black & white

I got an amazing package in the mail just before heading off to Art*Play last week. It was from Amber Dawn and in addition to some yumminess we traded for were the returns from the Black & White charm swap she invited me to participate in. I wish I had had time to add them to a bracelet before the workshop but I didn't, oh well. I got them all out again today to photograph and I am itching to get a bracelet blank to add them to.

The little bottles are mine. They are mini vials from a hospital or some such and I filled them with mica and silver glass glitter along with the word "bloom" printed out on old ledger paper and cut into strips. I applied rub ons to the outside of the vial and then inserted the stopper and coated the entire piece with diamond glaze. After it dried ( I hung them up and wiped drips from bottom) I applied another coat to the stopped and coated it in glitter as well. Once dry I tied bits of polka dotted organza ribbon through the holes. Amber was kind enough to add jump rings for me.

I took more pix of my Art*Play stuff today too so check back for that update :)