Kuan Yin Navy Blue Pendant

Kuan Yin is often seen as the saint of mercy and compassion in Asian religions.  I created a pendant based upon a vintage form and used it as a pendant on this necklace.  I've used shades of dark blue, crystal, and silver.

She is painted clay, made in my silicone mold.

Navy Molded Clay Clipon Earrings

These clip on earrings were an experiment.  Firstly, I made a mold from a vintage button.  I created a cabochon from white polymer clay, and painted it many times over with different colors of blue paint and then sealed it.

The second part of the experiment is to glue these cabochons to clip on backs that have a glue pad.  They seemed to adhere well.  I spent a long time deciding how large a cabochon I could use (I have many vintage buttons I can mold!).  These doorknocker motif molds are rather small.  I could not use anything too much smaller, or the metal clips would show when worn.  I could not decide if a bigger cabochon would look odd or not.  I'll leave that for another experiment.

Hand Knotted Waxed Cotton in Navy, Tan, Turquoise

This is probably going to be a OOAK (one of a kind) since I don't think I can find some of these beads again.  I used two strands of navy waxed cotton.  I like the weight of this thread, although it limits me to using beads with a larger hole.  I seriously considered adding this to my personal jewelry stash, but right now it is for sale in my Etsy Shop.  I think I'll be using this navy waxed cotton again.  It's a great combination with anything denim.