Awfully Big Art Adventure: ABSOLUTELY CHARMING!

Friday, 2 January 2009

ABSOLUTELY CHARMING!

Rosie and I have been making charms this week and hope that you will join in! We've used a variety of materials; Artchix frames and mini shrines, bottle tops, broken bits of jewellery, dominoes and so on.

Here are my attempts........

And here are Rosie's........

...and this is a charm Rosie made for me about 8 months ago at the start of our friendship.

Hope you'll find some time this week to have a go. We are looking forward to seeing what you come up with!!!

In the next couple of days I will post the pictures of the wonderful windows you made a few weeks ago...so come back soon.

Thank you for supporting our challenge blog........Happy New Year everyone!!!!

30 comments:

crafty creations said...: Great challenge for the New Year - shall get on too it shortly

Healthy and Happy New Year to you both

x Hilda; 2 January 2009 at 12:21
Anonymous said...: Absolutley perrfect I love them ,what a great idea using a bottle top sooooooooooo effective .

Happy new year to you too !!!

Love from sesga xx; 2 January 2009 at 12:21
Carol said...: Wow they are all stunning - hope to do this challenge soon!!

Working on the last challenge!!

Have a great New Year looking foward to all the challenges to come
:); 2 January 2009 at 14:32
Karen said...: ooo these are all wonderful!!!; 2 January 2009 at 17:00
Talking Horses Arts said...: Aaah..Ooohh, sooo pretty!
Happy New creating year!!
by the way..tagged linda..lol.
Andrea.; 2 January 2009 at 20:25
Jane said...: Those are lovely, I will try and have a go if I can find a little bit of time for me in the next few days!!
Lovely inspiration ladies, thank you :); 2 January 2009 at 22:31
Anonymous said...: Hi Rosie and Linda - your pieces are absolutely beautiful - just love them. Might have to have look into soldering Rosie (just won't tell my son - lol)have been looking at your pressies from Amazon.
Anyways Here are my Charms; 3 January 2009 at 11:21
Anonymous said...: Hi Rosie - thanks for your comments. Off to look at that catalogue which all builder men carry around in their back pockets - lol ....; 3 January 2009 at 11:30
crafty creations said...: Hi

Not made anything like this before but my effort is on my blog

http://inkythings.blogspot.com/2009/01/art-adventure-charms.html

Thanks fro looking; 3 January 2009 at 16:02
Minxy said...: Oh i just love charms, and your's are all FAB. Looking forward to this challenge... back soon with my results :O); 3 January 2009 at 19:27
Jaqi said...: what fabulous little charms, they are all lovely.
Im not sure what i have in that would allow me to join in, but when im feeling a little better i will see what i an come up with and while im stuck here in bed i will put my thinking cap on for sure. Its a lovely challenge. Happy New Year to everyone, Jaqi xx; 3 January 2009 at 19:30
Minxy said...: Not quite as fab as some of you're creations.... but my efforts can be seen here; 4 January 2009 at 01:35
Unknown said...: As always - another fabbo challenge :)

Here's mine:

Charming Keys; 4 January 2009 at 17:32
Jendy said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 5 January 2009 at 03:47
Jendy said...: Your charms are, well, charming! I only created one, but you can find it here; 5 January 2009 at 03:50
Castle in the Air said...: I just stumbled upon this amazing site!
What a wonderful group of artists - each and every piece an inspiration!
Thank you both for creating such wonderful challenges and wishing you the very best of everything for 2009.; 5 January 2009 at 04:35
Anonymous said...: Hello there,
I found you yesterday and just had to try your challenge.
Thank you for the inspiration. I have been waiting for just the right time to play with my bottle caps.
Here is my link- http://www.stampndaly.com/?p=1070; 5 January 2009 at 16:35
Linda Vincent said...: Sue...I can't get you through either link - could you check them please?
Linda xx; 5 January 2009 at 19:56
June said...: These are all really gorgeous charms; 5 January 2009 at 23:04
Rena Sawatski said...: Linda these charms are wonderful! Love all the challenges that you post and they are a great inspiration.; 6 January 2009 at 06:18
indybev said...: I loved seeing your charms, Linda and Rosie! I've posted on my blog a photo of my charm necklace, which contains charms from a swap in my local art group. Hopefully it'll pass along some ideas. I love the exchange of ideas in the blog world!

http://indybev.blogspot.com; 6 January 2009 at 21:49
The Joy of Nesting said...: Hi Rosie,
Hi Linda,

I think the process of trying to get decent photos to post on my blog was more stressful then creating the piece!! Linda I really did have fun with this challenge and thank you so much for your encouragement!! I'm looking forward to doing more :)

You can find my charm here:Under the post "I've Got That Naked Kinda Feeling"
http://thejoyofnesting.blogspot.com/2009/01/ive-got-that-naked-kinda-feeling.html; 7 January 2009 at 00:24
~*~Patty S said...: Another brilliant challenge ladies! Your samples are always just SO amazing! Here are my humble inchie charms:

http://bitze.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/absolutely-charming/; 7 January 2009 at 16:36
jenclair said...: They are all charming!; 7 January 2009 at 22:05
Gio said...: Oh, I love everything on this blog, I put on my preferite! Very inspirational!; 8 January 2009 at 08:17
Chris said...: ooops I did it again...lol Put my charms on my blog and forgot to come and tell you :D
Thanks so much for the inspiration with these girls... not a thing I would ever have thought about making but I had such fun with them that I think I have discovered a new addiction... and I will never look at broken pieces of jewellery in the same way again!!
hugs
Chris xx; 8 January 2009 at 16:01
Jaqi said...: Im sorry Ladies but I still dont have the strength to sit at the craft table. Im going to have to sit this one out too, but everyone has made some great examples of charms.
Maybe if i get one done in the future i can post it alonside that weeks challenge and you can get 2 things for the price of one ! Sorry guys, feel awful not joining in, Jaqi x; 8 January 2009 at 21:28
Ugly Angie said...: beautiful work! I am "following" you now...thanks for the scanner tip!!!; 9 January 2009 at 01:46
Irish3 said...: It looks like I might be a day or so late, but here is a link to a picture of the charms you inspired me to make. I used pieces of an old ruler..

http://rileycoyotecreations.blogspot.com/2009/01/charms-for-challenge.html; 9 January 2009 at 18:43
Rosie said...: What lovely examples... and I love all the windows too! Here are a couyple of charms I made last night:

http://alteredartandstuff.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/charm-ing/; 10 January 2009 at 17:07

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We both had to retire early because of health problems and took up blogging, ATC making and altered art as a form of therapy. For both of us this has been a healing journey and literally transformed our lives, and we would like this challenge blog to affirm and encourage you to believe that it can do the same for you!

Everyone has the capacity to make art - and to find that it touches and renews some deep part of themselves. The only opinion of your art that is important is YOUR own! If you've enjoyed making it and feel satisfied with what you've done that's the only thing that matters. Silence the inner critic who says you can't do it, or that it isn't good enough, and dive right in.

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