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Sarah Jane Connors is a British artist who paints with beads! Thousands of them! Her amazing bead animal portraits takes her one to two months to do. The process is incredibly time consuming because she meticulously attaches every bead with a hot glue ...

Amazing Bead Animal Portraits by Sarah Jane Connors  More Recent Articles Amazing Bead Animal Portraits by Sarah Jane Connors Sarah Jane Connors is a British artist who paints with beads!  Thousands of them!  Her amazing bead animal portraits takes her one to two months to do. The process is incredibly time consuming because she meticulously attaches every bead with a hot glue gun onto wooden boards.  Any unwanted bead has to be removed with a hair dryer - the heat softens the glue enough for her to pick it out. She applies a layer of Mod Podge to seal her beaded canvases when she is done. Sarah's love of found objects began as a child when she discovered her garden soil was full of "treasures" be they bits of broken glass or pottery.  As an adult, she scours charity shops, second hand shops, car boot sales (trunk sales), bead shops and even her local beach in Brighton for beads. Can you imagine what her collection is like?  And how she must organize them by colors and shape! The complexity of the nuanced color selection is outstanding. Truly a labor of love. Detail of cat's eye Detail of Pug's eye NOTE :  A few readers may have spotted this post briefly a few weeks ago. That was a scheduling mistake on my part and had to correct it. Via Before You Go: Hand Cut Mosaic Jewelry by Angela Ibbs Designs The Lone Beader's Bead Embroidered Animal Jewelry Book Review - Great Designs for Shaped Beads ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Wire JewelryTips  -Jewelry Business Tips           Share Your Comment! Unbelievable - I am looking at the pictures and ca... by bairozan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15480725582668681075 Related Posts Amazing Bead Animal Portraits by Sarah Jane Connors Bead and Crystal Embellished Fishnet Tights by Lirika Matoshi Statement Bead Embroidered Ring Tutorial has a Neat Leather Backing Tip   • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments •   More Recent Articles Book Review and Giveaway | Exploring Metal Jewelry Make Wire Wrapped Rosette Connectors for a Pretty Bracelet Use Your Letter Sets to Stamp Metal Mandalas How to Make Real Butterfly Wing Resin Jewelry and Charms Statement Bead Embroidered Ring Tutorial has a Neat Leather Backing Tip Fake Wood Polymer Clay and Resin Ring Tutorial Winner of TierraCast's Make a Statement Collection Giveaway     Contact Me •Past Issues •Join This List •Unsubscribe     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "The Beading Gem's Journal." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.