Helen Breil has showcased her new Focal Frames on our gallery pages; sharing ideas on some of the many ways you can use these frames.

Enhance a special outfit with a custom pendant; Echo or compliment the fabric or buttons; it's inspired!

Or imagine your own cohesive line of jewelry; elevate your designs, increase the value and set your work apart with Focal Frames!

Don't forget that Flair is reversible; Daybreak has a unique double bail for multiple stringing options and Verve can do double duty as a pin. (see products page for these options)

Go to Gallery Two or Shop for Focal Frames.

Let the Creativity begin! Here's a starting point......

Many thanks to Janice VanBeek for contributing her above two pendants to the gallery. In the first pendant, Janice tinted the Focal Frame with alcohol inks. The insert was created with liquid PolyClay, gold powders and paint inclusions, and stamped. It was covered with Magic-Glos. The dark turquoise pendant features Friendly Plastic, textured and covered with Magic-Glos.

Janice VanBeek's creativity shines in these playful pendants using the Daybreak Focal Frame. These are felted balls, cut in half and decorated with beads.....with the exception of the last pendant (red with pearls)...it is a dyed red silkworm cocoon!

Above, "Daybreak" is dressed with buttons! How fast, simple and effective is this? Use a dremel to cut off the back loop of the button and glue in place. Click on the image for a larger view.

Pendant 1 is "Flair" featuring both polymer clay (with foil and Pinata inks) and a button; Pendant 2 "Daybreak" showcases a fabric self-covered button. Kits are available in your local fabric store; look for the 3/4" diameter button kit; Pendant 3 "Verve" frames textured polymer clay with Sante Fe Red Pinata Ink applied. Click on the image for a larger view.

Pendant 1 is "Daybreak" with a button insert; Pendant 2 "Verve" highlights polymer clay textured with sandpaper and Pearl-Ex`powders applied; Pendant 3 "Flair" surrounds paper over which a glass-like protective coating has been applied; making it very durable. Click on the image for a larger view.

Pendant 1 is "Daybreak" with a fabric self-covered button. Look for the 3/4" diameter kit at your local fabric store; Pendant 2 "Verve" is shown with a polymer clay insert; the polymer clay originated as a cane created from a clay gun extrusion; Pendant 3 "Daybreak" is also polymer clay created with Helen's fractured patterning technique with hot pink tempera paint (Step-by-Step Beads Sept-Oct 2004) and then sponged lightly with Baja Blue Pinata Ink. Click on the image for a larger view.

Go to Gallery Two. Shop for Focal Frames.

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