3 Ideas for Katiedids™

One of the best parts of producing my new line of Katiedids™ Creative Components is seeing all of the creative ideas that other people envision and then make real. Check out these ideas from three of my bead blogging pals:

Michelle Mach, author of the Beads & Books blog amazed me with this painted and seed beaded version of my 25mm bezel component. The component starts out with shiny silver channels but Michelle worked her magic to make it a colorful, graphic pendant. She also shows an example on her blog using teardrop beads, which adds fun texture to the piece.

Lisa Crone, who writes ABeadADay.blogspot.com and is the author of A Bead in Time (F+W 2010), made this sweet bracelet using my 35mm rectangular component. She said, "It is simple, but what I love about it is how the crystals sit on top of the channel and they look like art displayed on a pedestal!" I love it, too, Lisa!

Heather Powers of Humblebeads used my 25mm 5-hole component to make this vintage looking toggle featuring her Van Gogh inspired polymer clay. She says, "First, I textured them with my ball peen hammer and then antiqued them with silver/black solution. My word of caution – the findings held up to my abuse, but the copper shows through if you use steel wool to highlight, so use a cloth instead." Great idea, Heather!

I'd love to see what you're making! Send your pix to Katie@KatieHacker.com and they might appear here on my blog or in my Facebook photo album.