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I recently treated myself to some "stamps" washi tape from a favourite illustrator of mine, Jon Turner (www.thisisjonturner.com) and when I commented online that I might turn some into jewellery, he asked if I'd share how. So... How do you make really easy square or rectangle earrings from your favourite stickers, pretty washi tape, or, well, anything papery? This is a really easy make, not something to last through the ages, but great for being able to wear something you love! So if you want to use what you probabaly already have at home, to make quick, no mess accessories (no resin, no varnish, no layers of glue to dry) this is perfect for you.
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There are many ways to wear a hidden message in jewellery, from writing inside a ring or locket, through to coded messages like beads arranged in Morse code patterns. But something truly beautiful, and very interesting to play with, is using grapheme-colour synesthesia. You don't know what synesthesia is? It's where someone experiences strong secondary sensations or associations in response to a stimulus. It might be seeing colours when reading numbers, or having a taste in their mouth when hearing a certain word. Precisely what they experience varies from person to person .
How does that make for a hidden message though? Spending five months sewing something which could have been done in a week may sound like a bit of a craft fail, but over 2018 I discovered the joy of taking my time over a creative project. A few months into 2018, and my creative spark wasn't firing. You might know this itchy feeling yourself. Drawing was frustrating, making jewellery for myself wasn't fun, other possible projects felt uninspiring. It was an upsetting place to be in as someone who deems themselves to be a creative person.
My husband hit the nail on the head in July "Why don't you do a longer project, one you can work on a bit at a time and create a bigger result?". I realised that I'd been trying quick fixes, so no wonder they weren't satisfying my creative needs! |
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