Puzzle Piece Spinner Charms
This month I'm going to share a technique for making spinner charms from altered puzzle pieces, beads and wire. We have open charm swaps - come on in and join us.
Oh So Charming Membership Group
- Suggested Donation to Join the Oh So Charming Group
- Oh So Charming Art Charm GroupGroups take a lot of time and resources to keep going. I do ask that you consider donating to keep this group alive. To donate please click the "pay now" button. Suggested donation is $12.00 This group offers you a chance to join other like-minded charm artists and swap your art with other committed charmers. Learn: Basics of charm making, tools, supplies, and methods. Techniques, how-tos, answers to common questions about creating charms and resources available. Grow: Move beyond the basics, explore monthly techniques, ask for feedback on your charms, preferred methods and supplies. Opportunities and ideas for advanced creative charms. Share: Support and encourage one another. Share your successes, ask for help when you need it. Swap your charms in group swaps or trade one-on-one with other charmers. Flourish: Master and perfect your skills. Use the feedback and ideas here and move outside of your creative box. Take what you learn here and create some amazing charms and jewelry. There is no limit.
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July 07, 2008
June 10, 2008
New Swaps Posted in the Group
If you've been thinking about joining this is a great time. We've just posted a new swap - Altered Puzzle Pieces- and have a couple more in the works.
Come join the fun.
March 15, 2008
Monthly Technique for Art Charms
This month on the Oh So Charming Group we are working on coloring metal. Come on over and join us!
February 10, 2008
Wire Wrapping
The monthly technique for February in the Oh So Charming membership group is Wire Wrapping.
Join in for some of the fun - see the details on the left.
Lately, I've been into making chunky knots with wire. How about you? What's your favorite thing about wire wrapping?
February 07, 2008
Big Announcement - Join the new Mixed Media Art Charm Group !
When I hosted the Oh So Charming International Charm swap last year I thought to myself - "If I can get 25 people to join this swap will be a success" - boy was I ever surprised. Not only did I far exceed that goal with 111 packets of charms sent in, totaling over 3,600 art charms, but charms have become so popular that there are swaps everywhere you turn. With the ongoing interest in art charms and the number of hits this blog consistently generates, I've decided to start a mixed media art charm group. In order to keep things interesting and for me to have time and resources dedicated to the group, I am asking for an annual donation of $12.00 to join. Of course this isn't mandatory and no one will be turned away. Think of it as a subscription to everything Oh So Charming. I have started the bare bones of the group and will be adding things as the membership hopefully grows. I will be selling limited edition charm kits, including vintage and hard-to-find charm supplies. I'll provide monthly techniques related to mixed media art charms, a place for you to connect with other like minded charmers and either join in group swaps or trade with each other one-on-one.
I am a pretty easy going person and am open to any feedback and ideas that you may have. My goal is to make this group successful and the #1 resource for mixed media artists who create charms.
I hope you'll join me. You can either click on the "pay now" button in the sidebar to donate and receive your invite to the group, or email me to join and check it out without donating first. The group is closed so you will need to receive an invite before you can access it.
I will be creating an Oh So Charming button soon so that you can display it on your own blogs and sites.
February 03, 2008
New instructions posted - photos to come soon!
I am working on dial up today - ughhh!
I've added some instructions for the charms and will post the photos that correspond soon.
All the photos are in the gallery listed by name so if you are interested in what the finished charm looks like just take a look in the gallery and you should be able to match them up.
Big announcement to follow in the next couple of days. Just wrapping up some details but there is going to be some charming activity coming up! I hope you'll join me.
Balsa wood and postage stamps charms - Vicci Henderson
Choose various colored, same sized postage stamps. Cut balsa wood for each stamp. Cut map paper to fit back of charm and printed words "enjoy your journey". Glue stamps to front and map and words to back of balsa wood and varnish with Instant Age Varnish by Delta. Put small eye screws on the top and bottom of each charm and add various jewelry findings and beads. Coat with 2 coats of Diamond Glaze front and back and let dry completely.
Found stones charms - Debra
Debra picked up these stones (with the holes already provided by nature) during her walks. Blue wooden beads are recycled from a garage sale necklace. Copper wire from the hardware store.
Lisa Gallup
Drill hole in minature domino near upper edge. Squirt two or three colors of alcohol inks onto the domino and dab with a piece of felt to blend. Let dry. Using Staz-On ink, stamp design on the domino. Edge with gold Krylon pen. Use a 12 mm jump ring to combine the domino and the charm.
Plastic tubing charms - Cathy Wegner
Cut 1/4" plastic plumbing tube to desired length and fill with handmade or decorative paper. Thread head pin into beads of your choice, then plastic tub and finish off with more beads and make a loop on the top.
