{"id":4843,"date":"2009-07-18T03:29:10","date_gmt":"2009-07-18T10:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=4843"},"modified":"2009-12-23T10:05:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T18:05:47","slug":"hammered-copper-wire-hookmark-polymer-clay-beads-ribbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/hammered-copper-wire-hookmark-polymer-clay-beads-ribbon\/4843\/","title":{"rendered":"Hammered Copper Wire Hookmark with Polymer Clay Beads and Ribbon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Spotlight:<\/span> “My daughter is a definite bookworm and I wanted to make her something special.” ~Arlene-H<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Arlene Harrison is our Spotlight Feature Guest today. She sent in photos of her beautiful hammered copper bookmark, inspired<\/span> by lessons and tutorials presented here at the blog. The blog article reference links include: <\/span>(1) Hammered Copper Findings<\/a>; <\/span>(2) Hookmark<\/a>; <\/span>(3) Beaded Bookmark<\/a>; <\/span>and (4) Hammered Copper Jewelry<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This is Arlene’s story…<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I think this is an excellent way for people to thank you for the great instruction and inspiration you are providing.\u00a0 I’ve always liked the look of hammered copper so your video on the hammered copper jewelry findings was just down my alley.\u00a0 My daughter is a definite bookworm and I wanted to make her something special for her birthday, so I used your inspiration plus some goldtone alphabet beads, square floral beads and a bit of bling to make a personalized bookmark. She loved it!\u00a0 I plan to make more of these for my Etsy store and for a sale our Guild is participating in this fall. Thanks again! <\/span>~Arlene Harrison<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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What I love about Arlene’s bookmark is the way she used ribbon to tie her beads onto the copper. And how she used alphabet beads to personalize it by spelling out her daughter’s name.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also like her use of the cube flower beads to compliment the alphabet beads. Another bead that could be used here is the square beads shown in this post: Faux Raku Polymer Clay Tutorial<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Arlene you did a very nice job of hammering and aging the copper wire. One thing I noticed in the higher resolution photo was a bit of a nib at the end of the wire. Your wire cutters may have caused that. If it’s sharp, you may want to use a small metal file or wire rounder to smooth it off.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you Arlene for sending in these great photos! Please everyone, give her some love in the comments sections below. Ask her questions and share any new ideas that come to mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

The social interaction that happens here in the community is what makes this blog such a great place to hang out and meet new polymer clay friends. So please do chat away in the comments section below.
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**<\/strong><\/span> If you have been inspired by my teachings and would like to be featured in an upcoming Spotlight Article<\/span><\/strong>, then please do write up something creative and email it to me along with a selection of your project photos. If you don’t already have my email address, simply leave a comment below and I will get it to you right away<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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