Hama beads - 3D designs.

I am constantly amazed when I sneak a peak at my blog statistics that the Hama bead posts are a constant source of traffic. The first post was my children's basic dinosaur shapes. In post two I discovered that Perler beads were taking over as they had more colours and were better suited to the detailed realistic pictures that were being created. So post 3 ?  I decided to find out what's new in the Hama world.

 It's 3D Hama! 

Check out these 3D bowls from Very Melicious on ETSY 

These look amazing with lights shining through.

The ever popular Nintendo and Pokemon images are still super popular but with a 3D twist. These cubes look so hard to make. There are lots of You Tube videos and tutorials for these. 

I think these cubes by JingleBells042 on ETSY would make great pencil pots for a child's desk.

Another version of the pencil pot is this 3D Tardis Dr Who style.

 How pleased would a Dr. fan be to receive this original gift. 

by Soranoo on ETSY

Pacman is still popular. There are lots of Pacman earrings in MangoCats shop on ETSY but my favourite is the Pacman cuff. Do they still have those glass game tables in pubs with Pacman as the only game? Many happy hours with a packet of crisps and bottle of coke.

A final link to a French blog magazine. Plumetis le blog . Please click on this link to go to the site where more information can be found about these amazing pots. This is much more my style. I wonder if I can persuade the boys to try these as a change from the normal dinosaur theme.

I have created a special Pinterest board especially for Hama. Inspiration for the rainy school holidays!

http://pinterest.com/bluedaisyglass/hama-and-perler-beads/

Hama Beads - The Next Step

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A long time ago I wrote a post about a rainy Sunday afternoon in our house. As a lover of statistics I am suprised when this post keeps coming up as a favourite. Delving deeper it seems that 'superman hama' is a keyword that has made this into the 'sticky' post that it is.

http://bluedaisyglass.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/rainy-sunday.html

So today I am experimenting with my statistics!

I have done some research into Hama beads. There's a whole Hama world out there and it moves pretty fast. 

It seems popular with fans of Pokemon. The eternally popular Pikachu but now in 3D!

Alexandra Jauhiainen
www.etsy.com/shop/lwordish

Hama useful objects too such as these Pokeball coasters.

Pokeball Perler Bead Coasters Set of 4
Beki Harrison

           

1up Mushroom Perler Bead Lighter Case/Sleeve
www.etsy.com/shop/LighterCases

You may have noticed this new word 'Perler bead' in the descriptions above. This is a rival brand to the Hamas and is popular due to the different colours it produces. More colours mean more options. These Perler pictures are incredible.

Perler Samuel L. Jackson
                                                www.etsy.com/shop/PXL8R                                                

 Last picture has to be of the eternally sticky 'superman hama'! On sale too!

www.etsy.com/shop/DelightfulEpiphany

Ceramic painting

Bit of a late summer holiday post but better late than never!

I have a kiln that I use for glass because in a pre-child life I used to have a mobile ceramic painting business. Since a relocation and a course in glass fusing the kiln has not been used for it's original purpose.

My husband sent me on a fused glass course for my birthday a few years ago and luckily the kiln was good enough to have a digital controller and ramp up programme as well as the cone firing that ceramicists use. The only draw back is the size of the kiln. At least I can fire lots of champagne bottles in it!

Back to the original purpose today though. I let the boys get out the coloured glazes which seemed OK despite having been stored incorrectly for a number of years. I was more concerned with the clear glaze. That had to be stirred for close to an hour before all the lumps disappeared.

The boys wanted to draw Pokemon characters so we found some pictures to trace and with a special paper managed to transfer the image onto the plates.

An octopus was easier to paint for the 5 year old. This is the pre-fired piece.

The finished pieces!

There are mini masks, hippos, love hearts (for mummy), Christmas stars for the tree, an octopus and some pokemon plates. The boys were really pleased with the results and now have their own plates at tea time.

I had a go to at a more subtle design but 2D work is really not my strong point.

We had such a good day and now have some ideas for Christmas presents.

 I thought about painting some stars too for my etsy shop. They have a little metal loop and might look great as a tree ornament or strung together as a garland.What do you think?