Showing posts with label red. Show all posts
Showing posts with label red. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

DIY: Polymer clay Valentine hearts

A nicely wrapped packaged is always so pleasant to give and to get. Here is a great idea on how to add some finishing touches to your gift.  Albina Manning (aroundbeads) made this tutorial to show how you can make red and white clay hearts for Valentines Day style tags. You can also use them for any other occasion.
There are 3 different type of tags here: solid color, striped and swirled. Make the one you like or try them all, they all look equally great!

What you need to make these:
Red and white polymer clay
Pasta machine or acrylic roller
A heart shaped cutter
Clay blade
Soda straw

♥ Solid Red Heart:
Condition polymer clay until it’s soft and pliable. Roll it until it is about 3mm thick.  Place a cutter, press and twist slightly the cutter. Using a soda straw, make a hole in the heart.

♥ Striped Heart:
Condition red and white polymer clay.Roll 1/8 block of black and white clay through the pasta machine, using the largest setting. Stack red sheet of clay on white and trim with a clay blade to make 1”x1” square.
 
Roll this sheet through the 3rd largest setting. Cut the sheet in half and stack these halves together, alternating colors.  Now, you have 4 stripes.

Cut this stack on two again, so you have 8 stripes: 4 red and 4 white. Roll 1/8 block of red clay through the 4th largest setting. Using the tissue blade, cut 1/8” (3mm) slices from the stack. Lay these slices, side –by-side, over the red clay sheet.  
Roll this sheet along the stripes. Using a cutter, cut the hearts. Make holes with a soda straw.

♥ Swirl heart:
Use all the leftovers from the striped and red hearts and twist them together.  Roll and fold over and twist again. Keep doing this until you’re happy with the design.
 
Be careful not to do it too many times or it will all just turn into one color.
Roll the clay into the 1/8” (3mm) clay sheet. Place a cutter, press and twist slightly the cutter. Using a soda straw, make a hole in the heart.

Arrange your ready to bake tags on a baking sheet and bake them according to the polymer clay packaging instruction.
Add a nice ribbon to tie your gift with and you are done!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

A red umbrella

What can be more inspiring than a splash of red on a rainy day!

There is no rain here. But I woke up this morning wishing we would have some. So I was searching for the inspiration and found this gorgeous photography print form the lucysnowephotography shop.

Lovely soft grays and a red spot... just gorgeous, don't you think?

I wish I was there...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Red mood today

It is chilly this morning, just 28"F. If you live in a colder climate you might say: this is great weather! Well, maybe but it still feels like a little too cold for Arizona. I just got some buds on my flowers in the garden but the temperature dropped overnight so we were not ready for this!

Anyway, it's cozy to be inside sitting with cup of coffee, wrapped in my favorite orange blanket and making treasuries. Here is one for you today, in cheerful reds!There is lots of nice items here, please take a closer look!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Valentines is in the air!

I had a nice long walk around our neighborhood yesterday and suddenly realized that things has changed. The households are getting ready for Valentines, there is a lot of reds and pinks in housing decor.
I've got so busy with our daily life that I did not even realized that it's time to think spring! These Valentines decorated houses were like a reminder for me.
Well, we did not forget about our customers and prepared a small collection of Valentines accessories. They are great for wearing any day you feel like having some mood lifting reds! They are cozy, cute and made with love!

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