I would love to say a huge thanks to Sheree, Project Coordinator for Women on the Move Program in Mullewa, for allowing me to be involved in this incredible program designed to empower and educate young women through a variety of different activities. Sheree asked me to come along and teach the women some jewellery…
Workshops – Some Very Clever Students
I must say a HUGE thanks to the gorgeous ladies who came to the workshops yesterday. It was a busy day but incredibly rewarding. Check out some of the amazing creations everyone made.
Workshops – Amazing Creations from the Ladies in the Bush
So three weeks of workshops have finished and it was just incredible. Thanks to all our lovely participants for being so amazing, thanks to Faye for organising the workshops and special thanks to the ladies at the Womens Centre in Mullewa for opening your doors to me and being so welcoming yet again. We…
Workshops – Mullewa
I’ve spent the last couple of Thursday in Mullewa working with the ladies on some new polymer clay techniques and boy have we had some fun. The ladies have created some incredible beads but now the challenge is to work these finished beads into sensational pieces of jewellery. The jewellery supplies in the bush are…
Tutorial – Scrappy Spiral Cane End Beads
That’s a pretty long name for this tutorial but it sums it up perfectly. I showed you how I make those scrappy spiral beads. Well those ends you cut off can be turned into some very awesome beads. Here’s how I do it – I’m sure there are others out there but this is my…
Workshop – Bollywood Flowers
Another awesome day in the studio with an even awesomer (hmm is that a word??) bunch of students. A few of these ladies have been coming to me for quite a while now but I did have a few newbies in the mix too. Amazing results by everyone today and lots of “naughty” antics in…
Tutorial – Scrappy Spiral Squares
Hmmmm…I have been trying to sort my scrap pile but I’ve discovered it’s just too much fun to play with scrap clay. This is a different version of the scrappy spiral beads and instead have turned them into scrappy spiral squares. These are pretty funky. Create the spiral log as you would if you were…
Tutorial – Scrappy Spiral Beads
How many of you pop all your scrappy clay bits into colour lots? …well yes, I do. I’m a bit “obsessive compulsive” like that actually and regardless of how hard I try, I find it difficult to leave scrappy bits alone. Here’s a really cool way to create some very tactile beads. Depending on…