Finding New things

Hi these are all pic of the Nature Resort ,my D and G/D and I went to before Xmas 09.
Lovely walks, Kangaroos sitting by the paths, and the beach right the front of the Motel units.Ullyssis butterflies flying around in th sun, like the one at the top of this post. (See in a former post also)
It is lovely to look back at. Click for larger view.
It is only about 45mins from home.
love
E XXX

Finding New Things

Hi, just so you can see I have been working and not shirking while I havent been here
That's not to say I should have been doing more.
The first lefthand pic,(click for better view) is a mix of all the things I have made in preparation of my Cindy lessons, plus at the top a few square canes I have done recently. Maybe make earings from these canes.
The butterflies are just medalions, made with squished Torn Water colour clay. I might wire these
The middle things in the first frame are of Faux bone, from Cindys lesson on Faux Bone. I like this, and intend to do more
The small round and small cuts of chips, in the same first frame, pearlex covered pieces are to use in the embellishments in the Inlay pendants that Cindy taught us.
The middle pic is not of the Paper I made from a Beryl Talyor DVD(it has moved as it was published, so reverse next two pics, and you will understand) I was lucky enough to see on our Doll Group day . One of our very talented ladies had sent away for the DVD, It is of Blending paper, fabric, and embellishments.
This is really my first love, paint and altering paper and fabric. Like ATC's and Fabric post cards.
The first piece on the left is a calico(muslin to some) painted with Lumiere paints and embossing powder and heat gunned to give a tex surface. The one on the right in reversed middle pic is done same way but with watered down Acrylic, and a small amout of black puff paint, again heat gunned to bring up the puff paint. not much on as using from an old bottle ,next time will have a better puff paint bottle.
Ah!! the pic at the bottom is something I have devised. We are about to make
Faux Opal with polymer clay so,not having any of the right glitter for the inclusion
Improvisation needed here.
I have Pinata inked, silver mettalic cellophane, in the colours I wanted, and am cutting them up into vey small confetti like pieces. time and patience needed here, but I'll get there. The top pic is of the conffetilike cut pieces of mettalic cello.
Has anyone ever done it like this?. I dont know?
Those Pinata inks are just amazing. They are like the Adirondak inks, work well on anything metal like, so why not the mettalic cello
So you see I am having fun all round.
I can Soar away here all on my own and reach the achievements I aim at.

Wonderful

Have a lovely day whatever your passion is today.
Love
EXXXX