Ornament Thusday has an Independent Party!

Our lovely Michelle of http design has featured her sculpture for us this month... and all of our OT Girls have gone independent! Check out Michelle's creation and the hot links for all the OT Girls!

The house is full of plaster hands in various positions and colours but my real hand is unstuck in time for this month's Ornament Thursday!

This pendant is called Indepence from Race and Religion. I've sculpted a woman's face and used bits from Krafty Lady Art Moulds. Her cheeks and hair are from parts of a key and keyhole mould. Kristine, the Krafty Lady herself, has a quality product that is wonderful to use. I've not found a medium yet that can't be used in her moulds... Friendly Plastic, Premo, Fimo and Kato clays, plaster, wax, Magic Mud, hot glue.... but I digress. (sorry)

Originally the woman in this pendant started as pink clay and African American features. I wanted to see what oil paint did to clay so now she's nicely aged and has a lovely glow about her... but she's not so pink. The reverse is backfilled with textured black clay (thanks Lynne!) and has a brass tube running down the length to hold her weight (thanks Tommie!)

Here is what the other OT members have been up to this month:

Alexa Westerfield a.k.a Swelldesigner
Craft some red, white and blue drink charms from vintage wartime posters. They'll make a big bang at your 4th of July cookout!

Art Bead Scene
Field of poppies bracelet project from Heather

Cindy Gimbrone aka Lampwork Diva
Celebrate the Independent Spirit

Hurray for Red, White and Blue
Lisa takes a shot at teeny tiny beads for a change

Linda at BeadStyle Magazine
Childhood memories of Independence Day's past inspired this necklace.

Strands of Beads
Melissa sees stars this month while considering the meaning of independence

What is America to Me?
Michelle's favorite words on our country...

Michelle's take on Independence
Over at http design, Michelle has sculpted a piece which gives a different perspective on independence.

INDEPENDENCE

Both of our pals at http-design are participating in our Ornament Thursday this month!

Check out a teaser of their ideas at their blog!

Insectica!!!

It's Ornament Thursday once again and we've gotten our creative juices flowing!

This month, the theme is

Insectica

And Linda of Make it Mine Magazine created a dragonfly top for summer.

Who else has been bitten by the bug? Well, check out the other Ornament Thursday players this month:

Art Bead Scene
Dragonflies are all the rage, art beads & brass combine in a 1920's inspired necklace.

Beading Help Web's DragonFly Anklet
Make this cute anklet for summer in just minutes!

Humblebeads
Flying to a fashionable ear near you, a free project from Humblebeads.

Katie's Beading Blog
Make a fun little winged thing from a handful of wire and beads.

Linda at Make It Mine magazine
Make your own dragonfly top--check out the instructions and video!

Savvy Crafter-
See some cute as a bug pins over on Candie's blog....

Swelldesigner
You'll get butterflies when you see this summer-inspired necklace with butterfly pendant

The Insects are out
Insects are crawling out and about at http design this month as Helen and Michelle get clay happy with some cool designs.

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Insectica

Here's what Linda says about her project!

"My project wasn't inspired by any long story or anything! I found the top on sale and loved the lines of it, and the yoke seemed perfect for a little detail work. Coupled with that the fact that I needed to do a demo at the CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) trade show, and here you have it. The stenciled dragonflies with their crystal-accented wings go all the way around the yoke. I added a crystal dragonfly at the bottom of the breezy top. Here's how to make one yourself. In addition to the instructions and step-by-step on the Make It Mine blog, we also have a video showing the stenciling and crystal setting steps."

Happy Bug Days from The OT Team!

Just a little tease!

Looks like the Ornament Thursday group has been bitten by the creativity bug! It should be fun to see how the crew interprets this month’s theme: insectia. Consider this your preview, and come back in two weeks to see what everyone’s done.

Insectica...

Our preview this month has been brought to you by Linda at Make it Mine Magazine!

Check back next Thursday...

Check back next Thursday for a little teaser on this month's Ornament Thursday theme...

Insectica


Linda at Make It Mine magazine

It's the Mother of all Ornament Thursdays!

Because our theme is... Motherhood!!!

Our featured artist this month is Michelle McGee who has created an adorable little booklet on Mommy-isms!

Have you ever said any of the following?

Go ask your dad.
Don't make me come in there!
Go play outside. It's a beautiful day.
Why on Earth did you do that?
Don't run in the house.
Life isn't fair.
I don't know is not an answer.
Say your sorry and act like you mean it.
You should know better.

Check out Michelle's entire booklet of Mommy-isms, plus a materials list for making the booklet with step by step instructions including photos of each page.


And it's time to share what all of the lovely OT ladies have created this month...

In honor of Mother's Day, we present...

MOTHERHOOD

5 Generations of Mothers
Hali's first attempt at an altered book featuring family photos of great grandmother down to her niece.

Art Bead Scene
Add art beads to needle-felted flowers for the perfect Mother's Day corsage.

Candie Cooper
See a sweet project that Candie and her mom made together.

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Celebrating Mother Earth with a ceramic pendant tutorial

Katie's Beading Blog
Make this easy talisman for new moms or moms-to-be

Linda at Make It Mine magazine
Quilts inspired by Mom's Mom

Modern Glass Link Earrings
Modern Glass Links for the Mom who's a classic!

Strands of Beads
Melissa and the Short One celebrate motherhood with a little origami

The Swell Life - Swelldesigner's blog
Make this cool and colorful buckle inspired by the iconic "MOM" tattoo

UR Charmed Mother's Necklace
Easy to make and personalize necklace for Mom or Grandma!

Michelle Zimmerman - http design
Michelle creates a floral tribute to motherhood

Mommy-isms by Michelle

Just like a mother...

Just like a mother to be overwhelmed, overworked, underpaid, and under the gun!

Today is not Thursday, so I am a little late in posting this month's teaser for Ornament Thursday's theme: Motherhood.

I will be featuring my project this month on the fine art of Motherhood, and here's a little sneak peek at what you'll be getting:


Just a little teaser until Ornament Thursday on Thursday, April 24th!

If you'd like to see what else I'm up to, head on over to my blog and check it out!

Michelle