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art bead, bracelet, Cate van Alphen, earring, handmade bead, JAN ABS, polymer clay, star, starfish
As my girls would sing “For the first time in forever…” I have made an entry for the Art Bead Scene monthly challenge. I do follow along every month and usually plan something, but I don’t often get to sit down and make it.
Landscape with Stars by Henri-Edmond Cross
Watercolor over graphite on paper, ca. 1905–1908
I had been thinking about making polymer clay star beads over Christmas, so I thought it would be easy peasy to make a couple for a pair of earrings. But, then I had enough clay for three stars so I thought the third would make a nice charm for a bracelet. So I made a few more beads in different shapes to make a bracelet. And a few more stars in different sizes…
Polymer clay jewellery by Cate van Alphen
In the end I didn’t use the third star charm and I now have a bowl of beads waiting to become something when they grow up. The bracelet ended up daintier than I planned. The chunkier beads in the bracelet irritated me – I think because I use my hands a lot.
Star bracelet by Cate van Alphen
Initially the earrings were just supposed to be the large star charm on the bottom hung from an ear-wire, but they grew.
Star earrings by Cate van Alphen
The back shows a little cross-pollination with Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”.
Back of earrings by Cate van Alphen
Some of the stars twist around the wrong way but they look quite cute – like little starfish. Sometimes I feel like my sparkle is hiding on the inside too so that’s ok. 🙂
