Art, Craft and Makes 2017

[Jay-ell]

A couple of pins I've made






And Zombie feeding time

[Ms-T]

i like the one in the black top hat.

[lottie dolly]

I made 4 off these seat pads for the kitchen chairs,cut the foam to fit the seat shape,with a velco strape to hold them on instad off tie's,they been in use for aprox 3 weeks,and feel nice and stable to sit on.

[Guest]

Well we have had the frozen one, here is the Minnie one.

[Scarlet]

That is fantastic NG.....am I allowed to give tips for improvements for the next one??

Cover the silver board with icing - it will make the whole thing pop! You can cover with buttercream if that's what you prefer to use but a layer of thin icing would be perfect....if they are covered in fondant you can do it in advance.

[burnie]

I've started building a model railway in the loft for me and the grandkids to play with if it's raining(it's a bloke thing lol)

[Ms-T]

We need photos burnie.

[Scarlet]

Jay-ell, what are those zombies made of?

[Jay-ell]

Jay-ell, what are those zombies made of?

Copper/bronze

I got a couple of cameo Moulds and used pmc to fill them. Once dried I cooked them. I don't have a kiln, however, so I had to use a mini blow torch, a tin of tuna and some charcoal. In hind sight, sweetcorn may have been a better option.

Then aged by fuming with ammonia, burnished and rubbed with bees wax.

[Jay-ell]

I've started building a model railway in the loft for me and the grandkids to play with if it's raining(it's a bloke thing lol)

Nice. Spending your time with flocking trees.

Can I just check - have you got the grand kids yet or is this in preparation?

[burnie]

We need photos burnie.

Early days yet, still looks like a building site, track is down and I have built two bridges that are supposed to be like the ones we played on and under as kids. Got some locos and wagons that were mine as a kid and some that were my sons(he's 36 in a couple of months), might need to get a bit more up to date I think. I'll post a picture or 2 soon if you're being serious lol

[Jay-ell]

I usually do wire wrap and here is a rather chunky Amber pendant. I had thought about using the amber as a walking stick knob but decided I didn't need the dinosaurs.

[Scarlet]

That's lovely Jay! I might have a go at that?
I've picked up a new hobby recently. Silversmithing to use the enameling pieces I make I needed some metal working skills. I've done some stone settings. This is my last piece....ivy leaf with a ruby.
And I'm making a silver chain at the moment with soldered links, practice for soldering that incorporates some enamel pieces. I'll get a pic of that later.

[Jay-ell]

That's lovely Jay! I might have a go at that?
I've picked up a new hobby recently. Silversmithing to use the enameling pieces I make I needed some metal working skills. I've done some stone settings. This is my last piece....ivy leaf with a ruby.[ATTACH=CONFIG]72308[/ATTACH]
And I'm making a silver chain at the moment with soldered links, practice for soldering that incorporates some enamel pieces. I'll get a pic of that later.

That's nice - is the background reticulated?

[Scarlet]

No, hammered.