Small dots of color pop against the black spirals on this hollow bead from Janine Muller. We forget about the power of black until we see an eye-catching treatment like Janine’s
There’s no indication as to how she made it hollow. Wouldn’t you like to know? Maybe she’ll tell us. Or wander through her site and watch her experiment.
Carol Simmons and Rebecca Watkins are sharing the fruits of their recent collaborative work with you! Carol wanted to experiment with big polymer beads and Rebecca wanted them lightweight and textured. Rebecca came up with an ingenious solution to make them hollow. Paper! Since paper's burning point is 451° Fahrenheit,…
Hollow beads are all the rage this year. At last week's conference my tablemate Libby Mills applied her own distinct style by carving and doodling on the hollow forms with Prismacolor pencils followed by a wash of black acrylic. She paired the beads with wire wraps that echoed the scribbled…
These six polymer pendants are part of Angela Garrod's personal challenge to herself to make entirely hollow forms with unusual polymer bails. She tints mica polymer with alcohol inks for the patterned pendants. On the black ones Angela uses matte and hi-gloss surfaces to provide more subtle tone-on-tone patterns. Rivets…
This is how I make hollow beads: Attach your design to a cotton ball with liquid clay. Cut out the bead holes with a small cookie cutter. Bake and let cool. Soak the cooked bead in a cup of water for few minutes. The cotton gets soaked and is easy to remove with a cocktail stick. Voila – you will be left with a lovely hollow bead!
Barb Lessen ,
Great Inspiration!!!
Kit Lockwood ,
Wow. That gives me all kinds of ideas.
suzanne ,
way to go Janine! congratulations!!!
thanks for sharing this really cool Swiss artist!
Angie Kent ,
This is how I make hollow beads: Attach your design to a cotton ball with liquid clay. Cut out the bead holes with a small cookie cutter. Bake and let cool. Soak the cooked bead in a cup of water for few minutes. The cotton gets soaked and is easy to remove with a cocktail stick. Voila – you will be left with a lovely hollow bead!
Janine Müller ,
Wow… cool!
Thank you for featuring my work. This really made my day!
I play with this ball a little … maybe?
Big Hugs
Janine
Selma ,
Great idea! I love it!