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...
by polyarts | Dec 19, 2016 | creativity, dover pictorial archive, tools, wood, wood. laser cut
I’ve been using the Rabbit Laser Cutter at TinkerMill for a few months now, and I’m getting better at putting together the designs and controlling the cutting and etching levels. I’m well under way with jewelry displays, box making, key chains, and...
by polyarts | Nov 29, 2016 | adobe, dover pictorial archive, how-to, Illustrator, what's new, wood
In addition to the jewelry studio, I’ve been having a great time at TinkerMill in Longmont learning how to use new tools like the laser cutter. I’ve never had the tools available to me to work with wood before, so I’m having fun learning more about a...
by polyarts | Sep 7, 2016 | beads, classes
I’ve updated my class listings page with several new metal and jewelry classes. I’m scheduling classes every month now at TinkerMill in Longmont, and I also do instruction for individuals, groups and events. Many of the classes, like this new twisted wire...
by polyarts | Sep 2, 2016 | classes, metal
Hammered metal, that is! Pounding sheet brass, bronze, copper and nickle silver is a great stress reliever, and also the first step to making hammered metal jewelry. Different hammer faces create different textures that can simple, or built up and combined. Here you...
by polyarts | Jul 18, 2016 | beads, crafts, creativity, projects
My beading friends meet together to work on projects and share techniques that we figure out. All of us have worked together in stores, shows and events, and we all have varying styles, techniques and levels of experience. We all have beads in common, though! At the...
