The front piece was cut out with a jewelers saw and smoothed using metal files and sandpaper. The band was soldered in two spots onto the back and smoothed out as well.
I still wear this ring to this day and the solder joints have held up well.
Sterling Silver Organic Shaped Ring
This was my second soldering/jewelers saw project in college. It is made entirely out of sterling silver.
The front piece was cut out with a jewelers saw and smoothed using metal files and sandpaper. The band was soldered in two spots onto the back and smoothed out as well.
I still wear this ring to this day and the solder joints have held up well.
The front piece was cut out with a jewelers saw and smoothed using metal files and sandpaper. The band was soldered in two spots onto the back and smoothed out as well.
I still wear this ring to this day and the solder joints have held up well.
iTetrinet Logo
My friend Alex created an open source Tetris client for Apple computers named iTetrinet.
He needed a logo that conveyed the network functionality of the game, so I created a logo that included a Tetris piece with an Ethernet jack on the bottom.
Hair Ties out of Tights Instructable
My most recent Instructable is now up! I love publishing Instructables because it helps me sort out my process and I always hope it will give people ideas for their own projects.
Give ripped tights a new life as hair ties with just a rotary cutter/ cutting mat or scissors.
Hair Ties made out of Tights Instructable.
Give ripped tights a new life as hair ties with just a rotary cutter/ cutting mat or scissors.
Hair Ties made out of Tights Instructable.
My first Instructables Post!
I have been a member of Instructables.com since November 2010 but have never posted an Instructable. I finally got the chance and I think I am addicted. It's really nice to write down the process that you go through for a project, even if it does take forever!
This project was a woodgrain polymer clay stamp made out of polymer clay. I got the idea because most of the woodgrain stamps in stores were far too big for small jewelry pieces, and were surprisingly expensive.
Check it out below!
Polymer Clay Woodgrain Stamp Instructable
This project was a woodgrain polymer clay stamp made out of polymer clay. I got the idea because most of the woodgrain stamps in stores were far too big for small jewelry pieces, and were surprisingly expensive.
Check it out below!
Polymer Clay Woodgrain Stamp Instructable
Wooden Lasercut Necklace
A little while ago I sent in a Ponoko order to laser cut a wooden gear necklace from an Illustrator document that I created.
This is one of many that I got cut from one piece of 7"x7" Cherry wood with a .224" thickness. It is strung with a shiny brown ribbon. I gave this one away as a gift for a friend, but I still have some from that I kept for myself to wear.
This is one of many that I got cut from one piece of 7"x7" Cherry wood with a .224" thickness. It is strung with a shiny brown ribbon. I gave this one away as a gift for a friend, but I still have some from that I kept for myself to wear.
Rainbow Dash Cutie Mark made out of Polymer Clay
I made a 3D polymer clay cutie mark for a friend recently.
Process went like this:
I took white polymer clay and flattened it until it was about 1/4" thick. I took the design and placed it on top and cut around it with an X-Acto knife. I flipped over the polymer clay shape and made a hole for the cutie mark to be hung on a wall. There is space for a nail hole and a thumbtack.
I then baked it for about 12 minutes in a 275 degree toaster oven. The whole piece needed to be sanded after it cooled down to accept the paint better.
Then I made "carbon paper" by taking the picture that was using a copy of the same picture used to cut out the clay and using a pencil to create crosshatch patterns on the back. I then flipped the picture pencil-side down onto the clay piece. I taped the sides to keep it from moving. I traced the parts of the design I wanted to show up and they were transfered onto the clay.
I then painted the piece with acrylic paint and sealed it with about 4 coats of nail polish. You can't seal polymer clay with nail polish unless there is acrylic paint in between or else the piece will crumble and become gummy over time. Learned this the hard way...
(Here's another picture from the side.)
Process went like this:
I took white polymer clay and flattened it until it was about 1/4" thick. I took the design and placed it on top and cut around it with an X-Acto knife. I flipped over the polymer clay shape and made a hole for the cutie mark to be hung on a wall. There is space for a nail hole and a thumbtack.
I then baked it for about 12 minutes in a 275 degree toaster oven. The whole piece needed to be sanded after it cooled down to accept the paint better.
Then I made "carbon paper" by taking the picture that was using a copy of the same picture used to cut out the clay and using a pencil to create crosshatch patterns on the back. I then flipped the picture pencil-side down onto the clay piece. I taped the sides to keep it from moving. I traced the parts of the design I wanted to show up and they were transfered onto the clay.
I then painted the piece with acrylic paint and sealed it with about 4 coats of nail polish. You can't seal polymer clay with nail polish unless there is acrylic paint in between or else the piece will crumble and become gummy over time. Learned this the hard way...
(Here's another picture from the side.)
Watercolor Pencils (But Will It Blend...)
(Hint: The title is referencing an internet meme about a blender that can supposedly blend anything.)
I bought some watercolor pencils about a year back and haven't had time to try them out. I have used watercolor pencils once before in high school and thought they were very fun to work with, but at the time I didn't have good watercolor paper to try them out on.
You can use various techniques with watercolor pencils. You can use them dry or you can wet the tip. You can use them on wet paper or dry paper. You can blend them with various liquids- most people use alcohol or water. You can suspend the colors in various solutions by using an X-acto knife to snip off a tiny piece of the tip and mix it in with a motar and pestle.
I wanted to try using dry paper and then I wanted to wet the design with a brush and plain water and blend them. I decided to try a simple color wheel to see the "blendability"of the colors.
The first picture is the pencils alone on the dry paper. The colors do not blend like a normal colored pencil would. You can see the individual colors that were used. Its also difficult to fill in all of the white space on textured water color paper that isn't wet.
The second picture is the same color wheel that was blended with plain water. It has a much crisper and uniform color. The colors blend really easily by using the brush in an up and down stroke as well as a circular stroke. I like the edge you can get with the watercolor pencils that you can't always get with watercolors by themselves.
I bought some watercolor pencils about a year back and haven't had time to try them out. I have used watercolor pencils once before in high school and thought they were very fun to work with, but at the time I didn't have good watercolor paper to try them out on.
You can use various techniques with watercolor pencils. You can use them dry or you can wet the tip. You can use them on wet paper or dry paper. You can blend them with various liquids- most people use alcohol or water. You can suspend the colors in various solutions by using an X-acto knife to snip off a tiny piece of the tip and mix it in with a motar and pestle.
I wanted to try using dry paper and then I wanted to wet the design with a brush and plain water and blend them. I decided to try a simple color wheel to see the "blendability"of the colors.
The first picture is the pencils alone on the dry paper. The colors do not blend like a normal colored pencil would. You can see the individual colors that were used. Its also difficult to fill in all of the white space on textured water color paper that isn't wet.
The second picture is the same color wheel that was blended with plain water. It has a much crisper and uniform color. The colors blend really easily by using the brush in an up and down stroke as well as a circular stroke. I like the edge you can get with the watercolor pencils that you can't always get with watercolors by themselves.
My next adventure with the watercolor pencils will be using pre-moistened and stretched watercolor paper.
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