tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post8456709497418262336..comments2023-10-08T09:35:30.324-04:00Comments on GraceBeading: One more for the face swap and a couple of questions...GraceBeadinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971642196236029385noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-90079007586571760412008-09-24T05:40:00.000-04:002008-09-24T05:40:00.000-04:00Wow, when you say you're "Lace Beading" you're not...Wow, when you say you're "Lace Beading" you're not kidding! I love the lace made of beads around this face brooch! Beautiful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13569720420483740487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-82648709410543491172008-09-22T17:40:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:40:00.000-04:00Your latest pin is great Grace!!!Sorry to hear you...Your latest pin is great Grace!!!<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear you didn't have the best day playing with clay! However, if I was going to try and sculpt my own...I don't think mine would turn out so well! It is fun to use the molds and tweak them a bit though.<BR/><BR/>Size...I like all...but nothing more than 1 1/2"...open or closed eyes-it's more about the look to me but I don't like scary or mean looking faces...I prefer without holes too...Flat or slightly concave is okay with me, but I agree with the thinner and more consistent size the better...I'm pretty open to color, it's more about the face to me...hand sculpted is great and I would pay more if I liked it...molds are fine with me because it's really what you do with them although it gets a bit boring to use the same ones over and over...matching feet and hands are great but I like the option to purchase separately.<BR/><BR/>I have a few of Sculpey's molds but Kimberly Crick of theenchantedgallery.com molds are great! <BR/><BR/>Hugs friend...~Lisa ;-)Pursuing Art...https://www.blogger.com/profile/03251353499070552535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-52215318207577427552008-09-20T10:00:00.000-04:002008-09-20T10:00:00.000-04:00Hi Grace! I won't scary you like Monica, she ...Hi Grace! I won't scary you like Monica, she always makes weird faces when she's on the computer. I think I'd like one of her expressions - can all those cleaver artists make one like her's? ---> <BR/>hahaha, I don't have a clue what face I like or don't like, only that it has to appeal to me when I see it. I guess I don't like them when they are all painted up funny and I don't like them when they are ugly or scary. <BR/>Hmmm, maybe I do have an opinion after all~ who knew? Probably Monica!<BR/>(I so hope she reads this!)<BR/>Cheers, Denise<BR/>Nope, not really crazy, just in a mood this am.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07235753500084196007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-10164834295642574272008-09-19T15:39:00.000-04:002008-09-19T15:39:00.000-04:00Love your latest face pin, Grace! I make my own f...Love your latest face pin, Grace! I make my own face cabs and have made every size imaginable. But I do tend to favor the 3/4" to 1" for most purposes.<BR/><BR/>That said, I recently made a face pin with a 1 1/2" face that was probably the best effort I have put forth yet.<BR/><BR/>I tend not to like the facial features to be highlighted in any way such as lipstick or defined eyebrows. Always loved masks and I guess that love transcends into my feelings for these little goodies -- that and having been a dollmaker most of my life . . .<BR/><BR/><BR/>Kathy V in NMKVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893455571484379148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-61447613960247544342008-09-19T09:28:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:28:00.000-04:00OHHHH!I came, sat down, and FORGOT to say,I luvvvv...OHHHH!<BR/><BR/>I came, sat down, and FORGOT to say,<BR/><BR/>I luvvvv the four faces you've done!<BR/><BR/>If YOU don't know by now I'm YOUR biggest fan,<BR/><BR/>then I will say it again,<BR/><BR/>I<BR/>AM<BR/>YOUR<BR/>BIGGEST<BR/>FAN!<BR/><BR/>Happy beading Grace! :)girlgonethreadwildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767255696841277623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-71866449421010736102008-09-19T09:26:00.000-04:002008-09-19T09:26:00.000-04:00creeping up slowly with hands cupped over eyes...B...creeping up slowly with hands cupped over eyes...<BR/><BR/>BOO!<BR/><BR/>Did i get you?<BR/><BR/>Skerred you didn't I?<BR/><BR/>LOL<BR/><BR/>I buy cabs and NEVER have any idea what I'm going to do with IT. I buy what I like, regardless of size or color or holes...<BR/><BR/>mostly I base my decision on expression.<BR/><BR/>Then, I MAKE IT WORK.<BR/><BR/>Diane's faces are super big! And I really prefer faces that AREN'T shiny. Yet the expressive EYES are what I like about hers.<BR/><BR/>xo, Monicagirlgonethreadwildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767255696841277623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-27179846931611382382008-09-18T14:22:00.000-04:002008-09-18T14:22:00.000-04:00Oh, I just love this pin.I love all your beading -...Oh, I just love this pin.<BR/>I love all your beading -- and your blog is such a delight to come visit.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://beaded-creations.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Jackie</A>Jackie (Tillie's Daughter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02023666590463771461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-90627979781232155322008-09-18T14:13:00.000-04:002008-09-18T14:13:00.000-04:00Grace, your work is beautiful, as always! Thanks s...Grace, your work is beautiful, as always! Thanks so much for the compliments about my faces, too.<BR/>I've been thinking about doing some in various (non natural) colors. Maybe pastel colors for Spring. Anybody think there might be an interest?<BR/>Dottie H.<BR/>www.stonebrashcreative.com<BR/>PS. I prefer eyes closed, too.....<BR/>They look serene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-22162016412049891762008-09-18T12:54:00.000-04:002008-09-18T12:54:00.000-04:00hi grace! I did three this year and love the four ...hi grace! I did three this year and love the four you've done...<BR/>I like jen's faces, especially the sleepy face...don't know why it's caught me but it has. <BR/>Open or closed, I like them both, depends on the mood or message I'm trying to convey with the whole piece. <BR/>I like most sizes but tend more toward 1" or larger...the tiny's are cute too though...<BR/>I like a lot of finishes but don't like the mask look that some of them have (red lips, eye shadow, etc.)...<BR/>I don't use feet or hands much, but I'm heading in that direction...just haven't found a way to add them that suits me yet.<BR/>I like to use maureen carlson's molds and fuss with them a bit...I also actually like it when the face comes out imperfect from the mold...adds character to my eyes!<BR/>Now that's probably a bit more than you really wanted to know, lol!beadbabe49https://www.blogger.com/profile/08270938730730250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-19924485890106533742008-09-18T12:24:00.000-04:002008-09-18T12:24:00.000-04:00Okay Grace, you are helping me with my addiction. ...Okay Grace, you are helping me with my addiction. I just ordered faces from two of the links you gave, Expressly Yours and Stonebrash! I really didn't need them but couldn't resist. lol.Timareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769047120660859743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-14878174504297003182008-09-18T12:13:00.000-04:002008-09-18T12:13:00.000-04:00Great pin, Grace! Most of my preferences coincide ...Great pin, Grace! Most of my preferences coincide with yours. I make a lot of my own faces; mostly from commercial molds. Then I have fun tweaking them so they don't all look the same. Wish they would come out with some new molds, though. I often use skin tones and accent them with chalk after baking. I then use Future to glaze them. I have fun incorporating old canes into the faces as well. <BR/>I'll ship my face pins out priority on Monday. They should be there on time.<BR/>Arlineabeadladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555153139492418505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-49950911804186140622008-09-18T11:48:00.000-04:002008-09-18T11:48:00.000-04:00Hi Grace. This is another nice face. You made so...Hi Grace. This is another nice face. You made so many. Does the $5 postage count for all of them or do you need it for each of the pins you sent in? With all these you should be getting a nice variety back to you. What fun!<BR/><BR/>I finally finished the pin I said I would make using your technique of larger beads around the face. I'm pretty happy with her and you can see her <A HREF="http://freebirdsings.blogspot.com/2008/09/face-pin.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> . I'm not sure if I will get her in the swap or not yet.<BR/><BR/>As far as your question on faces: I really prefer open eyes as I like to look at who I am beading and to me eyes really are the doorway to the soul (as soon as I saw my husband's eyes I knew I wanted him and we've been married 36 years now - no other eyes compelled me like his). Flat or concave isn't too much of a concern unless the face is a larger size but I really wish for thin ones with rounded edges so I can choose to bead over the edge or just up to it. If it's concave it needs to still be able to be used somehow on a flat surface for jewelry. I like the idea of sewing them on but tried your glue on my new pin and it does seem sturdy. I like them smaller like you and lots of colors plus natural looking faces. I really don't like the molds I can buy - those faces are too goddess I guess. I want some innocent, some happy, some sad, some childlike, some adult.... variety I guess so the mood of the face can fit my mood or fabric or beads. Hands and feet are a great idea but I want holes in them so they can hang off the main body of the doll. Now, do you know who can fill the bill?Timareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15769047120660859743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29084316.post-47531744635567637062008-09-18T04:48:00.000-04:002008-09-18T04:48:00.000-04:00Oh wow, what a beauty ! I'm very excited by your n...Oh wow, what a beauty ! I'm very excited by your new technique. This face looks very precious and refined, it's lovely.<BR/><BR/>Regarding faces, they are very difficult to find in France, and american crafstmen tend not to ship over to us. So I go from commercial moulds and adapt them a little by hand, because the result is often flawed. It is frustrating because coloured clay tends to leave colour on the mould. So I use neutral colours and paint the faces with acrylic paints. I will definitely try the tutorial you have linked to.<BR/><BR/>I used to like closed eyes faces, but now I like them better with open eyes (and slightly ironic smiles).<BR/><BR/>HugsPadparadschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069813470310454639noreply@blogger.com