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rachael rice on free people blog

rachaelrice — Thu, 26 May 2011 03:27:03 +0000

rachael rice on freepeople blog

sweeeet. got a guest artist spot over on the always-inspiring free people blog.

i love sharing how to make stuff.

here’s a basic way to make a little dream catcher. riffing on the round object with danglies (found in every culture) i’ve been (finally) finding uses for my slightly embarrassing doily collection.

also featured here are diy doily crystal necklaces. my friend heather treasure cautions mindfulness about sourcing quartz and other crystals, and recommends arkansas crystal works.

from the building 25 free people blog

dream eyes & god catchers

object with vintage trims and detail view

start here

start here. i used a bangle. tie string, loop around.

keep looping around, and when you get to the beginning...

catch the loops and weave the string through each one. back to front or front to back, it doesn't matter as long as you are consistent

keep spiraling in until it gets too small to work with. add a bead and tie off. add feathers, etc. and you're done!

: object with doilies and painted feathers

pastels or crayons, watercolors, collage elements

draw with pastel or crayon, add collage elements, and paint over.

cut out, draw designs with markers. i like sharpie paint pens.

finished product, and "dark star"

doily, lace & quartz necklaces

wrapped in wire, held by a piece of vintage lace

quartz necklaces & lace

the piece i sent to julia at fp

galaxy shirts, rough quartz necklaces, and the expo

rachaelrice — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:27:22 +0000

vermonthealers.org held its second annual spring expo and i was a vendor! it was great practice for the holy grail that is portland, oregon’s crafty wonderland, which totally blew my mind in December.

some of my wares included galaxy nebula apparel which i bleached, dyed, and then painted, various necklaces made from chains and quartz crystals, some flower head pieces, and some giant “dream catcher” sculptures, one of which was the first piece of art purchased by a 13 year old on her birthday.

flower head pieces at the Expo

wares

my table

"gold dust"

"dark star"

quartz crystal necklaces

Expo interior

quartz crystal necklaces

dream catchers

head piece with feathers & vintage button

head piece with peacock feathers & vintage brooch

headpieces

DIY galaxy apparel

photo of me and my table

more feather & dream catcher art

rachaelrice — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:52:23 +0000

I made these tiny ones for my car and as a necklace.

another version

car dream catcher

dream catcher necklace

me in the necklace

leather feather necklace

leather and feathers earring project

rachaelrice — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:26:08 +0000

during my trip to portland, oregon i bought some fantastic feather earrings by marion max at an amazing vintage store rocknrose:

iphone pic of me wearing earrings by marion max

i was really inspired by them and thought i’d take a crack at making some feather earrings myself. mine are made from recycled leather, random beads, a broken necklace chain, and various craft feathers. ok i admid i plucked a few from the feather duster.

leather & feather earrings by me

here's me wearing them. babushka!