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Ahead of Schedule!

Ahead of Schedule!
Ahead of Schedule!

The Wise Men are on their way! A couple more tweaks and they’ll be ready for sealing and framing. I really thought I’d be lucky to finish them by the Epiphany (Jan. 6.)

I have been obsessing over them, lately, working on it while watching tv with the husband. My light box made that possible. I will write about that in a separate post.

I saved the star for last, going all freestyle (not following the pattern.) I used clear and gold-colored rhinestones leftover from different projects. I used two shades of metallic gold dots I found at Michael’s.

I am very pleased, and will start looking for a frame. The finished piece is 35×35 cm, not quite 12×12”.

A Nice Little Surprise!

A Nice Little Surprise!
A Nice Little Surprise!

I finished my diamond dot suncatcher.

Good old Art Glitter Glue was just the ticket for fixing the small portion of the design that became detached.

When I added the hanging chain to the finished suncatcher, I put one latch on backwards from the other. When I tried to remove it, a little piece of film came off the back. It looked like there was a protective film on the back. There was!

What a difference it made to remove it!

I wondered if my tree of life had one, too. It was fairly dull on the back. I got it out of the window.

Sure enough! Again, what a difference removing it made!

I’ll have to check the one I did at the beach!

It’s Gonna be Gorgeous!

It’s Gonna be Gorgeous!
It’s Gonna be Gorgeous!

I wasn’t really impressed by the diamond dot craze when it started. I thought Van Gogh’s Starry Night was pretty, but didn’t care for the look of the square plastic tiles.

Then I discovered the rhinestone dots! Now I am hooked! It’s like the Bedazzler met Mosaics, and they fell in love!