Thursday, November 18, 2010
Jewelry design studio
Welcome to the CDCrafts Jewelry Studio!
Learn the art that you can wear and sell. CDCrafts have create a complete new course on jewelry making .In this course you will learn to create beautiful jewelry that is affordable and can easily be learn with little practice .
These courses are divided into different sections as jewelry making is a vast field.
Jewelry making material
Jeweler tools box
Bead stringing
Bead weaving
Basic bench skills
Wire weaving
Filigree work
Crystal jewelry
Wire work
Knots
Jig work
Viking knit
Wire crochet
Different braid weaving techniques
Bead embellishments
Metal work
Resins jewelry
Macramé Jewelry
Shell Jewelry
PMC &Dough jewelry
Cold connection jewelry
Mix media Jewelry
Chain maille
Color theory
Design concept
Tricks& tips of jewelry making
Story of jewelery artisan or designer
To become a jewelry artisan is a rewarding craft with little supplies and with creativity you can adorn yourself and people around you with beautiful work of art and style. People have been making jewelry for thousand years. The jewelry have symbolized as social status and wealth.
Once you have the inspiration of a theme, and a harmonious color scheme worked out, now comes the design process. You ask yourself, "How am I going to put this together?" and, "What materials to use?" There are two basic jewelry designs. One is Wearable, the other is no wearable. Jewelry should be one which is WEARABLE. That is, wearable in that it won't snag or tear clothing, or cut, poke, pierce or otherwise cause bodily harm to the wearer.
Learn the art that you can wear and sell. CDCrafts have create a complete new course on jewelry making .In this course you will learn to create beautiful jewelry that is affordable and can easily be learn with little practice .
These courses are divided into different sections as jewelry making is a vast field.
Jewelry making material
Jeweler tools box
Bead stringing
Bead weaving
Basic bench skills
Wire weaving
Filigree work
Crystal jewelry
Wire work
Knots
Jig work
Viking knit
Wire crochet
Different braid weaving techniques
Bead embellishments
Metal work
Resins jewelry
Macramé Jewelry
Shell Jewelry
PMC &Dough jewelry
Cold connection jewelry
Mix media Jewelry
Chain maille
Color theory
Design concept
Tricks& tips of jewelry making
Story of jewelery artisan or designer
To become a jewelry artisan is a rewarding craft with little supplies and with creativity you can adorn yourself and people around you with beautiful work of art and style. People have been making jewelry for thousand years. The jewelry have symbolized as social status and wealth.
Once you have the inspiration of a theme, and a harmonious color scheme worked out, now comes the design process. You ask yourself, "How am I going to put this together?" and, "What materials to use?" There are two basic jewelry designs. One is Wearable, the other is no wearable. Jewelry should be one which is WEARABLE. That is, wearable in that it won't snag or tear clothing, or cut, poke, pierce or otherwise cause bodily harm to the wearer.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Cold Porcelain
Creative Cold porcelain is not just a modeling material, it’s a crafts in its own, and this paste is so versatile that almost any kind of modeling could be achieved. Air dying modeling pastes available in the market but their recipes differs from one which i use .
In 1986 a Spanish friend, Sonia mentioned that she make these beautiful real Looking flowers and figures immediately requested her to teach me, which she did. Than I had got involve in this art and learn through different Medias. In the beginning I had face many problem in getting different crafting material specially cutter/veiners. Mostly I design my own flowers cutters and other modeling accessories. When I was perfect I had starting taking classes and develop a whole team.
As a little girl my mother taught me dough crafts and from that time I am making flowers but with that method my creation will not last now I have my cold porcelain dough and I can make everlasting flower arrangement and dolls. Creative cold porcelain in its full splendor offers a new, valuable and entertaining and creativity activity.
Now you can have a direct experience and enjoy your achievements in art with a lasting works made a noble and charming material that will reflect your own identity and experience. Cold porcelain is widely used for a variety of works such as small flowers, leaves, stems, rock, feathers, characters, faces and souvenirs.
I still conduct my one to one and online classes
OUTLINE - CCP
Method to make creative cold porcelain paste
Equipment
Techniques of modeling
Techniques of coloring
Techniques of assembling
(There are eight different steps to make a flower)
*Preparing the center
*Rolling the dough
*Cutting petals
*Shaping petal
* veining petal
* balling petal
* Assembly the flower and drying and coloring
*Techniques display and arrangement.
Important tips
Projects
Projects to make during classes
Napkin ring with simple flower blossom
Flowers simple rose /wild rose or prim rose/Gladiolus, Tulip, Hibiscus, Tiger lily
Flower box
Basket
In 1986 a Spanish friend, Sonia mentioned that she make these beautiful real Looking flowers and figures immediately requested her to teach me, which she did. Than I had got involve in this art and learn through different Medias. In the beginning I had face many problem in getting different crafting material specially cutter/veiners. Mostly I design my own flowers cutters and other modeling accessories. When I was perfect I had starting taking classes and develop a whole team.
As a little girl my mother taught me dough crafts and from that time I am making flowers but with that method my creation will not last now I have my cold porcelain dough and I can make everlasting flower arrangement and dolls. Creative cold porcelain in its full splendor offers a new, valuable and entertaining and creativity activity.
Now you can have a direct experience and enjoy your achievements in art with a lasting works made a noble and charming material that will reflect your own identity and experience. Cold porcelain is widely used for a variety of works such as small flowers, leaves, stems, rock, feathers, characters, faces and souvenirs.
I still conduct my one to one and online classes
OUTLINE - CCP
Method to make creative cold porcelain paste
Equipment
Techniques of modeling
Techniques of coloring
Techniques of assembling
(There are eight different steps to make a flower)
*Preparing the center
*Rolling the dough
*Cutting petals
*Shaping petal
* veining petal
* balling petal
* Assembly the flower and drying and coloring
*Techniques display and arrangement.
Important tips
Projects
Projects to make during classes
Napkin ring with simple flower blossom
Flowers simple rose /wild rose or prim rose/Gladiolus, Tulip, Hibiscus, Tiger lily
Flower box
Basket
Sunday, August 15, 2010
A tale of embroidery stitches from Indus Valley Civilization
A tale of embroidery stitches from Indus Valley Civilization
The history of textiles & embroideries are very rich in Pakistan. Women may live in the snowy mountains, barned desert and green valley’s are born with creative spirit in each environment they infuse heart and creative spirit into weaving and embroidery. To wearing a dress with the embroidery is the custom of the village women and nowadays fashion designers making style with embroideries. Embroidered with different stitches such as satin stitch, chain stitches, canvas stitches and using glass pieces in between the work are common techniques.
In the village the ladies work together like a team and thus strength their friends by sharing the language of stitches and exchange motifs and patterns. It’s a tradition that a bride carries with her linen embroidered by her in dowries. In Pakistani embroidery each design and techniques tells an origin, tribal affiliation and identity of the woman who created the piece of art.
One of the world longest river flows in Pakistan region and called Indus River, the civilizations flourished along the banks as early as 2600BC, the Mohon-jo-dero, Harappa sites excavations has the traces of textile and embroidered patterns, today also same river flows and provide a life line to millions of people from the icy mountain to the plains. The people who live along the Indus River enrich the world with variety of cultures, religions, languages and artistic expressions. The expressions of creativity by embroideries are done for centuries as this has been practiced by the people of Pakistan since antiquity. Copper Needles for embroidery were found in the Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa excavations. Beautiful embroideries produced at the court workshops of the Mughal were distinguished for their excellent quality and artistic merit. Their embroideries embellished numerous curtains, canopies, and drapes. Extremely fine silk embroideries were made on a cotton base. The designs of these objects, including branches, flowering plants then decorated court costumes: belts, shawls, and turbans.
The history of textiles & embroideries are very rich in Pakistan. Women may live in the snowy mountains, barned desert and green valley’s are born with creative spirit in each environment they infuse heart and creative spirit into weaving and embroidery. To wearing a dress with the embroidery is the custom of the village women and nowadays fashion designers making style with embroideries. Embroidered with different stitches such as satin stitch, chain stitches, canvas stitches and using glass pieces in between the work are common techniques.
In the village the ladies work together like a team and thus strength their friends by sharing the language of stitches and exchange motifs and patterns. It’s a tradition that a bride carries with her linen embroidered by her in dowries. In Pakistani embroidery each design and techniques tells an origin, tribal affiliation and identity of the woman who created the piece of art.
One of the world longest river flows in Pakistan region and called Indus River, the civilizations flourished along the banks as early as 2600BC, the Mohon-jo-dero, Harappa sites excavations has the traces of textile and embroidered patterns, today also same river flows and provide a life line to millions of people from the icy mountain to the plains. The people who live along the Indus River enrich the world with variety of cultures, religions, languages and artistic expressions. The expressions of creativity by embroideries are done for centuries as this has been practiced by the people of Pakistan since antiquity. Copper Needles for embroidery were found in the Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa excavations. Beautiful embroideries produced at the court workshops of the Mughal were distinguished for their excellent quality and artistic merit. Their embroideries embellished numerous curtains, canopies, and drapes. Extremely fine silk embroideries were made on a cotton base. The designs of these objects, including branches, flowering plants then decorated court costumes: belts, shawls, and turbans.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Patch work called Rali In Sindh(Pakistan)
Embroidery has always been an integral part of our clothing and handicrafts. When it comes to embroidery the different regions of Pakistan has different type of embroideries and the patchwork is one of them .
Its typical Sindh crafts where ladies make bed spread called Rali but now a day a lot of cushions also created.The technique is very interesting and all the stitching is done with hand using running stitch. joining multicolor little piecesso the pattern range is huge, with intricately designed embroidery patches and ethnic geometical designs.
Its typical Sindh crafts where ladies make bed spread called Rali but now a day a lot of cushions also created.The technique is very interesting and all the stitching is done with hand using running stitch. joining multicolor little piecesso the pattern range is huge, with intricately designed embroidery patches and ethnic geometical designs.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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