Now that I have used up all the spare plastic bags in the house and have made the first of my recycled plastic rugs, I feel almost shy to show it to you. Only after I had already made my rug, did I go looking for examples on Google. I found a plethora of beautiful plastic rugs. But never mind, I will still you my humble one as it is a good starting point for generation of further ideas and to get some of the basics in hand.
z. Door Stop – Chiki Tiki mix media door stopper
When the winds howl, and the doors slam, you know you need a door stop. Introducing Chiki Tiki, the mega 6kg door stop .. who pulls faces at the wind.
Z. Tree of Life Dragon Hanging Mobile
Z. Make Swarovski Suncatcher – Triple Tree of Life
In case you didn’t know – I LOVE Swarovski. And that is why I created this wirework suncatcher in a Triple Tree of Life hanging mobile. Here are some notes on how to make Swarovski Suncatcher – a Triple Tree of Life free hanging mobile.
I recently discovered how to make Tree of Life pendants, and adapted it to create some of my earlier crystal sun catchers. That led me to combine a single Tree of Life into a Triple Tree of Life Suncatcher using Swarovski-Swarovski-Swarovski! I mean really, can there be better sparkles and happy sunlight reflections than with Swarovski?
z. Crystal Sun Catchers: Wirework Tree of Life
Wanting to make something for a friend? Why not a suncatcher? Why not crystal sun catchers? I recently visited a close friend whom I had not seen for a long while. He lives on a boat in Palm beach. A 70 foot ferro cement schooner he built virtually by himself over a span of 40 years. I seldom get to see him but he has always been there for me when times were shaky. However, living as he does, there is not a lot of room of bric-a-brac and things that might take up too much space. But sun catchers, and gleaming, sparkling crystal sun catchers – that would be ideal.
z. Wire Christmas Ornament with Wire Work
- using a combination of wires gives it extra character and interest.
- brass wire, as a base, is perfect as it is normally much stiffer than copper or silver. And as it tarnishes (albeit slowly), it yields more character.
- brass copper wire (0.7mm)
- random selection of glass beads, small gems, cat eye beads
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