Terry Ricioli Designs

Hello! The inspiration for this month is a cool, calm palette to go with the Spa Day theme.  The colors are muted and soft. Molly Schaller picked some lovely beads from these colors. I love natural beads whether gemstones like the amazonite here or wood or shell.  And, those painted agate pendants are calling loudly to me!  Halcraft's new diffuser pendants will add a soothing aroma to any creation. Unfortunately, I waited too long to order some of these beads, and they were sold out.  So, I used some of the stash that I already had. Here's what I created: Spa Day Necklace I used faceted, round and stick amazonite beads, aqua agate rounds, some white star-shaped lava beads, pale pink shell rounds and some howlite in different sizes.  To make the pendant, I drilled a piece of driftwood and hung a shell from it.  The beads are strung on white waxed linen with brushed silver chain and clasp.  It's a very relaxing color palette - perfect f...

Hi crafty people! I'm always looking for things around the house that I can use in my etching.  I wanted something small that I could add to a mixed media piece I had in mind.  Then, I remembered some old microscope slides leftover from my science classes.  Perfect! I found a stencil that would fit the slide and adhered it. Then, I masked the slide around the stencil with tape.  This is an important step as even a touch of the etchall® etching crème will leave an etched spot. After masking, I applied the  etchall® etching crème . After 15 minutes, I scraped the crème back into the jar and rinsed the slide.  Then, I removed the stencil and rinsed it again. Here is the etched slide.  I used Rub 'n Buff in Pewter to add some color to the etching.  And, because the edges of the slide are a little rough, I decided to wrap it with some copper tape. Etched Slide I painted a small canvas with ColoriQue pigment inks using Pacific O...

Hi Everyone! I'm excited to let you know that I'm now part of  the ColoriQue Design Team.  And, I will be designing jewelry!! Here is the Rockin' Design Team: And, here is the Rockin' Promotion Team: Read more about all the members of the design teams on the blog .  They are an amazingly talented group and I am excited to see what they will create. Here are a few of the colors and metals I received as part of the design team. These are not all of the colors, but I already had some and have used it in a couple of my jewelry designs - here and here . The team's first challenge will be to upcycle an object to use in their design.  Watch for the new designs in May on the Lisa's blog . Happy Creating! Terry