Month: June 2009

ColourLovers.com

by Tamara Robinette on June 18, 2009 in art, Colour Lovers, colourlovers.com, photo, Tamara C. Robinette, Tamara Robinette

My cousin recommended a site to me called Colour Lovers. It is so amazing. It is basically a social networking site, but with a twist. You get to make art on it. It is all about color, color palettes and making patterns with those palettes. It is really addicting, so you are warned! This is my favorite palette I have… Read more →

Silk Knotting

by Tamara Robinette on June 17, 2009 in beading, beading techniques, bracelet, hand beaded, handmade, silk knotting, Tamara C. Robinette, Tamara Robinette, TC Designs Studio

I learned another new skill. I took a class at my local bead shop and learned how to knot. It was first developed (I believe) for use with pearls. They were very expensive, and rare and a little fragile, so stringing them next to each other, where they would bump and rub, was not a good thing. If you strung… Read more →