Crackle Medallion Scarf Jewelry

I always wanted to use inks more with my polymer clay but found them to be rather intimidating due to them being difficult to control and work with.  Barb Fajardo's "Crackly Goodness" tutorial gave me the jumpstart I needed to overcome my fear and I have now been challenging myself to experiment further.  The "crackling effect" was not really what I was after but more the gorgeous rich colors the inks can give.  My main  intention was to make buttons but I then decided to experiment further by creating other pieces such as eyeglass holders, shawl pins, earrings and finally some new scarf jewelry pieces.

These are some bails and matching beads ready to assemble.

Some of these are now available at Linda's Quilt Shoppe's booth at the Quilt BC 2013 show that is on until this Saturday.

Quilt BC 2013 - Canadian Quilt Show

The Canadian quilt show is in Penticton, BC this year and officially starts tomorrow.  It is put on by the Canadian Quilters' Association and is generally down east and not at our end of the country.  We would love to make a trip down there to take in the events but we have another quilt show to prepare for coming up in Salmon Arm in 3 weeks.

Linda's Quilt Shoppe will be selling a good assortment of our handcrafted buttons, scarf jewelry and other accessories at the merchant mall.  Some of these include our new eyeglass holders which we have created in various styles.  They are all a brooch + pendant combo so they can be worn as a pin or hung as a necklace on the braided leather cord that is included.

The quilt show is on from the 16th to the 18th and you can see more info if you click here.