On Wednesday I was lucky enough to spend the day wandering the floor of the Brisbane Quilt and Craft show and I spent a good deal of time in the dedicated bead area. I was on a mission to find beads to use with some of my resin casts and this is what I came up with for a cameo I had cast in lime green.
Ingredients:
One rather hideous (but definitely modern) lime green cameo......
one beautiful filigree brass stamping.....
and a few strands of Czech glass beads in earthen tones......
Method:
Mmmm....... yummy!
Look at the back view which is quite lovely too!
Check back later to see what else I cook up with my craft show finds.
Ingredients:
One rather hideous (but definitely modern) lime green cameo......
![One rather hideous (but definitely modern) lime green cameo gets the filigree treatment. What an amazing transformation!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHy5WGXp-fWk18zRAbvPM9UbzRwOKiR9uArjsoEPvl3Z_GzFZMWelkYK9OTIH1ZX1UL4noy7EQ1mLXMDLFZvSaKZtg64iHxOhqgM27IQR5iucA3T7V9bcxUcPtmerqotc_9ZQvW7ObLR4/s200/cameo_sml.jpg)
![A beautiful filigree brass stamping from Vintaj](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pWZ1cfJr9CoWv2acauo8DfpLRJQztlm4MsVeqbRRiwB1scCjjfZHIQZiPuuArf6h8ryYPkwUFSjODmULaUBEUkeUWXyhuXs_OZvsfIqCdv_SamOu0ERSc0q3yHxAZ-4b79zzaz3YYjwU/s200/brassplate.jpg)
![A few strands of Czech glass beads in earthen tones](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1IgJDychmubiMwyNZa4UrXlgdE15_c-wpafGlEj5vvbSuhgNw9V9JdlcZFQgw6jpHkwXNYYT_ejg69RkanZLS17q68YfCLg2fErigtXax8w_Hg7nY40hR4p1m77bOd_lYRaYCymjGiCa/s200/bead_strands2_sml.jpg)
- Place the cast on the brass stamping and carefully wrap the sides around it.
- Thread the crystals on tiger tail and thread through the back of the stamping.
- Secure ends with a clasp.
![How to turn Modern into "Vintaj" - a rather hideous lime green cameo is transformed from ugly duckly to graceful swan with the addition of some Czech glass beads and a brass filigree from Vintaj.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHMq_BAq-Y-auO1opjTsoTOz75UW4I7wp77tmVHVDELoLSrgnBiZNfEWFa7aRDKU1J5yG9R7tmeeAd1AaZ9vRlIWlLGW2gM8LVjeyueoEVjumZodTB_LGeXt5Tppk62e-OVyLE5XoJdrY/s320/brass_set_cameo_sml.jpg)
Look at the back view which is quite lovely too!
![Even backs can be beautiful. The lacey spaces of this filigree double as holes for stringing the components together.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKAn3Wu7ad_mSfzRPgzsd-SkDtKyR2rfCb-cIXcaAKj3F9MUc4EVG0xg4GOCjJ0CN2TySDpi24GbzQhC9Ql3eQ5QAFQIs6Bk-wnp0DlZzinVm01Kwx7kV87xzswHHtj9hCYbwEgniuiT1/s320/backview_sml.jpg)
as nice as the front of this is, the back just looks wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWow, great idea and lovely fresh look with the resin cameo and the beads. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Ev - I really love the back too - it's such a beautiful stamping. Might have to see if it's reversible!
ReplyDeleteOMG!
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