Rain, water, oceans and seas.../ Ploaie, apa, oceane si mari...

...all have inspired me to create this pendant. I used a marbled type of polymer clay and I really loved the effect I got in the end. I wanted something blue and pretty simple and I hope I obtained that with this pendant.

...toate m-au inspirat sa fac acest pandantiv. Am folosit un lut polimeric marmorat si mi-a placut foarte mult effectul de la final. Voiam ceva albastru si destul de simplu asa ca sper ca am obtinut asta.

Summer Pendant - Pandantiv Vara

I made a new pendant for a Summer themed contest. I wanted to create something unique so I tried to paint with small pieces of polymer clay the background on this pendant. I am OK with the end result, considering that this is the first pendant I did with this technique and I hope future ones will look better.

Am facut un pandantiv nou pentru un concurs cu tema Vara pentru Breslo. Am vrut sa creez ceva unic asa ca am incercat sa pictez cu bucatele mici de lut polimeric fundalul. Mi se pare ca rezultatul este ok considerand ca asta este primul pandantiv pe care l-am facut cu aceastatehnica si sper ca cele pe care le fac in viitor sa arate mai bine. 

New stuff - Lucruri noi

I made some new stuff these days. I am working on a new collection called The Abigail Zodia. I guess you figured out what it features. Besides this, I made a "childish" pendant for Revista Atelierul Challenge. I will simply name it Childhood.

Am facut niste lucruri noi zilele astea. Lucrez la o colectie care se numeste The Abigail Zodiac. Cred ca ati ghicit cu ce este. In afara de asta, am facut un pandantiv "copilaros" pentru provocarea de la Revista Atelierul. O sa-l numesc simplu, Copilarie. Il puteti gasi in magazin pe: 

http://www.breslo.ro/Product/Childhood_938330

Bicycle Pendants/ Pandantive Biciclete

A bicycle is always nice but considering the rainy weather outside I shouldn't be thinking too much about it. However, using a bicycle is not just great for your health and overall appearance, but it also good for the environment, so that can be a big incentive for those concerned about it. Inspired by this, I created two bicycle pendants that I hope will inspire you to go outside :D

O bicicleta e intotdeauna draguta dar avand in vedere vremea ploioasa de afara n-ar trebui sa ma gandesc prea mult la asta. Totusi, daca folosesti o bicicleta nu numai ca iti va aduce beneficii pentru sanatate si modul cum arati, dar este buna pentru mediu iar asta poate fi o buna motivatie pentru cei ingrijorati de plouare. Inspirata de biciclete si alte lucruri dragute am facut doua pandantive care sper sa va inspire si pe voi sa iesiti cu bicicleta afara. 

3D Organza Pendant Tutorial

After baking and glazing

I always loved organza, it's a really nice and elegant material. Most of the time I use it to hang pendants on, I don't like fancy stuff and the simplicity of it makes more complicated things stand out. However, you can use them differently, this time by adding the material on the pendant. All you need is:
- liquid polymer clay (preferably fimo as it is the most transparent brand)
- any polymer clay color
- scissors
- organza material with some print on it
- metallic hooks

Mereu mi-a placut materialul organza, e un material care are o eleganta aparte. De cele mai multe ori pandantivele mele vin agatate de organza; nu-mi plac chestiile prea extravagante iar simplitatea materialului face ca pandantivele mai complicate sa iasa in evidenta. Aveti nevoie de:
- lut polimeric lichid ( preferabil fimo deoarece este cel mai transparent) 
- orice culoare de lut polimeric
- foarfeca
- material organza cu imprimeu
- accesorii metalice (agatatori)

1. You first start by flattening your piece of clay. Here I used a combination of green and yellow to make an interesting pattern underneath the organza fabric.

1. Intai intindem o bucata de lut. Eu am folosit o combinatie de verde si galben deoarece voiam un model mai interesant sub material.

2. We cut a square shape.
2 Taiem lutul intr-o forma patrata. 

3. We do the same thing to make the pendant's front side and we cut a round shape in it.
3. Procedam la fel cu o alta bucata de lut care va fi fata pandantivului si taiem cu o forma rotunda.

4.We take a piece of organza (here I used a small organza pouch) and we cut a piece the size of our first rectangle

4. Luam o bucata de organza (aici un saculet mic) si taiem o bucata cat primul nostru patrat.

5.We take the first square piece and put a lot of translucent liquid clay on it.
5. Luam primul patrat taiat si punem mult lut lichid.

6.We apply our organza square on the square with liquid clay and add more liquid clay on top and we spread it evenly.
6. Aplicam patratelul de organza pe patratelul pe care am pus lut lichid inainte si adaugam mai mult lut lichid peste, pe care il intindem in mod egal.

7.We cut some pieces of clay that will serve as frames and as a base for the pendant. We apply them on the organza square.
7. Taiem niste bucatele de clay care vor servi ca rame si baza pandantivului nostru. Le aplicam pe patratelul cu organza.

8.We apply the rectagle piece of clay that has the round shape cut in it and we take a piece of rolled clay to make a frame for our pendant
8. Aplicam bucata de lut in care am taiat forma rotunda si luam o bucata de lut rulat pentru a face o rama pentru pandantiv

9.Cu ajutorul unei scobitori facem modele pe margine si aplicam accesoriu metalic.
9. We make different patterns on the sides and add the metallic hook.

10. We make small indents on the edge of the round shape in the middle (with a toothpick)and embellish the pendant with acrylic paint.
10. Facem mici adancituri pe marginea formei rotunde din mijloc cu o scobitoare si decoram pandantivul cu acrilice.

End result before curing:
Rezultatul final inainte de coacere:

Armenian Inspired Collection - Heart of Armenia/ Colectie inspirata de Armenia Part 2

This is the second part of the Armenian Inspired Collection, for the first part and a few words about this collection here is Part 1. 

Asta este partea a doua din colectia de inspiratie armeniana; pentru prima parte si cateva cuvinte despre aceasta colectie intrati pe Partea 1.

Polymer clay pendants/ Pandantive din lut polimeric:

Brooch:

Another Brooch

Painted pendants/ pandantive pictate: