Archive for the ‘Friendly Plastic Jewelry’ Category
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
It's true - that's our mission...creating Friendly Plastic Addicts one friend at a time. And the best thing about this addiction is it offers no harmful side effects! Only creative fun and a chance to escape some stress!
I say if
Cool2Craft can put out a call for 1 Million people who think it's cool to craft we can do the same!! 1 Million FP addicts huh?
Many of the techniques you see here were inspired by internationally known artist
Liz Welch
I thought you would enjoy this post by Jen Lowe
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Posted in angelina fibers, Animal Print friendly Plastic, Art Jewelry, friendly plastic angelina fibers, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, Jen Lowe, Liz Welch, ooze, Plastic Industry News | No Comments »
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
I wanted to highlight this piece by Karine Collignon, a Friendly Plastic artist in France. What I think is so unique an interesting about her work is her mix of elements.
This pendant is an excellent combination of stamped plastic to texture and "raw" unheated and untreated plastic. A unique combination that is refreshingly beautiful!
Fantastic!
View more of Karine's work on her website at:
www.bijouxartcreation.com. She is also on Facebook.
Her blog can be translated using google translate.
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Posted in art jewelery, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, friendly plastic pendants, Karine Collignon, Plastic Industry News, stamped friendly plastic, Wire and Friendly Plastic, Wire wrapped jewelry | No Comments »
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Christina wrote that this was her first design made with Friendly Plastic...and I say if this is her first! WOW!! She's on an amazing journey and I cant wait to see what she comes up with in the future!
Thanks so much for sharing with us Christina!!
Thank you to everyone who has submitted their work in the last week. Keep them coming...I'll always have giveaways!
Reminder on upcoming events:
- April 4 - www.blogtalkradio.com/favecrafts Listen to my interview with Tiffany Windsor and maybe you'll win a copy of my newest book!
- April 5 - www.cool2craft.com watch a live demo of Friendly Plastic fracture and Fusion
- Mark your calendars, set your alarms, create an alert on your cell...whatever you need to do so you dont miss the fun!!
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Posted in Art Jewelry, christina coghill, filagree, Fracture and Fusion, friendly plastic artists, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, friendly plastic marbled, Plastic Industry News, vintage, vintage friendly plastic jewelry | No Comments »
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
As summer fades to fall in the southern hemisphere of New Zealand, we in the northern hemisphere welcome springtime! These brooches capture the glory of and warmth of the sun. What a beautiful collection of brooches by New Zealand Artist Claire Fairweather!
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Posted in Art Jewelry, Claire Fairweather, friendly plastic artists, friendly plastic brooch, friendly plastic contest, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, Plastic Industry News, sailboats, sailing | No Comments »
Friday, March 5th, 2010
Classes offered in Australia by Artist/Designer Mylene Hillam of Milllanestudio. See her website for more information:
www.milllanestudio.blogspot.com
Here's another slight variation of the resin and Friendly Plastic pendant we'll be making in tomorrow's class at Stamp Antics. This promises to be a really fun class - making these little pendants is so addictive!
If you were unable to get into the class I'm happy to say that there will be another one scheduled soon. So why not give Jenny a ring at Stamp Antics (07 3393 3022) and ask her to add your name to the waiting list. She'll get back to you shortly to let you know when the class will be.
That's all for today, folks!
I'll be back soon!
Myléne
If you are offering classes - please
email me and I will post the information.
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Posted in friendly plastic and resin, Friendly Plastic Classes, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, Mylene Hillam, Plastic Industry News, resin, stamp antics | No Comments »
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Shari Wallace of Wolf Creek Designs credits her inspiration to Jana Ewy's ID bracelets. Read on as she shares some of her latest work.
This is a Friendly Plastic cuff, made using alcohol inks and antique brass pieces. I adore the art deco feel of this piece, the dragonfly is amazing! This is one of my favorite cuffs so far. I'm gonna hate to part with it but someone needs to give this one a home and love it as much as I do.
Been trying some different finishing techniques with the cuff. I love Jana Ewy's hint on using the resin while the piece is still flat (see her article in the latest Belle Armoire Jewelry issue) - it works great with the ID bracelet pieces. I keep getting the resin too thick on the cuffs (because I love the look of the thick resin) but it makes it hard to get a good smooth bend. And the thicker the resin, the stiffer the bracelet ends up and its hard to get on and off. I need to find a happy medium in there! Next batch I will try the flat resin technique again but not make the resin quite so thick!
Want to see my ID bracelets too? Here's a sneak peek at one..
Jana, thanks so much for the idea on these! I love them and everyone that I've showed them to loves them too! I 'assembly line' the work so it seems to take forever to make them, but once the process is done I have more than a dozen ready to go at once.
I promise I will be back here more often...now that I am excited about jewelry again. I have a few more pieces to upload to Artfire and then I'm be putting some up on Etsy as well, but I haven't finished creating my store there yet - but soon!
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Posted in Art Jewelry, bangles, bracelets, cuff bracelts, Etsy, Friendly Plastic, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, Handmade jewelry, Jana Ewy, Plastic Industry News, wolf creek designs | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Enjoy today's post by
Mylene Hillam:
They say it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind. It's something I do often when I'm designing a project. I have an idea, I start to put it together and then another idea comes into my head and I change my mind. It's a great way to explore new possibilities.
Take this necklace for instance. When I first had the idea to incorporate the two silver hearts into the design, I was going to hang the small and medium hearts below the Friendly Plastic heart..... and I was quite pleased with the way it looked. 
But then, just as I began to assemble the pieces, it happened - I changed my mind! A different idea popped into my head: What if I changed the order of the hearts? What if I placed the smallest heart at the top of the design and the largest heart at the bottom?
I like how that looks even better! Rearranging the hearts has completely changed the balance of the piece. And it's unexpected - you expect the design to taper at the bottom of the pendant - but reversing the order has made the piece much more interesting.
Isn't it wonderful to be a woman just so you can change your mind?
Be sure to check out all of Mylene's creative artwork featuring Friendly Plastic along with another of her specialties - RESIN! visit her blog:
www.milllanestudio.blogspot.com
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Posted in Art Jewelry, friendly plastic marbeling, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, Friendly Plastic necklace, mill lane studio, Mylene Hilam, Plastic Industry News | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Karine's friendly plastic work is very refreshing and unique. Her mix of wire, Friendly Plastic and beads lends a feel of 'movement' to her designs.
I looked at this piece and just couldn't help but put on some of my favorite music and dance. It reminds me to dance...enjoy life and be happy.
(Did you notice the little guitar accent??) Well...I can only describe Karine's work in a few words - BEAUTIFUL AND BRILLIANT!
Karine's work is for sale and more information is on her blog at : www.bijouxartcreation.com
For those of you who speak english, her website can be easily translated using google translate.
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Posted in art doll necklace, Art Jewelry, beading, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, Friendly Plastic necklace, Karine Collignon, Plastic Industry News | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Thank you Di for sharing your tutorial on making this pendant!
This is a great project to start with if you are new to Friendly Plastic. Simple yet elegant!
Di shares:
I'm trying something new today and posting a tutorial. I don't know that this is my forte, but I indicated in a November post I would share the process I used to make the purple Friendly Plastic pendant, and today's the day. Today we're making a blue FP pendant.
Start with a bargain piece of costume jewelry. I'm using a silver clip earring. Cut a piece of FP slightly bigger than the earring and choose a stamp (I'm using one from Fancy Pants). Unmounted stamps work best if your piece isn't totally flat. You can use a stamp that's smaller than your piece, but I'm not good at placing them in the center so I just use oversize stamps to eliminate that problem.
Lay the FP over the piece & melt it with a heat gun.
When it's nicely melted, prepare your stamp by pressing it into a watermark stamp pad (I use VersaMark) and then pressing it into the FP. Use your fingers to press everywhere to ensure full contact. Experiment with the pressure for different looks. Firm pressure will reveal the metal underneath, which may or may not be your intent. That's what I did for the purple piece, but for this blue piece I chose to use less pressure.
When you're confident the stamp isn't going to lift from the FP, place the piece in a cold water bath to solidify the FP.
After a few moments remove the piece and carefully lift the stamp from the FP. The edges might be a little jagged, as you can see here.
Place a nonstick craft sheet (I use Ranger's) on a griddle and heat the griddle to 275. Lightly touch/drag the edges to melt/smooth them. Once cool, add your preferred glaze/sealer (I like Triple Thick by DecoArt) and a bail. Thread on a cord or chain and you're set! 
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Posted in di-did-it, Free project sheets, Friendly Plastic, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, friendly plastic project sheets, Friendly Plastic tutorial, How-to project, Jewelry, Plastic Industry News, rubberstamping | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Is your head spinning with ideas for the
Rings and Things contest? What/!?!?!?! You don't know if you should enter???? WHY NOT!?!?! What have you got to lose? Check out this email below from one of the past winners:
Hi Linda,
I visit the Friendly Plastic blog each day. I enjoy seeing new techniques and other artists work. On todays blog I noticed you mentioned the Rings and Things contest. I entered this contest in 2008 and won Polly's pick, Alternative Materials category. A picture of my friendly plastic pin "Shopper Girl" is featured on the friendly plastic page 361 in the 2009 catalog. I have attached a copy of my pin in case you don't have their catalog.
Sincerely,
Sherry McGilvray
Sherry was also one of the 2010 Design Challenge Winners! But....as she knows....you can't win if you don't enter! So get those entries in...then
email me and let me know too!
Congratulations to Sherry! Next time...will I be congratulating you??
Friendly Plastic can be purchased at
Rings N Things.
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