Friday, January 29, 2010

Valentine's Day Necklace from Polymer Clay


I wanted to capture the romanticism of the vintage Victorian Valentine’s Day cards I loved as a child. The white “collar” part was made from a very thin sheet of Kato Pearl poly clay and constructed in five individual pieces attached together with “articulated joints” so that it’s flexible and moves with the wearer rather than being stiff and bulky. It was impressed with a texture sheet made from a rubber stamped doily design. The leaves and roses were molded from PREMO poly clay and accented with gold “Rub ‘n Buff”. The edges of the doily were accented with a Krylon gold leafing pen. The collar was then loosely tacked (hand-sewn) to a backing made from sewn macramé cording to give it more strength. The ladybugs were made from PC and acrylic paint.

8 comments:

  1. Sure reminds me of a victorian valentine. I'm intrigued by the articulated joints.. nicely done!

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  2. Anita, you are so good to think of making articulated joints for a polymer clay bib-type necklace like this one. It's so pretty!!

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  3. Olá,
    Your work is amazing!
    Very beautiful and unique, I love it so much.
    Congratulations.

    Lúcia
    www.fazemosdeconta.com

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  4. Lúcia, Muito obrigado!Eu gosto do seu trabalho, também.

    Anita Lucía

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  5. Hi Anita while surfing around the blogs I found you and see how lovely your work is.
    Very original.
    and colourful.
    Love it.
    Will be back
    Love
    E.xx

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  6. Hi again Anita,
    thanks for coming into my blog. somehow I clicked on the wrong thing and lost your comment. not before I had read your lovely words, so just wanted to let you know I did see you there. Glad you like my work and sounds like we have similar tastes.
    Bye
    love
    E. XXX

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  7. Wonderful work and so inventive! I love it!

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  8. It looks like a stunning wearable wedding cake :)

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