This necklace pays tribute to the Arizona red chile pepper and my love of chili and Southwestern cuisine. All the components were hand crafted from PREMO polymer clay. The veins on the leaves were made by imprinting real leaves onto the clay and were highlighted by antiquing with acrylic paint. The shine on the peppers was achieved by applying several coats of water-based varnish (indoor use Varathane) to the cured PC. Each bead was hand made and was textured by carefully rolling the raw bead on very coarse sandpaper. To create the subtle variety of color that appear in nature the beads are made in three slightly different tints of green. 18 gauge green wire was used to craft the wirework. The ladybugs were made using PC and acrylic paint.
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| Red Chili pepper necklace shown being worn. Perfect for both dancing the Salsa and eating it! |
Anita,
ReplyDeleteI love this beautiful creation. The two little ladybugs are an adorable addition to such a unique necklace.
Sandy
Absolutely love your Red Hot Chili Pepper necklace! Those lady bugs are so cute... they look real! :) Beautiful work.
ReplyDelete~Trina
Sooooooooooooooo cute!! I love it!! every part of it is perfect. You keep going, girl, you do such fabulous work. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteLove this chili necklace! I am especially fond of red chili peppers since I am from the Rio Grande Valley. Beautiful polymer clay piece as always!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous.
ReplyDeleteMelody, you have made these chili peppers so real. I love them.
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