What I Did on My Fall Vacation: 2021
The past several Novembers I’ve been working extra hard to not work hard at all. I had a situation a few years ago where I was running myself ragged and it did NOT turn out well for me. Since then, I’ve decided to take a month off from all things that were totally unnecessary to focus on rest, relaxation and rejuvenation.
This fall break happened to fall in October instead of November since I was in between TV projects (I’m a big time fancy costume PA now). So I paused posts in November, but actually took my break in October.
Anyway, I decided to work on some jewelry crafting projects. You all know how I’ve been remixing costume pieces from my favorite moves. Well, this time I decided to remix two jewelry pieces from three different movies.
Legends of the Fall: One Stab’s Boar Tusk Necklace
Even though this is one of my favorite movies, for YEARS I’d decided that One Stab received a bear claw necklace instead of a boar’s tusk necklace. I think maybe because of the lore surrounding the movie’s storyline that I’d latched onto this. But because of that, when I was trying to get pieces for this necklace, I looked specifically for bear claws. Once I realized my blunder, I decided that I should try to bleach and sand the black bear claw pendants that I’d found online and try to give them some character. I think it turned out pretty good.
House Party 2: Bilal’s Large Italian Bead Necklace
Since I couldn’t find beads that were the same shape as the ones in Bilal’s necklace, I decided to go for size. These wooden beads were great for size and really absorbed dye and paint well. I utilized dye, paint and decoupage to make several unique beads. Then I covered them with a nice glossy coat.
This project was hella involved. But, at the same time, it was super relaxing to have something to focus on. I think I’ll try this multimedia method on some other pieces.