Meet Bertram, the newest member of my family of polymer clay creations.

He began as a trial project from Dawn Schiller’s new book FaeMaker. I made the head pretty much like her instructions, but then went off in my own direction, deciding to do a steampunk kind of guy.

First I made him some cool, steampunk-type boots.  

Then I made him a top hat and added all kinds of fun bits and pieces from my collection.

The birdies, who obviously love Bertie, needed a place to live, so the birdhouse came next. They are patiently waiting to move in.

The purple brocade for his vest was a leftover from Christmas stockings I made a few years back. His pants are from a very nice wool pinstripe that I picked up as a remnant ages ago but never had enough to make anything from it.  There was plenty for Bertram’s pants, though!

Oh, and lest I forget to give credit where credit is due, I got the idea for the pipes on the birdhouse from Christi Friesen’s Steampunkery.

You may have noticed that I’ve been having a blast with polymer clay lately.  It almost makes me thankful that my lampwork studio was rendered unusable by a yet-to-be-completed renovation.  Almost.  🙂

Next up? A few papercrafting projects, another jewelry making video and a blue polymer clay dragon.

Happy creating!

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