Hi friends! Today I am back experimenting with alternative ideas for impressing designs into leather. And in this case I’m using an impression die that’s typically used with a hydraulic press and metal. So first off, please look at my intro post for warnings. This stuff is definitely off the typical usage for these machines,…
Hello friends! If you are following along with my embossing leather series AND you are a jeweler with metal pattern plates, AND you also have a Big Shot or other die cut machine then this post is for you! NOTE: you should be very careful doing any of this embossing with your die cut machines…
Hi Everyone! Today I’m starting a series on leather and trying to use different materials to impress designs into it. I’m trying to emulate the tooled look while using my Sizzix Big Shot to roll things through with the leather and see what we can come up with. So today’s experiment is using an embossing…
Hello everyone! I am looking through my youTube videos and finding a bunch of videos that I never blogged about and included in my public channel. So I’m going to sprinkle my blog with some of these older videos that still work- that is the items I use are still being sold, they are still…
Hi all! I’m still going through my old videos to post here. I’ve been off learning metalsmith and jewelry techniques which leaves a lot less time for making videos and blogging, haha! In this video, I combine two different things- one is a resin piece and the other is a die cut- and I combine…
This is a quick idea ( 5 minutes or less so it is a great Take 5 task) on how to use die cuts to make silicone molds using two part silicone mold making material. It’s been quite a while since I’ve last posted, and I have been busy during the time away from this…
I have been playing with encaustics since I got a starter set as a gift. I have not done any real paintings- mostly cards and tags, but I have to say I really enjoy it and hope to take a live class sometime. I thought this was a cute idea for a Valentine, even though…
I haven’t seen the movie, The Rise of the Guadians, but I want to. I know it is a kids movie, but the funny, little hat people make me smile every time I see them. And let’s face it, after this past, sad week, we all need a smile right about now! Anyway, I was…