Nice! The thing you got to watch out for when working with wire, is that the wire will eat through the shells or cause the shell to chip and break. Wire does not play well with other materials, especially natural materials. Next time can try heavy weight fishing braid line, as it is tough and does not fray easily.
Excuse the oh so tasteful tattoo. Lol. A merman necklace I'm working on. I'm gonna add in some realistic sea weed in it for something a little more ornate.
I am Merman Kai... Son of the Sea, Mystic of the Water, and Guardian of the Secrets of the Deep.
Made this crown in October and Debuted it at Merfest! It was a hit! I have an etsy page where you can buy a CUSTOM one for all the queens of the sea!
User formerly known as "The Balsam Mermaid".
Cool! Did you use real sea animals or the fake ones? I'm a bit iffy about buying real seashells and the like, cos I don't know how the shop got them, or they could be leftover from someone's dinner. When I go seashell hunting, I only take the broken homes, chips, the ones they can't live in. But I've seen lots of whole pieces here, some of them look really good, just wondering if they are fake plastics things or not.
Mystic Merman: OMG THAT SHARK TOOTH. It's huge! Where did you get it? I'm on the hunt for shark teeth (kind of critical to my mer-sona, LOL).
These all look so great!Merman accessories are much less abundant than mermaid accessories, which, could pose a problem when creating new ones. However, but this has definitely given me a few great ideas! Everyone is so talented!
*pokes head in* I've been working on merman accessories... I have one currently listed in my own accessories thread (I make too many), and more unisex/menswear on the way!
I haven't got many accessories, and I'd like to make earrings with these
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Seaweed Necklace that I made some time ago to practice friendship bracelet knotting. I can now use it for mermaid jewelry!
Whole seashells! You're so lucky! In Australia, its illegal to take seashells that marine life can use. That's why I only collect broken unlivable homes.Originally Posted by Mermaid Claudia
I haven't got many accessories, and I'd like to make earrings with these
Goodness it's all so beautiful! I'm buying lots of accessories soon for my birthday. I'll show you guys when I get them ^__^
Here's a smattering of things I've made. I have a chest full of things, but I haven't photographed all of them yet. XD
Hair clip with a natural orange shell
Shells and Sand keepsake pendant
Hair Clip
Headdress (sideview) that I actually still have up for sale.
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While working on my top, I made this little medallion. I was thinking I'd cast it in latex, and then my honey suggested resin. I'm not sure what to do with it, tbh.
Mermaid Dottie
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Resin is lighter than latex. Plus you can add more details then use Mold Putty, which is really good at picking up fine details. Resin dries clear too, so you can add little sparkly bits, seashells, even tiny candies (they won't melt). After you pop out the resin, they don't require sanding/buffing and is ready to use.
Here's a few of my accessories
Nice work Zen!
You should invest in some bead mats. They are a light beige color, they won't take away the impact of the colors of your work like it does here with your towel and carpet...
If you don't know what it looks like, you can see two of them that my netted pouch is sitting on. The completed bag photo.
thank you that sounds good ill look into it
that's sad
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that is sad like I wish there was a good craft store you can go to t get shells
Just finished painting some more seashells to make some new mermaid tops.
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