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| The WristBandit's Wearable Art Leather Cuffs Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:00 AM PDT  Every piece is one of a kind - the sort which will appeal to those who have a distinctive individual style. As you can see from my picks, Ohio-based Sharon often draws her inspirations from native artists from around the world. The gecko cuff above has the look of Australian aboriginal dot paintings. Others like the mask cuff below is Native American. The owl cuff is in the Inuit style.       The design below is her Golden Lily cuff which required burning the leather for the darker color and for the 3-D effect :  Don't you think her cuff bracelets are like wearing art canvases on wrists? Before You Go :
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| Winners of the Modahaus Table Top Photo Studio Giveaway Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:20 PM PDT  So it is no wonder the response from the Modahaus Table Top Photo Studio Giveaway from readers was tremendous and occasionally a little desperate. But remember, no table top studio will give good results unless you know how to use your camera properly. Even a simple point and shoot has a couple of settings you must make. I was very grateful to Lex for all the tips he has been passing along to me to share with my readers - it's fantastic having a professional mentor! There is still lots to learn about the Modahaus. He said in an email outlining future advice, "When we do photos on white background we'll have it right in camera and no need for post process"! Cool. Lex took a look at this morning's post on Natural Light Jewelry Photography with the Modahaus and reassured me that bending will not harm the set-up. In fact, he said, "The polymer actually strengthens when folded." Just don't do it at below freezing temperatures when it becomes brittle and will break. Don't worry, I have no intention of doing photo shoots outside in winter and neither would any one else! Then he sent me his easy solution for suspending earrings on the Modahaus. Duh. I posted it up on Facebook to share. In case you missed it :  He used dark green cotton to make it show up in the above photo. Clear fishing line will be near invisible. He used a paper clip to dangle on the demo line because he didn't have earrings on hand! Well, Lex if you ever needed to buy earrings for gifts, you'll know where to look as there are tons of worthy shop owners following this blog! I've been numbering the large number of entries as they come in. There were over 380 including the extra ones like shout-outs (thank you!). There were so many entrants, the comments went to the second page! So who were the two incredibly lucky winners of this giveaway? I headed over to random.org to generate two numbers. The winning numbers were assigned to Lauren of A Magpie's Dream and Maneki who is from Sweden. Neither of them will need their make shift light tents again! Congratulations! I'm off to contact the winners for their addresses. For more tutorials check out my Jewelry Making Tips Liked what you read? Don't miss a post! Subscribe via RSS OR Via Email* It's FREE!*Click on the link in the confirmation email to activate subscription Be a Fan! 
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