Monday 17 May 2010

Textured Beads, mini tutorial

I'd love to show you how I got this great texture over on my new blog - you can find the post here
http://www.carajane.co.uk/2010/05/textured-beads-mini-tutorial.html


Look forward to seeing you at www.carajane.co.uk

9 comments:

  1. That's great - ha ha!! Can't wait to give it a go.

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  2. Cara, Super idea. Thanks for the pictures/mini tute. Makes a great texture. Looks rather like an elegant orange skin.

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  3. Great idea! Thanks for the tute...nutmeg grater, hmmm...don't have one of those. I guess I will have to search for one. Great textured bead. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Cara, thanks for the neat pictures and idea about the grater. I'm thinking with some antiquing, that red bead would look like Cinnabar. Looks like another trip to the kitchen store even though I don't cook. Thanks again.

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  5. doesn't have to be a nutmeg grater - justa fine grater. Would love to see your creations too and a big thanks to Ayelet for the original idea.

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  6. In fact i have just had a thought - one of the other suggestions from PCC forum was to bake a core and cover it with soft clay to add texture (the core so you retain the shape of the bead). Hmm what would happen if I did a different colour core and a thin layer..... I'll let you know

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  7. Good idea using the grater for texture. And really nice photos on your mini-tute. Thanks!

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  8. "Grate" tip, ha ha! Thanks!
    I have rolled my beads in salt - coarse rock salt gives a really good texture - and then after baking pop them in a bowl of water to soak off the salt.
    Carrie

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  9. well thank you again for menchening my name, the truth is that I learnd this from a very good friend and an amazing Artist named Liat Ripp check out her work it will fill you with insparation:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/liatripp/

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/liatripp

    enjoy

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