NEW PENDANTS!

So here they are... and they became pendants! The buttons were quite large (approximately 3.5 cm diameter) and they were perfect for pendants!

As you may remember, the first step had been decoupaging the wooden buttons with tiny scraps from a Greek magazine. Then I painted the buttons. And the last step was varnishing them with a thick layer of varnish, then adding some embellishments as you can see... hammered copper wire spirals and glass beads.
Very Greek, very Mediterranean, very island-ish, very summery... very ME. :)

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WORK IN PROGRESS: Painting Collage on Wood

So I've been adding color to my decoupaged wooden buttons... Starts looking nice, doesn't it?

CREATIVE CORNER: Mini Decoupage on Wood

One of the exciting and challenging things about making "experimental jewelry" is that I get to experiment with lots of techniques on very small surfaces... I have these large unfinished wood buttons, and I decided I wanted to decoupage them as a basis for further decoration.

Rather then decoupage, I did a mix between decoupage and papier mache! I glued little scraps from a Greek magazine, using a generous layer of decoupage glue so as to drench the scraps and fix them well to the wood.

Stay tuned for the next steps!