How was your weekend? We had a pretty quiet Sunday, but our Saturday was full of fun activity. I attended a bridal shower while hubby and Toddler Chuck visited family. (I'll post up photos from the bridal shower later on this week.) I thought I'd start off the week with this crapty (and slightly crappy?) pendant that I made.
I think mosaics are lovely. There's something quite special (and dare I say, possibly mathematical?) about laying pieces of varying shapes and/or colors together so that they fit a space and create a desired image or pattern.
Wanting to make a wearable mosaic of my own, I used some household materials to create this mosaic bean pendant:
Yeah. I know what you're thinking. Girl, that's a lot of look. And my reply? Girl, I know. But really, what does one wear with beans anyway?
Erm.... I'm not sure if I like the result, but I did have fun making it. And who knows? If you ever find yourself trapped at home with a couple of bored children, then perhaps you could whip these up for fun.
Materials:
- dried beans
- cereal box cardboard <--crap!
- craft paint
- paint brushes
- Tacky glue (I used Aleene's)
- String
- Felt
- Scissors