Experiments in Clay/Fabric Beads

Here are a few new explorations in Sculpey and fabric beads AND...................

HERE ARE TWO FABRIC BEADS I MADE.  THEY ARE BOTH FROM THE SAME FABRIC - WHICH HAS SOME PATTERN TO IT.  THE ONE ON LEFT I PAINTED WITH YELLOW AND GREEN PAINT.  THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS QUILTED WITH A PIECE OF BATTING BETWEEN TWO FABRIC PIECES, MACHINE STITCHED TOGETHER AND THEN NEEDLEFELTED WITH YELLOW WOOL.  IT TOO IS ALSO PAINTED AS IS THE FELTED PORTION.

HERE ARE THREE FABRIC BEADS DRYING ON A STRAW.  THE THREE BELOW JUST CAME OFF.  THESE ARE YET TO BE EMBELLISHED!  NOT TOO MUCH BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY BUSY.

HERE'S MY Q TIP WITH TWO FABRIC BEADS.  THE PURPLE WAS ACTUALLY GLUED ONTO THE Q TIP AND THEN I TOOK A BEAD WITH A BIGGER HOLE AND SLIPPED IT ON.  THAT BEAD HAS ALSO BEEN PAINTED AND I PUT A LIGHT WASH OF GREEN METALLIC ACRYLIC PAINT ON IT AND RUBBED SOME OFF.

HERE ARE FOUR PREVIOUSLY FELTED BALLS.  THEY ARE EMBELLISHED WITH FABRIC, ART YARN, PAINT AND EMBROIDERY

HERE ARE THREE OF MY SCULPEY TRIALS.  THE TOP LEFT BEAD IS SANDED AND HAS A CLEAR GLAZE ON IT USED FOR SCULPEY - SHINY.  THE ONE ON THE RIGHT HAS HAD NOTHING DONE TO IT, EXCEPT BAKING.  THE BOTTOM ONE IS A COMBINATION OF PINK AND GREEN CLAY.  I STAMPED IT A BIT WITH THE END OF AN OLD SPOON,  PUT THE CLEAR GLAZE ON AND THEN USED THAT SAME METALLIC GREEN PAINT ON THE LOWER PORTION.  THE PINK LOOKS ORANGE HERE AND THE ORANGE ON THE TOP TWO BEADS IS REALLY RED.

THEY WILL BE DEBUTING SOON IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!