by polyarts | Feb 5, 2017 | adobe, masks, polymer clay, tutorials
I have been taking lots of pictures lately to use in selling through my etsy store, my pages and through Facebook user groups like Handmade Component Bazaar. I use my Ott lights for controlled full spectrum lighting, and Adobe Photoshop allows me to easily tweak...
by polyarts | Jan 26, 2017 | crafts, creativity, dolls, faces, hands, wood, wood. laser cut
I’ve been adding color to the little wooden faces I’ve been making. Now in three sizes, ( 3/4″, 1″, and 1 1/2″) these make up into sweet pendants, earrings, charms…and dolls! I think they will be great added to the little 3 and 5...
by polyarts | Jan 15, 2017 | art, crafts, creativity, dolls, faces, wood. laser cut
These wooden ladies make quite a crowd! I’ve been using the 80 watt laser cutter at Tinkermill to cut charms that can be made into keychains, earrings, pendants, or spirit dolls. I started with my own ink drawings and brought them into a free CAD program called...
by polyarts | Jan 6, 2017 | faces, hands, wood, wood. laser cut
Or perhaps I mean: mini hands made of light (as in laser) work. I’m having so much fun with these mehndi hands made of birch wood using the laser cutter that I’m now doing them in 3 sizes, 3″, 2 1/4″, and a bit over an inch long.I can burn to...
by polyarts | Dec 26, 2016 | beads, classes, metal
I’ve put together a selection of classes at Tinkermill to start the year off with a creative twist or two–metal twists! Lear how to create baubles, bangles and beads using sheet metal and wire which you can then embellish with color and patinas. Tinkermill...
