This month, it was Karen Totten's turn to provide the component of the month to the AJE Bloggers and their guests. She makes amazingly meaningful ceramic components - you can find her shop here! Here's what Karen made for us to enjoy.
As usual, I did not photograph the component I chose. It's the yellow and brown one in the lower left/center of the photo.
I knew what I wanted to make right when I got it. So I asked team member Jenny Davies-Reazor if she had any face cabs left, and she did!
I used a tutorial I had purchased on etsy by Beverly Herman for "Queen Wanna Bead". This challenge proved to be a little bit difficult for me. I think that, for this pattern, you really have to use what Beverly tells you to use for the base - I used ultrasuede because that's the only thing I've ever used when I bezel a cab. But you really need stiffer material because this is a larger, busy piece. I am going to try it again, and use the right materials, but I'…
As usual, I did not photograph the component I chose. It's the yellow and brown one in the lower left/center of the photo.
I knew what I wanted to make right when I got it. So I asked team member Jenny Davies-Reazor if she had any face cabs left, and she did!
I used a tutorial I had purchased on etsy by Beverly Herman for "Queen Wanna Bead". This challenge proved to be a little bit difficult for me. I think that, for this pattern, you really have to use what Beverly tells you to use for the base - I used ultrasuede because that's the only thing I've ever used when I bezel a cab. But you really need stiffer material because this is a larger, busy piece. I am going to try it again, and use the right materials, but I'…