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"Does anyone here use collage techniques to make beads/jewelry?"

I do too, in the 80s I did a polymer clay pendant design where I made a
clay frame over a piece of sheet metal then added the images and epoxy
over. Made wall hangings that way too. I have collaged wood beads using
gel medium and varnishing, lately I have got ahold of some 30x40 glass
cabs and am adding a picture beneath them for seed beading. Since I'm
not using multiple images there it's more decoupage than collage but it
does use a picture in jewelry.

I made a huge wall collage with a mermaid theme, it's under glass and
has a rainbow patina copper sheet metal border, that's up in my hall
(made in the 80s also). My mom collaged our whole bathroom in the 70s
when I was a kid, I wish I had pictures of that, it was great!

Ingrid
http://www.mermaidscove.com

....I do have pictures of a couple collaged things I did on my server,
it's not jewelry, first one's a mask:

http://www.mermaidscove.com/images/mask2.jpg

and a box series I did:
http://www.mermaidscove.com/images/BeeBox1.jpg
http://www.mermaidscove.com/images/beebox2.jpg
http://www.mermaidscove.com/images/BeeBox3.jpg
http://www.mermaidscove.com/images/BeeBox4.jpg

they didn't work quite as well as I'd hoped, they came out a little
messy and much too hard to dust ;-) but you get the idea. I paint stuff
too sometimes and I like boxes because you have a few different
pannels to relate to one another but beads done as a series can be like
that too. I have high hopes for polymer clay image transfer when I get
a little more practice in with the clay, I plan to make beads!

Ingrid

"Dr. Sooz" wrote in message
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SUSAN -- I didn't mean at ALL to imply my collages were BETTER than
yours. I just wanted to illustrate that not all collaged charms are
the same. PLEEEEEEEEEZE don't take it as such. I'm not real tactful
when I get a pain spike -- hell, I can hardly speak English.....


OMG, NO! I did *not* take it that way at all! You were just sharing
your style vs. someone else's. :-) I totally got that. :-)

...the teacher gave me a really good glasscutter to use (about $75
retail). It has the oil in it, in a little plastic pod, and feeds the
oil onto the glass through the blade. FABULOUS, and ever so easy. Get
one, they're worth every penny.


Oooooh, I love tools! :-) And I love having "the right tool for the
job". You're right - - makes all the difference!!! Thanks, Sooz!


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"mermaidscove_com" wrote in message
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and a box series I did:
http://www.mermaidscove.com/images/BeeBox1.jpg


Wow, Ingrid, that box is so neat! Where did you get the
"feet" for it? [And what are the dimensions of the box?]

Just wonderful!!! :-)


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"Vibrant Jewels" wrote in message
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Ok so can you point me to some instructions? What kind of glass, where do
you get it, etc.

For microscope slides (which you can cut to smaller sizes - they come in
1 x 3 inch size): http://www.outsidethemargins.com/essentials2.html

[That's a direct link to her microscope slides.] She also sells the
copper foil tape, but you can get it cheaper elsewhere -- I get
mine at www.delphiglass.com

However, if you want to "cheat", there are framed glass thingies that
you can buy that are "ready" for your collage. They're called "Memory
Frames", and you can buy them at several places - - here's one:
http://www.schmoozewithsuze.com/prod...D=060526213643

[If that URL is too long, go to http://www.schmoozewithsuze.com and look
on the left side of the home page for NEW PRODUCTSMemory Frames. I
find the shipping/handling at that site too high, so I look elsewhere
for these frames. One place is FranticStamper.com, but their search
page sucks, so I can never find what I'm looking for. g I end up
emailing them for the direct link. But it's still cheaper for S/H!]

Instructions for doing the soldering type are on the Internet in various
places, too (I'm looking for some as I speak g)... Yikes, not finding
any! Well, if I do find some, I'll let you know. But, Karleen, if you
want me to walk you thru the soldering steps, let me know!


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Thanks Susan! I was reading the current issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors, and
there was instructions for making a book using Mica sheets, copper tape, and
solder. I got the idea until the soldering part, I wasn't sure if you were
soldering the tape to the Mica, the tape to the book, or what! I guess you
can tell I've never tried it before, so some basic instruction - REALLY
basic - would be helpful.
Thanks, karleen

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"Vibrant Jewels" wrote in message
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Ok so can you point me to some instructions? What kind of glass, where do
you get it, etc.

For microscope slides (which you can cut to smaller sizes - they come in
1 x 3 inch size): http://www.outsidethemargins.com/essentials2.html

[That's a direct link to her microscope slides.] She also sells the
copper foil tape, but you can get it cheaper elsewhere -- I get
mine at www.delphiglass.com

However, if you want to "cheat", there are framed glass thingies that
you can buy that are "ready" for your collage. They're called "Memory
Frames", and you can buy them at several places - - here's one:
http://www.schmoozewithsuze.com/prod...D=060526213643

[If that URL is too long, go to http://www.schmoozewithsuze.com and look
on the left side of the home page for NEW PRODUCTSMemory Frames. I
find the shipping/handling at that site too high, so I look elsewhere
for these frames. One place is FranticStamper.com, but their search
page sucks, so I can never find what I'm looking for. g I end up
emailing them for the direct link. But it's still cheaper for S/H!]

Instructions for doing the soldering type are on the Internet in various
places, too (I'm looking for some as I speak g)... Yikes, not finding
any! Well, if I do find some, I'll let you know. But, Karleen, if you
want me to walk you thru the soldering steps, let me know!


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Dr. Sooz wrote:
OMG! I can't BELIEVE it! I'm such a show-off, and I didn't strut
those. Whatta dope!

You will get another chance, I promise!

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