How-to: Plaster Hand Model...Why didn't I think of that?

I know a lot of people who make jewelry, who sell jewelry, who collect it and who wear it. That covers just about everyone, doesn't it?

So how cool is this simple idea? I found it on a site that wasn't in English, but using Google Translate, you can get the gist of it.

By doing this with plaster of Paris, 

You can make one of these:

From the translated instructions it appears that you need to cut a hole in a piece of wood, from which to suspend the glove upside down for filling and curing.

I'd make sure to smooth the top really well since your hand will be sitting flat on the wrist area.

Then you cut the glove off the form after it's cured.

Head over to the original post and if you can speak that language, you'll get the instructions straight from the horse's mouth.


http://bepunt.blogspot.com.es/search?updated-max=2012-07-16T16:14:00%2B02:00&max-results=7

Even if you can't there's still a lot more pictures to see. You know what they say about pictures... don't make me type all those words to tell you. :)

Anthro Inspired Braided Cloth Bracelet

I had no idea those little bits of scrap fabric were worth so much!

Check out this Anthro bracelet that sells for $58!

The Sky-Plucked Bracelet

I'm inspired to make a cloth bracelet for my granddaughter to match her new cast-friendly shirt I'm working on. I can make the bracelet from the cut-off sleeve.

I got kind of carried away when I was trying to think of what to use in place of the star. I found beads, one thing led to another and next thing you know I have a bracelet that looks totally different but, in my opinion, much nicer than this expensive one. Best thing is, she loves it.

I used scraps from a shirt I made her from a piece of fabric my sister had hand tie-dyed. I made 4 strips by folding 2 long ones in 1/2. Then I made the loop (see right below the long tail at top). Then I used these instructions to make a 4 strand round braid:
http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/4strand.htm

I tied it off in a big knot that doesn't easily slip through the initial loop.

Then I strung a long strand of beads from my granddaughter's massive bead collection and wrapped them around the braid.

Finally I found some bigger pearl type beads and sewed them randomly to the bracelet.

Here she is modeling it and she loves it.

I know it was thrown together fast and could have been perfected more, but she was going to a movie with friends and I wanted to surprise her with something silly but beautiful to wear. It passed the test as you can plainly see. :)