As I browsed through a “Fire Mountain Gems” catalog I was taken with the beauty of the gemstones Rhodonite and Chrysoprase. I tried to recreate them in a faux version. The leaves, roses, and larger beads were all made from poly clay. The ladybugs were made from poly clay and acrylic paint.
Colour recipe:The faux chrysoprase is made from a formula containing LOTS and LOTS of PREMO regular translucent (not Frost, but the regular kind that plaques) with a tiny bit of green and and an even tinier bit of turquoise with some "inclusions" of frozen grated browns. The Rhodonite is made from a formula containing LOTS and LOTS of PREMO translucent with a very small amount of alizarin crimson.
Oooh, these are 2 of my favorite gemstones. You've done them beautifully. I love the ladybugs.
ReplyDeleteStunningly beautiful, as usual!
ReplyDeleteI take it you like ladybirds as they seem to feature a lot. They are so cute and colourful!
I'd love to see the rest of the beading, I am intrigued by the looping bit at the top.
Beautiful! I absolutely love your little lady bugs. I think you did an awesome job recreating the gemstones in a faux version.
ReplyDeleteFAB FAUX!!!
ReplyDeletethis is very Beautiful !
I'm intrigued by the design too !
"I'd love to see the rest of the beading, I am intrigued by the looping bit at the top"
could we see more pics of this....pleaseeeeee
:D m.e.
By popular demand, a FULL length picture:-) Thanks for asking!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Wonderful necklace, you will be the belle of the ball in this one.
ReplyDeleteJust Lovely!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful work!
ReplyDeleteHi Melobeau beautiful work,as proffesional as any.
ReplyDeleteThat is crative taking the plunge to make your own colours without a recipe.
love
Elizabeth XXX