{"id":9485,"date":"2010-04-21T03:06:21","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T10:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=9485"},"modified":"2010-04-22T21:36:04","modified_gmt":"2010-04-23T04:36:04","slug":"transform-vintage-silverware-into-decorative-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/transform-vintage-silverware-into-decorative-jewelry\/9485\/","title":{"rendered":"Transform Vintage Silverware Into Decorative Jewelry [Spotlight]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Polymer <\/span>“Now all I have to do
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\nspoons… looks like I will be
\nhitting the antique stores
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<\/span>These “Spot”<\/em> features are for you guys to display your accomplishments, share stories of inspiration and even ask for assistance with challenges that you may be experiencing. The projects are based on techniques learned from articles here at the blog, as well as from tutorials at the Polymer Clay Video Library<\/a>. My hope is for these “Show and Tell”<\/em> features to help everyone get to know each other a bit better, thanks to this wonderfully artistic medium of polymer clay. And…<\/strong><\/em> by participating, you can win some beads<\/a> too!
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I really like vintage stuff. I have always been fascinated with old collector items, from old stamps, postcards, to vintage jewelry. So, when a tutorial came up on Cindy’s web site that involved bending old spoons and polymer clay<\/a>, I was tickled to try it out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I was amazed to find out that I already had some old spoons<\/a> in my possession. Bending the spoons was much easier than I thought, but trying to figure out how to cover them was another.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Many of you know from reading my blog that I have been playing with Tina Holden<\/a>‘s Batik shimmering technique… so I thought I would give this a try on my bent spoons. I covered the spoons with a sheet of polymer clay done with the Batik shimmer technique, cut it to fit the curvature of the spoon; then baked them and then popped the baked polymer clay piece out and glued them back on.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The next road block was… what do I do with them? Cindy made pendants out of them and I decided to do the same. In fact, I dressed them up with a little macrame, beads, charms, crystals, and chain.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Now all I have to do is shop for some more spoons… looks like I will be hitting the antique stores soon!<\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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If you are interested in sharing pictures of your polymer clay projects with the community, please follow these 2 simple steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

1) <\/strong><\/span>Email several of your photos to me as attachments. My email address is shown in the “From” line of the weekly Polymer Clay Newsletter<\/a> that gets sent out each and every Friday morning.
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2) <\/strong><\/span>Include a description and\/or story about your pieces, being sure to reference the tutorial(s) or blog article(s) that provided at least some level of inspiration for your work.
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Don’t be shy. Everyone is VERY<\/strong><\/em> friendly here.
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In the comment section below, please do compliment each other; Offer encouragement; Ask questions about the techniques used; And in general… be social. This is your community! It’s up to you to make it a fun and supportive place to hang out. All of you are amazing and it’s wonderful to have everyone here!<\/span><\/p>\n

What an adventure, and what’s so wonderful is that it’s on going. I look forward to each new tut with anticipation every Friday, just like a kid in a sweet shop. Thanks so much for this fantastic community that you have built here. Long may it continue. <\/span><\/span>~Carole-H<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/td>\n** Did You Know…<\/strong><\/span><\/span> Members with current subscriptions to the weekly tutorial videos are always entitled to a 10% discount when purchasing 6 or more back issue packages<\/a> in a single transaction. If you are interested, let me know<\/a> which back issues you would like and I will send further instructions on how to complete your order.
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