Hi friends,
Quite a long time since I could make time to post something. Busy days.... Well, whoever said being a teacher is an easy job will have to change his thoughts if he experiences what it means to be a teacher, especially during the time of exams..... bundles and bundles of answer scripts to be corrected... phew..... feels like a never ending task..... no time for anything else.
Well... I thought I deserve this break from all the paper evaluation work ... so, here I am with a new post... It's going to be some more pieces of jewellery.
The work with beads took a back seat as I found it not quite practical and too risky to open my box when the little one was around. But it is very frustrating to keep away from something you love to do.
A casual thought led to a new idea that worked out.... and that too very well. There were many containers of baby powder lying around ( some bought, many that my son got as gift ) that I couldn't use for the little one... he had some breathing trouble and the doctor asked us not to use the powder... I tried to make a pliable dough using the powder, some baby massage and adhesive (I used fevicol ) ... tried different ratios and ended up with one that worked.. The dough took few days to harden. It was lighter and didn't need any baking... so I found it easy to work with...
This was the first piece I tried...
Quite a long time since I could make time to post something. Busy days.... Well, whoever said being a teacher is an easy job will have to change his thoughts if he experiences what it means to be a teacher, especially during the time of exams..... bundles and bundles of answer scripts to be corrected... phew..... feels like a never ending task..... no time for anything else.
Well... I thought I deserve this break from all the paper evaluation work ... so, here I am with a new post... It's going to be some more pieces of jewellery.
The work with beads took a back seat as I found it not quite practical and too risky to open my box when the little one was around. But it is very frustrating to keep away from something you love to do.
A casual thought led to a new idea that worked out.... and that too very well. There were many containers of baby powder lying around ( some bought, many that my son got as gift ) that I couldn't use for the little one... he had some breathing trouble and the doctor asked us not to use the powder... I tried to make a pliable dough using the powder, some baby massage and adhesive (I used fevicol ) ... tried different ratios and ended up with one that worked.. The dough took few days to harden. It was lighter and didn't need any baking... so I found it easy to work with...
This was the first piece I tried...
I was happy with the piece and then tried making beads to design jewels with ... The first piece I made was for my sister. The beads, once fully dry, were coloured using acrylic colours. I used green and pink pearl finish paints for the beads as well as the pendant. The pendant was made using two flat circular pieces and spherical beads that I fixed after coloring.
My darling girlie meanwhile got jealous that the first piece wasn't going to be for her. So, I started a piece for her as well, in the colours of her choice... well, she wanted one in bronze and black combination with a triangular pendant ( as totally different from the other piece as possible....). As an afterthought, I attached some hangings on to both the pendants... Darling daughter was very happy and I got the hug and the kisses I expected, and I think I deserved as well.... being a mom is never an easy job, right !!!
Made just a couple of pieces more of this type.. beads and pendants of a few designs are in stock now, waiting to be painted and made into pieces of jewellery. Meanwhile, waiting for more ideas....
That's it for today. Hope to be back soon
Bye.
- Chitra.
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