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Cool2Craft Monday and Friendly Plastic Pellets

Linda Peterson Designs — Mon, 17 May 2010 14:33:00 +0000

Once again it's Cool2Craft Monday! Today Im working with Friendly Plastic Pellets to create splash beads. These beads really are bright and beautiful and....because you made them...they come in every color!

Here's the rest of the line up

Lots of fun creative chat and I would love to have you join me LIVE!!! I'll answer your questions on air too!

As a special this week - I am offering a 1 oz SAMPLE of pellets for just $3.95 to try them out.

You can purchase other Friendly Plastic Supplies at www.friendlyplasticmarketplace.com and click on SHOPPING

Also we are SOLD OUT for Thursdays Fusion Illusion Class and have only 2 spaces left for the Fusion Illusion Class on Saturday May 22nd at CrafTECH University. We have added and will add more new classes this week. So Check it out. www.craftechuniversity.com

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BijiouxArtCreation – Truely a work of ART! KARINE COLLIGNON

Linda Peterson Designs — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:39:00 +0000

I am always taken back by the beautiful artwork of Karine Colliginon of BijiouxArtCreation! In her latest facebook update she shared photo's of one of her Art Shows. I couldn't resist sharing these with you! I think my favorite is the one on the upper right corner......no wait...the middle one in black and silver...oH Oh....and...well...Actually they are all my favorite! Seriously....do you think I could pick just one???

Karine has been attending Cool2Craft Live craft TV on Mondays and although she speaks little english, she is very much active in the chat room - which I think is WONDERFUL!!!!

Please check out Karines work - and get something one of a kind from FRANCE!!!

Join all of us Crafty Creative souls on Cool2Craft live tomorrow at 11am central time. I'll be showing you how to add SPLASH to your wardrobe with Friendly Plastic Pellets!!! See you there!

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Dotty Spotty Knotty Beads by Mylene Hillam

Linda Peterson Designs — Sun, 09 May 2010 01:32:00 +0000

FAQ- Can you create beads in Friendly Plastic? Well....here's proof! Read Mylene's artricle about her bead making journey!

Or maybe you just call them polka dot! Got any idea what I'm talking about? No? Then read on........

I had a brilliant idea last night. Actually it came to me many months ago but it wasn't until last night that I could see how my idea might work. I've wanted to do this for such a long time but wasn't sure the idea would translate very well into Friendly Plastic and last night was the night I decided to test it out.

By now you must be thinking that I've come up with the most clever Friendly Plastic idea ever, but that couldn't be further from the truth. You see, I'm talking about Bumpy Beads, just like those colourful glass beads that glass artists make. But, as with many of the Friendly Plastic beads I make, they are not meant to mimic the real thing, I've just borrowed a style and translated it into Friendly Plastic.What a bunch of fun beads! And I've really enjoyed making them up into a these cool bracelets.

Vibrant pink and Black
Delicate Pinks
Dramatic Black
Soft Green and Blue

I'm thinking that this could go in a lot of different directions and I'll try to combine some other ideas with the spots in future bead making sessions so look out for those in the coming weeks. I'm also thinking this might mean making bigger beads so that I can incorporate different design elements on the one bead.

Hope you've enjoyed today's eye candy.

'Til next time,
Myléne

Mylene - These are simply gorgous and remind me of expensive blown glass beads! You can find Mylene's work for sale on her website at: www.milllanestudio.com

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CELEBRATE NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY WITH A FRIENDLY PLASTIC LAYOUT

Linda Peterson Designs — Sat, 01 May 2010 12:32:00 +0000

This adorable layout by Caryn Gehm is a wonderful example of combining Friendly Plastic with mixed media.
Love the metallic bling that the apples and leaves add to this page!

Fallen Apples

By Caryn Gehm

Materials

Friendly Plastic® – Metallic Avocado, Metallic Gold, Metallic Red, Metallic Deep Rose
FIMO® SOFT – Tropical Green, Emerald, Lime Green, Sahara
PolyCutters – Set #4, Set #5, Set #6
Amaco® Fun Wire™ – Light Green, Copper – 24 gauge
Amaco® Wire Mesh® Brass and Copper (Keepsakes & Cards set 50125P)
Amaco® Pasta Machine
Amaco® PolyBlade
Photos – (one) 5″ x 7″, (one) 4″ x 6″ and (four) small photos
Paper Adventures® Paper sheets – one 12″ x 12″ light blue two-tone; one 12″ x 12″ light green
Letter stickers of your choice
Pop Dots
Kokuyo Adhesive
X-acto® Blade
Straight Edge
Large Cutting mat

BASE
Step 1

Begin with 1 light blue 12″ x 12″ paper as your base. Take the 12″ x 12″ light green paper and slowly tear approximately 4″ from the top. You can tear straight across to the other side, or on an angle, depending upon how you want your background to look. Adhere your torn green paper to the light blue. Align the straight edges to the bottom and sides, leaving the light blue background exposed on top.

CLAY GRASS
Step 2

Begin with FIMO® Tropical Green for your grass. You will probably use about 1/2 a block. Run the clay through the AMACO® Pasta Machine to soften and flatten. Begin with a higher number setting (6 or 7). After you have the green base nice and flat, set it aside. Using the Emerald FIMO®, cut off a small slice using the PolyBlade. Run this through the pasta machine until it is also soft and flat. Continue doing this with the remaining colors (you only need a small slice of each).

Step 3

After all colors are set, take the base green and lay it down on your work area. Take the first of your supporting colors and tear off chunks and place randomly onto the base. Repeat this with your other colors as well. Don’t use too much that you won’t be able to see your base green.

Step 4

Lightly press down, just enough so that when you pick up the base green, all the other colors do not fall off. Run it through the pasta machine again. Take your flattened piece of the multi-green base and fold it in half, with the multiple colors on the outside. Repeat this over and over until you receive your desired design. The more you run it through the pasta machine, the more the colors will mix together. Do not roll it too much or you will end up with a solid color again. You need this piece to be longer than 12″ long. You will be cutting it to 12″ x 3″ to 5″ high (depending upon how high you want the grass background to be). One edge of the flattened clay should be uneven which will create a wonderful top to your grass.

Step 5

Once you have the desired marbled look for the grass, lay it flat on a cookie sheet. Bake at 230 F (110 C) for 30 minutes. Do not over bake. After the 30 minutes, take the clay out of the oven, set aside to cool.

Step 6

Trim to 12″ x 4.5″, leaving one 12″ (long) edge untrimmed, thus creating 3 straight edges and 1 irregular one. You can use an X-acto knife and straight edge to cut through the baked clay. The 4.5″ height may vary slightly. Using Kokuyo adhesive, adhere clay to the bottom edge of the page. This completes your background.

PHOTOS

Step 7

Take a 4 3/4″ x 6 1/2″ piece of Copper WireMesh® and cut out the center leaving a 1/2″ wide frame. Repeat this with the Brass. Adhere one of the frames on top of the 5″ x 7″ photo on an angle. Repeat with the 4″x 6″ photo. Adhere the 5″ x 7″ photo to the page approximately 1/2″ from top and 1/2″ from the right edge of the paper. Do the same for the 4″ x 6″ photo on the left edge of the paper.

Step 8

Using a light blue sheet of paper, cut two 2″ x 2.25″ pieces. Trim 2 photos to 1.75″ x 2″. Adhere each photo to the center of the blue pieces of paper. Cut two 1.5″ x 2.25″ pieces from the light blue paper. Trim the remaining two photos to 1.25″ x 2″. Adhere these photos to the center of the 2″ x 2.25″ blue piece of paper. Adhere the 4 matted photos to the bottom half of the page, each on a slight angle.

TITLE

Step 9

Using the letter stickers you’ve selected, create your title: “Fallen Apples” in the middle of the page.

EMBELLISHMENT (APPLES)

Step 10

Create the apples and leaves using Friendly Plastic® and the PolyCutters. Begin with the red colors and cut one piece of the Red Friendly Plastic® to slightly larger than one of the circle PolyCutters. Place that piece of Friendly Plastic® into hot water color side up for about 30 seconds. Carefully remove and immediately use the circle cutters, making sure they go all the way through. Repeat this for all the different size circles with the different color reds. You can do as many or as few circles as you want, depending upon how many you want on your page. Set those aside.

Step 11

Cut out leaves using the different leaf PolyCutters and the Green and Gold Friendly Plastic®. Shape as many as you desire. Once you cut out each set of leaves with the Poly Cutter, cut the sets of 3 apart. Set those aside.

Step 12

To create the stems of the apples, use very small rectangles. Soften in the hot water as above, shape as you desire. You will need to adhere these behind the apples when you place them on your paper.

Step 13

After you have all your apples and leaves created, lay them out as you desire on your page. Before adhering them, you will need to add the Fun Wire™. Take a 12″ piece of Bronze Fun Wire and wrap it around a pencil or something similar. Then carefully pull it off the pencil so that you do not lose the coil you created. Using a glue dot, center it in the upper left hand corner of the Metal Mesh frame on the 4″ x 6″ photo. Adhere the Fun Wire™ in the lower left corner with another glue dot. Curve the remaining coiled wire to the bottom right corner, again adhering with another glue dot. Cover the glue dots with the apples that you created.

Step 14

Cut 2″ strips of Light Green & Bronze Fun Wire™. Curl around something thin, such as round pliers. These will be used for small accents off the stem of the apples. You do not want to do this for every apple; maybe just 4 or 5 on the entire paper.

Step 15

Using Glue dots, take the green leaves, apples, stems and wire accents you created with the Friendly Plastic® and Fun Wire™, and carefully arrange around the page to finish off your “Fallen Apples” page.

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FRIENDLY PLASTIC TV- New Show – Alcohol Ink and Friendly Plastic Spring Fling Earrings

Linda Peterson Designs — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:04:00 +0000

I thought this month I would make a video based on my recent demo on Cool2Craft Live last Monday.

Alcohol inks are one of the most versatile mediums I own. The way their colors dance on the Friendly Plastic really gives you lots of opportunities to create customized sticks and sparks the creative juices! That's a good thing huh???

After I uploaded the video, I realized that I didnt give finishing instructions to the earrings. OOPS!

Attach jump rings into each of the holes. Attach an earring wire to one of the jump rings. You can add beads to the earring wire if desired.

I also attached a swarovski crystal danglie to the opposite end. I like movement and the crystal I think adds a nice touch.

If you are new to jewelry making - pick up a copy of my newest book BEADING IN NO TIME (which received 4 1/2 stars from About.com! - read the review here)

178 pages - 50 projects from beginner to intermediate.

Interested in Classes? Announcing a new and exciting way to take classes from the comfort of your own home AND interact LIVE with celebrity instructors! Online INTERACTIVE Learning made EASY!

www.crafTECHuniversity.com

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Watch ME live every Monday at 11am Central (GMT-6:00) on Cool2Craft.

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Featuring the Art Jewelry of Cynthia Venet

Linda Peterson Designs — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:49:00 +0000

We had so much fun on Cool 2 Craft Live yesterday. It's so fun to be able to interact with creative people all over the world. We chatted with friends from France, Canada, the Us and UK. If you missed it, be sure and check out the archived link on the right side bar. Friendly Plastic will be return to Cool 2 Craft Live next Monday April 26th.

Im happy to be featuring a relatively new artist to the blog. She comes sharing her beautiful art jewelry that combines Friendly Plastic, wire and charms. A totally unique one of a kind set pendants by Artist Cynthia Venet! Beautiful!!!!

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Fracture and Fusion demo on Cool2Craft with Linda Peterson

Linda Peterson Designs — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:54:00 +0000

Don't worry if you missed today's live episode......you can view the archived link at any time convenient to you.

To view the archived show - click here scroll down to "previous discussions" and click on April 5th.

ENJOY!!

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Friendly Plastic by Linda Sechler

Linda Peterson Designs — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:38:00 +0000

This is Linda's first try at Friendly Plastic and I believe she did very well! Love the glitzy!!!! Great Job Linda and thank you for sharing your work with the world!

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Final Days of National Craft Month – get your entries in!

Linda Peterson Designs — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:58:00 +0000

Just a couple more days to "officially" celebrate National Craft Month....but I say why stop there...let's celebrate crafting every day!

A great big thank you and shout out to one of our loyal readers Molly Fischer who submitted these earrings!! Fantastic job Molly. I especially love the danglies! (that's my kind of thing!)

All you have to do is email me a photo of something ....anything you've created using Friendly Plastic and I'll enter you in the contest to win a gift pack of FP! Get the entries in!

Just a quick note of what's coming up:

April 4th - Favecrafts Radio. An interview featuring the debut of my new book "Beading in No Time"
www.blogtalkradio.com/favecrafts

April 6th - Cool2Craft Live. A live demonstration of Fracture and Fusion in FP. Giving away an autographed copy of my new book - CHAT LIVE WITH ME!!

April 19 - Cool2Craft Live - Bling Bling wire wrapped rings CHAT LIVE WITH ME!!

Check the websites for your local times. If you are unable to make the live show - all shows are archived for your viewing/listening convenience.

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Look who’s celebrating National Craft Month with me! – Friendly Plastic

Linda Peterson Designs — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0000

The above necklace was designed by Netherland Artist - Astrid Zonneveld. Absolutely stunning!

Next, a collection of Friendly Plastic small charms and do-dads as she says by Cheryl Nordblom

As I write this blog...the submission are rolling in! So look for more eye candy tomorrow!!!

Thanks in advance for all your submissions!!
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