In my last post, I introduced you to my lovely partner,
Ali McCarthy
who sent me some beautiful soup just singing of spring!
Before I show you what I did with all of that goodness, here's what I sent her...
My own polymer creations, a hand forged copper clasp and additional goodies
I've always adored lamp work, but don't work with it very often so I started off with a simple earring design to show off those cute little blue birds.
And then I moved on to a more detailed design feauturing some of my patina brass and copper...
I threw in some Sari Silk to accent the beautiful blues of Ali's lamp work.
And saving the best for last, at least in my opinion, is a bracelet featuring both her gorgeous beads and copper clasp as focals...why concentrate on just one?!
I gave the copper a dark patina, which really helped its texture come through and even added one of my own poly beads for some contrast.
So there you have it! What fun it was to work with this bounty of mine. Thanks so much Ali and, as always, thanks to the extraordinary Lori for hosting an amazing party.
I'm off to hop...enjoy the party!
