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Today I'm sharing some wirework that I did for the Now That's a Jig! monthly challenge with Brenda Schweder and the JigUFacturers. I got to work with the jig when I participated in the Project Embellish challenge at Creativation in January.
This month's theme was desert greenery-inspired. Here's the photo collage from the challenge.
There is such variety in the desert, and sometimes, you get the impression that there is no color. You just have to look a little harder for the color in some seasons, but the textures are always there.
I don't have a Now That's a Jig! (yet), but working with the small plastic jig I had and some pliers, I shaped a saguaro cactus in brass wire. Then, I took a smaller gauge of wire and wove it across the frame. I bent the smaller gauge with pliers back and forth to crinkle it.
Here's how that came out:
I brushed the brass wire with Moss Patina from Ranger Inks. It turned out pretty bright, and needed some bright cactus flowers. I used some howlite beads and tied them on with waxed thread.
Right now it's hanging from a brass jump ring and silk ribbon, but that may change.
This was a fun challenge and like all challenges, stretched my creative ability. What creative stretches are you trying? Gotta keep those artistic muscles in shape!
Thanks for stopping by!
Today I'm sharing some wirework that I did for the Now That's a Jig! monthly challenge with Brenda Schweder and the JigUFacturers. I got to work with the jig when I participated in the Project Embellish challenge at Creativation in January.
This month's theme was desert greenery-inspired. Here's the photo collage from the challenge.
There is such variety in the desert, and sometimes, you get the impression that there is no color. You just have to look a little harder for the color in some seasons, but the textures are always there.
I don't have a Now That's a Jig! (yet), but working with the small plastic jig I had and some pliers, I shaped a saguaro cactus in brass wire. Then, I took a smaller gauge of wire and wove it across the frame. I bent the smaller gauge with pliers back and forth to crinkle it.
Here's how that came out:
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| Saguaro |
This was a fun challenge and like all challenges, stretched my creative ability. What creative stretches are you trying? Gotta keep those artistic muscles in shape!
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