill up - but this time it actually worked in our favor.<br />
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The last two bracelets we used the leaf pendants, our lampwork glass beads, sterling silver spacers, seed beads and a sterling silver clasp.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed what mom and I ended up creating for the Art Element's Theme - Forests. Thanks for looking!<br />
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This month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/may-theme-challenge-reveal-forest/" target="_blank">Art Elements Theme is the Forest</a>. I was so looking forward to creating a piece for this month's challenge. Mom and I started discussing ideas the day I signed us up. I love doing "forest" themed pieces - leaves, animals, bugs, birds, etc.<br />
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Unfortunately I didn't complete our piece for this month. I lost track of time (seriously it is the end of May you guys). Mom had some health issues, I was lazy, a family member passed away, I was lazy, and let me say it again - I was lazy and lost track of time. Sorry - that is not an excuse.<br />
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But let me at least show you were we were going and I will also share some pieces we have made in the past that are forest themed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guardian of the Wood pendant - more in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a></td></tr>
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Mom and I decided to use one of our Guardian of the Woods pendants (you can find four different ones in our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>). Mom designs a pattern - then we scan it for use later. The pattern is then glued to copper and mom saws it out and then I enamel the pieces in a kiln.<br />
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Mom wanted to make enameled copper leaves to go in the necklace and lampwork glass beads.<br />
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Mom loves these beads I make - they are a red base with frit on top. I usually have to yell at her to stop stealing the beads - they are to be used to make pieces for us to sell (slaps her hands away from the goodies).<br />
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These are the leaves mom sawed out - they are to be used in the necklace, to make a pair of earrings and possibly a bracelet (when I get done enameling).<br />
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This is the start of my enameling session. I got all of the backs done - but I still have to do the front of the pendants.<br />
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This is the rough sketch idea for the necklace. We want to use the lampwork glass beads down by the bail of the pendant and around the neck. We will then use the enameled leaves in the middle of the necklace. Once I get done enameling and mom and I assemble the piece I will share pictures.<br />
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Okay - to share some of our other "forest" themed pieces. First - just look at our blog banner. It is a picture of a Hedgie necklace mom and I made several years ago. I loved how that piece turned out. Mom and I were thinking of making a hedgie for this month's theme, but we wanted to use the Guardian of the Wood pendant.<br />
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Wall hangings/plates mom and I have made (max size is about 10" across):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guardian of the Wood plate - this goes into a shadow box (Sold)</td></tr>
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Metal prints/dog tags<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees against a stormy sky - dog tags on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks" target="_blank">Etsy</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My nephew took this photograph - we have it on a metal print now for sell in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EBBeadandMetalWorks" target="_blank">Etsy</a></td></tr>
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Pendants (wire wrapped or enameled copper)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wolf enameled copper pendant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall leaf enameled copper pendant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wire wrapped tree pendant</td></tr>
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Necklaces:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaf necklace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frog necklace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee necklace with honeycomb</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaf necklace (the pendants are just LOS) with our<br />lampwork beads - mom wired wrap this piece</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hummingbird necklace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaf necklace</td></tr>
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So, that is what we have for this month's theme. Again I apologize in not following through, but we will get the piece done and I will post pictures.<br />
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Now - onto the wonderful artists who are participating:<br />
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EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6225113072694757805.post-17510251928429624372019-04-30T05:00:00.000-04:002019-04-30T05:00:02.288-04:00Art Elements Theme - Repurposing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This month's <a href="https://www.artelements.net/april-theme-challenge-repurposing/" target="_blank">Art Elements Challenge is Repurposing</a>. For the challenge you could do the following: upcycle, recycle, pre-loved or re-purposed. Mom and I decide to re-purpose and use an old scale that belong to my grandparents (mom's parents). Grandpa always had cool stuff in his garage/workshop (he was an engineer).<br />
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Mom had the idea first, but it is something I have wanted to do for a while, a dangly thing/sun catcher. We are calling our piece "Weighty Observations".<br />
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For the pendants we went for fun/whimsical pieces.<br />
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These are the pendants we ended up deciding on using. We have three pages of pendant ideas (elephant in the room, 800 lb gorilla in the room, cock sure, one trick pony, etc.).<br />
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Once the pendants are decided on, mom then draws out the patterns. Once the patterns are drawn we then glue them down on the copper and we saw them out.<br />
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I think this is mom sawing out the flying pig.<br />
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These are the pendants that mom sawed out (I did saw out a couple of the perimeters). Once mom is done sawing, filing and sanding I then enamel.<br />
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Color enameled on the pendants before they go into the kiln.<br />
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Pendants after they are taken out of the kiln and cooled.<br />
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Here is another look at the scale mom and I are using. I betcha this thing is actually older than I am.<br />
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Here is mom assembling the pendants to the scale.<br />
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Here is a look at the piece - we have it in the garage (it was raining today when I took the pictures and the lighting isn't that good). It gives you an idea of what it will look like hanging.<br />
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Overall I am really happy with the way the piece turned out.<br />
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We still have these pendants to enamel and then assemble too.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed reading about our piece.<br />
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