Archive for the ‘Jana Ewy’ Category
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
This handbag is beyond descriptive words! Another wonderful design by Artist
Jana Ewy. This totally proves that Friendly Plastic can and IS an upscale medium. Perfect for luxurious designs, yet so easy to work with for fun whimsical projects.
What does this inspire you to make today?
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
This tip is courtesy of
Jana Ewy who took the time to write the
Friendly Plastic Encyclopedia which is available on the side bar of the blog. We continue to grow in readers who are new to Friendly Plastic so these basic techniques are good reminders to all of us, whether we are seasoned FP'rs or just in the beginning stages. What do you need to know when purchasing Friendly Plastic? And, after you purchase what's the best way to store it? What if you've purchased a dreaded SNAPPER???? Read on for Jana's tips:
Friendly Plastic® has a shelf life if not properly stored. Exactly what that shelf life is, is unknown, with so many determining factors to be considered. The main points of this section is to help you purchase fresh Friendly Plastic®, suggest a few storing options, and share a little trick for reconditioning old Friendly Plastic®.
- WARNING: With the renewed interest in Friendly Plastic®, a lot of old product is re-surfacing like buried treasure and being put up for auction. Buyers Beware!
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- Purchasing – When purchasing Friendly Plastic®, you want to make sure the plastic is fresh. You do this by giving it the flex-test, simply give the stick a little bend, it should flex quite easily and then straighten back out. If it snaps in half, you guessed it… it’s a SNAPPER (old plastic). This is where ordering on-line can be a problem. My suggestion is to make sure you are ordering from a reputable dealer. Try to resist de-stash bargains and auctions. You want a guarantee that the plastic is fresh, be sure the dealer offers this.
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- Storing – Keep your plastic in a closed container or zip-lock bag, when not in use. This seems to be the trick to longevity.
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- Reconditioning – If you have SNAPPERS (old plastic), all is not lost. Old Friendly Plastic® can be reconditioned. Here is how: Place the sticks on a nonstick pan and either place the pan onto a griddle or into an oven, temperature set at 200°F (a heat tool will not work). Allow the plastic sticks to soften completely. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the sticks to cool completely on their own. DO NOT run them under cold water. Once they have cooled, remove them from the pan and check the flexibility. Hopefully this has done the trick. It is not fool proof, but it does work most of the time.
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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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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
Well.....I didnt do so good on the picture taking today....I really was too busy! The day just flew by.
Jen WOWed everyone with colourizing pellets - (sorry no pic...bad me!) showing how to use alcohol inks, die cut and emboss with pellets..a real hit!
Jana continued her fracture and fusion series - always popular!
And I continued the pellet series with colourizing and using molds - again...no pic!! I need more arms!
Before the show though I was able to sneak over to the ETI booth - makers of Envirotex, the clear resin that we use to make Friendly Plastic look like glass - and snap a couple of pictures they had using Friendly Plastic and Envirotex! Great Job Designers!
These ink pens were designed by
Mylene Hillam - well known to the blog...great job Mylene!
Tomorrow we will have the reception which I am priveleged to emcee and the winners will be announced! Congratulations to all our participants!!!
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Preparing for a cruise after CHA, Jana create a few handbags for formal nights. As she writes:
Here they are... I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I did making them. If you will be at CHA... you can see them in person at Amaco's booth or you can find them along with the instructions, later this year in Haute Handbags magazine.
Linda Peterson and Jana Ewy are compensated and endorsed by Amaco. Guest Artists featured on this blog may or may not be endorsed or compensated by Amaco.
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
Jana Ewy's pins demonstrate the versatility of Friendly Plastic so beautifully! Whether you are into papercrafts, jewelry, wall art masterpieces or even ArtDolls, why not use
Friendly Plastic to add an extra bit of interest to your artwork?
What will you do to stretch your creative limits in 2010?
To learn how to create these beautiful art pins, get a copy of Jana's book Friendly and Fashionable available from
www.amaco.comGet a free sample of pellets -
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Jana's designs are simply elegant and beautiful. I love all the little bits and pieces that she adds to create interest in her pieces...
Jana's vintage style and attention to detail reminds me of watching a favorite movie over and over again....you just can't get enough and every time you watch it you find something new.
If you'd like something new to add to your jewelry collection - check out
Jana's etsy site!
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Jana shares some of her latest work. StoneWork Cuff bracelets. Make sure to visit her blog:
http://www.janaewy.blogspot.com/ or her website
http://www.justbananas.com/Jana also has a Etsy site under the name of justbananas too!
Enjoy Jana's latest work.....
Here is a hand full of my new Stone Works cuff bracelets. Still not sure about this name...
If you look close enough your can see that I used a technique I like to call color blocking. Which is nothing more than cutting out a section of the Friendly Plastic and replacing that section with a piece of FP cut the same shape but from a different color. It is really a fun technique, with results that can be incredibly unique and different every time. 
Give it a try and see what you can come up with.
Linda Peterson is a compensated blogger and is sponsored by AMACO., Inc. Artists who are featured as guests on this blog may or may not have been compensated by AMACO.
Posted in Cuff Bracelets, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, Jana Ewy, Plastic Industry News, stonework technique | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Im so excited to present this to you from
Jana! Read her comments....then go buy the magazine!
A few months ago I entered my first design challenge, hosted by Belle Armoire Magazine. The challenge was to design cuffs of any kind... so that is just what I did. I had a great time with the embellishments... as you can see, and I was delighted to see that they were chosen to be featured in the Nov-Dec. issue. 
Posted in Belle Armoire, Belle Armoire Jewelry Magazine, Cuff Bracelets, Friendly Plastic Jewelry, Jana Ewy, Plastic Industry News | No Comments »
Give it a try and see what you can come up with.
