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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Belt It Out!

I am participating in a upcycled art show in February.  A friend gave me an old belt of her husband's, that I might use as a base for a bracelet, for the show.  But in the meantime, I decided to do a little warm-up practice and make a pair of earrings with a section of the belt.
On the left, you can see that the belt was in really bad shape.  The woven pieces were so worn out, that they were useless.  So I decided to see what would happen if I removed them.  To my surprise, there was the underlying structure you see on the right, above.  All those holes!  Oooo!  I knew I could use those.  Each of my earrings today, consist of a strip of belt, containing two small holes and one larger hole.
I attached my ceramic ovals to the upper small hole.  The glaze I used on the ovals turns green and blue in random places during firing, so each piece is always unique. Then, I created dark green tassels to dangle from the lower hole. I finished them off with handmade brass ear wires.
On a different note - Washington and Oregon were blessed with rain today after several dry months and terrible wildfires.  The fires are not only devastatingly destructive, but the smoke has caused lung and eye problems as well.  My heart goes out to everyone who has experienced the opposite problem, with torrential rains and tornadoes.  Stay safe friends.
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9 comments:

  1. Thank you for reminding us of the ongoing tragedy of the wildfires out west. It is heartbreaking to see the pictures people post of the lingering haze of smoke and all those acres being burned! I love the idea of the upcycling! I participated in a show like that locally last year and won best in show for my entry! That belt is so much cooler with the holes revealed. So many possibilities! I like what you did and a great warm up for your exhibit! Enjoy the day! Erin

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  2. Love these earrings! Taking stuff apart so it doesn't look like it was originally intended is a great way to imagine new possibilities.

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  3. I love the upcycling idea! You made great earrings with parts of the belt. Wishing you lots of fun and success with your exhibit.

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  4. Gorgeous Linda!! Love the idea of recycling ❤️

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  5. What a great idea, Linda! And the earrings are clever and beautiful! I've been thinking about you all directly up north of us here in California. We know about wildfires! Sending love to all. More rain, please! xoxo

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  6. Oh I love your handmade charms, they're so pretty and the randomness of the colors is such a cool feature of this glaze. I love how you used the belt! Awesome discovery by removing the worn parts. Gorgeous work!

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  7. Gorgeous! Fantastic bicycling! And those charms are beautiful

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  8. So creative, imaginative, beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration!

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