Yesterday, around 3:30, there was a storm brewing out in the ocean- it was really cool because the sky above the horizon was so dark, the clouds above that were so white, and the ocean looked so green with the sunlight. I ran inside to get my camera to get a photo - and this is the photo I got! It must have been so hazy outside, that we didn't even realize it. The engineer's photos look the same way so it's not my terrible photography skills! Crazy!
The theme for July was seed pods, chosen by Jen. I made a Pinterest board for seed pods - I seem to be using Pinterest a little bit more lately, although it's such a time suck! Not sure how to get the image to appear, though, so you'll have to follow the link I guess!
https://www.pinterest.com/suebeads/seed-pods/
I have made many headpins that look like seed pods, and wanted to make more, but just didn't have time to do it in glass. Here are some photos of ones I have made in the past.
I really really wanted to get some done, but I didn't get to. What I did get to do was experiment a bit in polymer clay. These beads were made using the "salt method". You roll the polymer in salt (not the super fine salt but a little bit bigger grain) and then bake it. When they are done baking, you rinse them off and the salt melts, and you get this impression in the clay that makes them look like seed pods! The top bead is just a pretty orange/ochre color that I highlighted…
https://www.pinterest.com/suebeads/seed-pods/
I have made many headpins that look like seed pods, and wanted to make more, but just didn't have time to do it in glass. Here are some photos of ones I have made in the past.
I really really wanted to get some done, but I didn't get to. What I did get to do was experiment a bit in polymer clay. These beads were made using the "salt method". You roll the polymer in salt (not the super fine salt but a little bit bigger grain) and then bake it. When they are done baking, you rinse them off and the salt melts, and you get this impression in the clay that makes them look like seed pods! The top bead is just a pretty orange/ochre color that I highlighted…
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Hope you are having a great vacation!