Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Since you've been watching the video's about the Carnival Collection, you deserve to see the pieces.  This collection has been so much fun to make and I hope so much fun for you to wear that I'm showing the individual pieces here.  They are on my etsy shop today! If you want to see more, please visit www.lindabrittdesign.etsy.com I'd love to know your favorites and any comments you would like to leave. The Carnival Collection - Let the Good Times Roll!       

  A necklace design with components made from steel clay has been in my mind for quite a while now.  This week I decided to make a sketch so I could move the project along.  I want to use the long orange bead with a Middle Eastern theme as a focal (purchased it at the last Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.) Prima in Saran after pulling it out of the tube  I also want to use some of the basic techniques I learned in Hadar Jacobson’s class.  I bought a large block of Prima (a professional grade plastilina) that has wax and is great for forming a shape, wrapping it in saran and in this design, wrapping steel textured clay around it.  Then when the bead is dry, I will carefully pull out the saran with the Prima in it.  Works great as long as the ends are open enough for the Prima to exit.  I broke one tube doing this.  You also don't want to get the Prima warm as the wax will melt and there will be a mess! Sanding the tube I mix up ...