Hollow donuts have intrigued me for a while. They have great dimension, and are lighter weight than a filled piece. I looked at a few online donut tutorials, and particularly liked the one by Fulgorine. The first piece is made with the patchwork surface design. I like the way the crushed silk ribbon looks with the donut shape. The next donuts were made with a cane based on one from Marcia Tzigelnik. She has some excellent cane tutorials. This one in particular seems to lend itself to donut shapes. The purple piece is a bit more oval, while the teal donut is a definite drop shape.
The red donut is a hexagon and has triangular matching earrings.
Last - here is a new twist. Each of these donuts has my signature stamp! These are the first pieces I've ever signed. I finally got around to getting a small signature stamp made. I used the logo that I have on my earring cards, and I think it's just about perfect. The signature is in calligraphy done by my husband, and is composed of my initials, K Y F. The "Y" is my maiden name, and forms the link between the K and the F. Here is a sample of the stamps on the back of the red donut. Fun!
