Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Intentional Art

I had never heard of Fried Marbles until p-doobie mentioned them. A little research on the internet told me that this was a popular craft in the 50s. I guess that is why I missed it!

I was inspired to try this intentional art project, so Sunday I went out to the craft store and got some supplies. Erito helped me.

Here is a before shot. You can only use clearies and cat's eyes.


Cooking the marbles:





A pitcher of ice water at the ready!



In ...


they ...


go!


Here are the final products! These are some of our favorites:









I attached some bell caps and jump rings to them. I threaded a chain through this one, and voilĂ !


BEAUTIFUL!

Not only will a fried marble make a beautiful pendant, but maybe a sun-catcher, a Christmas tree ornament, a rear-view mirror decoration, or a pet collar ornament! Enjoy!


4 comments:

P-Doobie said...

Beautiful! Oh, you mean the necklace. It's pretty, too.

RetroMag said...

p-doobie beat me to it. I, too, was going to ask if "beautiful" referred to the pendant or the young lady.

BobbieS53 said...

I remember that! I'm glad you are so creative! Erito...you are a doll!

Poss said...

P and gram beat me to it,too.
You sure have a pretty smile to set off the lovely necklace.

I cracked up a lot of marbles in my time.