How To Add Color To Metal Components With Patina Paint
Last week on Free Spirit Beading, we learned how to add color to our jewelry collection. If you have metal components, customize them with them a coat of Vintaj Patina Paints, formulated to adhere to metal. Patinas are also wonderful if the color of your crimps in your beading supplies do not complement your latest necklace - give those crimps a splash of color and now they match!
Supplies:
TierraCast Components or findings from your stash
Vintaj Patinas
Small Paintbrush, Water Cup and Paper Towel
Vintaj Metal Reliefing Block (optional)
Vintaj Patinas are opaque inks specially formulated to adhere to metal. Patinas can be blended and layered to create endless patina effects. The Patinas will colorize natural brass, copper, pewter, silver plated (as well as other metals) for gorgeous jewelry. Just watch out, you could find another favorite jewelry making technique and get addicted. One fantastic thing about patinas is that every single necklace you string will absolutely be one of a kind.
Make a 3 Strand Bracelet Celebrating the Goddess Within
This week on Free Spirit Beading with Kristen Fagan, we take one of the patina painted temple clasps from last week and use that to inspire a multi-strand bracelet tutorial fit for a goddess to celebrate International Women's Day!
Supplies:
Soft Flex .019/Medium Beading Wire - Garnet
Czech Glass table Cut Flat Diamond Beads - Pink Rhodochrosite Opal
Rose Quartz & Garnet Gemstone Beads
Pink Gold Lined Delica Beads
Temple Toggle Clasp Set - Antique Gold
2x2mm Crimp Tubes - Gold Filled
We will tap into the properties of rose quartz and garnet beads and combine them with numerology, pretty pink table cut Czech Glass beads and one of our patina painted temple clasps to create a beautiful bracelet that celebrates the goddess within.
Let's take a look at how you can design jewelry with Divine Feminine symbolism in mind. Using symbolism is a great way to inpire your design when feeling stuck and infuses a bit of magic into your jewelry!
Power of 3: As a Goddess, we naturally imbue the power of three within us. We experience three phases in our lives, ‘maiden, mother and matriarch (crone)’. Whether we are male or female, we have the ability to work with the feminine creative power of the number three within us to transform our lives by aligning the three aspects of our being – our mind, body & soul. (source: Universallifetools)
Power of 13: The number 13 has a unique association with the Divine Feminine. 13 is said to have been revered in prehistoric goddess-worshiping cultures because it corresponded to the number of lunar (menstrual) cycles in a year 13 x 28 = 364 days. (source: Witchlike)
Rose Quartz: Rose quartz is associated with love, heart, and beauty. Rose quartz is the embodiment of divine femininity. It is full of feminine energy. The nature of rose quartz is associated with Water, one of the two traditionally female elements. Water is our emotions, tenderness, inspiration, ability to love, and care. A person wearing rose quartz learns to trust their feelings, gradually opening themselves up to unconditional love and acceptance. (source: Solancha)
Garnet - Since ancient times, garnet’s traditional red color was associated with the heart and blood. Garnet’s color and inner fire could also stir a person’s creative energy. Garnets have been symbolically associated with life force, especially the feminine life force. (source: Gemsociety)
Here are some closeups of the closure. From left to right: each of the three beading wire strands are crimped to the holes in the temple clasp, attach a split ring to the toggle bar and then crimp the three strands to the split ring being mindful of the order, lastly how it looks when closed.
Join me live for a jewelry making tutorial on Soft Flex Company's Facebook page or YouTube channel on Monday's.
If you like this idea, you may like these other goddess jewelry making tutorials:
How To Make A ZigZag Goddess Bead Bracelet With Jump Rings
Make a Triple Goddess Necklace with Moonstone & Symbolism in Mind
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Kristen Fagan is a Website Graphic Designer and Jewelry Making Educator for Soft Flex® Company. She is the co-author of Seed Bead Revolution, an artist and creativity guide. She lives in Arizona with her husband, their two sons and two dogs. When she's not painting, drawing or beading, she enjoys reading, yoga, exploring the outdoors and traveling. Her favorite stones are Turquoise, and Quartz and she can't bead without Bead Stoppers. Contact her at Kristen@softflexcompany.com or visit her Website | Facebook | Instagram